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Plenary – Wednesday morning session

Item 5b: Challenges and future work of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, the World Health Organization and the International Narcotics Control Board in the review of substances for possible scheduling recommendations. Chair: I have the pleasure to chair the plenary today on behalf of Ambassador Hovhannisyan . It will take place without interpretation today. Due …

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Item 6. Follow-up to the implementation at the national, regional and international levels of all commitments, as reflected in the Ministerial Declaration of 2019, to address and counter the world drug problem.

(…) UNODC:  Thank you, Mr. Chair, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen. It is my pleasure to brief the Commission on some of the significant efforts UNODC has undertaken over the last year to confront the global drug problem, in line with the Ministerial Declaration of 2019. Given time constraints, I will highlight just a few …

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Item 5. Implementation of the international drug control treaties (Tuesday morning)

Chair: We will consider scheduling recommendations by WHO and INCB.  CND Secretariat: Recalls the substances and scheduling recommendations. Chair: Explains process to schedule substances under 1961, 1971 and 1988 conventions. Butonitazene WHO: Butonitazene, or butoxynitazene, is a benzimidazole-derived synthetic opioid not currently under international control and lacking recognized therapeutic use. It appears as a crystalline …

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