Pierre Lapaque

INCB/OICS Rapporteur.
Ex-UNODC Regional Director for the Andean Region and the South Cone.
Views are personal.

[Matthew Nice @MatthewNiceUN]

⚠️India 🇮🇳 @NarcoticsCBN busts #mephedrone lab in Pune under Op Vajra; 43.8 kg #MMC, 261.3 kg #precursors seized with multiple arrests.

@narcoticsbureau @INCB_GRIDS @UN_SheilaKamdar @PIB_India

https://t.co/gh2DeeUTsL

[INCB President @INCB_President]

Pleased to address the WCO Council 2026. #INCB is grateful to @WCO_OMD for the long-standing cooperation promoting the goals of the @UN drug control treaties. Looking forward to our continued collaboration through innovative programmes and tools. 🌐👮‍♂️ #Customs @sevil_atasoy

[INCB President @INCB_President]

The 146th session of #INCB has drawn to a close. I thank fellow Board Members for their work to safeguard health & welfare by supporting Member States in implementing the drug control treaties

My thanks to the secretariat, conference service staff & interpreters

@sevil_atasoy

[INCB President @INCB_President]

Honoured to have been re-elected as #INCB President. Congratulations to the newly-elected officers. Looking forward to continuing to support States in implementing the drug control treaties to safeguard health & welfare. @sevil_atasoy https://t.co/GX4ESHcy1Z

[INCB President @INCB_President]

Together with fellow Board Members & our secretariat, I was delighted to participate in #CND69 & engage with Member States, international & regional organizations & NGOs. #INCB is committed to enhancing implementation of the treaties & safeguarding health https://t.co/BLP6SCIpbC

[INCB President @INCB_President]

Honoured to welcome H.E. Ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan @MFAofArmenia, Chair of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, to #INCB’s 145th session. We discussed the upcoming #CND69 session & efforts to improve implementation of the drug control treaties to safeguard health & welfare.

[UN Vienna @UN_Vienna]

Just published - #INCB 2025 Annual and Precursor Reports. The Annual Report examines the impact of 60 yrs of #InternationalCooperation in drug control. More here ➡ https://t.co/3TyKYgyfNr

[UN Vienna @UN_Vienna]

Working together is making a difference & protecting people from the harms of drugs, says @INCB_President Prof. Sevil Atasoy. The #INCB 2025 Annual Report looks at the effectiveness of #InternationalCooperation in drug control over 60 yrs ⬇

[UN Vienna @UN_Vienna]

People's health & wellbeing have been protected by #InternationalCooperation & the collective action of States through the framework of the drug control conventions, the International Narcotics Control Board Annual Report says. More photos here ➡ https://t.co/9s9OWzXdpN

[INCB President @INCB_President]

Delighted to launch INCB's 2025 reports. The thematic chapter of the Annual Report shows the impact of #InternationalCooperation, including #INCB tools, in safeguarding people from the harms of drugs and ensuring #availability of controlled medicines. https://t.co/xmUInkEiqA

[INCB President @INCB_President]

Pleased to meet with members of the press @UN_Vienna to discuss the content of #INCB's 2025 reports & recommendations to Governments, including on #InternationalCooperation, #Precursors, #syntheticdrugs & #availability of controlled medicines. https://t.co/xmUInkDKB2

[Matthew Nice @MatthewNiceUN]

@INCB_GRIDS provides 1) trained global networks of law & regulatory enforcement officers 2) #INCB AI-powered targeting tools 3) trusted public-private partnerships to stop 🌐synthetic drug, #fentanyls & #precursor trafficking.

@INCB_OPIOIDS @StateINL @sevil_atasoy @usunvie

[INCB President @INCB_President]

Delighted to deliver an online statement at the World Health Assembly #WHA78 side event “A New Horizon of Hope - Galvanizing global momentum to improve access and availability to essential medicines”. #INCB @WHO

[INCB President @INCB_President]

Thanks to the NGOs for their insights on international cooperation in drug control, which will be considered in the preparation of the 2025 #INCB Annual Report. Thanks to @theVNGOC for identifying speakers and for facilitating our ongoing engagement with civil society.

[INCB President @INCB_President]

Congratulations to Prof. Sevil Atasoy on her election as #INCB President. My thanks to the Board Members and secretariat for their trust and support, and to Member States & partners for their cooperation. It has been an honour to serve as #INCB President for the past two years.

[INCB President @INCB_President]

Honoured to be elected as #INCB President, an office that I first held in 2009. I thank outgoing President @ProfToufiq for his leadership over the past two years. I look forward to working closely with Member States, partner organizations and NGOs to safeguard health & welfare.

[UN Vienna @UN_Vienna]

Press release: The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) elects new President and officers - more https://t.co/ZIwQh3AWHU

#INCB

[INCB President @INCB_President]

Delighted to welcome H.E. Ambassador Kumaran, Chair of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, to the 143rd session of #INCB @UN_Vienna as part of ongoing cooperation to safeguard health and welfare through implementation of the drug control treaties.

[INCB President @INCB_President]

Pleased to continue cooperation with @UNHumanRights at #INCB’s 143rd session. Our discussion covered a range of issues, reflecting the cross cutting nature of #HumanRights and the need to ensure that all facets of drug control fully respect global human rights standards and norms

[INCB President @INCB_President]

Pleased to welcome @WHO to #INCB's 143rd session. Topics discussed included the outcomes of the recent #WHA78, scheduling, access to controlled medicines, prevention of drug misuse, and treatment of drug use disorders, including opioid agonist therapy.