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Committee of the Whole – Resolution L.8: Intensifying coordination and cooperation among United Nations entities and relevant national sectors, including the health and justice sectors, to target the world drug problem

View the draft resolution here (This is an out of date version but may still be helpful for reference.) USA: This resolution represents direct follow on from 30th CND. We are trying to increase cooperation between relevant UN sections. We have received good feedback, thank you everyone. We have incorporated feedback. Chair: Comments on title? No. Comments …

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Committee of the Whole – Resolution L.2: Strengthening international cooperation to assist the most affected transit States, especially developing countries, based on the principle of common and shared responsibility

E/CN.7/2017/L.2 Strengthening international cooperation to assist the most affected transit States, especially developing countries, based on the principle of common and shared responsibility Pakistan: This is about enhancing cooperations and building capacity in states that need it most especially transit states. Chair: We will go through paragraph by paragraph. Can we approve the title? India: We …

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Thirtieth special session of the General Assembly on the world drug problem (2nd plenary meeting)

The full statements delivered by member states during the UNGASS general debate are available here.  Chair: We will resume the agenda. India: This is an Historic special session. We are meeting after 2009 political declaration, just months after we adopted SDPs. The Drug problem impacts our ability to achieve this agenda. The three conventions have …

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General Assembly: Thirtieth special session of the General Assembly on the world drug problem (Opening segment)

The full statements delivered by member states during the UNGASS general debate are available here.  Mogens Lykketoft: Ladies and gentlemen, I think for the election as President of this special session. Let me express my condolences to the delegations of Ecuador and Japan whose countries have been hit by deadly earthquakes. It is an honour …

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Resolution L4. Strengthening international cooperation in combating illicit production and trafficking of opiates originating in Afghanistan in the framework of the Paris Pact Initiative (continued)

Russia. We are still waiting for a resolution on some of the most contentious parts of the text. There are unfortunately some gaps that we will try to overcome now under your leadership and to find some solutions that will satisfy everybody, to continue the Paris Pact process which is an important mechanism. I will be …

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