Joint Meetings of the Reconvened Sessions of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs and the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

E/DEC/2011/259View PDF

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A Decision of the Economic and Social Council, published in 2011.

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At its 48th plenary meeting, on 28 July 2011, the Economic and Social Council took note of Commission on Narcotic Drugs resolution 54/10 of 25 March 201155 and Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice resolution 20/1 of 13April 201156 and decided that:

(a) Starting in 2011, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs and the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice would hold joint meetings during their reconvened sessions for the sole purpose of considering agenda items included in the operational segment of the agendas of both Commissions, with a view to providing integrated policy directives on administrative, budgetary and strategic management issues to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime;

(b) The practice of holding back-to-back reconvened sessions of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs and the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice would be continued to enable each Commission to consider, in separate meetings, agenda items included in the normative segment of its agenda.

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