Morocco was elected on Wednesday at the headquarters of the United Nations Office in Vienna, to the presidency of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB). The INCB Council has elected, as president of this UN body, responsible for monitoring the implementation of the United Nations conventions on drug control, Professor Jallal Toufiq.
Succeeding the Indian expert, Jagjit Pavadia, the Moroccan is a member of the nationCB since 2015. He was re-elected for a second term in the elections that were held by the UN Economic and Social Council on May 7, 2019.
Morocco’s election to the presidency of this prestigious UN body is, in this regard, a recognition of Morocco’s substantial contribution to the international debate on the implementation of the international drug control conventions and its constant advocacy for the imperative of strengthening subregional, regional and international cooperation, as well as its recognized actions and sustained efforts in the context of international efforts to combat the global drug problem.
The INCB has 13 members, elected by the Economic and Social Council for a period of five years. Ten of the members are elected from a list of government nominees. The other three members are elected from a list of persons nominated by the World Health Organization (WHO) for their experience in medicine, pharmacology or pharmacy.
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