CND - Thematic debate

The agenda of the Commission at each session foresees specific themes to be addressed under the item "Thematic debate". Panellists, selected for their expertise and on the basis of geographical distribution, are invited to participate in the "Thematic debate" to lead and to ensure a focused, interactive discussion. The Commission agreed on the following themes for the following sessions:

• Forty-fourth session (March 2001): "Building partnerships to address the world drug problem".
• Forty-fifth session (March 2002): "Follow-up to the Action Plan on the Eradication of Illicit Drug Crops and on Alternative Development".
• Forty-sixth session (April 2003): No thematic debate because of the ministerial-level meeting of the Commission.
• Forty-seventh session (March 2004): "Synthetic drugs and control of precursors: production of, trafficking in and abuse of synthetic drugs, including methaqualone (Mandrax); strengthening systems for the control of precursor chemicals and to prevent diversion of and trafficking in such chemicals".
• Forty-eighth session (March 2005): "Thematic debate on drug abuse prevention, treatment and rehabilitation: (a) community capacity-building; (b) Preventing HIV/AIDS and other blood-borne diseases in the context of drug abuse prevention".
• Forty-ninth session (March 2006): "Thematic debate on alternative development as an important drug control strategy and establishing alternative development as a cross cutting issue".
• Fiftieth session (March 2007): "Thematic debate on new challenges for controlling precursor chemicals"
• Fifty-first session (March 2008): "Thematic debate on the follow-up to the twentieth special session of the General Assembly: general overview and progress achieved by Governments in meeting the goals and targets for the years 2003 and 2008 set out in the Political Declaration adopted by the Assembly at its twentieth special session."