UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs:
India has been chosen to Chair the 68th Session of the United Nation Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND).
- UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs is the principal policy-making body of the United Nations on drug-related matters.
- It is mandated to monitor global drug trends, support Member States in formulating balanced policies, and oversee the implementation of the major international drug conventions.
- It is mandated to decide on the scope of control of substances under the three international drug control conventions (1961, 1971 and 1988 Conventions).
- It was established by the resolution of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) IN 1946.
- It is one of the functional commissions of the ECOSOC and a Governing Body of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- The CND has 53 member states that are elected by ECOSOC. It is chaired by a Bureau including one member per Regional Group.
- It has five subsidiary bodies: the Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies in Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific and Africa, and the Sub-commission in the Near and Middle East.
- It meets annually and adopts a range of decisions and resolutions. Intersessional meetings are convened throughout the year.
- Towards the end of each year, the Commission meets at a reconvened session to consider budgetary and administrative matters as the governing body of the United Nations drug programme.
- Headquarter: It is headquartered in Vienna.
