scholarly journals United Nations International Drug Control Programme responds

2002 ◽  
Vol 76 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 89-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Platzer ◽  
Flavio Mirella
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Death Penalty ◽  
Control Programme ◽  
Drug Control ◽  
New Directions ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Commonwealth Caribbean

[First paragraph]We would like to reply to the article written by Axel Klein entitled, "Between the Death Penalty and Decriminalization: New Directions for Drug Control in the Commonwealth Caribbean" published in NWIG 75 (3&4) 2001. We have noted a number of factual inaccuracies as well as hostile comments which portray the United Nations International Drug Control Programme in a negative light. This reply is not intended to be a critique of the article, which we find unbalanced and polemical, but rather an alert to the tendentious statements about UNDCP, which we feel should be corrected.

scholarly journals The Department of State and the United nations

1950 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 400-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lincoln Palmer Bloomfield
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Security System ◽  
International Affairs ◽  
Collective Security ◽  
Department Of State ◽  
New Directions ◽  
The World ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Fast Acting

The United Nations at the time of this writing has emerged from a period of uncertainty engendered by the Soviet boycotts beginning in January 1950, into blazing prominence as a fast-acting agency for suppressing armed aggression. Many of the questions raised during the first four years of its existence concerning its vitality and effectiveness as the center of a collective security system have now been dramatically answered. Its forms have altered with experience, and by analogy to our Constitution, its action in response to the armed invasion of the Republic of Korea constitutes a precedent which may rank with Chief Justice Marshall's most momentous decisions. Whatever new directions the organization and its Charter may take in response to the dynamics of the world society they represent, it is indisputable that this new parlimentary form of conducting international affairs has conclusively proved its worth and its indispensability to the future of the international community.

Part II Commercial Aspects of the Marine Environment, 11 The Contribution of UNODC to Ocean Governance

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Forlati Serena
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Control Programme ◽  
International Terrorism ◽  
Effective Prevention ◽  
Transnational Organized Crime ◽  
Ocean Governance ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Legal Frameworks ◽  
Drugs And Crime

This chapter discusses the contribution of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to ocean governance. Formally established in 2004, UNODC is an office of the United Nations (UN) Secretariat focused on addressing the interrelated issues of drug control, crime prevention and international terrorism in the context of sustainable development and human security. The chapter first provides an overview of UNODC’s history, governance and budget before considering its role in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It then examines UNODC’s involvement in ocean governance, particularly in effective prevention and repression of crime at sea, based on the legal frameworks of UNCLOS and the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC). Finally, it describes two UNODC Programmes that have an impact on the process of ocean management: the Container Control Programme and the Global Maritime Crime Programme.

Human Rights and Wrongs in Iran's Drug Diplomacy with Europe

2017 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 403-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janne Bjerre Christensen
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Death Penalty ◽  
Drug Trafficking ◽  
Drug Control ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Human Rights Organizations ◽  
History Of ◽  
Drugs And Crime

Europe has a strong interest in and a history of assisting Iran in controlling inflows of drugs from Afghanistan. But due to Iran's increasing use of the death penalty in drug trafficking cases, Europe has terminated its cooperation. Based on interviews with Iranian policy-makers and representatives of both human rights organizations and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), this article presents Denmark's withdrawal of drug control funding in 2013 as a case study, analyzing the dilemmas and trajectories of joint Iranian-European drug diplomacy and the prospects for reengagement following the nuclear agreement.

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