Promoting sustainability and integrality in alternative development as an important part of drug control strategy in States where illicit crops are grown to produce drugs

Recalls the Action Plan on International Cooperation on the Eradication of Illicit Drug Crops and on Alternative Development; emphasizes that the problem of illicit production of narcotic drugs is often related to development problems; urges donor Governments, as well as multilateral, international and regional financial institutions, to redouble their efforts to enhance international cooperation; commends the UN Office on Drugs and Crime for its continued and progressive work on alternative development; requests the Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime to report to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs at its 52nd session on the implementation of the present resolution.

Adopted without vote, 42nd plenary meeting

"Annex: Best practices and lessons learned in sustainable alternative livelihood development of Thailand": p. 75-76.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the Economic and Social Council at its substantive session of 2008 (30 June to 25 July 2008) - E/2008/INF/2/Add.1 - 15 August 2008 - p. 72-76.