Vienna/New Delhi, Dec 6 (UNI) India has been chosen to Chair the 68th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND). This is the first time that India has been named to Chair this important UN body.
Ambassador Shambhu S. Kumaran, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN offices in Vienna, officially assumed the chairmanship of the prestigious UN forum today.
The CND is the principal policy-making body of the UN on drug related matters. It is mandated to monitor global drug trends, support member states in formulating balanced policies, and oversee implementation of the major international drug conventions. The CND is one of the functional commissions of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and a governing body of the UN