Statement on the Death Penalty My name is Patrick Gallahue and I am making this statement on behalf of Harm Reduction International. Each year there are approximately 1,000 people executed for a drug offence. Despite the fact that many capital drug laws were introduced in response to the drug control treaties, the International Narcotics Control …
From NGO Statements
Plenary, Day 3. Drug demand reduction and treatment : VGNOC statement
Statement on behalf of VNGOC and IDPC. We are networks of NGOS with a global reach. It is a merged statement due to time constraints. I remind delegates that we need to put the statements from beyond 2008 into practice. We need to continue to strengthen the role of civil society and the informal civil …
Plenary Day 3. Drug demand reduction and treatment : INPUD/HRI and IDPC statement
Thank you Madame Chair, This statement is delivered on behalf of Harm Reduction International, the International Network of People Who Use Drugs and the International Drug Policy Consortium. There can be no ambiguity when it comes to global efforts to reach zero new HIV infections. Thirty years of HIV/AIDS has clearly taught us what works …
Day 3 Plenary: Statement made by the Indonesian Coalition of Drug Policy Reform
My name is Asmin Fransiska and I am attending this CND session as a participant registered with the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network. However I am speaking about the work of the Indonesian Coalition for Drug Policy Reform. This week, Member States including the USA have referred to the need to modernise drug policies, and to …
NGO statement EHRN
Due to restrictions on the number of NGO statements, EHRN were not able to make a statement at the plenary session. This is their statement! NGO STATEMENT on behalf of the Eurasian Harm Reduction Network (EHRN) regarding the Agenda Item 6 (Implementation of the Political Declaration and Plan of Action on International Cooperation towards an …
Plenary Day 3: Youth Initiative presentation
Young people are not target, but the first actors of drug prevention. Drug use is caused by a variety of factors and vary greatly according to context, including a variety of mental and social problems. We want drug users to not be stigmatised . We want greater support, including economic, education and moral support. We …