Policy makers are crucially important for the support of the Children's Program because are responsible for policies and legislation with the potential to contribute to the effectiveness of the Program.
CND Resolution 43/04 (March 2000) served as the milestone to develop programmes and resolutions to deal with drug abuse in children and youths as it highlighted the importance of taking urgent actions to counter the world drug problem.
In recent years Member States have committed themselves to support the Sustainable Development Goals; thus supporting the Children's Program as incorporated in Goal 3: " Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages" more specifically in target 3.5.
UNODC has produced many documents regarding the Children Project that might be helpful for policy makers, including:
Member States represented in the Commission on Narcotic Drugs have adopted many resolutions as part of the Political Declaration of the UNGASS 2009 on Global Drug Control. These resolutions incite policy-makers to counter the world drug problem while concentrating on children and youths, as:
The Commission on Narcotic Drugs has also issued resolutions aimed at preventing the abuse of illicit drugs relating to the Children's Program, such as:
Policy-makers and legislators wishing to know more about the prevention of drug use in children and youths, as well as the treatment of drug use disorders, may also be interested in the High Level Review (of Member States' implementation of the 2009 Political Declaration and Plan of Action on the world drug problem) carried out by the CND at its 57 th session in March 2014.