Global drug control norms will shift

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Control Policy ◽  
Drug Control ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Drug Problem ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The World ◽  
Drug Policies ◽  
Un General Assembly

Subject Shift in the global fight against drugs. Significance UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will convene a UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on the World Drug Problem in 2016. The last UNGASS on the World Drug Problem was held in 1998. A ten-year review of global drug policies had previously been scheduled for 2019, but insistence by Mexico, Colombia and Nicaragua brought the session forward. Pro-reform countries are pushing to reframe UN drug policy around reducing social and economic harms of drugs, rather than eliminating their use. Impacts UN drug control policy is likely to be re-centred around development, human rights and health, as well as law enforcement. After marijuana legalisation in some states, US authorities may reiterate their call for "flexibility" in interpreting UN drug conventions. Harm reduction programmes that stem HIV/AIDS transmission among injecting drug users will gain increased international acceptance.

UN drug failings will spur Latin American reforms

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Drug Policy ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Drug Problem ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Unilateral Action ◽  
Drug Policies ◽  
Un General Assembly ◽  
Policy Shifts

Subject The UN met last week to discuss global drug policies. Significance A three-day UN General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem (UNGASS) in New York ended on April 21, having failed to deliver substantive changes to international drug policy. The event was brought forward from 2019 at the behest of Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico due to the severity of drug-related violence in those countries. Having failed to shift policies away from current punitive approaches, they are likely to follow the growing number of countries that are decriminalising drugs. Impacts The global schism on drug policy will deepen, seeing state policies diverge. Colombia and Mexico will take more unilateral action, starting with moves to decriminalise cannabis and legalise medical marijuana. Successful policy shifts in Colombia and Mexico will provide a strong case for more international change at the UNGASS 2019 review. However, marijuana decriminalisation in Colombia and Mexico could see armed groups increase kidnapping and extortion.

scholarly journals WHO and UNDP change in leadership: What views on drug policy and harm reduction?

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 205032451770677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khalid Tinasti ◽  
Ann Fordham ◽  
David R Bewley-Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Harm Reduction ◽  
Drug Policy ◽  
Drug Control ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Special Session ◽  
Drug Policies ◽  
Un General Assembly

The UN General Assembly Special Session on drugs held in April 2016 has been organized by the international drug control entities, but has confirmed the inclusion of other UN agencies in the global debates on drugs. Out of these, WHO and UNDP have played a major role in linking drug policy with the priorities of protecting human rights and promoting sustainable development. In May 2017, the leadership of both agencies will change. This letter reviews the aspiring leaders of these agencies’ positions on drug policies through existing literature, providing more clarity on their past or current commitment to the issue of drug policy and harm reduction stakeholders.

scholarly journals A Global Environmental Constitution for the Anthropocene?

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louis Kotzé
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Environmental Law ◽  
Regulatory Reform ◽  
Ecological Crisis ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
International Environmental Law ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
The World ◽  
Un General Assembly

AbstractInternational environmental law (IEL) has been unable to respond effectively to the Anthropocene’s global socio-ecological crisis, which is critically existential and requires radical interventions and regulatory reform. This article explores the potential of the recent United Nations (UN)-backed initiative to adopt a Global Pact for the Environment as an opportunity to reform IEL. It does so by (i) reflecting on the Anthropocene’s demands for a constitutionalized form of IEL through the lens of global environmental constitutionalism; (ii) investigating the extent to which the Global Pact could contribute to such a vision; and (iii) suggesting ways in which to strengthen the constitutional potential of the Global Pact in this endeavour. To this end, the article revisits the World Charter for Nature of 1982, which seems to have slipped off the radar in academic as well as policy circles. A case is made for renewed support of the Charter – which already enjoys the backing of the majority of UN General Assembly member states, and which has constitutional qualities – to serve as a ‘best-practice’ example during the ensuing negotiation of the Global Pact.

NEW INITIATIVES OF UZBEKISTAN AT THE 76TH SESSION OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 73-79
Author(s):  
Zakhro Jurayeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Human Rights Education ◽  
Convention On Biological Diversity ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Problems ◽  
Un General Assembly

The article is devoted to the review and analysis of the initiatives of Uzbekistan, voiced at the 76th session of the UN General Assembly. The author notes that these initiatives will contribute to further strengthening the image of Uzbekistan in the world arena, as well as solving global problems. Initiatives put forward by Uzbekistan at the 76th session of the UN General Assembly are aimed at creating new platforms for discussing global problems, as well as opening new areas of cooperation in the region of Central and South Asia.Keywords:UN, international initiatives, international cooperation, environmental problems, World Environmental Charter, Convention on Biological Diversity, human rights education

Hackers may exploit insecure Africa internet

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Mobile Internet ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Internet Connectivity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Online Commerce ◽  
The World ◽  
Internet Penetration ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Fixed Line

Subject Implications of Africa's growing internet connectivity Significance Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), which has lagged behind the rest of the world in terms of internet connectivity, is now the continent in which internet penetration is growing the fastest. This includes improvements in both fixed line and mobile internet connectivity. However, this growth will be accompanied by an explosion in cybersecurity threats. Impacts Cybercrime will undermine confidence in African online businesses, denting prospects of online commerce. The rise in cybercrime in SSA will necessitate improvements in law enforcement capabilities. This could mean greater assistance from and cooperation with other countries.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document