E/2009/28 E/CN.7/2009/12 United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs Report on the fifty-second session (14 March 2008 and 11-20 March 2009) Economic and Social Council Official Records, 2009 Supplement No. 8 Economic and Social Council Official Records, 2009 Supplement No. 8 Commission on Narcotic Drugs Report on the fifty-second session (14 March 2008 and 11-20 March 2009) United Nations • New York, 2009 Note Symbols of United Nations documents are composed of capital letters combined with figures. Mention of such a symbol indicates a reference to a United Nations document. The report of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs on its reconvened fifty- second session, to be held on 1 and 2 December 2009, will be issued as Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2009, Supplement No. 8A (E/2009/28/Add.1) in English, French and Spanish only. The Arabic, Chinese and Russian versions of the report on the reconvened session will be issued as document E/2009/28/Add.1. ISSN 0251-9941 E/2009/28 E/CN.7/2009/12 Contents Paragraphs Page I. Matters calling for action by the Economic and Social Council or brought to its attention ............................................................ 1-3 1 A. Draft resolutions for adoption by the Economic and Social Council ....... 11 Support for the development and implementation of the regional programmes of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime....... 1 B. Draft decisions for adoption by the Economic and Social Council......... 22 I. Report of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs on its fifty-second session and provisional agenda and documentation for the fifty-third session of the Commission .................................... 3 II. Report of the International Narcotics Control Board................ 5 C. Matters brought to the attention of the Economic and Social Council ...... 35 Resolution 52/1 Promoting international cooperation in addressing the involvement of women and girls in drug trafficking, especially as couriers ............................ 5 Resolution 52/2 Strengthening the law enforcement capacity of the main transit States neighbouring Afghanistan, based on the principle of shared responsibility................... 7 Resolution 52/3 International support to States in East Africa in their efforts to combat drug trafficking .................. 10 Resolution 52/4 Progress made towards strengthening international support for States in West Africa in their efforts to combat drug trafficking........................... 12 Resolution 52/5 Exploration of all aspects related to the use of cannabis seeds for illicit purposes .......................... 15 Resolution 52/6 Promoting best practices and lessons learned for the sustainability and integrality of alternative development programmes .................................... 17 Resolution 52/7 Proposal concerning quality evaluation of the performance of drug analysis laboratories............ 19 Resolution 52/8 Use of pharmaceutical technology to counter drug- facilitated sexual assault (“date rape”) .............. 21 Resolution 52/9 Strengthening measures against the laundering of assets derived from drug trafficking and related offences .... 22 Resolution 52/10 Strengthening interregional cooperation among the States of Latin America and the Caribbean and the States of West Africa in combating drug trafficking ......... 26 iii E/2009/28 E/CN.7/2009/12 Resolution 52/11 Follow-up to the Ministerial Conference on Illicit Drug Trafficking, Transnational Organized Crime and Terrorism as Challenges for Security and Development in the Caribbean................................. 27 Resolution 52/12 Improving the collection, reporting and analysis of data to monitor the implementation of the Political Declaration and Plan of Action on International Cooperation towards an Integrated and Balanced Strategy to Counter the World Drug Problem ......... 29 Resolution 52/13 Improving the governance and financial situation of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime .......... 31 Political Declaration and Plan of Action on International Cooperation towards an Integrated and Balanced Strategy to Counter the World Drug Problem ........................................................ 37 II. Thematic debate on tools for enhancing the effectiveness of international drug control and international cooperation in the fight against illicit drugs, specifically: data collection for effective drug control, including on the misuse of cyberspace; and strengthening of regional and cross-border cooperation, including data-sharing................................................. 4-25 78 A. Deliberations .................................................... 5-23 78 B. Action taken by the Commission.................................... 24-25 82 III. Follow-up to the twentieth special session of the General Assembly: general overview and progress achieved by Governments in meeting the goals and targets for the years 2003 and 2008 set out in the Political Declaration adopted by the Assembly at its twentieth special session ................................. 26-36 83 IV. Drug demand reduction................................................ 37-53 85 Deliberations .................................................... 41-53 85 V. Illicit drug trafficking and supply ....................................... 54-78 88 A. Deliberations .................................................... 57-72 89 B. Action taken by the Commission.................................... 73-78 91 VI. Implementation of the international drug control treaties .................... 79-104 93 A. Deliberations .................................................... 83-100 94 B. Action taken by the Commission.................................... 101-104 97 VII. Policy directives to the drug programme of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime........................................................... 105-117 99 A. Deliberations .................................................... 108-116 99 B. Action taken by the Commission.................................... 117 100 VIII. Strengthening the United Nations machinery for drug control ................ 118-125 101 A. Deliberations .................................................... 120-124 101 iv E/2009/28 E/CN.7/2009/12 B. Action taken by the Commission.................................... 125 102 IX. Administrative and budgetary questions .................................. 126-138 103 Deliberations .................................................... 128-138 103 X. High-level segment ................................................... 139-164 107 A. Opening of the high-level segment .................................. 139-142 107 B. Election of officers of the high-level segment ......................... 143 107 C. General debate of the high-level segment: review of the progress achieved and the difficulties encountered by Member States in meeting the goals and targets set out in the Political Declaration adopted by the General Assembly at its twentieth special session; challenges for the future ................ 144-148 108 D. Round-table discussions of the high-level segment ..................... 149-153 113 E. Adoption of the Political Declaration and Plan of Action on International Cooperation towards an Integrated and Balanced Strategy to Counter the World Drug Problem.............................................. 154-163 119 F. Closure of the high-level segment ................................... 164 121 XI. Provisional agenda for the fifty-third session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs .............................................................. 165-168 122 A. Deliberations .................................................... 167 122 B. Action taken by the Commission.................................... 168 122 XII. Other business ....................................................... 169-172 123 A. Deliberations .................................................... 170-171 123 B. Action taken by the Commission.................................... 172 123 XIII. Adoption of the report of the Commission on its fifty-second session .......... 173-174 124 XIV. Organization of the session and administrative matters ...................... 175-184 125 A. Opening and duration of the session ................................. 175 125 B. Attendance...................................................... 176 125 C. Election of officers ............................................... 177-181 125 D. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters ................ 182 126 E. Documentation .................................................. 183 128 F. Closure of the session............................................. 184 128 Annexes I. Financial statement on the revised draft resolution entitled “Strengthening the law enforcement capacity of the main transit States neighbouring Afghanistan, based on the principle of shared responsibility” ................................................. 129 v E/2009/28 E/CN.7/2009/12 II. Financial statement on the revised draft resolution entitled “Improving the collection, reporting and analysis of data to monitor the implementation of the Political Declaration and Plan of Action on International Cooperation towards an Integrated and Balanced Strategy to Counter the World Drug Problem”................................................. 131 III. Financial statement on the revised draft resolution entitled “Promoting international cooperation in addressing the involvement of women and girls in drug trafficking, especially