Text of resolution as it was written before CND commenced. Noway: Still working on the paragraph. lets move forward and come back to it. OP5 Russia: We discussed with Portugal and we would like a few more words added: after demand reduction initiatives’ add ‘in accordance with national legislation and the three international drug conventions’. …
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Plenary – Agenda item 8: Implementation of the international drug control treaties
Chair: Egypt has asked to speak before Agenda Item 8b. Egypt: We are committed to the 3 conventions – they constitute the cornerstone for national policies that combat drugs. The 3 documents are the roadmap to addressing the world drug problem. We fully believe in the balance of efforts to reduce the supply and demand of …
Committee of the Whole – Resolution L.6: Preventing and responding to the adverse health consequences and risks associated with the use of new psychoactive substances
UK: The purpose was to respond to NPS. it recognises the diversity faced by different member states and seeks to deal with varied challenges faced. All paragraphs were agreed in informals. Chair: Start with the title Title CoW approves title PP1 CoW approves PP1 PP2 S. Africa: it only takes from the UNGASS document, so why …
Committee of the Whole – Resolution L.12: Promoting measures to prevent HIV and other blood-borne infections among people who use drugs, and increasing financing for the global HIV/AIDS response and for drug use prevention and drug demand reduction efforts
Text of resolution as it was written before CND commenced. Norway: We have three reasons for this. A lot of good things have happened with HIV epidemic but it is not over. We need to work in prisons and with drug users. Finances for HIV have been produced. UNODC have a unique position with expertise on …
Side event: Health responses to New Psychoactive Substances
Organised by the Governments of the United Kingdom and New Zealand, and the UNODC Laboratory and Scientific Section. Opening Remarks from HE Leigh Turner – UK Permanent Representative to the UN Vienna Thank you and welcome. There is growing evidence of the impact of these substances. The UK has been working with its partners to …
Side event: Effective drug enforcement: Strategies for dismantling drug markets, reducing violence, and promoting collaboration
Organized by the Government of the United States. Richard Baum, U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy: Neither supply or demand can solve the problem itself. Both new initiates and heavy users are impacted by price and availability. Supply tools have not been able to keep prices as high as we would like. There is …