Calls upon States and other relevant actors to evaluate progress made since 1998 towards meeting the goals and targets set at the 20th special session of the General Assembly; urges all States to continue to promote and implement the outcomes of the 20th special session of the General Assembly; encourages States to consider prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of drug use disorders; urges States to continue working towards achieving a significant and measurable reduction of drug abuse and to share the results obtained on this subject during the high level segment of the 52nd session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs that will be held in March 2009; decides to consider the results of the high level segment of the 52nd session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs at a plenary meeting of the General Assembly at its 64th session; requests the UN Office on Drugs and Crime to carry out training programmes; urges all Governments to provide the fullest possible financial and political support to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.

Adopted without vote, 71st plenary meeting

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Issued in GAOR, 63rd sess., Suppl. no. 49.