Chair of the UNGASS Board (Amb. Khaled Shamaa) Opens the meeting by inviting delegates to consider Resolution 58/8. The Board has prepared an Elements Paper to kickstart the process. Today, we expect comments on the more general nature of the paper. On its ‘bones’. Operational recommendations to be further discussed at the reconvened session of the CND. Luxembourg …
By Marie Nougier
Panel Discussion on the World Drug Problem – 30th Regular Session – Human Rights Council
A summary of the panel, produced by the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, can be accessed here. A full recording is available at UN Web TV. Opening Statement Flavia Pansieri, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights (Statement) Panel Moderator and the Panellists Ruth Dreifuss, former President of the Swiss Confederation and member of the Global Commission on Drug …
CND Intersessional – 24th of September 2015
Chair of CND, Ambassador Srisamoot, opens the discussion. Amb. Srisamoot: Welcomes everyone back to the 5th meeting of the year. Proposes that Agenda item 2 is discussed – preparations for The United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Drugs (UNGASS) 2016, before dealing with other considerations. Hands over to Chair of the CND UNGASS Board (Amb. …
CND Side event hosted by Norway and Australia Missions: The Global Crisis of Untreated Pain
Opened by Chair of CND, Amb. Srisamoot. Amb. Srisamoot. Thanked Amb. Hansen (Norway) and Amb. Stewart (Australia) for convening the panel. Other specialized agencies from UNODC, WHO and civil society. CND has had numerous sessions where we have talked about availability of controlled medicines and this event serves to reinforce and highlight the importance of …
Special Event, 26th June – Launch of World Drug Report 2015 in Vienna
On the UN International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, UNODC and their UN partners coordinated simultaneous launches of their flagship World Drug Report 2015 – in Vienna, Geneva and New York. Member states had received a technical briefing about the report last week, so this event was billed as a CND Special Session …
Special Event, 26th June – Launch of World Drug Report 2015 in New York
The launch of the World Drug Report was also held in New York on June 26. Simone Monasabien, Director of UNODC’s New York Office, moderated, opened with introductory remarks focusing on Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson’s commitment to the drugs issue and his comments that we must take the opportunity of UNGASS to “consolidate our …