Forty-first session (special segment)

Vienna, 16-20 March 1998

Second session of the Preparatory Body for the special session of the General Assembly on international drug control

Provisional agenda

1. Adoption ofthe agenda and organizational matters.

2. Preparations for the special session of the General Assembly to consider the fight against the illicit production, sale, demand, traffic and distribution of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and related activities and to propose new strategies, methods, practical activities and specific measures to strengthen international cooperation in addressing the problem of drug abuse and illicit trafficking:

(a) Consideration of the draft provisional agenda of the special session of the General Assembly;

(b) Consideration of the reports of the informal inter-sessional meetings of the Commission, acting as preparatory body for the special session of the General Assembly on international drug control;

(c) Consideration of elements for inclusion in a draft political declaration;

(d) Consideration of the draft declaration on the guiding principles of demand reduction;

(e) Consideration of any other proposals to be submitted to the special session in accordance with the objectives set out in General Assembly resolution 51/64;

(f) Review of international drug control regime: strengthening United Nations machinery for drug control;

(g) Other matters.

3. Adoption of the report of the preparatory body on its second session.