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3.
Urges all Member States to implement the Action Plan for the
Implementation of the Declaration on the Guiding Principles of Drug Demand
Reduction in their respective national, regional and international actions and to
strengthen their national efforts to counter the abuse of illicit drugs among their
population, in particular among children and young people;
4.
Recognizes the role of the United Nations International Drug Control
Programme in developing action-oriented strategies to assist Member States in the
implementation of the Declaration, and requests the Executive Director of the
United Nations International Drug Control Programme to report to the Commission
on Narcotic Drugs at its forty-fourth session on the follow-up to the Action Plan;
5.
Reaffirms its resolve to continue to strengthen the United Nations
machinery for international drug control, in particular the United Nations
International Drug Control Programme, and the International Narcotics Control
Board in order to enable them to fulfil their mandates, bearing in mind the
recommendations contained in Economic and Social Council resolution 1999/30 of
28 July 1999, and notes the measures taken by the Commission on Narcotic Drugs at
its forty-third session aimed at the enhancement of its functioning; 16
6.
Renews its commitment to further strengthening international cooperation
and substantially increasing efforts to counter the world drug problem, in
accordance with the obligations of States under the United Nations drug control
conventions, on the basis of the general framework given by the Global Programme
of Action, 17 and the outcome of the special session, and taking into account
experience gained;
7.
Calls upon all States to adopt effective measures, including national laws
and regulations, to implement the mandates and recommendations of the Global
Programme of Action and the outcome and the goals of the special session, within
the agreed time frame, to strengthen national judicial systems and to carry out
effective drug control activities in cooperation with other States in accordance with
those international instruments;
8.
Calls upon the relevant United Nations bodies, the specialized agencies,
the international financial institutions and other concerned intergovernmental and
international organizations, within their mandates, and all actors of civil society,
notably non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, sports
associations, the media and the private sector, to continue their close cooperation
with Governments in their efforts to promote and implement the Global Programme
of Action, the outcome of the special session and the Action Plan for the
Implementation of the Declaration on the Guiding Principles of Drug Demand
Reduction, including through public information campaigns, resorting, inter alia,
where available, to the Internet;
9.
Urges Governments, the relevant United Nations bodies, the specialized
agencies and other international organizations to assist and support States, upon
request, in particular developing countries in need of such assistance and support,
with the aim of enhancing their capacity to counter illicit trafficking of narcotic
drugs and psychotropic substances, taking into account national plans and
16
See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2000, Supplement No. 8 (E/2000/28),
chap VII, sect. B, paras. 152–154.
17
See resolution S-17/2, annex.
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