MAJOR CULTURAL ACHIEVEMENT

Conventions
and
Trends
Conventions
and
Trends
Conventions
and
Trends

I. Conventions and protocols

The 1961 Single Convention
Objectives
Was amended in 1972
Include 51 articles
I. Conventions and protocols
The 1971 Convention on Psychotropic substances
Objectives:
Include 33 article

I. Conventions and protocols

3. The 1988 Convention
Adopted at its 6th plenary meeting on 19/12/1988
The 6 MOU countries are now signatories to agreements the UN to cooperate in the implementation of the 1988 Convention, but only four ratified it
Including 33 articles

I. Conventions and protocols

Besides, some countries has also signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) or agreements….
Some countries have also together with a party to th 1993 Memorandum of Understanding.
Production and Cultivation
Trafficking
Abuse
Trends
Trends
Production and Cultivation
Opium
Coca/cocaine
Cannabis
Amphetamine- type stimulants
Trends
Opium
Global opium poppy cultivation declines:
- The world opium poppy cultivation decreased by 22%...
(Flg 21 tr 26)


Trends
Trend in cultivation and production
Besides, low levels of opium poppy cultivation continues exist in many region and countries…

Trends
…But global opium production declines:














Coca/cocaine
Global cultivation of coca remained essentially stable.
The total area under coca cultivation about 159,600 hectares
Most coca was cultivated in Colombia, Peru and Bolivia
Overall level of coca production remains essentially stable
The potential production of coca reached 910mt in 2005, about the same as a year earlier.
Overall production is practically unchanged from the levels of a decade ago
Trends
Cannabis:
Global production slightly increases:
Cannabis herb production continues to increase
Cannabis cultivation will decrease
Trends
ATS
ATS production will be contained in coming years, but is still higher than in the late 1990s.
Globally, ecstasy will increase in developing countries.(vi sao)
Trends
Abuse
Cannabis use is perceived to be increasing further
For the first time in years, cocaine use was perceived as declining slightly
Upward trends are perceived for both opiate use and ATS use, including ecstasy.