This year, of the 13 resolutions that have been proposed, 8 were about health. This shows us that we are now putting health at the centre stage of the drug control system. This is also an issue of saving money. The cost of one untreated drug dependent person is 833,00 pounds, according to a UK …
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Side event – Harm Reduction in Prisons
Jose Manuel Arroyo— in late 90s in Spain HIV rate around 60% in the community of IDUs. Number in prisons 50%. Infection rate among inmates in Spain about 30%. Highest HIV and mild HCV rates the highest in Europe. Remarkable challenge faced was to implement efficient and advanced measures for prevention and harm reduction. Spain …
Side event: Joint event on Alternative Development
Yury Fedatov, UNODC Executive Director When we talk about alternative development we are talking about small farmers under intense pressure to engage in illicit crop cultivation. Alt dev is part of balanced strategy and sustainable development. Discussions on alt dev happening at CND and will happen at UNGASS. Yury always insists on seeing alt development …
NGO Dialogue with the UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov
First I would like to thank my staff at UNODC. UNODC promotes a balanced approach for drug control based on health and human rights. I thank all of you for your contribution. In countries like Afghanistan and West Africa, I saw many people in need who needed public health, welfare. This should be the basic …
CND Plenary Day 2 – Panel discussion on scheduling
UNODC Chief lab of scientific section: Number of NPS has risen from 166 to 251 (mid 2012) and 350 (2013). That outnumbers the number of psychoactive substances controlled in the conventions. By Feb this year it had increased to 372. All regions had reported emergence. A new committee was promoting international cooperation and responding to …
Committee of the Whole – Resolutions discussed on Monday afternoon
Two resolutions (L2 and L3) were considered. Final language agreed for only some paragraphs. Others bracketed and the Chair directed Member states to go to informals to finalize. What follows is a transcript of the debate between member states. Final language will be posted as soon as it is available. Committee of the Whole Dronabinol …