The Vienna NGO Committee set up an NGO dialogue with Antonio Maria Costa, the outgoing Executive Director of UNODC. The NGOs present turned up in good faith to engage with Mr Costa, perhaps wondering if there would be some statesman-like speech as leaves his 8-year long post later this year. Mr Costa opened the discussion …
From Civil Society Hearings and Informal Dialogues
Dr. Bob Keizer, Trimbos Institute, the Netherlands Institute for Mental Health and Addiction on the importance of research and data collection
Data collection is the basis of good policy. Incomplete data leads to bad assessments and bad assessments lead to bad policies. There is a long way to go and there are a lot of problems that need solutions. The first is on capacity. Data collection is very expensive. There are two kinds of costs involved. …
Chief of UN Policy and Analsysis, Sandeep Chawla on the importance of research and the collection, reporting and analysis of data
Policy and trend analysis are cornerstones of UNODC’s work. This research is used to inform strategic analysis of the threats states are facing. UNODC’s research is put into the World Drug Report and annual reports to the CND. Member states have found the World Drug Report useful and it is the most downloaded document off …
Costa holds NGO dialogue at UN High Level Segment
Antonio Maria Costa, the Executive Director of UNODC, called an NGO Dialogue Meeting on the afternoon of Thursday 12th March. He expressed his keenness to engage with civil society and highlighted that this session was an opportunity interact and exchange views. Mr Costa advised that he was seeking the views from the NGOs on how …
Welcome to CNDblog
CNDblog is a project of the International Drug Policy Consortium. Its objective is to ensure transparency in the deliberations of the 52nd session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), taking place in Vienna 11-20 March 2009. CND is the UN body tasked with overseeing global drug policy. However, despite this important mandate, the …