The World Forum Against Drugs Passes Resolution to Appoint New Director of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime That Will Uphold Director Antonio Costa’s Comprehensive Approach to the United Nation’s Drug Conventions

Date: 
27 May 2010

 
 

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Immediate Release 
 
Stockholm, Sweden (05/27/10) – On Wednesday, May 25th 2010 at a conference of The World Federation Against Drugs (WFAD), organizers and participants passed a resolution that recognized the tenure of Director Costa, executive director of the United Nation’s Office on Drugs and Crime, and his leadership and commitment to the international community on such issues as terrorism, human trafficking and drug demand reduction. 
 
This resolution further remembered his constructive and comprehensive approach to these issues and called upon the U.N. to appoint a new director that will preserve his legacy to carry on effective global efforts as they relate to the Conventions. 
 
“We need someone to lead UNODC with the same spirit and dedication that Director Costa has demonstrated throughout the years. He has been a catalyst for UNODC, and it will be sad to see him retire. My hope is that UNODC will be guided by someone willing to emulate Director Costa’s efforts with equal enthusiasm, brilliance and experience,” said Calvina Fay, executive director of Drug Free America Foundation and founding board member of WFAD.     
 
“Director Costa has been a worldwide leader and I can certainly speak on behalf of many of my colleagues in drug prevention and policy who anticipate the arrival of a new director who will not only embrace the directives of the Drug Conventions but who will advance Director Costa’s work,” concluded Fay.
 
To view the full resolution, please visit www.wfad.se. If you would like to conduct an interview with Ms. Fay and other drug policy and prevention experts, please contact Lana Beck, Director of Communications with Drug Free America Foundation, Inc. at 727-828-0211 or 727-403-7571.
 
Drug Free America Foundation is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting drug use, drug addiction and drug trafficking and to promoting effective sound drug policies, education and prevention. Drug Free America Foundation is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.
 
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