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“Turkey is a role model”
Gilberto
Gerra,
the
Chief
of
the
Prevention
Treatment
and
Rehabilitation Unit of UNODC, spoke
about the importance of the child-
parent relationship in the prevention
of substance addiction, saying that
in the past children had had the
opportunity to grow in larger families
with stronger ties, which had played a
key role in their personal development.
Gerra said that a child that has a good
relationship with their parents will be
stronger in character, making them
more resistant to negative external
factors.
Gerra praised the work of Green
Crescent saying, “Turkey is a role
model in the region, based on its work
in the field of addiction.”
During the 2019 Session of Commission
on Narcotic Drugs, the winning
cartoons in the 3rd International
Green Crescent Cartoon Contest
were on display at the United Nations
building in Vienna.
What is the Commission on
Narcotic Drugs?
Established by the United Nations
Economic
and
Social
Council
(ECOSOC), the Commission on Narcotic
Drugs (CND) was launched to oversee
international drug control treaties.
The CND monitors the world drug
situation, develops strategies for
international drug control and makes
recommendations on how to address
the global drug problem. The CND
convenes annually, during which
important decisions are considered
and adopted related to the issue. In
addition, intersessional meetings of
the CND are convened regularly to
follow developments in the world,
to foresee the approaches of NGOs
and citizens in this field and adopt a
political guide.
In the annual CND and intersessional
meetings attended by Green Crescent,
it was observed that the approach to
the drug problem is changing. While
some NGOs and countries advocate
the formulation of policies to reduce
the demand for and use of drugs, other
argue that in terms of drug control,
only the reduction of drug-related
harm should be addressed. In the
intersessional meetings of the CND,
these views are regularly addressed
by NGOs. Through these meetings, the
United Nations identifies the course
of the drug problem and the needs in
this area. The active role assumed by
Green Crescent in the CND aids in its
collaborations with NGOs that comply
with the principles it has adopted, and
serves as a guide in identifying actions
to be taken for drug control.
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