text: Customs Co-operation Council andsuchregional organizations astheInternational ArabNarcotics Bureau oftheLeague ofArabStates, theEuropean Community, the Council ofEurope, theColombo PlanBureau, thePermanent Secretariat oftheSouth American Agreement onNarcotic DrugsandPsychotropic Substances andthe Organization ofAfrican Unity. 3.SubprQgramme structure andpriorities 28.12 Onthebasisoftheorientation described inthepreceding paragraphs, the programme willhavethefollowing subprogrammes: -5- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibrarySubprogramme 1.Treaty implementation Subprogramme 2.Applied scientific research Subprogramme 3.Suppression ofillicit traffic Subprogramme 4.Demand reduction, co-ordination andinformation Subprogramme 5.Maintaining andimproving theeffectiveness ofthe international drugcontrol system Subprogramme 6.International limitation andmonitoring oflicitproduction, manufacture, tradeinanduseofnarcotic drugs Subprogramme 7.International monitoring oflicittradeinanduseof psychotropic substances Subprogramme 8.Monitoring ofsolvents, precursors andessential chemicals andassessment ofsubstances forpossible modifications in thescopeofcontrol ofthe1988United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic inNarcotic DrugsandPsychotropic Substances 28.13 TheDivision ofNarcotic Drugswillberesponsible fortheimplementation of subprogrammes 1to4andtheInternational Narcotics Control Boardfor subprogrammes 5to8. 28.14 Subprogramme 1isdesignated ashighest priority. Thesubprogrammes ofINCB donotlendthemselves topriority setting. B.Subprogrammes SUBPROGRAMME 1.TREATY IMPLEMENTATION (a)Objectives 28.15 Thelegislative authority forthepresent subprogramme derives fromGeneral Assembly resolutions 40/121, paragraphs 4,9,13,41/126, 41/127, paragraph 8, 42/112, paragraph 7,43/122, section 11,paragraphs 3-5,44/140, 44/141 andS-17/2; andtarget 20,paragraph 262,oftheComprehensive Mu1tidiscip1inary Outline of FutureActivities inDrugAbuseControl; Economic andSocial Council resolutions 1988/9, paragraphs 6,7and12,1988/11, paragraph 2,1988/13, paragraph 6, 1988/14, paragraph 4,1988/15, paragraph 3,1989/13, paragraphs 6and7,1989/17, 1989/20, paragraph 6and1989/119; andarticles 5,paragraph 4e;7,paragraphs 8 and9;12,paragraphs 2,3,6,7b,10;17,paragraph 7;and20ofthe1988United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic inNarcotic DrugsandPsychotropic Substances. 28.16 Universal accession to,andeffective andstrict implementation of,treaty obligations areessential forthefightagainst drugabuse. Inrecognition ofthe roleoftheUnited Nations systeminthedevelopment ofnormative standards and takingintoaccount allaspects thatmighthinderStates toaccede toorimplement treaties inthefieldofdrugabusecontrol, balanced andmultidisciplinary research mustbeundertaken toenable therelevant United Nations bodies to -6-Q Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library= identify problems andmakepractical proposals toovercome legalandother difficulties impeding theimplementation oftreaties. 28.17Accordingly, theobjectives ofthesubprogramme are: (a)Toassist Governments through advisory services toaccede andimplement drugcontrol treaties; (b)Toidentify problems andmakepractical proposals forcollaboration and exchange ofinformation ondrug-control legislation withaviewtopromoting implementation ofinternational drug-control treaties; (c)Toprovide theinternational community withforumswhereexperience of Stateswithdrug-control legislation canbeexchanged andevaluated. (b)CourseofactionoftheSecretariat 28.18 Themainemphasis willbeplaced ongaining wideradherence toand implementation ofallinternational drugcontrol treaties. Inthatconnection,
analysis: The text appears to be discussing international cooperation and efforts to combat drug abuse, with a focus on treaty implementation, research, and information exchange. The language used is formal and diplomatic, suggesting that the text is related to international relations and global governance.