15.03.2018

Press release

Switzerland participates in the work of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs

The Federal Council "Switzerland is playing an active role at the 61st session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), which takes place in Vienna from 12 to 16 March. Switzerland was re-elected to the commission on 1 January 2018 for another four-year term. The CND is the UN's central body for drug policy.

The Commission sets out recommendations on drug policy for UN member states, steers the programs of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and decides about the control and classification for narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors."