Resolution 2007/9. The need for a balance between demand for and supply of opiates used to meet medical and scientific needs

Emphasizing that the need for a balance between the global licit supply of opiates and the legitimate demand for opiates used to meet medical and scientific needs is central to the international strategy and policy of drug control,
  • Access to controlled medicines

1. Urges all Governments to continue to contribute to maintaining a balance between the licit supply of and demand for opiate raw materials used for medical and scientific purposes, supporting traditional and established supplier countries, and to cooperate in preventing the proliferation of sources of production of opiate raw materials;
  • Access to controlled medicines

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These are some of the key paragraphs of the resolution, but please refer to the whole resolution for more agreed language on access to essential medicines.