64th CND | Strategic Management, Budgetary and Administrative Questions
As delivered by Counselor for UN Affairs Ethan Glick, April 13, 2021. Read More»
Remarks on Promoting Public-Private Partnerships in the Area of Drug Control
As delivered by Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Louis L. Bono at a Side Event of the 64th Session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs. Read More»
64th CND | U.S. National Statement
As delivered by Regina LaBelle, Acting Director of National Drug Control Policy, April 12, 2021. Read More»
United States at the 64th UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs
The 64th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs meets virtually and in Vienna, Austria, from April 12-16, 2021. Read More»
U.S. Remarks at the Reconvened CND and Regular and Reconvened CCPCJ
As one of its strongest supporters and major donors, the United States places great value in UNODC’s provision of vital technical assistance programs that counter the menaces of illicit drugs, crime, corruption, and terrorism. Read More»
CND: U.S. Explanation of Vote on Changes in the Scope of Control of Cannabis and Cannabis-related Substances
Reconvened 63rd Session of theUN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), December 2-4, 2020, Vienna, Austria. Read More»
2020 CND: U.S. on Strategic Management, Administrative, and Budget Issues
As delivered by DCM Nicole Shampaine at the 63rd Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Agenda Item 4: Strategic Management, Administrative, and Budget Issues. Read More»
2020 CND: U.S. National Statement
As delivered by James A. Walsh, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, at the 63rd Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs. Read More»
MEDIA NOTE: U.S. Delegation to the 63rd CND
The United States will build on President Trump’s Call to Action on the World Drug Problem. Read More»
Reconvened CND and CCPCJ – U.S. on Strategic Management, Budgetary and Administrative Questions
U.S. Statement under Agenda Item 8 of the Reconvened Session of the 62nd Session of the CND and Agenda Item 4 of the Reconvened Session of the 28th Session of the CCPCJ: Strategic Management, Budgetary and Administrative Questions. Read More»
National Statement at the 2019 CND
U.S. National Statement Statement at the High Level Segment of the 62nd Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs. Read More»
Media Note: Assistant Secretary Kirsten D. Madison Travel to Vienna, Austria
Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Kirsten D. Madison will lead the U.S. delegation to the High-Level Segment of the 62nd Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), March 14-15, in Vienna, Austria. At the CND, the United States will seek increased national action to control the illicit ... Read More»
U.S. National Statement at the opening of the reconvened sixty-first session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
Thank you, Madam Chair. Before I begin my comments on the CND, I would like to note that today is a National Day of Mourning throughout the United States and our embassies and missions around the world, in honor of my country’s 41st President, George H.W. Bush. I thank those of you who have expressed ... Read More»
U.S. National Statement at the Intergovernmental Expert Group Meeting on International Challenges Posed by the Non-Medical Use of Synthetic Opioids
Thank you, Chair, for offering me the floor to speak on such an important topic. Thank you to the UNODC Secretariat for supporting preparations for this expert meeting, which the Commission requested last year in Resolution 61/8 to learn more about the challenges posed by the non-medical use of synthetic opioids and to propose core ... Read More»
Press Release: U.S. Welcomes Commission on Narcotic Drugs Vote on Carfentanil
Press Release March 14, 2018 Vienna, Austria U.S. Welcomes Commission on Narcotic Drugs Vote on Carfentanil The United States welcomes today’s unanimous vote at the Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna to add carfentanil, a synthetic opioid 10,000 times more powerful than morphine, to the list of controlled substances under the UN Single ... Read More»
United Nations in Vienna Taking Action to Stem International Flow of Dangerous Opioids
U.S. Focuses on Carfentanil during Commission on Narcotic Drugs Drug overdose is now the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 50. While the opioid epidemic has reached crisis proportions in the United States, it is far from being an exclusively American problem. “Families, communities, and citizens across our country are currently ... Read More»
UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs Unanimously Votes to Take Steps to Curb Spread of Illicit Opioid Crisis
When you think of the United Nations, what comes to mind? Blue-helmeted peacekeepers in a faraway land perhaps? Or humanitarian workers delivering food aid to refugees? But did you know that the UN is an organization that is helping curb American overdose deaths in the current opioid epidemic? In fact, it is. Last Thursday in ... Read More»
U.S. Statement Intervention, 60th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)
Statement of Kara McDonald, United States Department of State 60th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) United States Intervention after Agenda Item 8(b) Votes on ANPP and NPP Vienna, Austria; March 13, 2017 Thank you Madam Chair. I want to express the gratitude of my government for this show of solidarity and support ... Read More»
U.S. Statement on Agenda Item 3, 60th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)
Statement of Andrew J. Schofer, Chargé d’Affaires, U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna 60th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) Agenda Item 3 Vienna, Austria; March 13, 2017 As Delivered Madame Chair, The United States welcomes the Report of the Executive Director on the activities of UNODC in 2016, which ... Read More»
Remarks on the World Drug Problem
Remarks for the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) Special Segment on the UN General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem, Ambassador Laura S.H. Holgate, U.S. Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna, Vienna International Centre, Vienna, Austria, November 30, 2016. Thank you, Chair. Seven months ago, the international community gathered at ... Read More»
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