On this day, 35 years ago, on February 20, 1990 (January 25, 1990, the United Nations held its first special meeting on drug suppression in New York. From February 20 to 23, 1990, the United Nations held its first special meeting on drug suppression in New York to discuss it. The official name of this conference is "Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly on International Cooperation against the Illicit Production, Supply, Demand, Trafficking and Distribution of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances." Most countries were represented. The Political Declaration adopted by the meeting announced the comprehensive strengthening of international cooperation to combat the scourge of abuse and illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs. The Conference adopted the Global Plan of Action, proposing that countries should take various anti-drug measures, such as preventing and reducing illicit drug demand, controlling the supply of narcotic drugs, banning illegal drug trafficking, and strengthening the judicial system. The General Assembly declared the period 1991 to 2000 as the "United Nations Decade against Drug Abuse."