In addition to formally adopting all the resolutions previously negotiated in the Committee of the Whole, the final task of the closing plenary session is to approve the draft report of the CND session. As had been announced, the draft report this year was short due to financial considerations. The report is the only official …
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Committee of the Whole – Resolution L15: Achieving zero-new HIV infections among IDU’s and other groups
Russia: We have two questions. PP6, is it correct that the term “people living with or effected by HIV or drug user” also include individuals who are members of a family of IDU’s? We think it applies to families of individuals. Also, we want to propose that before PP10, or an option between PP 10-PP11, …
Committee of the Whole – Resolution L6: civil society resolution final comments
Germany: after confirmation, we still have issues with OP2 Chair: OP3, the word “including” as proposed by China and amended by the UK. It has now been dropped! RESOLUTION ACCEPTED
CND plenary session, day 5
L2 F2 resolution has been put forward for the adoption, UK welcomes the proposal to adopt the resolutions one by one, though noted that practice is to let the commitee of the whole finish the review of the drafts and than adopt them all together. japan agreed on this issue, and mentioned that these resolutions …
Committee of the Whole – Resolution L6: civil society resolution continued
China: We need to resolve OP3. I would like to make the change to the 2nd line, I would like to add a comma after UNODC and add “…in the context of CND”. Netherlands: This waters down the resolution even further. China: I would like to challenge the notion of civil society participation at the CND entirely. Netherlands, …
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 …