Preparation of a Draft Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 106International campaign against traffic in drugs, published in 1986.

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4 versions · 1986–1989

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Conferences Drug Control Drug Traffic Narcotic Drugs Psychotropic Substances Report Preparation Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications Treaties

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Expresses its appreciation to Member States for their response to the request made by tbe Secretary-General in accordance with paragraph 1 of Commission on Narcotic Drugs resolution 1 (XXXO and urges tbose Member States tbat have not yet done so to comply with the request forthwith;

Commends the Secretary-General for bis effective response to the request set forth in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Commission on Narcotic Drugs resolution 1 (XXXI) and for the preparation of his comprehensive report, l4◄ which will contribute to the preparation of a draft convention against illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, as mandated by the General Assembly in its resolution 39/141;

Requests the Economic and Social Council, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 39/141 and resolution 1 (XXXI) of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, to instruct the Commission to decide, following consideration at its ninth special session of the report of the Secretary-General, on the elements that could be included in the convention and to request tbe Secretary-General to prepare a draft on tbe basis of those elements, and to submit a progress report, including completed elements of the draft, to tbe Commission for consideration at its thirty-second session;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the International Conference on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, to be held in 1987, 14s a report on progress made towards completing a new convention against drug trafficking;

Emphasizes the importance ofresolution 2 adopted by the Seventh United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and tbe Treatment of Offenders, approved by the General Assembly in its resolution 40/32 of 29 November 1985, in which tbe Congress recommended that absolute priority should be accorded to the preparation of a new international instrument against illicit drug traffic, as well as the importance of paragraph 5 (g) of the Milan Plan of Action;

Recommends that the new convention should take into account tbe interests of ali countries in order that it may be an effective, operative instrument in the struggle against illicit drug trafficking;

Requests the Commission on Narcotic Drugs to report to the Economic and Social Council at its first regular session of 1986 on the results achieved in this respect during its ninth special session;

Urges once again ali States that have not yet done so to adhere to and ratify the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, the 1972 Protocol Amending the Single

Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 196 l and the Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 197 l;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its forty-lirst session on the implementation of the present resolution.

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