24 May 1990

13th Plenary Meeting

1990/33. Reduction of demand and prevention of drug consumption among young persons in the Near and Middle East

The Economic and Social Council,

Recalling General Assembly resolution 43/121 of 8 December 1988 on the use of children in the illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and rehabilitation of drug-addicted minors, in which the General Assembly called for, inter alia, the adoption of various urgent measures and national and international programmes to protect children from the illicit consumption of drugs and from involvement in illicit production and distribution,

Bearing in mind the Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 44/25 of 20 November 1989, and other relevant international standards and norms concerning protection of the rights and well-being of young persons,

1. Requests the Secretary-General, as a matter of priority, to devise, within such regular or extrabudgetary resources as may become available, comprehensive policies, programmes and strategies to prevent and reduce the abuse of drugs by children;

2. Further requests the Secretary-General to design model programmes and manuals for the prevention of drug abuse among children and adolescents in the Near and Middle East;

3. Invites interested Member States to provide financial support and relevant organizations to collaborate closely with the Secretary-General in this activity.