Guatemala. The delegations talks about drug-trafficking abiding by international commitments in spite of shortage of resources, and how neither drug production nor consumption have decreased. Human rights, public health, education deserve more international effort and more cooperation because no country can be successful on its own, although the OAS has recognised that Guatemala is a …
CND Intersessionals
IDPC speech at CND Intersessional – 5th December 2014
Thank you for giving me the floor Mr. Chairman, esteemed delegates. My intervention on behalf of International Drug Policy Consortium will be in two sections, procedural and substantive, although I believe as the Uruguay representative said yesterday that the procedural is substantive. I thank the Chair and Secretariat for facilitating civil society involvement in the …
CND Intersessional – Thursday 4th December, afternoon session
Discussions on draft decision L.17 Rev. 1 continue (See draft of 2 December 2014 here) (Mexico and EU going toe to toe on whether the extended bureau should stay on parallel with a new chair and bureau.) Mexico: We were not invited in the latest round of informal negotiations and they know we are not …
CND Intersessional – Thursday 4th December, morning session
Thursday morning Pakistan: Discusses the representation of developing countries at UNODC and at field items. This need to be kept open until the countries have reached understanding. Draft decision has to be decided first. Chair: The discussion today will under corresponding items of commission’s agenda should first cover budget, and then WG on governance and …
CND Intersessional Wednesday 3rd December
Morning session Chair (Ambassador Shamaa) started with Res 57/5 – UNGASS on world drug problem (WDP) – recap of the resolution: ‘Adequate, inclusive and effective preparatory process” and the need of involving all stakeholders. Four intersessional meetings were held in past few months and these were webcast. And a number of lunchtime interactive sessions have …
Launch of the Civil Society Task Force for the UNGASS on drugs – 3rd December 2014
The Civil Society Task Force (CSTF) for the 2016 UNGASS was launched in Vienna on Wednesday 3rd December by the Vienna and New York NGO Committees. The event was chaired by H.E. Ambassador Bente Angell –Hansen of Norway. The first speaker was Aldo Lale-Demoz, Director, UNODC Division for Operations who emphasized that civil society …