International action to combat drug abuse and illicit production and trafficking : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
1997
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SymbolA/RES/52/92
TitleInternational action to combat drug abuse and illicit production and trafficking : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
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International action to combat drug abuse and illicit production and trafficking
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Summary
Reaffirms that the fight against drug abuse and illicit trafficking must be carried out in full conformity with the Charter of UN and international law; renews its commitment to further strengthening international cooperation and substantially increasing efforts against the cultivation for illegal purposes, illicit production, sale, demand, traffic and distribution of narcotics and psychotropic substances and to controlling and preventing the diversion of precursors and essential chemicals used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic and psychotropic substances; urges all States to ratify or accede to 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; calls upon all States to adopt adequate national laws and regulations, to strengthen national judicial systems and to carry out effective drug control activities in cooperation with other States; requests the UN International Drug Control Programme: (a) to continue to support the focus on regional, subregional and national strategies for drug abuse control and to complement those strategies with effective interregional strategies; (b) to undertake additional measures to strengthen the dialogue and cooperation with multilateral development banks so that they may undertake lending and programming activities related to drug control; (c) to continue to provide legal assistance to States that request it in adjusting their national laws, policies and infrastructures; (d) to continue providing assistance in establishing or strengthening national drug detection laboratories; (e) to continue to include in its report on illicit traffic an assessment of worldwide trends in illicit traffic and transit; calls upon all States to adopt measures to stem the illicit trade in small arms.
Action note1997-12-12
Vote summary
Adopted without vote, 70th meeting
Meeting record
A/52/PV.70
Agenda information
A/52/251 104 International drug control. NARCOTIC DRUGS
Date[New York] : UN, 26 Jan. 1998.
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10 p.
Notes
Adopted at the 70th plenary meeting, 12 Dec. 1997.