Vice Rector of Üsküdar University, Prof. Sevil Atasoy, was re-elected as the Board President by the votes of the board members in the elections held during the 146th session of the United Nations International Narcotics Control Board (INCB).
Prof. Atasoy expressed her gratitude to member states and other partners for their continuous cooperation, which is vital for strengthening the implementation of drug control treaties and protecting public health and welfare.
Vice Rector of Üsküdar University Prof. Sevil Atasoy was re-elected as President of the United Nations (UN) International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) for the 3rd time.
In the elections held during the INCB's 146th session in Vienna, the capital of Austria, Prof. Sevil Atasoy was re-elected as President by the votes of the board members.
The INCB's 146th session began on June 22 with the meeting of the Standing Committee on Estimates, where estimated needs for controlled substances used by governments for medical, scientific, and industrial purposes were assessed. The estimate and assessment system is critical for ensuring the availability of internationally controlled narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, and precursor chemicals for medical, scientific, and industrial purposes.
In the elections held on June 23 within the scope of the session, Prof. Atasoy was re-elected as President, and a new Bureau was also formed for a one-year term.
In the new Bureau, in addition to Prof. Sevil Atasoy, Zukiswa Zingela, Member of the Standing Committee on Precursors, will serve as First Vice-President; David T. Johnson, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Estimates, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Financial and Administrative Affairs, and Member of the Standing Committee on Precursors, will serve as Second Vice-President; and Pierre Lapaque, Member of the Standing Committee on Estimates, Member of the Standing Committee on Precursors, Member of the Standing Committee on GRIDS and Related Programmes, and Member of the Standing Committee on Financial and Administrative Affairs, will serve as Rapporteur.
Furthermore, Emmanuel B. K. Luyirika was elected as Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee on Estimates; Jagjit Pavadia as Chairman of the Standing Committee on Precursors, Member of the Standing Committee on Estimates, and Member of the Standing Committee on GRIDS and Related Programmes; Cornelis P. de Joncheere as Chairman of the Standing Committee on GRIDS and Related Programmes and Member of the Standing Committee on Financial and Administrative Affairs; Lin Lu as Member of the Standing Committee on Precursors, Member of the Standing Committee on GRIDS and Related Programmes, and Member of the Standing Committee on Financial and Administrative Affairs; César T. Arce Rivas as Member of the Standing Committee on Estimates; Sawitri Assanangkornchai as Member of the Standing Committee on Estimates and Member of the Standing Committee on GRIDS and Related Programmes; and N. Larissa Razanadimby as Member of the Standing Committee on Estimates by the Board.
In her statement after being re-elected as president, Prof. Sevil Atasoy thanked the board members for their trust and support. Prof. Atasoy expressed her gratitude to the member states and other partners for their continuous cooperation, which is vital for strengthening the implementation of drug control treaties and protecting public health and welfare.
The United Nations International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) is an independent and quasi-judicial body responsible for promoting and monitoring Governments' compliance with the three international drug control conventions.
The Board conducts its work under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, the Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971, and the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988.
The 13 members of the INCB, established by the Single Convention of 1961, are elected by the United Nations Economic and Social Council in their personal capacity for five-year terms.
