It's again time for Tibet

INCB President meets Secretary-General at NYHQ on 8 October 2009

Professor Sevil ATASOY, INCB President (left), met Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday, 8 October 2009 at United Nations Headquarters in New York to review and discuss international drug control issues, including the situation in Afghanistan and the cocaine trafficking in West Africa.

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Atasoy following Dan Brown for the Lost Symbol

 

 

 

INCB mission to Malta

An INCB mission visited Malta from 5 to 7 October 2009. The mission was carried out by the President of the International Narcotics Control Board, Prof. Dr. Sevil Atasoy, accompanied by Ms. Midori Kanda, Drug Control Officer of the INCB Secretariat.

The mission met with senior competent authorities in the Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs, the Ministry of Social Policy, the Ministry of Finance, the Economy and Investment and the Malta National Laboratory. The mission also visited the Freeport Zone at Kalafrana in Malta and drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation facilities in the country. The objective of the mission was to discuss the implementation of the international drug control conventions and cooperation with INCB. Discussions focused on reporting obligations under the international drug control treaties as well as legislative and administrative measures to address the situation of trafficking in drugs and their precursors. The availability of opiates for medical needs was also discussed.

The findings of the mission will be reviewed by the Board and will be reflected in the 2009 INCB Annual Report, to be published in early 2010.

Malta port

Sevil Atasoy meets Dr. Palmieri in Lausanne

Discussion of spontaneous human combustion for National Geographic Turkey November 2009 edition

INCB President meets Director-General of the World Health Organization, 13 August 2009

Prof. Sevil Atasoy, INCB President, accompanied by INCB Secretary, Mr. Koli Kouame, met with Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO in Geneva, Switzerland to discuss international drug control issues of mutual concern and the close cooperation between the two bodies.

The United Nations drug control conventions assign specific responsibilities to WHO in terms of initiating changes in the control of substances and placing substances in appropriate schedules. In accordance with article 9 of the 1961 Convention, WHO also nominates candidates with medical, pharmacological or pharmaceutical experience for service as INCB members. Three of the 13 INCB members are elected from a list of persons nominated by WHO.