All official statements are now available here. Opening session H.E. Mr. Sam Kutesa, President of the 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly The world drug problem affects us all. Drug trafficking affects national institutions. Worldwide markets are worth 332 billion dollars. Men, women and children are trapped in poverty, languish in prison. We …
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Resolution L8. Supporting Public Health and Justice System Collaboration in Providing Alternative Sentences for Drug Involved Offenders
United states. Very productive informals. Many delegations and good spirit of compromise. Title. Supporting the collaboration of public health and justice authorities …. o pursue alternative measures to conviction or punishment.. NO comments. PP 1.. no comments. PP2. Aware that substance use disorders…No comments. PP3. Recalling GA resolution 69 192. No comments. …
UNGASS Special Segment Day 3 – Interactive discussion on Cross-cutting issues: New challenges, threats and realities in preventing and addressing the world drug problem in compliance with relevant international law
UNODC Introduction – New challenges have emerged in recent years related to new harmful substances and new trafficking route, and new trafficking modus operandi. Successes can be claimed in terms of reduced illicit cultivation and improved treatment services. But, challenges remain in ensuring the right balance in reduction of both demand and supply. Some of the challenges …
UNGASS Special Segment Day 3 – Interactive discussion on cross-cutting issues: drugs and human rights, youth, women, children and communities
UNODC. Introductory statement. Agenda item 4c relates to the health and human rights, focusing on the need of women, children and youth, who are affected in many ways by drugs and their consequences. UNODC has drawn several conclusions: drug use disorders and their health complications such as HIV, HCV and overdoses are public health issues …
UNGASS Special Segment Day 1 – Statement by South Africa
South Africa associates itself with the statement by the G77 and China group. We are faced with the responsibility of exchanging views on the world drug problem at the UNGASS to be held in 2016. It will provide the international community with the unique opportunity to review the achievements and challenges framed within the 2009 …
CND Intersessional — Friday 5th December
Guatemala. The delegations talks about drug-trafficking abiding by international commitments in spite of shortage of resources, and how neither drug production nor consumption have decreased. Human rights, public health, education deserve more international effort and more cooperation because no country can be successful on its own, although the OAS has recognised that Guatemala is a …