The Subcommission on Illicit Drug Traffic and Related Matters in the Near and Middle East held its 53 rd session in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 15 to 23 November 2018. The meeting was attended by representatives of 14 Near and Middle East States plus observers from Italy, France, the Council of Arab Ministers of Interior, the GCC Criminal Information Centre to Combat Drugs, INCB and the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre for Combating Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and their Precursors (CARICC).
The opening of the session was addressed by Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the State Commission on Combating Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking of Azerbaijan, Mr. Ali Hasanov, the Chairman of the State Customs Committee, Mr. Safar Mehdiyev, and by the UNODC Representative for Central Asia, Ms. Ashita Mittal on behalf of the UNODC Executive Director.
The meeting covered a wide range of issues and included three working groups focusing on : (a) Countering money-laundering, illicit financial flows and the use of the darknet and cryptocurrencies in relation to the drug trade; (b) Countering trafficking in precursors, including non-scheduled chemicals, and the threat posed by synthetic drug trends, including new psychoactive substances, and responses and (c) Connecting regional cooperation centres for the exchange of information.
In addition, a cross-cutting, post-UNGASS related working group was devoted to Developing and implementing comprehensive and sustainable alternative development programmes.
The recommendations adopted by the meeting will be brought to the consideration of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs at its 62 nd session in March 2019.
List of Documents
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Political Declaration and Plan of Action on International Cooperation towards an integrated and balanced strategy to counter the world drug problem |
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Joint Ministerial Statement of the 2014 High-Level Review by the Commission on Narcotic Drugs of the Implementation by Member States of the Political Declaration and Plan of Action on International Cooperation towards an Integrated and Balanced Strategy to Counter the World Drug Problem |
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Outcome document adopted by the General Assembly at its special session on the world drug problem (19-21 April 2016, New York), entitled "Out joint commitment to effectively addressing and countering the world drug problem" |
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Provisional agenda, annotations and proposed organization of work |
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Note by the Secretariat transmitting the "Report of the Secretariat on the world situation with regard to drug trafficking" ( E/CN.7/2018/5 ) |
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Note by the Secretariat on the current situation with respect to regional and subregional cooperation |
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Note by the Secretariat on the implementation of the recommendations adopted by the Subcommission at its fifty-first session |
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Note by the Secretariat on the organization of the fifty-fourth session of the Subcommission |
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Report of the fifty-third session of the Subcommission on Illicit Drug Traffic and Related Matters in the Near and Middle East |