A/RES/60/178
biennial report 9 drew attention to areas requiring further efforts by the international
community, and recognizing that the drug problem is still a global challenge that
constitutes a serious threat to public health and safety and the well-being of
humankind, in particular children and young people, and that it undermines socioeconomic and political stability and sustainable development, including efforts to
reduce poverty, and is linked to violence and crime, including in urban areas,
Concerned by the serious challenges and threats posed by the continuing links
between illicit drug trafficking and terrorism and other national and transnational
criminal activities, inter alia, trafficking in human beings, especially women and
children, money-laundering, corruption, trafficking in arms and trafficking in
chemical precursors, and reaffirming that strong and effective international
cooperation is needed to counter these threats,
Concerned also that risk-taking behaviour, which can be increased by
continued drug use, including injecting drug use and sharing of needles, is a
significant route for the transmission of HIV/AIDS and other blood-borne diseases,
Acknowledging that community capacity-building is an essential component of
effective drug policies and programmes,
Taking note of the adoption on 16 December 2005 of its resolution 60/179
entitled “Providing support to Afghanistan with a view to ensuring effective
implementation of its Counter-Narcotic Implementation Plan”, welcoming the
ongoing efforts of Afghanistan in the fight against drug trafficking, and calling upon
the Government of Afghanistan to intensify those efforts,
Bearing in mind that international cooperation in countering drug abuse and
illicit production and trafficking has shown that positive results can be achieved
through sustained and collective efforts, and expressing its appreciation for the
initiatives in this regard,
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Respect for the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations
and other provisions of international law
in countering the world drug problem
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Reaffirms that countering the world drug problem is a common and
shared responsibility that must be addressed in a multilateral setting, requires an
integrated and balanced approach and must be carried out in full conformity with
the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and other
provisions of international law, and in particular with full respect for the sovereignty
and territorial integrity of States, the principle of non-intervention in the internal
affairs of States and all human rights and fundamental freedoms, and on the basis of
the principles of equal rights and mutual respect;
Urges all States to ratify or accede to, and States parties to implement all
2.
the provisions of, the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 as amended by
the 1972 Protocol, 10 the Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971 11 and the
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E/CN.7/2005/2 and Add.1–6.
United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 976, No. 14152.
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Ibid., vol. 1019, No. 14956.
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