On 24 September 2018, H.E. Mr. Virasakdi Futrakul, Deputy Foreign Minister of Thailand, joined US President Donald Trump and other Heads of Delegation to the 73rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA73) in the High-level Event on the Global Call to Action on the World Drug Problem. The event was organised to mobilise the international political will to enhance global efforts to address and counter threats posed by the world drug problem.

          Leaders and ministers from over 120 countries attended the event and endorsed the Global Call to Action on the World Drug Problem, making commitments to develop national actions plans based on a four-pronged strategy, namely (1) reduce demand for illicit drugs through education, awareness, and prevention of abuses; (2) expand treatment efforts to save lives and promote recovery; (3) strengthen international cooperation across judicial, law enforcement, and health sectors; and (4) cut off the supply of illicit drugs by stopping their production, whether through cultivation or manufacture, and flow across borders.

 

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