I headed the Irish delegation to the UN General Assembly Special Sessions on Drugs (UNGASS) which took place from 8 to 10 June last. During the general debate, I addressed the Assembly on 9 June. My address covered, inter alia, the effect of drugs on communities, measures that have been or will be taken by the Irish Government to combat the threat of drugs and the resolutions subsequently adopted at the General Assembly. Other speakers in the general debate included Presidents Clinton, Chirac, Deputy Prime Minister Prescott and Commission Vice President Marin.