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Mr. Chairman,
The Russian Federation fully approves of/fully understands/feels that there is good reason for/considers as entirely reasonable/finds good grounds for/our discussion today of international cooperation in the war on drugs/campaign against drugs. Drug addiction today is among the most terrible/frightening/horrendous/social ills/disasters/ scourges/on our planet. Drug abuse and the illegal drug trade/traffic are/represent/a serious threat to the lives, health and dignity of millions of people in all regions of the globe/in the remotest corners of our planet/everywhere/wherever they may be, and to the economic prosperity and political stability of many states. The statistics are impressive/shocking: the number of drug addicts in the world numbers/accounts for approximately/about/around/some 50 million people, and the yearly incomes of the producers and distributors of these lethal/fatal poisons exceed (the sum of) 500 billion dollars.
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Given/taking into account/in the light of/the magnitude/size of the drug threat to the world/on our planet, the way it crosses
borders/its universality/the way it knows no borders, resistance to this evil/scourge/cannot be/accomplished/done/carried out/by any state acting in isolation/is impossible for/cannot be coped with by/any state acting alone. What is needed/there is a need for/What is needed are/
efforts of the entire/whole international community. Naturally/of course, the strategy can and must be adapted to changing realities/the changing environment. What is important is a regular "synchronizing of watches"/"joint setting of the watches/clocks" of the international community with the major priorities of the drug war/campaign against drugs/drug threat.
Russia supports the focus of efforts/concentration of efforts/ intensification of efforts at international drug control on the most urgent/ pressing issues in the war on drugs, including tightening/ tighter/control of the production and use of drugs and psychotropic substances by states at the global and regional levels to counteract the illegal trade/traffic.
An important issue/question is/that of/to ensure/ensuring mandatory punishment for individuals engaged in the illegal drug trade and of depriving them of safe havens/shelters. This can be done by/The way to do this is through/strengthening the interaction of states on the global and regional levels to combat/deal with/resist this illegal trade/ traffic.
In general, the drug situation in Russia is/continues to be/ remains/rather complex/difficult. There has been a rapid growth/ increase in the number of drug users, which is leading to a rise in drug-related crimes. There is a continuation of/There continues to be an illegal shift/movement/transfer of drugs from legal to illegal circulation/trade. There is a rapid/rising/swiftly growing/increase in drug smuggling to Russian territory from abroad/from external/ foreign sources.
In these/such/conditions/In such a situation/Russia has been consistently implementing/carrying out/taking/major steps to counteract /combat/cope with/resist/the illegal drug trade and drug abuse.
There has been a stepping up/intensification/speeding up of new
anti-drug legislation. The State Duma adopted at a first reading a package of draft laws designed to establish an organizational basis/ foundation for the legal drug trade and to counteract illegal drug traffic/trade, to determine/define/lay down/set out/the principles for assistance for drug addiction and guarantee the rights of citizens regarding the rendering of such assistance, and to review the existing administrative and criminal legislation regarding/concerning responsibility for legal drug-related offenses.
The parliamentarians also will be considering a draft law proposed /presented by various/the appropriate/ministries and agencies concerning responsibility for the legalization (laundering) of income from criminal activity, which establishes/lays down a legal basis for the campaign against/war on "dirty" money, including drug dollars.
Some results/certain results have been achieved in improving antidrug work among various/different social and age groups of the population. Efforts are being stepped up/increased to enhance the effectiveness of the system of control over the production and distribution of drugs. Successful studies are research is/being carried out to improve aerial ways of finding/identifying drug crops.
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We attach great importance/the highest priority to the question/ issue of the establishment/formation of a system of collective resistance to/work against/efforts to combat the drug threat within the CIS. Some results have already been achieved in this area. The Russian side is rendering considerable practical assistance to a number of countries of the Commonwealth in their national efforts to counter the drug threat. We attach great importance to the expansion and development of real/practical cooperation of UNDP (United Nations Development Program) with the various/appropriate Russian agencies. A major impetus/big push/strong stimulus/for/to this will be given by the upcoming/forthcoming technical consultations with UNDCP (United Nations Drug Control Program) in Moscow. We are expecting that these will produce a comprehensive and balanced program of cooperation with Russia which, naturally, will require careful/thorough/rigorous preparation of this project/undertaking/ activity, which is now/currently/presently being conducted/carried out by Russia/the Russian side.
The Russian delegation hopes that the present/this/discussion and the adoption on its basis/the consequent adoption of/the adoption as a result of decisions will promote/advance/the further consolidation of the efforts of states in the war on drugs.
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1) Basically, this means that there is
good reason for something. In this context, "fully approves of will do;
"finds good grounds for" is a bit more literal.
2) the accepted term now is "the war on
drugs."
3) this is drug addiction.
4) the expression for drug abuse.
5) while this can be translated as "illegal trade,"
"illegal traffic" is becoming more commonly used.
6) while this can be translated
literally, "everywhere" is a lot shorter and means exactly the same thing.
7) literally, the adjective is "impressive" but
since the speaker is obviously stressing how bad the situation is,
"shocking" would do, too. "Figures" can also be used for .
8)
the idea is that all states must act together. Another possibility,
using antonymic translation, is "only by acting together/in concert/can
states successfully withstand/resist this evil/scourge."
9) this word, in particular at the beginning of a sentence,
can usually be translated as "There is a need to," which is a lot more
idiomatic than "it is necessary to." That provides for an easy transition to
the rest of the sentence. The alternative, "What is needed is" may lead to
a more complicated construction.
10) here the word "control" is fine as a translation, but this
is a word which requires care in translation. In the language of
disarmament it often means "verification," and in both disarmament and
politics may mean "monitoring."
11) this can be "tightening" or "intensification," which
sounds better.
12) the idea is that
punishment is mandatory for such people: the literal translation
"irreversibility" does not work.
13) the interpreter should insofar as possible avoid the
hackneyed "path" or "road" in translating . "The way to" will do
here, or simply, "This can be done by..."
14) another good example of "think no
minative..." "There has been rapid growth" will open the way to a smooth
sentence; since a process is involved, the verb should be in a compound
tense rather than simply "there is." The noun should be left in the
singular.
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15) while a literal translation is possible here (and even
a non-nominative construction, "in these conditions," a simple
"therefore" or "as a result" would also do. Very often "in these
circumstances" is a much smoother translation of " " than
"in these conditions."
16) lends itself to a "There has been"
construction, particularly if the interpreter does not have a text. With a
text, of course, the sentence structure could be inverted: "New anti-drug
legislation is being rapidly drawn up."
17) another good example of "think
nominative." "The Duma adopted at a first reading" is clearly much better
than "In the Duma there was adopted..."
18) "The parliamentarians will be
considering," the active mood, is much stronger than "for consideration
by the parliamentarians," which then leads to some very awkward
constructions: "is being proposed also the draft law..."
19) "" can often better be
rendered as "some" rather than by "definite" or "certain."
20) the reflexive verb is best rendered by a "there is" or
"there has been" construction.
21) ... "we attach" will do, but a
present continuous verb "we are continuing to attach" would be
even stronger here.
22) translations of should usually get away
from anything involving "weighty." "A major impetus" is fine; "a big
push" is very colloquial.
23) again, this is best rendered by "the war
on drugs."
The Problem of Drugs (UN, 1996)
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Mr. Chairman,
The Russian Federation finds good grounds for our discussion today of international cooperation in the war on drugs. Drug addiction today is among the most terrible social ills on our planet. Drug abuse and the illegal drug trade represent a serious threat to the lives, health and dignity of millions of people everywhere, and to the economic prosperity and political stability of many states. The statistics are shocking: the number of drug addicts in the world accounts for some 50 million people, and the yearly incomes of the producers and distributors of these lethal poisons exceed 500 billion dollars.
In the light of the magnitude of the drug threat to our planet, its universality, resistance to this evil is impossible for any state acting alone. What is needed are efforts of the entire international community. Naturally, the strategy can and must be adapted to changing realities. What is important is a regular "synchronizing of watches" of the international community with the major priorities of the campaign against drugs.
Russia supports the intensification of efforts at international drug control on the most urgent issues in the war on drugs, including tighter control of the production and use of drugs and psychotropic substances by states at the global and regional levels to counteract the illegal traffic.
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An important question is to ensure mandatory punishment for individuals engaged in the illegal drug trade and to deprive them of safe havens. The way to do this is through strengthening the interaction of states on the global and regional levels to combat this illegal trade.
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In general, the drug situation in Russia remains rather complex. There has been a rapid growth in the number of drug users, which is leading to a rise in drug-related crimes. There is a continuation of an illegal transfer of drugs from legal to illegal circulation. There is a swiftly growing increase in drug smuggling to Russian territory from foreign sources.
In these conditions Russia has been consistently taking major steps to combat the illegal drug trade and drug abuse.
There has been a stepping up of new anti-drug legislation. The State Duma adopted at a first reading a package of draft laws designed to establish an organizational basis for the legal drug trade and to counteract illegal drug traffic, to lay down the principles for assistance for drug addiction and guarantee the rights of citizens regarding the rendering of such assistance, and to review the existing administrative and criminal legislation concerning responsibility for legal drug-related offenses.
The parliamentarians also will be considering a draft law proposed by various ministries and agencies concerning responsibility for the laundering of income from criminal activity, which establishes a legal basis for the war on "dirty" money, including drug dollars.
Some results have been achieved in improving anti-drug work among various social and age groups of the population. Efforts are being stepped up to enhance the effectiveness of the system of control over the production and distribution of drugs. Successful studies are being carried out to improve aerial ways of identifying drug crops.
We attach the highest priority to the issue of the establishment of a system of collective resistance to combat the drug threat within the CIS. Some results have already been achieved in this area. The Russian side is rendering considerable practical assistance to a number of countries of the Commonwealth in their national efforts to counter the drug threat. We attach great importance to the expansion and development of real cooperation of UNDP with the appropriate Russian agencies. A major impetus to this will be given by the forthcoming technical consultations with UNDCP in Moscow. We are expecting that these will produce a comprehensive and balanced
program of cooperation with Russia which, naturally, will require rigorous preparation of this project, which is currently being carried out by the Russian side.
The Russian delegation hopes that this discussion and the consequent adoption of decisions will advance the further consolidation of the efforts of states in the war on drugs.
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