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UN drugs summit opens with worldwide divisions laid bare
Source: BBC
UN drugs summit opens with worldwide divisions laid bare
19 April 2016 World
A UN meeting on worldwide drugs policy has opened in New York in what has been billed as the most significant such conference in years.
The summit will try to rethink global strategy but divisions among members have immediately been laid bare.
While some countries favour decriminalisation, others still punish drug-taking with the death penalty.
Leading figures sent an open letter to UN chief Ban Ki-moon before the meeting calling for a more liberal approach.
Among the signatories were several former presidents, US politicians and businesspeople, who argued that prohibition has done more harm than good.
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19 April 2016 World
A UN meeting on worldwide drugs policy has opened in New York in what has been billed as the most significant such conference in years.
The summit will try to rethink global strategy but divisions among members have immediately been laid bare.
While some countries favour decriminalisation, others still punish drug-taking with the death penalty.
Leading figures sent an open letter to UN chief Ban Ki-moon before the meeting calling for a more liberal approach.
Among the signatories were several former presidents, US politicians and businesspeople, who argued that prohibition has done more harm than good.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-36088112