1990 The United Nations special session on drug control held in new york in February adopted the Political Declaration and Global Action Plan, and solemnly declared the last year of the 20th century 10 (199 1-2000) as the international drug control decade. All countries are required to immediately carry out an effective and sustained anti-drug struggle to promote the implementation of the Global Programme of Action.
1In June 1998, the Political Declaration, the Declaration on the Guiding Principles of Drug Demand Reduction and the Declaration on Strengthening International Cooperation to Deal with the Drug Problem adopted by the second special session of the United Nations on drug control formulated a cross-century strategy to strengthen international judicial cooperation, control stimulants, reduce drug demand, combat money laundering and eradicate illegal drug crops, and establish a global "drug-free world".
The worldwide spread of drugs has become a serious threat to the international people. According to United Nations statistics, the global drug trade volume is as high as more than 500 billion US dollars every year, which is the second largest trade in the world after the arms trade.
In 1980s, drug abuse caused 654.38 million deaths worldwide. Drugs not only seriously damage human health, endanger national quality, encourage violent crimes, but also devour huge social wealth. For developing countries, the losses caused by drugs and the huge amount of money needed to eradicate drugs are a heavy burden.
1987 In June, the United Nations Ministerial International Conference on Drug Control was held in Vienna, Austria. More than 3000 representatives from 138 countries attended the meeting. The meeting adopted the Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Outline of Drug Control Activities.
At the end of the 26th meeting, the delegates unanimously passed a resolution to designate June 26th of each year as "International Anti-Drug Day" from 1988, so as to draw attention to the drug problem all over the world and call on people all over the world to make joint efforts to solve the drug problem. In February of the same year, the 42nd United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution to designate June 26th as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
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