A/RES/70/182
International cooperation against the world drug problem
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, welcoming the measures taken by the
Office to develop a thematic and regional programme approach to its activities, and
noting the progress in the implementation of such an approach,
Recalling further all resolutions adopted by the Commission on Narcotic
Drugs at its fifty-eighth session, 11
Welcoming the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 12 and noting that
the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals can contribute to addressing
the world drug problem,
Noting the efforts of the Secretary-General to develop, within the United
Nations system, an effective and comprehensive approach to transnational organized
crime and the world drug problem, and reaffirming the crucial role of Member
States in this regard,
Welcoming the efforts made by Member States to achieve the aims and comply
with the provisions of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 as amended
by the 1972 Protocol, 13 the Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971 14 and
the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances of 1988, 15
Emphasizing the importance both of the universality of the three abovementioned international drug control conventions and of their implementation,
noting that they are concerned with the health and welfare of humankind, and
reaffirming the guiding principles enshrined therein and the system of control that
they embody,
Expressing concern about the negative consequences of the world drug
problem, including illicit drug markets, on the social, economic, cultural and
political foundations of society,
Gravely concerned that, despite continuing increased efforts by States,
relevant organizations, civil society and non-governmental organizations, the world
drug problem continues to constitute a serious threat to public health and safety and
the well-being of humanity, in particular children and young people and their
families, and to the national security and sovereignty of States, and that it
undermines socioeconomic and political stability and sustainable development,
Reaffirming that the world drug problem remains a common and shared
responsibility that requires effective and increased international cooperation and
demands an integrated, multidisciplinary, mutually reinforcing and balanced
approach to supply and demand reduction strategies, including by addressing the
socioeconomic factors that have a negative impact on the issue,
Stressing the need to take all appropriate measures, including legislative,
administrative, social and educational measures, to protect children and young people
against the use or abuse of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, as defined in
the relevant treaties, and to prevent the use of children and young people in the illicit
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11
See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2015, Supplement No. 8 (E/2015/28), chap. I,
sect. C.
12
Resolution 70/1.
13
United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 976, No. 14152.
14
Ibid., vol. 1019, No. 14956.
15
Ibid., vol. 1582, No. 27627.
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