Secretariat of the Governing Bodies: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission decided to organize an extraordinary session 20-24 September 2022 with. In total, 660 participants from 99 countries and 40 observers from 11 organizations participated in the extra ordinary online sessions. The UNODC executive director made an opening statement at those sessions. Each of the …
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Plenary Item 7. Inter-agency cooperation and coordination of efforts in addressing and countering the world drug problem
CHAIR: Introduction to Item 7 UNODC: We have produced a communication package to UN countries to help them see how the UN system can better support implementation of drug policy. This package includes relevant guidelines and considerations. We hope to report even more progress next year. UNODC: (…) drug prevention, treatment and care based on scientific …
Committee of the Whole. L.5. Promoting comprehensive and scientific evidence-based early prevention
Venezuela: Question about the schedule for today’s CoW. Are we going to work two hours still? When do we come back? Are we running beyond schedule? Chair: I intend to go from 3-5PM, then 6-8PM. We have an hour for this resolution, L5. Then L6. But I received requests not to have that resolution in …
Committee of the Whole. L.7. Intensifying efforts to address the proliferation of uncontrolled and designer precursors used in the illicit manufacture of drugs
OP8 Alt & bis United States: We started from the title in informals. We haven’t discussed certain OPs. I don’t believe OP8 Alt & Bis are in a position to be finalised. OP8 is dealing with legislative measures to address the problem of designer precursor chemicals. So it’s a sensitive issue because it’s domestic legislation. …
Plenary Item 4. Strategic management, budgetary and administrative questions (continued)
(a) Work of the standing open-ended intergovernmental working group on improving the governance and financial situation of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime CND Chair: Let me clarify what is the vote. The vote is to decide that we don’t take action on the designation of the EEG representative to FINGOV. Only the …
Committee of the Whole. Resolution L.7: Intensifying efforts to address the proliferation of uncontrolled and designer precursors used in the illicit manufacture of drugs (Tuesday morning session)
OP8 Chair: Yes, there were different alternatives, but we didn’t have time. USA, could you introduce the text? USA: Yes, our intent is to encourage states to prevent the exploitation of precursors and prevent their export/import. Chair: I see no comments on paragraph 8. USA: We had a good discussion on OP8. Colombia proposed an …