• VIENNA, 28 November (UN Information Service) - The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) concluded its assessment of 18 substances used in the illicit manufacture of drugs: two fentanyl precursors and two series of closely related precursors of amphetamine-type stimulants (16 substances) at its 138th session. (incb.org)
  • The INCB has an important and clearly defined - and restricted - mandate to monitor compliance of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances , primarily to maintain the administrative system to secure availability of drugs controlled under those treaties for medical use and prevent their diversion for illicit purposes. (undrugcontrol.info)
  • Apart from the control on precursors, the INCB has no mandate to monitor the implementation of the 1988 Convention on Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances , dealing as it does with matters of criminal law and its enforcement that go beyond the scope of the earlier conventions into areas touching more closely on the jurisdiction of States. (undrugcontrol.info)
  • The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has overseen international drug control since 1968 with the dual remit of restricting illicit production and use of controlled substances, whilst enabling access for clinical purposes. (joghr.org)
  • For fifty years, the INCB has focussed predominantly upon domain 1: illicit uses, with little attention to domain 3: therapeutic Uses. (joghr.org)
  • The 2015 report of the International Narcotic Control Board (INCB) has attributed rising cases of insecurity to illicit drug use in the region. (nigerianfranknewsng.com)
  • The INCB categorically dispels the myth that drug trafficking may constitute a route to prosperity by stressing that illicit drug production prevents economic growth and does not lead to sustainable development in the long-term. (unodc.org)
  • As regards the link between economic development and drug trafficking, the INCB is using the example of Afghanistan to show how the illicit drug trade can destabilize a country. (unodc.org)
  • In its annual report released in Vienna, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) says it has for the first time examined the impact of illicit drug cultivation, trade and abuse on overall economic development, dispelling what it calls "the myth that drug trafficking might be a route to growth and prosperity. (globalsecurity.org)
  • Heroin and cocaine account for most of the problems worldwide, the INCB says, but the legal market for opiates for pain relief like morphine risks getting out of control with supply currently exceeding demand, and synthetic drugs like Ecstasy could become the main illicit drugs of the future. (globalsecurity.org)
  • The INCB delegation also met with leaders of the international community supporting local institutions, including the EU Office in Pristina, EULEX, the OSCE Mission, UNDP, UNODC, and UNMiK. (dpnsee.org)
  • To read the INCB, UNODC and WHO statement on access to internationally controlled medicines during COVID-19 pandemic, click here . (unodc.org)
  • To read the INCB, UNODC and WHO Joint Statement on Access to Controlled Medicines in Emergencies, click here . (unodc.org)
  • The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) call on governments to ensure that the procurement and supply of controlled medicines in countries meet the needs of patients, both those who have COVID-19 and those who require internationally controlled medicines for other medical conditions. (unodc.org)
  • This section is designed to provide the public and individuals with general and basic information about the Joint Global Programme and highlights the content of the Discussion Paper and the Reports issued by UNODC, WHO, UICC and the INCB. (unodc.org)
  • UNODC, the WHO, UICC and the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) provide recommendations and tools to help healthcare personnel in improving accessibility and availability and at the same time preventing diversion and abuse. (unodc.org)
  • UNODC, WHO, UICC and INCB have additional information to facilitate the work of policy-maker. (unodc.org)
  • https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/drug-prevention-and-treatment/publication. (who.int)
  • The INCB dedicated one of its latest series of Alerts , from June 2019, to the issue of ' State responses to drug-related criminality ', covering decriminalisation, proportionate sentencing, the death penalty and extrajudicial killings. (ungassondrugs.org)
  • Going a step further in supporting the decriminalisation policy, the INCB spoke at a side event at the 58th session of the CND on decriminalisation in Portugal . (faaat.net)
  • The INCB has, therefore, launched a major initiative to stop the chemicals needed to make synthetic drugs, such as Ecstasy, from reaching the clandestine laboratories where they are made. (unodc.org)
  • The INCB has launched a major initiative to stop chemicals needed for synthetic drugs form reaching clandestine laboratories. (globalsecurity.org)
  • Systematic critical analysis using corpus linguistics as a method of document analysis to investigate the regulatory climate promoted by the INCB, through language used regarding opioids in a representative sample of annual Reports, 1968-2018. (joghr.org)
  • INCB is launching the Availability of Internationally Controlled Drugs report today in Vienna. (incb.org)
  • From 23 to 27 June 2019, The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) conducted a mission to Pristina , Kosovo to review the drug control situation there with a view of facilitating access to controlled substances while preventing their diversion. (dpnsee.org)
  • VIENNA, 10 November - The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) held consultations with Member States on operational responses to counter the public health threats posed by trafficking in synthetic drugs and their precursors. (incb.org)
  • On 3 February, INCB briefed Member States on the content of its 2020 Annual Report and Precursors Report, which will be launched worldwide on 25 March 2021, together with a special report marking the 60th and 50th anniversaries of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances. (thevespiary.org)
  • The online pre-export notification an initiative of INCB is an effective tool for monitoring the international movement of precursors. (nigerianfranknewsng.com)
  • The INCB also warns against moves to legalize drugs, particularly cannabis. (globalsecurity.org)
  • In its Report for 2022, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), the " independent, quasi-judicial expert body " that monitors the implementation of the UN drug control conventions, focuses on the legalisation of cannabis. (druglawreform.info)
  • The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) is the independent and quasi-judicial monitoring body for the implementation of the United Nations international drug control conventions. (incb.org)
  • INCB is an independent, quasi-judicial expert body established by the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 for monitoring member states' implementation of the UN drug control treaties . (dpnsee.org)
  • The INCB was established in 1968 as the independent and quasi-judicial control organ for implementation of UN drug conventions. (globalsecurity.org)
  • VIENNA, 3 November (UN Information Service) - The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has welcomed two new Members, Pierre Lapaque and Dr. Mariângela Simão. (incb.org)
  • This years INCB civil society hearing is taking place on 25th May, 11AM to 1PM CEST (Vienna time) . (vngoc.org)
  • As long as the INCB hasn't shown convincingly that they can contribute in a useful manner to the wider UN debate, including the existing tensions between drug control, human rights, right to health, HIV prevention, indigenous rights, etc, they better restrict themselves to the treaty mandate given to them and any 'mission creep', including towards the issue of corruption, should better be avoided. (undrugcontrol.info)
  • Hamid Ghodse was one of the 13 elected members of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), an independent treaty body associated with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, from 1992 to his death. (wikipedia.org)
  • As we approach the 2016 UNGASS, this primer is a tool to better understand the role of these conventions , the scope and limits of their flexibility, the mandates they established for the CND, the INCB and the WHO, and the various options for treaty reform. (druglawreform.info)
  • I've decided to not comment on the contents of that chapter mainly because it just raises again my longstanding doubts about the role and mandate of the INCB within the UN drug control system. (undrugcontrol.info)
  • The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has repeatedly expressed its concern over reports of grave human rights violations purportedly in furtherance of national drug control policies. (dpnsee.org)
  • 3. The INCB has repeatedly called upon States to give due regard to the principle of proportionality in the implementation of criminal justice policy in their efforts to address drug-related crime. (bookofauthorities.info)
  • In the past decade the INCB has been the most vocal opposition within the UN system against drug policy improvements that tried to reconcile drug control and human rights. (undrugcontrol.info)
  • The report is a supplement to the 2015 Annual Report of the INCB and was prepared to follow up on the implementation by Governments of the Board's recommendations contained in the 2010 Availability Report. (incb.org)
  • Afghanistan thanked the INCB for its report, and expressed its desire to share achievements made in the fight against drugs. (cndblog.org)
  • The claim that imports in New Zealand do not on the most part originate in Argentina as claimed in the INCB report. (cndblog.org)
  • Today the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) released its annual report. (undrugcontrol.info)
  • Every year the INCB report contained negative comments or outright condemnations of policy changes in the sphere of harm reduction and decriminalization, up to simply outraging and arrogant statements against sovereign constitutional courts that ruled in favour of such policy changes. (undrugcontrol.info)
  • As a reminder, FAAAT would like to recall a report published just 10 years ago by International Harm Reduction Association , questioning and constructively criticizing the way INCB operates. (faaat.net)
  • The Annual Report of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB or Board) for 2015 is, like the broader international drug policy debate, coloured by what was then the approaching United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on the world drug problem of April 2016. (undrugcontrol.info)
  • This is the key message of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) annual report released here today. (unodc.org)
  • Sustainable and peaceful development in Afghanistan will not be possible without addressing the drug problem in its totality, according to the INCB. (unodc.org)
  • In April 2017, the INCB had already published an Alert on the issue, although mostly reiterating language included in the UN drug conventions. (ungassondrugs.org)
  • The United Nations International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), which oversees compliance with the three international drug control conventions, recently issued an alert regarding policies on drug-related offenses. (dpnsee.org)
  • David Johnson, Member of the Board, supported by Mr. Nodirjon Ibragimov of the INCB secretariat. (dpnsee.org)
  • The failure of the Board to come to grips with these measures , as well as with the gap between high level principles negotiated at UN meetings and the practices on the ground, represent considerable shortcomings in the performance of the INCB. (faaat.net)
  • Does the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) sufficiently prioritise enablement of access to therapeutic opioids? (joghr.org)
  • Clark JD, Johnson M, Fabowale B, Farrelly M, Currow D. Does the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) sufficiently prioritise enablement of access to therapeutic opioids? (joghr.org)
  • The strategic case meeting, which brought the two countries face to face to discuss their responsibilities, held under the supervision of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) focused on improved communication and exchange of real time intelligence using the INCB communication tools, Ion Incident Communication System, IONICS between NDLEA and the Pakistani anti-narcotics agencies. (gov.ng)
  • Challenges to the current drug control system posed by human rights, the right to health, indigenous rights, the Millennium Development Goals, all pointed out by the WHO, UNAIDS and several UN special rapporteurs, have mostly been met from INCB side by rebuttals based on a narrow interpretation of the drug control treaties. (undrugcontrol.info)
  • INCB calls on States to adopt and pursue drug control policies that respect and protect human rights and that are consistent with international human rights instruments. (dpnsee.org)
  • Probably I would have had much less difficulty with the fact that the INCB reflects on drug-related policy issues beyond their immediate remit if they had shown in the past that they are capable of doing so from an independent perspective, pointing out policy dilemmas around the drugs issue within the broader UN context with the aim to stimulate debate. (undrugcontrol.info)
  • Over the ensuing ten years, much has changed at the INCB, most of it for the better. (faaat.net)
  • There is no doubt that the 1961 Convention requires countries to abolish coca leaf chewing, so in strictly legal terms the INCB is correct to remind countries of that obligation. (undrugcontrol.info)
  • The danger that the worldwide legal market in opiates for pain relief may get out of control with supply currently exceeding demand is highlighted by the INCB. (unodc.org)
  • The INCB must consider how improving availability of therapeutic opioids could reduce widespread suffering safely and effectively. (joghr.org)
  • The INCB also highlights (not once, but twice) how these alternatives 'remain underutilized' by member states. (ungassondrugs.org)
  • This year the INCB highlights the theme of 'drugs and corruption' and no doubt most of the media coverage will follow their choice. (undrugcontrol.info)
  • The INCB adds that despite the worldwide surplus of licit opiates for pain relief, these opiates are often not available in many developing countries. (unodc.org)
  • The purpose of this study is to characterize the safety, tolerability, PK, and efficacy of INCB 99280 in combination with ipilimumab in participants with select solid tumors . (ucbraid.org)
  • When possible, competent national authorities are also encouraged to issue electronic import and export authorizations through the INCB International Import and Export Authorization System (I2ES), PEN Online and share related contingency measures in the forum therein. (depictions.media)
  • The reality, unfortunately, is that the INCB has the reputation of being a key obstacle to that kind of debate about UN system-wide coherence. (undrugcontrol.info)