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148 General Assembly-Thirty-second Session Drug Abuse Control by giving due consideration to the economic and social development provided in drug control programmes financed by the Fund; 3. Urges all international or multilateral organiza- tions and institutions concerned with providing eco- nomic and social development aid to co-operate with the United Nations by supporting financially the im- plementation of such drug control programmes which include sectors dealing with the economic and social development of the areas covered by those programmes; 4. Requests the Secretary-General to bring the present resolution to the attention of all Governments and of international or multilateral organizations and institutions concerned with providing economic and social development aid and to invite them to co-operate in its best possible implementation. 105th plenary meeting 16 December 1977 32/126. lntensified and co-ordinated efforts to fight the illicit traffic in and illicit de- mand for narcotic drugs and psycho- tropic suhstances The General Assembly, Recalling relevant articles of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, as amended by the 1972 Protocol Amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961,60 as well as of the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances, 61 Bearing in mind Economic and Social Council reso- lutions 1932 (LVIII) and 1934 (LVIII) of 6 May 1975, 2002 (LX) of 12 May 1976, 2064 (LXII), 2067 (LXII) and 2081 (LXII) of 13 May 1977, as well as the relevant recommendations of the Fifth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, 62 Recognizing the serious health, social and economic problems caused by drug abuse, Noting with satisfaction the considerable results achieved by national law enforcement agencies, by in- creasing regional and interregional collaboration and in co-operation with the competent international or- ganizations and bodies, in intercepting more and more the actual movement of drug contraband, Noting with great concern that the continuing inter- national illicit traffic in both narcotic drugs and psycho- tropic substances causes the death of many human beings or severely infringes upan their health and thus is detrimental to many societies, Convinced that measures to reduce illicit demand for narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, including prevention, treatment and rehabilitation, must be taken concurrently with measures to reduce illicit supply of, and illicit traffic in, drugs, Convinced also that intensified and co-ordinated efforts by all competent agencies and organizations con- cerned with the fight against illicit drug traffic, at the 60 /bid. 61 See Official Records of the United Nations Conference far the adoption of a Protocol on Psychotropic Substances, vol. I (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.73.XI.3), part four. 62 See A/CONF.56/10 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.76.IV.2 and corrigendum). national, regional and international levels, could bring about better results in the interception of such traffic, l. Urges every Government to intensify its efforts in that respect by strengthening and co-ordinating its law enforcement agencies responsible for intercepting the illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic sub- stances, by providing them with the best and most expeditious ways and means of exchange of relevant operational information with the respective authorities of other countries and by co-operating to the fullest extent possiblc with the international organizations working in this field, in arder to achieve the best pos- sible results and to avoid waste of time and manpower; 2. Calls upon those international organizations and bodies, such as INTERPOL, the International Criminal Police Organization, and the Customs Co-operation Council, to assist, in all possible ways and in the most co-ordinated manner avoiding duplication, the respec- tive law enforcement agencies of all Governments, in particular by providing them with ali available opera- tional information related to the illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances; 3. Invites Governments to take all appropriate measures against drug abuse, including in particular the early prevention of drug addiction and health educa- tion programmes, as well as to provide facilities for treatment and rehabilitation of persons addicted to drugs; 4. Invites Governments to carry out evaluation of their drug prevention programmes in order to assess their efficiency as well as to expand and intensify re- search in the fields of epidemiology and knowledge of causes and motives of drug abuse with regard to both pharmacological and sociological aspects; . 5. Calls far more extensive and effective co-opera- t10n of Governments and competent bodies of the United Nations and specialized agencies in order to facilitate appropriate designing and implementation of programmes aimed at reducing illicit demand for drugs and at furthering exchange of expericnce and informa- tion among scientists and experts from various nations who are actively engaged in this field; 6. Reiterates its appea/ to ali States not yet parties to the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances to take steps to accede to it and requests the Secretary- General to transmit this appeal to ali Governments concerned; 7. Urges Governments to provide, in addition to thc data already furnished in their annual reports to the Secretary-General, other relevant information on the extent, patterns and any new trends in the abuse of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances as well as information on programmes undertaken t~ reduce illicit dcmand far drugs; 8. Requests thc Secretary-General to strengthen and expand to the cxtent possible, in co-operation with the specialized agencies, the facilities available to provide Governments which request it assistance in their work to reduce illicit demand far drugs. 105th plenary meeting 16 December 1977 32/127. Regional arrangements for the promo- tion and protection of human rights The General Assembly, Mindful of thc suggestions made for the establish- ment, in regions wherc it <loes not alrcady cxist, of

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