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UNIS/NAR/1485
23 May 2024

International Narcotics Control Board re-elects President and elects new officers

VIENNA, 23 May (UN Information Service) – The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has re-elected Professor Jallal Toufiq as its President at its 140th session.

INCB commenced its 140th session on 20 May with a meeting of its Standing Committee on Estimates, which reviewed estimated requirements for controlled substances for medical, scientific and industrial purposes as submitted by governments.

On 22 May, the Board re-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
  • Pierre Lapaque - First Vice-President and Member, Committee on Finance and Administration
  • David T. Johnson - Second Vice-President and Chair of the Standing Committee on Estimates and Member, Committee on Finance and Administration
  • Zukiswa Zingela – Rapporteur

Officers elected by the Board:

  • Jagjit Pavadia - Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Estimates
  • Cornelis P. de Joncheere - Chair of the Committee on Finance and Administration and Member, Standing Committee on Estimates
  • H. H. Sevil Atasoy - Member, Standing Committee on Estimates
  • Galina Korchagina - Member, Standing Committee on Estimates
  • Lin Lu - Member, Standing Committee on Estimates
  • Pavel Pachta - Member, Standing Committee on Estimates
  • Mariângela Simão - Member, Committee on Finance and Administration.

The President congratulated the new officers on their election and thanked the Members of the Board for their trust and support. He also expressed appreciation to Member States and other partners for their cooperation over the past year.

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INCB is the independent, quasi-judicial body charged with promoting and monitoring Government compliance with the three international drug control conventions: the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances, and the 1988 Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. Established by the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, the thirteen members of the Board are elected in a personal capacity by the Economic and Social Council for terms of five years. 

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For further information, please contact:

INCB Secretariat
Tel.: (+43-1) 26060-4163
Email: incb.secretariat[at]un.org
www.incb.org

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