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FMPCDI Declaration at side event of UN meeting |
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 The 2009 Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), and its High
Level (political) Segment (HLS), was a key moment where the conclusions and
recommendations resulting from the January Barcelona
Forum could be transmitted and distributed. This was done to make
more policy officials aware of the difficult situation faced by farmers cultivating
the plants that have been declared illicit.
Dionisio Nuñez and Adbibe Abdelatif, representing
respectively the Latin American and African continent, were delegated to go to
Vienna and present the final declaration of the Barcelona Forum and to interact
with policymakers present at this meeting. Read the report Two Barcelona Forum representatives read final Declaration at side event of UN meeting.
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Global Forum of Producers of Crops Declared to be Illicit |
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Barcelona, January 29-31, 2009 | Political Declaration approved at the Forum (French version)
Why peasants from certain regions of the world cultivate the three plants – coca leaves, cannabis and opium poppy – that the international conventions have declared to be illicit? That was the essential question that was discussed at the First Global Forum of Producers of Crops Declared to be Illicit (FMPCDI), that took place in El Prat de Llobregat near Barcelona on January 29-31, 2009.
The conclusions of the Forum will be submitted to the High Level Segment of the 52th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in Vienna on March 11-12, 2009, dedicated to review of the progress achieved and the difficulties encountered by in meeting the goals and targets set out in the 1998 United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on Countering World Drug Problem.
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Coca or death? |
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 Cocalero Movements in Peru and Bolivia
Following Bolivia's 2002 parliamentary elections, the success of the
political party headed by cocalero leader Evo Morales, rekindled debate
regarding cocalero organisations in the Andes and their vindications.
Disinformation around these organisations has contributed to a rise in
terms like narcoguerrilleros and narcoterroristas, etc. being applied
to the various cocalero peasant movements.
Coca or death?
Cocalero Movements in Peru and Bolivia
TNI Drugs & Conflict Debate Papers 10, April 2004
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Broken promises and coca eradication in Peru |
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The forced crop eradication policy implemented by the Peruvian government
over the past 25 years has failed. The official strategy has exacerbated social
conflicts; contributed to various types of subversive violence; jeopardized
local economies, also affecting the national economy; and destroyed forests as
crops have become more scattered. Worst of all, it has not resolved any of the
underlying causes of drug trafficking, such as poverty, marginalisation and
government neglect.
Broken promises and coca eradication in Peru
TNI Drug Policy Briefing 11, March 2005
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