A/RES/69/201
International cooperation against the world drug problem
19. Recognizes that it is necessary for Member States, under the three
international drug control conventions and the fundamental principles of their
domestic legal systems and national legislation, to consider, where appropriate:
(a) Regularly reviewing and assessing their drug control policies, ensuring
that they are effective, comprehensive, balanced and aimed at promoting the health
and well-being of individuals, families, communities and society as a whole;
(b) Providing, as appropriate, comprehensive, integrated drug demand
reduction programmes, based on scientific evidence and covering a range of
measures, including primary prevention, early intervention, treatment, care,
rehabilitation, social reintegration and measures aimed at minimizing the negative
public health and social impacts of drug abuse, aimed at promoting health and social
well-being among individuals, families and communities and reducing the adverse
consequences of drug abuse for individuals and society as a whole;
20. Invites Member States to take appropriate measures so as to strengthen
international cooperation and the exchange of information regarding the
identification of new routes and modi operandi of organized criminal groups
dedicated to the diversion or smuggling of substances frequently used in the illicit
manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, in particular with
respect to their trafficking via the Internet, and to continue to notify the
International Narcotics Control Board of such information;
21. Continues to encourage Member States to promote, in accordance with
Commission on Narcotic Drugs resolution 57/9 of 21 March 2014,7 the sharing of
information on the potential abuse of and trafficking in new psychoactive
substances, including synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists, as well as the sharing
of information with regard to patterns of use, risks to public health, forensic data
and best practices with respect to interventions and new and existing control
measures;
22. Recognizes the progress made in the development of a consolidated
international response to the increasing availability of new psychoactive substances
that may pose risks to public health and safety, including the development of a
global reference point, the early warning advisory and cooperation with Member
States and relevant regional organizations in the identification and reporting of such
substances, in order to increase data collection, improve our collective
understanding and find effective policy responses, requests the United Nations
Office on Drugs and Crime to continue its efforts to enhance the capacity of
Member States in this regard, and calls upon Member States to further improve the
application of the international scheduling process and to provide to the SecretaryGeneral, through the Office, and to the World Health Organization timely
information, identifying a national government focal point to coordinate the
provision of information on substances for effective review by the World Health
Organization Expert Committee on Drug Dependence;
23. Encourages Member States to adopt measures to strengthen public
awareness of the risks and threats to and negative impacts on society posed by the
abuse and production of and trafficking in illicit drugs;
24.
Recognizes:
(a) That sustainable crop control strategies targeting the illicit cultivation of
crops used for the production of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances require
international cooperation based on the principle of shared responsibility and an
integrated and balanced approach, taking into account the rule of law and, where
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