Marcela Jofre (HRI): The war on drugs has a disproportionate impact on women. The needs of women who use drugs are gravely under-addressed and they face higher barriers than men with a lack of tailored harm reduction services. Barriers include the intersecting forms of discrimination they face based on gender, race, class, stigmatisation, experiences of …
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Side event: Unveiling injustice: Exploring the human rights impact of drug policies in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia region
Organised by the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights with the support of Amnesty International, the Eastern and Central European and Central Asian Commission on Drug Policy, the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association, Harm Reduction International and the International Drug Policy Consortium Magdalena Dąbkowska, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights. I have the pleasure to moderate this event. …
Committee of the Whole (Thursday Afternoon Session)
Resolution L.4. Chair: We had a successful morning and hopefully we will be able to continue in this way. I would like to open this afternoon with our resolution L4 of Belgium. The title is being negotiated in informals but I will give the floor to Belgium to inform us of developments Belgium: Thank you …
Informal Civil Society Dialogue with UNODC Executive Director
Informal Civil Society Dialogue with UNODC Executive Director 20 March 2024, 11am – 12 pm, Room: CR-3 Matej Kosir (Chair, VNGOC): Welcome. Question 1: Encouraged by CND resolution 65/4 of 2023 “Promoting comprehensive, evidence-based early prevention” and 2024 Global Initiative on Drug Use Prevention “the Declaration of Oviedo” signed by some 400 civil society organizations, …
Informal Civil Society Dialogue with OHCHR, UNAIDS & UNDP
Augusto, VNGOC. Thank you very much for being here today in the room and online. We have 18 questions so let’s start the process now. For ALL: Eurasian harm reduction association / Eurazijos žalos mažinimo asociacija. My question is about planned coordinated actions to get governmental commitments to decriminalize drug use and possession for personal …
Informal Civil Society Dialogue with the CND Chair
Informal Civil Society Dialogue with the CND Chair 21 March 2024 at 09AM – 10AM CET (C-CR-7 & via MS Teams) Penny Hill (Moderator, VNGOC): Welcome everyone Philbert Abaka Johnson, CND Chair: We cannot achieve optimal results unless everyone is involved in addressing the world drug problem. You play a valuable role, and at a …