Report of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs on its reconvened 53rd session and provisional agenda for its 54th session — E/DEC/2011/260 | UN Mandate Registry
Report of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs on Its Reconvened 53rd Session and Provisional Agenda for Its 54th Session
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At its 48th plenary meeting, on 28 July 2011, the Economic and Social Council:
(a) Took note of the report of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs on its reconvened fifty-third session;57
(b) Further to its decision 2010/244 of 22 July 2010, approved the provisional agenda for the fifty-fourth session of the Commission as set out below:
1
Election of officers.
2
Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters.
Operational segment
3
Policy directives to the drug programme of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and strengthening the drug programme and the role of the Commission as its governing body, including administrative, budgetary and strategic management questions:
55 Ibid., 2011, Supplement No. 8 (E/2011/28), chap. I, sect. C. 56 Ibid., Supplement No. 10 (E/2011/30), chap. I, sect. D. 57 Ibid., 2010, Supplement No. 8A (E/2010/28/Add.1).
188. (a)
Work of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and policy directives;
b
Role of the Commission as the governing body of the drug programme of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime:
i
Strengthening the drug programme of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime;
ii
Administrative, budgetary and strategic management questions.
Normative segment
4
Implementation of the international drug control treaties:
a
Changes in the scope of control of substances;
b
International Narcotics Control Board;
c
International cooperation to ensure the availability of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances for medical and scientific purposes while preventing their diversion;
d
Other matters arising from the international drug control treaties.
5
Round-table discussions:
a
Regional and international cooperation in combating the world drug problem and its connection with organized crime;
b
Revitalization of the principle of joint and shared responsibility as the centrepiece of international cooperation to confront the challenges posed by the world drug problem,
in a manner consistent with the relevant United Nations conventions and declarations;
c
Addressing key public health and safety issues such as addictive behaviours of youth and drugged driving.
6
Implementation of the Political Declaration and Plan of Action on International Cooperation towards an Integrated and Balanced Strategy to Counter the World Drug Problem:
a
Demandreduction and related measures;
b
Supply reduction and related measures;
c
Countering money-laundering and promoting judicial cooperation to enhance international cooperation.
7
World situation with regard to drug trafficking and recommendations of the subsidiary bodies of the Commission.
8
Provisional agenda for the fifty-fifth session of the Commission.
9
Other business.
10
Adoption of the report of the Commission on its fifty-fourth session.
