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May 25, 2018

INCB holds consultations with WHO and Heads of UNODC, CND, and ECOSOC

VIENNA, 24 May 2018 - At its 122 nd session, INCB held consultations with the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Mr. Yury Fedotov, the Chair of the Commission on Narcotics Drugs (CND).... [Read More]

May 22, 2018

INCB concludes its 122nd session; treaty compliance critical to ensuring public health and wellbeing

VIENNA, 21 May (UN Information Service) - The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) concluded its 122 nd session in Vienna on Friday. Upon the closing of the session, the INCB President, Dr. Viroj Sumyai, emphasized the importance of compliance of countries with the three international drug control treaties and the consequences of non-compliance for public health and well-being.... [Read More]

May 17, 2018

INCB Countering the Opioids Crisis through its Global Projects

VIENNA, 17 May 2018 - INCB, having assessed the latest developments concerning synthetic opioids, including fentanyls and their related precursors that have contributed to the spreading drug overdose epidemic and the opioids crisis, directed its targeted Global Projects to counter the public health threat posed by these substances, including through its newest initiative, the Operational Partnerships to Interdict Opioids' Illicit Distribution and Sales (OPIOIDS) Project. [Read more]

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Viroj SUMYAI
INCB President

Our Mission

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. It was established in 1968 in accordance with the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961. It had predecessors under the former drug control treaties as far back as the time of the League of Nations.