Drugs, Crime and Development: The Need for System-Wide Coherence

IDPC Briefing Note, June 2012

2 Pages Posted: 7 Jul 2013

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Ann Fordham

International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC)

Date Written: June 5, 2012

Abstract

On Tuesday 26th June, the UN General Assembly will debate the topic of ‘Drugs and Crime as a Threat to Development’. This is a timely and important debate especially as it takes place in New York, where it is critical for the UN community to consider the impact of illicit drug markets on security, human rights and development, in particular the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

This briefing outlines the key issues for the debate and underlines the importance of coherence across the UN system on the complex issue of drugs. Critical to the debate is the acknowledgement that current repressive drug control measures have often adversely affected the very communities that development policies seek to support.

Keywords: Development, UN drug conventions, HIV

Suggested Citation

Fordham, Ann, Drugs, Crime and Development: The Need for System-Wide Coherence (June 5, 2012). IDPC Briefing Note, June 2012, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2290249 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2290249

Ann Fordham (Contact Author)

International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) ( email )

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