SALONGA, ARVIN CARL

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May 9, 2016
Atty. Rene V.

Saguisag

Report on the UNGASS

The special session of the United Nations general assembly on

the world drug problem or known as UNGASS 2016 envisions a better
tomorrow for the worlds youth. One of the salient points discussed
therein is regarding the subject of drugs and human rights, youth,
women, children and communities, something which we are very much
involved and must be empathetic about. This topic is discussed in the
round table 3 emphasizing on the rehabilitation of the youth without
being stigmatized by society. The problem which the victims of drugs
usually face is the fear from being seen as a wreck from society, a
stigma imposed upon those who want to come back and be with the
society which gives them this prejudice. If we want a better future for
the youth we must first see that they are the victims here rather than
the criminal. We must accept that this is a battle between the people
and those who use these children as instruments for this desctructive
substance and only then can we truly fight off this evil.