Promoting the use and availability of measures to prevent death from opiate overdose The resolution is sponsored by Croatia, EU, Israel, Albania and the USA. Budgetary implications: Operative paragraphs 2-4 of the resolution: – 386,000 dollars will be required to organise an expert consultation on overdose prevention and technical consultations, translation and printed guidelines, and …
Switzerland
Committee of the Whole – Resolution L8
Promoting Strategies and measures addressing specific needs of women in the context of comprehensive and integrated drug demand reduction programmes and strategies Sponsored by: Albania Croatia Denmark (EU) Israel Philip Thailand Ukraine USA Ecuador (LA) Budgetary implications: $414,000 to organise technical consultations on two topics of resolutions. In $300,000 for advisory services to 15 states …
Plenary Day 5: Statement from Switzerland
Switzerland supported the statement from Norway on the importance of NGO involvement at the CND and added that there should be a narrow interpretation of the resolution on the role of NGOs at the CND.
Plenary Day 2: Statement from Switzerland
Former president of Switzerland Ruth Dreifuss states that it is important must make sure that drug law enforcement measures do not make it impossible to implement harm reduction measures. She also urges the UNODC to convey to those member states that have signed the relevant protocols to abolish capital punishment.
Committee of the Whole – Resolution L12 (continued)
Colombia: The idea was to facilitate exchange of experience. We are prepared to accept the proposal from the USA. We think that the exchange of experience and good practices is something that must continue among member states. Germany: We suggest replacing ‘tackling’ by ‘addressing’. Russian Federation: Why are we not referring to the INCB in …
Committee of the whole – Resolution L10 continued
After an angry vivid 25 minute discussion, the meeting reconvenes. Kenya: The consensus that is emerging is to take the proposal of south africa. It is in the last line, is to use “all drugs” including “cannabis” in particular Morocco: We are not happy with the cannabis inclusion. there is a lot of political issues …