Global drug control issues to be discussed under Armenia`s UN  Presidency

ArmInfo.The 69th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, the primary and most prestigious international event on drug issues, opened under the chairmanship of Andranik Hovhannisyan, Permanent Representative of Armenia to the International Organizations in Vienna.

According to the press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry, over  2,000 delegates from approximately 130 member states and over 100  international, regional, and non-governmental organizations are  participating in a five-day session.

During the session, the global drug issues, policies aimed at  addressing it, and global cooperation will be discussed. Also,  important regulatory decisions related to this area will be adopted.  The Commission will discuss five draft resolutions aimed at promoting  efforts to improve early prevention and control mechanisms for  synthetic drugs and precursors, prevent the illicit exploitation of  equipment and supply chains for their production and distribution,  and strengthen public health responses and alternative development  programs.

The Commission will also consider the World Health Organization's  recommendations on the inclusion of new substances in the  international drug control conventions.  The session also plans to  finalize the formation of a new interdisciplinary expert group, which  will assist the Commission in the review process of the conventions'  implementation.

Approximately 170 events and 24 exhibitions will be organized during  the session. Armenia is a member of the UN Commission on Narcotic  Drugs for the first time since 2024. Armenia will chair the  Commission for 2026.