A/RES/56/124 22. Welcomes the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS adopted on 27 June 2001 at the special session of the General Assembly on HIV/AIDS,21 including the acknowledgement of the link between drug-using behaviour and HIV infection; 23. Calls upon States to adopt effective measures, including possible national legislative measures, and to enhance cooperation to stem the illicit trade in small arms, which, as a result of its close link to the illicit drug trade, is generating extremely high levels of crime and violence within the societies of some States, threatening the national security and the economies of those States; 24. Welcomes the adoption of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime 22 and the three Protocols thereto, namely, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, 23 the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air 24 and the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition,25 and encourages universal signature and ratification of these legal instruments; 25. Stresses the need for coordinated action to reduce the demand for illicit drugs, in the context of a comprehensive, balanced and coordinated approach encompassing supply control and demand reduction, as set out in the Action Plan for the Implementation of the Declaration on the Guiding Principles of Drug Demand Reduction, noting, inter alia, the links between drug trafficking, organized crime and terrorism; 26. Welcomes the thematic debate on the theme “Building partnerships to address the world drug problem”, which allowed a useful exchange of ideas on the topics “Approaches to building partnerships within and across sectors, including health, education, law enforcement and justice” and “Prevention, education and early intervention strategies and trends in drug abuse among children and young people” at the forty-fourth session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, and the continuation of a focused thematic debate; 27. Recognizes the desirability of providing support to the States that are most affected by the transit of drugs and are willing to implement plans to eliminate such transit, and in this regard requests the United Nations International Drug Control Programme to extend technical assistance, from available voluntary contributions for that purpose, to those States that are most affected by the transit of drugs, in particular developing countries in need of such assistance and support; 28. Urges all States to develop and implement policies and programmes for children, including adolescents, aimed at preventing the use of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and inhalants, except for medical purposes, and at reducing the adverse consequences of their abuse, as well as support preventive policies and programmes, especially against tobacco and alcohol; 29. Also urges all States to make appropriate treatment and rehabilitation accessible for children, including adolescents, dependent on narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, inhalants and alcohol; _______________ 21 Resolution S-26/2, annex. Resolution 55/25, annex I. 23 Ibid., annex II. 24 Ibid., annex III. 25 Resolution 55/255, annex. 22 8