The Vienna NGO Committee on Narcotic Drugs has installed a website where NGOs can send their input to the review process on the declaration of UNGASS 1998
In search of Co-operative Solutions
From 15 February to 2 March, 1998, a delegation of European MP’s, government officials and NGO representatives visited Colombia, Peru and Bolivia, in order to obtain information on the situation of illicit drugs production. Its objective was to achieve first-hand testimonies from (local) government officials, parliament members, representatives from the legal apparatus, development experts from NGO’s and mutlilateral organisations, peasant representatives and others on the economic, social, political and environmental problems related to illicit drugs production as well as strategies aiming at controlling this phenomenon.
GUIDELINES FOR DRUG POLICIES IN THE 21st CENTURY March 2001
In March 2001, 25 ENCOD members from 8 different countries met in Brussels and edited the following guidelines for just and effective drug policies in Europe.
LETTER TO MALAYSIAN AUTHORITIES
On 20 March 2007, the Federal Court of Malaysia confirmed the death sentence of Basil Omar (36), who was caught with 1 kilo of cannabis in January 1990.
We ask everyone to copy the following letter to the relevant authorities (which has been sent on behalf of ENCOD), sign and send it as well by normal post or by e-mail to the Malaysian embassy in your neighbourhood.
Please feel free to spread this message.
MANIFESTO FOR JUST AND EFFECTIVE DRUG POLICIES
On March 15, 1998, 14 NGO’s from Europe, Africa and Latin America met in Vienna, Austria, to prepare a common opinion towards the United Nations General Assembly’s Special Session on Drugs, that would take place 3 months later in New York. After many hours of debate, the result was the adoption of a Manifesto for Just and Effective Drug Policies. This Manifesto has since been signed by hundreds of organisations worldwide and represents the vision of the International Coalition of NGOs for Just and Effective Drug Policies (ICN). In 2004, on the General Assembly of ENCOD in Copenhagen, it was decided to adopt the title of the Manifesto in ENCODs name: European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies.