We welcome you to take this opportunity to support the UN Conventions on Drugs (1961, 1971 and 1988) and The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (article 33) by signing The 2003 Vienna Declaration.

The 2003 Vienna Declaration is nowfor signature.

The 2003 Vienna Declaration seeks to maintain restrictive drugs policies and is completely opposed to any legalisation of illicit drugs, including cannabis. The 2003 Vienna Declaration fully supports the contents of the UN Conventions on Drugs and rejects all demands for amendments to the Conventions that would promote or facilitate use of illicit drugs.

The worldwide collection of signatures in support of the UN Conventions on Drugs and the UN Convention of the Rights on the Child (Article 33), to be presented to the United Nations in April 2003, is co-ordinated by the HNN International Centre in Sweden.

There is no corporate interest, political or religious affiliations.

The strength of The 2003 Vienna Declaration lies solely in the names of those who sign it, individuals as well as organisations.

BACKGROUND

For several years individuals and organisations have made efforts to undermine the UN Conventions on Drugs and to disregard the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (Article 33) in order to facilitate drug use and even promote legalisation of certain drugs, the ultimate purpose being to end prohibition to use illicit drugs.

By trying to promote pro-drug ideas in political settings, pro-drug advocates obviously hope to make their disastrous agenda look decent.

In April 2003 there will be a mid-term review in Vienna of the results achieved since the 1998 United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Drugs (UNGASS). In connection with the mid-term review pro-drug advocates will try to get political support to amend or repeal the UN Conventions on Drugs in order to facilitate use of illicit drugs, including legalisation of drugs.

The scourge of illicit drugs is too serious to be handled by individuals who are not prepared to take the full responsibility for present and future generations.

Efforts to legalise drugs are a serious violation of the contents of the UN Conventions on Drugs, and the UN Convention on the Rights of the child, article 33: States Parties shall take appropriate measures, including legislative, administrative, social and educational measures, to protect children from the illicit use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances as defined in the relevant international treaties and to prevent the use of children in the illicit production and trafficking of such substances.”

By ratifying the Convention, national governments have committed themselves to protecting and ensuring children’s rights to be protected from drugs and they have agreed to hold themselves accountable for this commitment before the international community.  

Do you want your children to have easier access to drugs?

Do you want more drugs and violence in your neighbourhood?

Do you want to support the marijuana industries or industries producing other illicit drugs?

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