Afrique : La route après le fracas de l’UNGASS – Est-ce-que tout s’effondre pour l’Afrique ?

Dès le début, les préparatifs de l’UNGASS dans la région n’ont pas commencé dans un esprit de « consensus ». Pour en savoir plus, en anglais, veuillez lire les informations ci-dessous.

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As government delegates and civil society organizations from all over the world gathered at the UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) in New York last month, many hoped for a sober reflection of the world drug problem and an honest assessment of what has not worked over the years. Unfortunately, however, this hope was not entirely met.

The drug problem and its related "harms" transcend borders and affect people across Africa and the world as a whole. Hence, international cooperation is believed to be the way towards an integrated and balanced strategy, and the United Nations places a lot of emphasis and energy into the achievement of a "global consensus".

The Special Session in New York saw more 20 African countries (Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda and Zambia) participate in this very important discussion. These countries had the opportunity to make their statements and contributed to the debate on the world drug problem.

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