Kuwait participates in UNCND meeting in Vienna

VIENNA, March 13 (KUNA) -- The 60th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (UNCND) kicked off Monday with participation of ministers, senior officials, and specialists from around the world, including Kuwait.
The participants are to discuss several important subjects during the session, including implementation of the Political Declaration and Plan of Action of 2009 and Plan of Action on International Cooperation towards an Integrated and Balanced Strategy to Counter the World Drug Problem, in addition to following the outcomes of UN General Assembly's 30th Special Session on World Drug Problem.
For his part, Kuwait's Ambassador to Austria and permanent delegate to the UN and International Organizations' headquarters in Vienna Sadeq Marafi stated to KUNA that UNCND is celebrating this year its 60th anniversary, adding the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) established CND to assist it in supervising the application of the international drug control treaties.
The General Assembly also expanded the mandate of the CND to enable it to function as the governing body of the UNODC, Marafi added, noting that ECOSOC resolution 1999/30 requested the CND to structure its agenda with two distinct segments; a normative segment for discharging treaty-based and normative functions, and an operational segment for exercising the role as the governing body of UNODC.
Kuwait was at the forefront of signing and ratifying the UN's three main anti-drugs treaties out of its faith in the international cooperation's importance in that regard, the Kuwaiti diplomat mentioned.
He also stressed his country's keenness on taking part in CND's annual sessions to gain experiences and participate in making decisions that are in line with the country's directions and policies in security, health, precautionary, and medical treatment fields. (end) amg.ma