certain cases involving citizens detained for drug-related offences. 89. One representative expressed particular concern over the exploitation of children in the illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and the need for world-wide condemnation of such exploitation. He emphasized that urgent measures should be adopted to protect children. He stressed the importance of giving priority to action within the framework of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 44/25 of 20 November 1989, and of preventing children from using illicit drugs. 90. Many speakers, referring to specific articles of the 1988 Convention, identified the provisions that had already been applied in their countries, those on which new legislation was being prepared and, in some cases, those that still represented obstacles to the application or ratification of that Convention. 91. As regards article 3 on offences and sanctions, several speakers indicated that the criminal code of their countries had been or was being amended to establish as criminal offences the activities enumerated in paragraph 1, to take into account the aggravating circumstances specified in paragraph 5 or to provide for more severe sanctions and exclude the possibility of early release and parole for persons convicted of serious drug-related offences. 92. One representative explained that the concept of illicit traffic in paragraph 1 of article 3, which contained a long, detailed list of activities, was radically different from the one reflected in the penal law of his country. - 22 - Transposing the provisions of the 1988 Convention into domestic law therefore raised technical difficulties. Another representative noted that the provision in paragraph 2 of that article, relating to the possession, purchase or cultivation of drugs for personal consumption, might hinder the acceptance of that Convention by some Governments. 93. One representative reported that legislation on the establishment of 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing international efforts to combat drug-related crimes, specifically in relation to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the 1988 Convention. The text highlights the need for measures to protect children and prevent them from using illicit drugs, as well as the application of provisions in domestic law. The focus is on the legal and social aspects of drug-related issues, rather than economic or environmental aspects.

**Category**
Health, Humanitarian aid and relief