45 14 The role of alternative development in drug control and development cooperation

Mainstreaming drug control objectives into development programmes was crucial.

Rural development was then an antidote to drug cultivation, and drug prevention an important means of containing HIV AIDS.

The Section also participated in various meetings related to global crime and drug trends and the development of drug and crime indices.

It can also be not for profit drug development agencies, for example.

That fact inevitably hinders the development process and increases the vulnerability of youth to other kinds of social and political problems, including drug addiction and trafficking, human smuggling and trafficking, and recruitment into armed conflicts.

Strengthening alternative development as an important drug control strategy and establishing alternative development as a cross cutting issue

E. Action Plan on Eradication of Illicit Drug Crops and on Alternative Development

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).

Development must become a global process.

Two important new research initiatives were launched during the period an investigation into the value of illicit drug markets and the development of a global illicit drug index.

Contributing to the process of sustainable development

And if you look at the drug development 10 years ago and now, what has happened?

(c) Contributing to the process of sustainable development

(c) Action Plan on International Cooperation on the Eradication of Illicit Drug Crops and on Alternative Development

The cultivation of illicit drug crops remains a serious impediment to the sustainable development of some countries.

(iii) Action Plan on International Cooperation on the Eradication of Illicit Drug Crops and on Alternative Development

Moreover, advances in our understanding of disease are boosting the efficiency of the drug development process, making it possible to bring new innovations to market faster. For example, genetic testing is being used to pre select participants for clinical trials, cutting recruitment times.

Calls upon Member States and international development organizations and institutions to take into consideration the negative impact of illicit drug crop cultivation on development efforts, social and political stability and the security situation and therefore to integrate drug issues into their work in relevant sectors in order to mainstream drug related efforts and to improve the coordination of their work, thereby making alternative development a cross cutting issue

The medium term development strategy will tie the MDGs into the national development process and enable funding for their implementation through our national budgetary process.

They must become full owners of the development process.

(c) Report of the Executive Director on the world drug problem Action Plan on International Cooperation on the Eradication of Illicit Drug Crops and on Alternative Development (E CN.7 2005 2 Add.2)

Noting the important contribution of women in the development process,

Aware of the dangers of drug abuse, its effects on the freedom and development of youth, who are the most precious asset of the world, and the negative health and social consequences of drug abuse,

What are the relationships among the Millennium Development Goals, the parliamentary process and the national planning and implementation process?

Concern was expressed that in some cases farmers might continue to cultivate illicit drug crops while receiving alternative development assistance.

Concern was expressed that, in some cases farmers might continue to cultivate illicit drug crops while receiving alternative development assistance.

Emphasis is given to ensuring that scientific findings are used effectively in the development of drug control strategy and policy.

20. Calls upon the United Nations system and other development partners to provide assistance, as appropriate, to the African Union and African Governments in the fight against the scourge of illicit drug trafficking and drug abuse

Deeply concerned at the dangers of drug abuse, its effects on the freedom and development of youth, who are the most precious asset of the world, and the negative health and social consequences of drug abuse,

CD 1679 is in the process of continued development and improvement.

The International Conference on Financing for Development was a landmark in the process of international cooperation for development.

Ideally, resources needed to build drug and crime control capacity should become a designated component within the development framework for Africa.

14. Calls upon States, the international community, international organizations, regional organizations, international financial institutions and regional development banks to support the implementation of the Action Plan on International Cooperation on the Eradication of Illicit Drug Crops and on Alternative Development by States affected by illicit crop cultivation to enable them to apply fully measures for drug eradication and sustainable alternative development

Support was also expressed for the regional meetings of heads of national drug law enforcement agencies and the Subcommission on Illicit Drug Traffic and Related Matters in the Near and Middle East, as they contributed to the development of strategies against illicit drug trafficking and the strengthening of contacts and cooperation within regions.

My Government is aware of its own responsibility in the development process.

The Ministry of Women Development has initiated the process to do so.

From the outset of the SAICM development process, the linkage between chemical safety and sustainable development has been emphasized.

(d) Development of a training curriculum for government agencies in the collection of information required by international instruments (drug and crime conventions)

Illicit drug trafficking, organized crime and terrorism were also dysfunctions associated with globalization that hindered democratic governance and social and economic development.

One is the cost of new drugs. Development costs of 800 million are not unusual for a drug, and we can expect to see more of a new type of drug biopharmaceuticals made from living cells which cost even more.

This would complement international efforts in the development process and help developing countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

In other regions, a genuine peer review process, assessing the extent to which human rights have been part of the development process, would contribute significantly to the periodic evaluation of the right to development.

Urges Member States and international organizations, such as drug control agencies, development organizations and international financial institutions, to foster a strong political commitment to alternative development programmes, including preventive alternative development, and to provide greater support for them

As we all know, people are at the heart of the development process.