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April 2, 2025

Emergency in Myanmar and Thailand

VIENNA, 1 April 2025 - The International Narcotics Control Board is deeply saddened by the loss of life and extensive destruction caused by the earthquakes that struck Myanmar and Thailand last Friday. The Board and its secretariat extend their deepest condolences to the people of Myanmar and Thailand at this difficult time. The dire...[Read more]

March 14, 2025

International Narcotics Control Board participates in sixty-eighth session of the Commission on Narcotics Drugs

VIENNA, 14 March - The President of the International Narcotics Control Board participated in the sixty-eighth session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, which took place from 10 to 14 March 2025.

At the opening of the session on 10 March, the INCB President, Prof. Jallal Toufiq, highlighted two critical drug control challenges for which continued international cooperation is essential ....[Read more]

March 12, 2025

Statement of the INCB President on Item 5 (c) at the sixty-eighth session of the CND

VIENNA, March 11 - Mr. Chair, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,

The thematic chapter of the Annual Report focuses on the rapid expansion of the illicit synthetic drug industry and the major threat posed to health globally. It explores emerging regional threats and scenarios, which

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