Next sessions of the Preparatory Body for the 1998 Special Session of the General Assembly will be held:

1) July 7-9th 1997

2) October 7-9th 1997

3) December 5th 1997

Draft provisional agenda for the second session of the Preparatory Body

1. Adoption of the 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;

(b1) Consideration fo the outcome of the intersessional meetings of the Commission acting as preparatory body for the special session of the General Assembly on international drug control

(b2) other proposals to be submitted to the special session in accordance with the objectives set out in resolution 51/64;

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

(f) Other matters.

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