Organized by the Government of the United States of America, the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, Lions Club, the Australian Drug Foundation and the New Zealand Drug Foundation. Richard Baum Michael Botticelli, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, USA Why invest in prevention? Youth have the fundamental right to grow …
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What Next for Drug Policies in Africa in the Run-Up to the UNGASS?
Ambassador Olawale Maiyegun – Director of Social Affairs, Africa Union In 2012, the AU agreed a Plan of Action on Drugs 2013-2017, which promotes a balanced approach to the issue across Africa. In 2014, African Ministers of Drug Control met again, under the heading “Drugs Kill. But Bad Drug Policies Kill More”. The meeting made …
ATOME Access to Opioid Medicines Europe
Side event organised by the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care and co-sponsored by Germany and Lithuania Marlene Mortler German Drug Controller welcome. Access to Opioid meds an issue of high relevance to our country. As Drug Commissioner my role is to reduce drug and addiction problems in Germany. Our national strategy includes 4 levels, …
UNGASS Special Segment Day 2 – Interactive discussions on demand reduction
Chair. This will include health, HIV, access to essential medicines. The format will include introductory remarks from the chair, as well as 7 minutes presentations from each panellist. Mr. Gilberto Gerra, UNODC. Introductory statement. First question to launch the debate – is it really accepted that young people, people affected by drug use disorder, people …
Social, Economic and Legal Issues for UNGASS 2016 and Beyond
Organized by the Government of Mexico in partnership with the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on Drug Policy Reform and LSE IDEAS Roberto Dondisch, Mexico Need to clarify what flexibility means in context of the UN drug conventions. The term flexibility needs to be clarified. We need to look at the UN drug conventions and understand what is …
Harm Reduction – A Global Response
Organized by the Governments of the Netherlands and Indonesia. Aldo Lale-Demoz (UNODC) Thanks to the Governments of the Netherlands and Indonesia, for hosting this event. There are more than 50 side events this week, but this is one of the most interesting. We remain concerned by the lack of coverage for harm reduction, and …