Commission on Narcotic Drugs

By contrast, practically no one knows about the Commission on Narcotic Drugs meeting that will take place in Vienna, Austria, six weeks from now, March 12-13.

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To be clear, I have less interest in the science on show than on the subtexts of the dialogue and what is said and not said -- all with an eye on the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) meeting occurring next March.

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Within UNODC there is no debate on the science but as mentioned in my original preamble, UNODC acts as the secretariat for the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) and so when the member States of CND produce Political Declaration, those member states can completely ignore the science as is the case with the US and Russia.

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But despite all that preparation -- and three days of meetings -- the Beyond 2008 Declaration is destined to be sidelined at the UNGASS review meeting, as there is no clear indication from the Commission on Narcotic Drugs that the views of civil society will be included in the March meeting.

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That's when the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), which serves as the UN's governing body on these issues (the UNODC is the CND's administrative wing), will be having its 52nd Annual Meeting here in Vienna.

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Australia has also been active in the Commission on Narcotic Drugs since 1973.

Australia Re-Elected to Three UN Bodies 2005

Australia was re-elected to the Commission on Human Rights for a further three-year term (2006-08) and to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs and the Commission on Sustainable Development for further four-year terms (2006-09).

Australia Re-Elected to Three UN Bodies 2005

The conference will also consider Africa's plan of Action and the Draft Declaration as Africa's contribution to the Ministerial segment at the 46th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs to be held in Vienna in 2003.

ANC Daily News Briefing 2002

During its Chairmanship of the ZPCSA, South Africa focussed on the problem of drugs and introduced a resolution at the 40th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (the main policy making body of the UN on drugs), through which it requested the United Nations Drug

ANC Daily News Briefing 1998

Commission on Narcotic Drugs established - 16 February 1946 aim - Economic and Social Council organization dealing with illicit drugs programs of UN members - (53) selected on a rotating basis from all regions with emphasis on producing and processing countries

The 1994 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency