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deeply saddened by the loss of life and extensive destruction caused by the earthquakes that struck Myanmar and Thailand last Friday. The Board and its secretariat extend their deepest condolences to the people of Myanmar and Thailand at this difficult time.聽The dire...[Read more]</a></p></div><div class="topStory"><div class="date">March 14, 2025</div><h1><a href="/incb/en/news/news_2025/international-narcotics-control-board-participates-in-sixty-eighth-session-of-the-commission-on-narcotics-drugs.html">International Narcotics Control Board participates in sixty-eighth session of the Commission on Narcotics Drugs</a></h1><p><a href="/incb/en/news/news_2025/international-narcotics-control-board-participates-in-sixty-eighth-session-of-the-commission-on-narcotics-drugs.html">VIENNA, 14 March - The President of the International Narcotics Control Board participated in the sixty-eighth session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, which took place from 10 to 14 March 2025.</a></p><p><a href="/incb/en/news/news_2025/international-narcotics-control-board-participates-in-sixty-eighth-session-of-the-commission-on-narcotics-drugs.html">At the opening of the session on 10 March, the INCB President, Prof. Jallal Toufiq, highlighted two critical drug control challenges for which continued international cooperation is essential ....[Read more]</a></p></div><div class="topStory lastStory"><div class="date">March 12, 2025</div><h1><a href="/incb/en/news/news_2025/statement-of-the-incb-president-on-item-5-c-at-the-sixty-eighth-session-of-the-cnd.html">Statement of the INCB President on Item 5 (c) at the sixty-eighth session of the CND</a></h1><p><a href="/incb/en/news/news_2025/statement-of-the-incb-president-on-item-5-c-at-the-sixty-eighth-session-of-the-cnd.html">VIENNA, March 11 - Mr. Chair, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,</a></p><p><a href="/incb/en/news/news_2025/statement-of-the-incb-president-on-item-5-c-at-the-sixty-eighth-session-of-the-cnd.html">The thematic chapter of the Annual Report focuses on the rapid expansion of the illicit synthetic drug industry and the major threat posed to health globally. It explores emerging regional threats and scenarios, which</a></p><p><a href="/incb/en/news/news_2025/statement-of-the-incb-president-on-item-5-c-at-the-sixty-eighth-session-of-the-cnd.html"> ....[Read more] </a></p></div><ul class="storiesList"><li><a title="Statement of the INCB President on Item 5 (a) at the sixty-eighth session of the CND" href="/incb/en/news/news_2025/statement-by-prof--jallal-toufiq--president--international-narcotics-control-board-incb-sixty-eighth-session-of-the-commission-on-narcotic-drugs.html"><span class="feedDate darggrey">March 12, 2025</span> - Statement of the INCB President on Item 5 (a) at the sixty-eighth session of the CND</a></li><li><a title="INCB Narcotic Drugs 2024 report notes unequal access to opioid analgesics in lower-income countries despite sufficient global availability, increase in the use of fentanyl and cannabis" href="/incb/en/news/news_2025/incb-narcotic-drugs-2024-launch.html"><span class="feedDate darggrey">March 12, 2025</span> - INCB Narcotic Drugs 2024 report notes unequal access to opioid analgesics in lower-income countries despite sufficient global availability, increase in the use of fentanyl and cannabis</a></li><li><a title="INCB launches its technical report psychotropic substances 2024" href="/incb/en/news/news_2025/INCB-launches-its-technical-report-psychotropic-substances-2024.html"><span class="feedDate darggrey">March 12, 2025</span> - INCB launches its technical report psychotropic substances 2024</a></li></ul><div class="all-links"><div class="feedIndexLink"><a href="/incb/en/news/archive.html">News Archive</a></div></div></div><div class="indexRight"><div class="roundedBox light-blue"><div style="margin: 0 10px 10px 10px; padding: 0px;"> <a href="/incb/en/about/members/jallal_toufiq.html"> <img src="/images/Photos_Board-members/Jallal_TOUFIQ2.jpg" border="0" width="100%" /></a> </div> <p style="margin: 0 10px 10px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <a href="/incb/en/about/members/jallal_toufiq.html">Jallal Toufiq</a>, <strong>INCB President</strong></p> <h2 style="margin: 0 10px 10px 10px; padding: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Our mission</h2> <p style="margin: 0 10px 10px 10px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.45em; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) is the independent and quasi-judicial monitoring body for the implementation of the United Nations international drug control conventions. 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