A/RES/70/182
International cooperation against the world drug problem
13. Recalls target 3.5 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 12
which aims to strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including
narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol;
14. Encourages Member States to develop and implement, as appropriate,
comprehensive policies and programmes that, by fostering social development, ar e
aimed at the prevention of crime and violence and that address the multiple factors
that contribute to marginalization, crime and victimization, in close cooperation
with relevant stakeholders, including civil society, and based on scientific evidence
and taking into account good practices;
15. Reaffirms the need for Member States to review and, if necessary,
strengthen coordinated measures, enhance capacity-building to combat moneylaundering arising from drug trafficking and improve judicial cooperatio n, where
appropriate, at the national, regional and international levels, to dismantle organized
criminal groups involved in drug trafficking, in order to provide for the prevention,
detection, investigation and prosecution of the perpetrators of such crim es;
16. Recalls Goal 16 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development on
promoting peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, providing
access to justice for all and building effective, accountable and inclusive insti tutions
at all levels, and recalls all of its targets;
17. Notes the importance of an integrated approach in drug policies,
including by strengthening partnerships between the public health, development,
human rights, justice and law enforcement fields and by facilitating inter-agency
cooperation and communication, where appropriate;
18. Encourages the promotion, where appropriate, in the framework of
international cooperation, of the use of law enforcement techniques, consistent with
national legislation and international law, including applicable human rights
obligations, in order to ensure that drug traffickers are brought to justice and that
major criminal organizations are disrupted and dismantled, and the implementation
of the resolutions of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs relating to this matter,
including resolution 58/11 of 17 March 2015; 11
19. Notes with great concern the adverse consequences of drug abuse for
individuals and society as a whole, and reaffirms the commitment of all Member
States to tackling those problems in the context of comprehensive, complementary
and multisectoral drug demand reduction strategies, in particular such strategies
targeting children, young people and their families;
20. Also notes with great concern the alarming rise in the incidence of
HIV/AIDS and other blood-borne diseases among injecting drug users, reaffirms the
commitment of all Member States to working towards the goal of universal access
to comprehensive prevention programmes and treatment, care and related support
services, in full compliance with the three international drug control conventions
and in accordance with national legislation, taking into account a ll relevant General
Assembly resolutions and, when applicable, the revised technical guide for countries
to set targets for universal access to HIV prevention, treatment and care for injecting
drug users, issued by the World Health Organization, the United Nations Office on
Drugs and Crime and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, and
requests the Office to carry out its mandate in this area in close cooperation with
relevant organizations and programmes of the United Nations system, such as the
World Health Organization, the United Nations Development Programme and the
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS;
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