Int'l coop on combating narcotic drugs unsatisfactory: official

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Secretary of Iran’s Drug Control Headquarters Eskandar Momeni said on Wednesday that cooperation in the world on fighting against narcotic drugs is unsatisfactory.

He made the remarks on the sidelines of the 63rd Session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in Vienna, adding the principle of shared responsibility for the global issue has been neglected by the target states.

Every year the UNODC's report on the cultivation and production of opium in Afghanistan will be published, he said noting the action was not taken in December 2019.

The report contains information and analysis that is of prime importance to us as one of Afghanistan's neighbors that is most affected by it.

The event is to discuss the implementation of international agreements on controlling narcotics and following up commitments at national, regional and international levels.

Delegations from UN member states, representatives of NGOs and international organizations will participate in the three-day event.

Meanwhile, an exhibition of Iran’s measures to fight drug narcotics will also be open to the public at the UN office in Vienna.

The agenda of the event include issues such as implementation of international agreements; pursuing implementation of national, regional, and international commitments mentioned in the 2019 Ministerial Declaration on Drugs and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Tehran, March 4, IRNA -2020

New UNODC chief addresses Commission on Narcotic Drugs, calls for unity in tackling diverse drug challenges

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 The 63rd session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) began today with a call for concrete progress in strengthening responses to the world drug problem. Ghada Waly addressed the Commission for the first time as Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), highlighting the value of the Vienna spirit of consensus: "Every country, every region faces unique challenges and contexts, but working through diverging views, to find and expand common ground, remains an essential basis for effective action to make a difference on the ground."

Ambassador Mansoor Ahmad Khan of Pakistan is chairing the 63rd session. The opening session was also addressed by Cornelis de Joncheere, President of the International Narcotics Control Board and featured a video message from Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization.

Ms. Waly, who served as Minister for Social Solidarity of Egypt until December 2019, drew on her own experience as head of Egypt's delegation to the Commission, underscoring the role of the world's central policy-making body on drug matters in driving action by UNODC to support Member States with "a direct and real impact on the lives of people everywhere. Now I am proud to be here again, but this time as UNODC Executive Director and a member of the UN family, in the 75th year of the United Nations, at the start of the Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals".

Resolutions under consideration by the Commission address topics including partnerships with the private sector and improving the collection and analysis of data to strengthen evidence-based responses to the world drug problem; involving youth in drug prevention efforts and ensuring the access to and availability of controlled substances for medical and scientific purposes, as well as promoting alternative development approaches to illegal crop cultivation. The list of draft resolutions can be found here.

The 63rd session brings together more than 1,100 participants from 131 countries, 17 inter-governmental organizations, 97 civil society organizations and the scientific community and continues until 6 March. Some registered participants cancelled travel in view of continuing global developments surrounding Coronavirus (COVID-19). No restrictions on events or general travel are currently in place for Vienna. The situation is being monitored and all precautionary health measures are being taken, following the guidance of the World Health Organization and the host country authorities.

UNDOC-Vienna (Austria), 2 March 2020

Iran ready to help Afghanistan replace poppy cultivation

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Secretary of Iran’s Drug Control Headquarters Brigadier-General Eskandar Momeni said on Tuesday that Iran is ready to help Afghanistan carry out joint development projects and replace poppy cultivation.

Momeni made the remarks during a meeting with Afghanistan’s deputy interior minister on the sidelines of the 63rd Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna.  

“We deeply believe that Iran and Afghanistan are two brothers in a family trapped in the desperate plight of narcotic drugs unwillingly,” he said.

Underlining that Iran attaches special significance to security and stability in Afghanistan, the Iranian official said that Tehran appreciates efforts by Kabul government to control poppy cultivation.

Iran has always stressed the need for global support for Afghanistan’s developmental projects to pursue its alternative cultivation plans, Momeni said.  

He said that the continuation of the current situation will further put young people of both Iran and Afghanistan at risk of this dilemma.

Tehran, March 3, IRNA –2020

Iran has least int'l support in fight against drug trafficking

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Secretary-General of Iran Drug Control Headquarters Brigadier General Eskandar Momeni said on Monday that Iran has the least international support in fight against drug narcotics and is practically engaged in a dual struggle, namely countering drug trafficking, evil and terrorism, and on the one hand, cruel and unilateral sanctions.

The Iranian envoy made the remarks at the sixty-third annual meeting of the UN Drugs Commission in Vienna where he noted that during the past year since the previous summit, the Islamic Republic of Iran has dedicated about 30 martyrs and injured and in an unequal struggle, has succeeded in discovering about 1000 tons of different types of drugs; a figure that is unprecedented in world history.

He stated that the experiences of the Islamic Republic of Iran indicate that the challenges posed by drugs vary from region to region, and the ways to deal with them should be defined and adjusted to the extent of the issue and the needs of the countries.

The Secretary- General of Iran Drug Control Headquarters went on to say that more than three decades of tireless confrontation with traffickers and enduring irreparable human and financial damage has led the Islamic Republic of Iran to deal with international mafia and regional bands of production, transit and drug trafficking in parallel with the implementation of reduction programs and put on the agenda of its comprehensive policies and programs at national, regional and international levels.

Tehran, March 2, IRNA -2020