Organized by the Governments of Estonia and Finland, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Laboratory and Scientific Section. Jean-Luc Lemahieu, Director, Division for Policy Analysis and Public Affairs, UNODC: Frontline officers are often exposed to potent substances, such as fentanyl. Important to protect them. H.E. Toomas Kukk, Permanent Mission of Estonia, Vienna: …
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Side event: The death penalty for drug-related offences: The impact on women and vulnerable groups
Organized by the Governments of Austria, Canada, France, Mexico, New Zealand and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the European Union, Amnesty International and Harm Reduction International. Naomi Burke-Shyne, Executive Director, Harm Reduction International: Drug offences do not constitute the most serious crimes. Use of the death penalty for drug offences is …
Side event: Drug control policies and the militarisation of security: Reflections on the experience in the Americas
Organised by Conectas, the Brazilian Drug Policy Platform, the Washington Office on Latin America and the Centre for Legal and Social Studies. Today we will be talking about how drug control policies and the militarisation of the Americas are related to each other. There are 2 specific moments related to this context: (1) last year, …
Side event: Strengthening the evidence base on drug use in Nigeria
Organized by the Government of Nigeria and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Country Office for Nigeria Vivian Okeke, the Nigerian Ambassador, welcomed all on behalf of the organizers. She emphasized the strong partnership between the Nigerian government and the UNODC country team. The first ever national survey on drug use in Nigeria …
Plenary: Item 9. Implementation of the international drug control treaties
European Union: the EU and its member states are committed to the implementation of the three un drug conventions. The EU and its member states welcome the opportunity to reflect on drug control and human rights. Successful drug control intervention needs to be evidence-based approached in line with the drug control convention. The protection of human …
Side event: Innovative national approaches to address illicit synthetic drug threats
Organized by the Governments of Canada, Colombia and the United States of America. US: Trafficking in synthetic drugs is the main challenge of our generation and the next. Compounds on issues we faced with traditional drugs. Recognize this as a complex international challenge. Many online drug transfers are transacted through virtual currencies. One synthetic drug …