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Resolutions Conf. A National Model United Nations • New York – Conference A 30 March 3 April 2014 Documentation of the Work of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs Commission on Narcotic Drugs Committee Staff Director Rafael Corral Assistant Director Evin Sanders Chair Glen Tokola Rapporteur Spenser Wempe Agenda 1. Addressing the Impact of the Global Trade of Opiates 2. Countering Money-Laundering and Promoting Judicial Cooperation to Enhance International Cooperation 3. Strengthening a Human Rights and Public Health Based Approach to Diseases Related to Drug Abuse. Delegate Awards • Canada • Iran • Cuba • Russian Federation • Guatemala • Tajikistan Resolutions adopted by the committee Document Code Topic CND 1/1 CND 1/2 CND 1/3 CND 1/4 Addressing the Impact of the Global Trade of Opiates CND 1/5 CND 1/6 CND 1/7 Summary Report The Commission on Narcotic Drugs held its annual session to consider the following agenda: I. Addressing the Impact of the Global Trade of Opiates, II. Countering Money-Laundering and Promoting Judicial Cooperation to Enhance International Cooperation, and III. Strengthening a Human Rights and Public Health Based Approach to Diseases Related to Drug Abuse. Fifty-two delegations were represented, with 45 delegates attending the first session. The body debated and discussed the setting of the agenda and agreed to see it in the order of I, II, III. Once the agenda was set, delegates began discussing strategies pertaining to the alleviation of the global opiate trade. The CND began holding formal speeches on topic one, and during informal session the delegates began writing the working papers for discussion by the body. Beginning in the second session the Member States started collaborating on working papers. During formal debate, delegations focused on the importance of boarder security, the impact of supply and demand, and incentives to deter opiate farmers and corrupt law enforcement. During the third session, the delegates began submitting working papers to the dais. New papers continued to be submitted to the dais through the fourth and fifth sessions. The issues contained in the working papers included supply and demand-side measures, the control of precursor chemical, the development of alternative crops and alternative livelihoods, and the strengthening of State institutional capacity and regional cooperation mechanisms. The debate during formal session focused on the effectiveness of a direct single-faceted approach versus a more comprehensive approach. The fifth and sixth sessions were mainly dedicated to edits and revisions of working papers, which had been returned by the dais with comments and recommendations. By the end of the session, the dais had received eleven working papers. During the sixth session, the body worked on combining the working papers that had thematic similarities. Efforts were focused on further elaborating ideas and improving the quality of content, while at the same time overcoming the challenges related to merging together similar working papers. By the end of the sixth session the dais had received from the delegates the revised versions of their working papers. During the seventh session the dais accepted seven draft resolutions on Addressing the Impact of the Global Trade of Opiates. WP-A as DR-1/1, WP-G as DR-1/2, WP-J as DR-1/3, the merger of WP-C, and D as DR-1/4, WP-E as DR-1/5, WP-B as DR-1/6, and the mergers of WP-H, F, and I as DR – 1/7. The eighth and final session was held on April 2nd, 2014 and focused primarily on delegates comprising both friendly and unfriendly amendments for the accepted Draft Resolutions. Delegates spent formal debate discussing amendments. Delegates recognized the importance of state sovereignty and expressed concern about air surveillance initiatives and state funding. The body then swiftly closed debate after submitting four friendly amendments and nine unfriendly amendments. Ultimately, seven amendments passed. During voting bloc two draft resolutions passed by acclimation and seven resolutions total were adopted. The Commission passed all seven of the draft resolutions in the cooperative spirit of the United Nations. Code: CND/1/1 Committee: Commission on Narcotic Drugs Topic: Addressing the Impact of the Global Trade in Opiates 1 The Commission on Narcotic Drugs, 2 3 Fully aware that illicit opiate trade threatens stability and the rule of law, as specified A/RES/67/186, 4 5 Noting with approval the voluntary funding structure of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s Global 6 Programme for Strengthening Capacities to Prevent and Combat Organized Crime as a method to facilitate 7 international initiatives that curb transnational organized crime, 8 9 Believing that the illicit opiate trade and cultivation are a significant economic resource for extremist and terrorist 10 groups as outlined in the UNODC’s Afghanistan Opium Survey 2011, 11 12 Recalling that all Member States must share the burden of responsibility for combating the illicit trade in opiates, 13 14 Observing the crucial role of security and government control over their national territory in addressing the world 15 drug problem, 16 17 Reaffirming the foundational tenets of the United Nations set forth in Article 2 Chapter I of the UN Charter to 18 respect all Member States’ sovereignty and dignity as a prerequisite to address the world drug problem in a 19 comprehensive manner, 20 21 Further reaffirming the Political Declaration and Plan of Action on International Cooperation Towards an Integrated 22 and Balanced Strategy to Counter the World Drug Problem as adopted by the Commission on Narcotic Drugs as a 23 comprehensive framework for global action in combating the global trade in opiates, 24 25 Recognizing that enhanced regional and international information sharing is essential to addressing the global trade 26 in opiates, 27 28 Noting with satisfaction the positive regional impact the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination 29 Centre (CARICC) has had in combating the illicit drug trade stemming from Afghanistan, as well as impact on 30 regional security and law enforcement in Southeast Asia of the Partnership Against Transnational Crime Through 31 Regional Law Enforcement (PATROL), 32 33 Acknowledging the contribution of donor states in facilitating the information and technology sharing programs 34 related to the global trade of opiates, 35 36 Affirming the 2007 Triangular Initiative as outlined within the Paris Pact and the Regional Program for Afghanistan 37 and Neighboring Member States as effective frameworks for coordination between Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, 38 39 Aware that 2019, the target year to eliminate or significantly reduce the global trade of opiates as set forth at the 40 2001 UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS is approaching, 41 42 1. Encourages the Member States under the guidance of the Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies 43 (HONLEA) facilitated through Sub-commissions of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) or the regional 44 branches of HONLEA for regions where no sub-commission exists, to expand information sharing initiatives: 45 46 a. Promoting regional information coordination with international oversight in combating the world 47 drug problem; 48 49 b. Exchanging suspect information dealing with drug supply, demands and abuse at the regional 50 level; 51 52 c. Disseminating suspect information to central national drug intelligence units; 53 54 2. Considers that there is a need to further utilize the existing United Nations Office on Drug Control (UNODC) 55 initiatives to improve domestic information systems in order to better understand the patterns and trends of drug 56 supply, demand, and abuse; 57 58 3. Encourages Member States to consider UNODC assistance when attempting to build capacity for legal and 59 judicial institutions; 60 61 4. Urges Member States to establish and augment Border Liaison Offices (BLO), as used by the Triangular 62 Initiative to streamline communication and collaboration between government offices, in order to: 63 64 a. Develop intelligence-led investigations to assure efficient seizures of opiates; 65 66 b. Organize mutual communication systems and information sharing between law enforcement 67 agencies to gain more efficiency on the movement of individuals and potential criminal groups 68 transporting opiates; 69 70 c. Enhance the training quality of border patrols and law enforcement agencies; 71 72 5. Invites the regional branches of HONLEA to host Border Observation Supportive Summits (BOSS): 73 74 a. Acting as a regional forum for the BLOs to increase cooperation and information sharing with 75 various groups, such as, but not limited to: 76 77 i. HONLEA representatives; 78 79 ii. International organizations such as Interpol or other regional policing units; 80 81 iii. International partners and partner organizations from other regions who can assist in 82 capacity building and intelligence sharing; 83 84 b. Convening annually at rotating locations with an initial location designated by HONLEA; 85 86 c. Funded by the budget of the HONLEA; 87 88 6. Calls upon Member States to enhance open communication between their armed and intelligence forces in order 89 to combat the illicit opiate trade to increase the safety and security at borders at the Member States discretion; 90 91 7. Requests those Member States with more developed economies and policing capabilities to strengthen efforts in 92 the international fight against drug trafficking and honor all relevant agreements
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