Session I – The world drug problem in perspective: The evolution of drugs control IPU Permanent Observer – Welcome to the annual parliamentary hearing at the UN that the IPU and the office of the PGA have organised. We welcome you all to NY. We will now turn to the President of the GA, a …
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CND Intersessional – 12 November 2015
Ambassadors Antonio Castellanos (in substitution for Amb. Arthayudh Srisamoot) and Khaled Shamaa chaired the session, which continued discussions on the preparatory process towards the UNGASS 2016 and, in particular the Outcomes Document. In this regard, Amb. Castellanos recalled the dates for key upcoming CND meetings: CND Intersessional Meeting (8 December): 10am-1pm; 3-6pm. Special segment on the UNGASS …
High Level Segment – Statement by Ukraine
The government has implemented a national strategy to counter illicit narcotics for the period through to 2020. This was approved in 2013. During lengthy and detailed drafting process, we held consultations with ministers, NGOs and international experts through seminars, hearings and conferences. The new content of the strategy includes a consistent line on how to …
Adoption of final report of CND
Chair of the CoW We had before us 16 draft proposals which have been approved by the Committee of the Whole. A full list of the resolutions is available at: http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/commissions/CND/session/56-draft-resolutions.html. There has been a request to consider the draft resolution on Afghanistan first. Resolution E/CN7/2013/L10/REF1 – Strengthening international cooperation in combating illicit opiates originating …
Committee of the Whole – Resolution L13: Preparation for the high-level review of the implementation by member states of the Political declaration and Plan of Action on International Cooperation towards
Draft resolution submitted by the chair: The original text can be downloaded here Ukraine: propose another additional preamble and paragraph as follows : ‘ recalling General Assembly resolution 67/193 which decided that these activities be funded from existing resources. Egypt: St Lucia: Proposal to include a new paragraph in the pre-ample section the language from CND resolution 54/11 that encourages member …
Round table on demand reduction: statement by Ukraine
We need to put human being at the center of how drug is control. Those who depend on drugs should not be a subject of brutality or punishment but treatment.They should not be stigmatized. Young people are becoming alienated from the conventional activities, they don’t do sports but always clubbing, socializing on the internet and …