Strengthening the drug programme of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the role of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs as its governing body

Strengthening the drug programme of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

(f) UNODC central database on drugs and crime maintained

UNODC implements the drug and crime programmes in an integrated manner.

(g) UNODC data warehouse on drugs and crime established

The drug problem is international.

Strengthening the drug programme of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the role of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs as its governing body

Policy directives to the drug programme of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Strengthening the drug programme of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the role of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs as its governing body.

Strengthening the drug programme of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the role of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs as its governing body.

One representative referred to the fact that there should be a balanced distribution of funds between the crime and drug programmes of UNODC.

Illicit drug trends were to some extent determined by supply and demand, but drug cultivation was also about poverty, just as drug abuse was also about HIV AIDS.

Policy directives to the drug programme of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

International cooperation to counter the world drug problem

Draft resolution I International cooperation against the world drug problem

He drew their attention to the bleak position of the general purpose funds of the drug programme of UNODC.

As is widely recognized, the two most important issues are security and drugs.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Several speakers praised the work and support provided by UNODC to assist countries in countering the drug problem.

The Director for Operations of UNODC pointed out that there was a serious funding shortfall in the demand reduction area of the drug programme.

An overview of the operational activities of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) during 2004 2005 is presented below.

60 178. International cooperation against the world drug problem

61 183. International cooperation against the world drug problem

55 65. International cooperation against the world drug problem

56 124. International cooperation against the world drug problem

57 174. International cooperation against the world drug problem

58 141. International cooperation against the world drug problem

59 163. International cooperation against the world drug problem

62 176. International cooperation against the world drug problem

1999 25 Effective crime prevention

2002 13 Action to promote effective crime prevention

The Government had set up rehabilitation and treatment centres for drug addicts.

(b) Report of the Executive Director on the world drug problem drug demand reduction (E CN.7 2005 2 Add.1)

Considering that, starting from the biennium 2004 2005, a consolidated budget for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has been prepared, including budgets for its drug and crime programmes,

Draft resolution I is entitled International cooperation against the world drug problem .

While measures to curtail the supply of illicit drugs might be effective in the short term, in the long term the drug problem could only be addressed effectively by reducing the demand for such drugs.

The observer for Panama made a statement referring to the drug problem in his country and to the commitment of his Government to devote all necessary resources to combat it.

The proposed project is linked to the ongoing efforts of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to collect and analyse data on major drug and crime issues.

(c) Journals on drugs and crime (Bulletin on Narcotics, Forum on Crime and Society)

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime focused on the prevention of drug abuse and related HIV AIDS.

With regard to the comments of the representative of Pakistan concerning UNODC estimates of cultivation and trafficking, he pointed out that UNODC was currently monitoring cultivation in approximately one dozen countries around the world.

During the period under review, UNODC undertook a major overhaul of its World Drug Report and Global Illicit Drug Trend publications merging the two publications into one annual, two volume publication entitled World Drug Report.

Several speakers emphasized that the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) should provide assistance in that area to Member States, upon request.

Work will continue on the development of indexes on drugs and crime, including the global illicit drug index initiated in 2005 (see World Drug Report 2005).

Mr. Costa (Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime), replying to Committee members' questions, reaffirmed UNODC support for the policies being carried out by the Afghan Government.