This examination is being conducted under the terms of the political agreement reached during the 1998 UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on the global drug problem.
Hindamise aluseks on poliitiline kokkulepe, mille ÜRO liikmesriigid sõlmisid peaassamblee eriistungjärgul (UNGASS) 1998. aastal.