During the mission to UNHQ in New York, Professor Hamid Ghodse, President of the International Narcotics Control Board and Mr. Jonathan Lucas, Secretary of the Board, attended the substantive session of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on 22 July 2010, at which the INCB President presented the 2009 Annual Report. (To read the statement, click here)
The mission held high level consultations with the Secretary General, the Administrator of UNDP, other senior United Nations Official, the President of the Security Council, the Acting President of the General Assembly, the President and First Vice-President of ECOSOC and Representatives of Governments.
This was followed by a visit to Washington, D.C., where the mission had consultations with Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), the Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement of the State Department, and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).
The discussion focused on the policies of the Government of the United States in respect of drug control. Consultations with some key Members of the Congress were also held.
The findings of the mission will be reflected in the 2010 INCB Annual Report to be published in early 2011.
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