I appreciate the efforts by UNODC to convene this high level segment to review the objectives set out in the 2009 Political Declaration and Plan of Action. It is my honour to attend this meeting. Thailand has been actively taking a role in implementing the conventions and 2009 declaration. At global and regional level, we …
High Level Segments
Thursday morning Plenary Statement by Poland
Poland. Condemns lack of will to eliminate capital punishment. Advocates protection of rights of psychoactive substance users. Using drugs is defined as a complex phenomenon. In recent years, concerted efforts to prevent by means alternative to penal systems. Balance between drug demand and supply reduction has given way to evidence based treatment programs. A great …
Money Laundering Roundtable (part 1)
Chair: opens meeting and lays down the rules of the roundtable. Full title is “international cooperation: countering money-laundering and promoting judicial cooperation”. Secretariat: Money laundering is a problem connected to the international trade in drugs. More countries criminalised money laundering in 2013 than in 2012. Many banks have started conducting better checks on accounts, and keeping …
High Level Segment – Statement of Switzerland
Mr. Chairman, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The international community is facing unprecedented challenges in the fight against drugs. Markets and patterns of consumption are changing ever more rapidly. Meanwhile progress in reducing supply and demand is limited. The Member States have negotiated very hard to come to a consensus on the text we have in …
High Level Review – Statement by Malaysia
Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar Deputy Minister of Home Affairs – Associate with China, drugs serious threat to Malaysia. Compromises security of the nation. 1983 declared threat to national security. Severe punishment including death penalty. Tourists using social passes and tourist visas have become drug mules. Plan to intensify treatment and rehabilitation of drug users. Police …
High Level Segment – Statement by Portugal
Portugal fully subscribes to the statement by the Greek representative of the EU group. We are promoting a balanced approach based on the 2009 political declaration adopted in 2009. Portugal has a strategy on drugs for demand and supply to protect public health. We implemented the decriminalisation of consumption and adopted a wide range of …