Chair: GA invited CND to examine how its subsidiary bodies could better contribute to implementation of the UNGASS Outcome Document. To respond to this, we have been working since January. Subsidiary bodies are key to our work. Have before you text on decisions reached last Friday. Before we proceed with the adoption of that decision, …
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General Assembly: Thirtieth Special Session of the General Assembly on the World Drug Problem (3rd plenary meeting)
The full statements delivered by member states during the UNGASS general debate are available here. Chair: The third plenary meeting of the 30th special session calls to order; the GA continues its meeting Singapore: Mister President, Singapore is happy to be participating to UNGASS 2016. To discuss the global drug problem, we need to ask a …
Side Event: Then and Now: Industry play books and addiction marketing
Samantha Kumara: Sri Lanka President established anti-drugs taskforce in 2015. Kevin Sabet, Smart Approaches to Marijuana: we have evidence-based cannabis policy that rejects there are only two choices of putting people in prison or legalizing marijuana use. We realizing drug use and dependence is a nuanced issue, and there are different settings of use. There …
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 …
Plenary Day 3: Sri Lanka
Our national control board is very effective in its cooperation with the INCB. South Asia continues to be a transit route for many substances and we welcome the INCB’s call to focus efforts on this areas. Concern about terrorist groups using drug trafficking to finance activities is a big concern. We want total abstinence in …
CND Day 4 – Sri Lanka’s plenary statement on the world situation with regard to drug trafficking
The campaign for the complete abstinence from drugs is the cornerstone of the national strategy. Investigations and intelligence are increasing. Since the early 90s the insurgent group, the LTTE, was involved in trafficking. The weakening of the LTTE has limited these networks though the speaker alleged that there are reports that there is some continued …