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Koli Kouame
Koli Kouame is a former United Nations Civil service, civil servant from Ivory Coast, Côte d’Ivoire. He notably served as the Secretary of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) between 2004 and 2010. In this position, Mr. Kouame was in charge of the permanent staff in at the INCB in Vienna (Austria) working on the international drug control treaties. Career Kouame holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin, USA, as well as a master's degree in Applied Social Sciences from the University of Côte d’Ivoire. He is fluent in English, French and several African languages. He is married and has four children. A veteran staff member of the United Nations, who joined the organization in September 1982 as an Associate Social Affairs Officer, Mr. Kouame worked in all the technical units of the Secretariat of the INCB, rising through the ranks to become Chief of the Narcotics Control Unit in 1992. As Chief of the Narcotics Control Unit, Mr. Kouame worked tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Narcotics Control Board
The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) is an independent treaty body, one of the four treaty-mandated bodies under international drug control law (alongside the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, UNODC on behalf of the Secretary-General, and the WHO). The INCB is responsible for monitoring the control of substances pursuant to the three United Nations drug control conventions and for assisting Member States in their efforts to implement those conventions. It plays an important role in monitoring the production and trade of narcotics and psychotropics, as well as their availability for medical and scientific purposes, and in deciding which precursors should be regulated. History The Board has predecessors since the League of Nations. Following the 1909 Shanghai International Opium Commission, an International Opium Convention was adopted in 1925 and established the ''Permanent Central Opium Board'' (PCOB) which started its work in 1928. Later on, the 1931 Convention cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |