International action to combat drug abuse and illicit production and trafficking : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
1994
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SymbolA/RES/49/168
TitleInternational action to combat drug abuse and illicit production and trafficking : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
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Summary
Calls upon all States to intensify their actions to promote effective cooperation in the efforts to combat drug abuse and illicit trafficking; urges all States to ratify or accede to and implement all the provisions of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 as amended by the 1972 Protocol, the Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971 and the UN Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988; supports the focus on regional, subregional and national strategies for drug abuse control, particularly the master-plan approach; stresses the need for effective action to prevent the diversion to illicit markets of precursors and essential chemicals, materials and equipment used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances; reaffirms the importance of the Global Programme of Action; supports the UN System-wide Action Plan on Drug Abuse Control as a vital tool for the coordination and enhancement of drug abuse control activities; reaffirms the role of the Executive Director of the UN International Drug Control Programme in coordinating and providing effective leadership for all UN drug control activities; urges all Governments to provide the fullest possible financial and political support to the UN International Drug Control Programme.
Action note1994-12-23
Vote summary
Adopted without vote, 94th meeting
Meeting record
A/49/PV.94
Agenda information
A/49/251 98 International drug control. NARCOTIC DRUGS
Date[New York] : UN, 24 Feb. 1995.
Description
8 p.
Notes
Adopted at the 94th plenary meeting, 23 Dec. 1994.