UNIS/NAR/1471
11 May 2023

International Narcotics Control Board elects new President and officers

VIENNA, 11 May (UN Information Service) - The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has elected Professor Jallal Toufiq as its President at its 137th session.

INCB commenced its 137th session on 8 May with a meeting of its Standing Committee on Estimates, which reviewed national estimates of requirements for controlled substances for medical, scientific and industrial purposes.

On 10 May, the Board elected Professor Jallal Toufiq as its President and elected a new Bureau for a one-year term.

The composition of the Bureau is as follows:

• Jallal Toufiq – President of the Board
• César T. Arce Rivas - First Vice-President
• Zukiswa Zingela - Second Vice-President and Chair of the Standing Committee on Estimates
• Cornelis P. de Joncheere – Rapporteur

Officers elected by the Board:

• N. Larissa Razanadimby - Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Estimates
• Jagjit Pavadia - Chair of the Committee on Finance and Administration and Member, Standing Committee on Estimates
• H. H. Sevil Atasoy - Member, Standing Committee on Estimates and Member, Committee on Finance and Administration
• Lin Lu - Member, Committee on Finance and Administration
• Pavel Pachta - Member, Standing Committee on Estimates
• David T. Johnson - Member, Standing Committee on Estimates and Member, Committee on Finance and Administration
• Galina Korchagina - Member, Standing Committee on Estimates.

The outgoing president, Jagjit Pavadia, congratulated Professor Jallal Toufiq on his election and thanked the Board and secretariat for their support over the past two years. She also thanked Member States and other partners for their cooperation during her tenure.

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For further information, please contact:

INCB Secretariat
Telephone for media inquiries: (+43-1) 26060 4163
Email:  incb.secretariat[at]un.org 
Website:  www.incb.org