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2000/17. | Promotion of the design of national and regional prevention programmes through an interdisciplinary approach |
The Economic and Social Council, Recalling the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988,54 Bearing in mind the Declaration on the Guiding Principles of Drug Demand Reduction,55 and in particular the Action Plan for the Implementation of the Declaration on the Guiding Principles of Drug Demand Reduction,56 Stressing the need for interdisciplinary teams to promote national and regional prevention programmes, taking into account the specificities and distinguishing features of each region and country, with the aim of promoting health and individual and social well-being and raising awareness, through positive messages, of the consequences of drug abuse with regard to the achievement of that aim, Noting the need for exchange of information on efforts in this field to ensure the effectiveness of international cooperation and solidarity, Having considered the Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 1999,57 which points to the need to continue work on the design of policies to reduce the demand for narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, 1. Urges the United Nations International Drug Control Programme, subject to the availability of voluntary contributions, to support States and regional bodies in the design, through an interdisciplinary approach, of national and regional prevention programmes, taking into account the specificities and distinguishing features of each region and country, with the aim of promoting health and individual and social well-being and raising awareness, through positive messages, of the consequences of drug abuse with regard to the achievement of that aim; 2. Urges Member States to promote the establishment of interdisciplinary approaches, as well as multidisciplinary teams, to pursue, in the context of demand reduction, the objectives set out in paragraph 1 above; 3. Calls for the promotion of information and education programmes that will raise awareness of the risks of drug abuse, taking into account differences in gender, culture and education among the target groups, with special attention being paid to children and young people, and will reflect sound, precise and balanced data; 4. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit the text of the present resolution to all Governments for consideration. 43rd plenary meeting 55/ General Assembly resolution S-20/3, annex. 56/ General Assembly resolution 54/132, annex. 57/ United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XI.1. |