Germany: For a few months now, Germany has had a new government. I am the new Drugs Commissioner. Germany stands for a multilateral rules-based approach to foreign policy. Reciprocal constructive exchanges will continue to shape our role in this space. Not violence and despotism. We condemn Russia’s aggression in the highest possible terms, it undermines …
Sri Lanka
CND 64th Reconvened Session – 10th December 2021
<Technical issues> Mexico: (…) in recent days, we have seen how a number of delegations have sought to influence the Secretariat and to censor documentation, frankly, violating article 100 of the UN charter. Which should we fail to recall is not only an international treaty, but rather it is ´the´ international treaty that depends on …
Side event: New Paradigm of Addiction Recovery – A Model of hope for overcoming the challenges in drug treatment recovery
Organized by Sri Lanka Wadih Maalouf, Drug Prevention and Health (UNODC): Working in prevention of drug use is prevention standards. Main paradigm for policy makers is to focus on individual and not the drug as the problem. Focus on individual means there is a science that can help him/her, no need to improvise, every single program …
Plenary – Agenda item 3: General Debate (continued)
Chair: Because of technical difficulties, we will not start with the Global Fund, so we will start with speakers left from yesterday. Please, limit your statements to 3 minutes. Kazakhstan: CND offers a unique platform to share information and strengthen cooperation. Weve all seen negative trends. This requires continued improvement and focused efforts. Important to …
CND 63rd Session Reconvened – Wednesday, 2 December 2020
Chair: Good morning distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen. It is a great honour for me as chair of the CND to welcome you to the reconvened 63rd session of the Commission. I would like to start our meeting today with a few organisational arrangements. As you are aware, the World Health Organisation has declared the …
CND Third Intersessional meeting: Thematic Session 1- 19th October 2020
Thematic session 1: Drug treatment and health services continue to fall short of meeting needs and deaths related to drug use have increased; and the rate of transmission of HIV, the hepatitis C virus and other blood-borne diseases associated with drug use, including injecting drug use in some countries, remains high; Chair (Standing in) Agenda …