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Reconvened 68th session of the CND – 5 December 2025

Chair CND: Yesterday we considered the consolidated budget for 2026-2027. I understand that there have been informal consultations during which the draft resolution was amended. The amended text of the draft resolution after these informal consultations was circulated via special message on 22nd November and agreed upon by silence procedure on 25th November. May I …

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Reconvened 68th Session CND – 4 December 2025 afternoon

UN TV: Commission on Narcotic Drugs Reconvened sixty-eighth session in Vienna – Joint CND & CCPCJ meeting Annotated provisional agenda [ENG] Chair (CND): We have a full afternoon and will start with agenda item five on implementation of the international drug control treaties. UNODC will report on its evidence-based work, including activities under resolution 66/3 …

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48th meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) – Public information session – 20 October 2025

While the CND Blog usually covers meetings of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, we are exceptionally reporting on this public session of the WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence due to its direct relevance to the forthcoming CND vote on the scheduling of the coca leaf, expected in March 2026. The forty-eighth Expert Committee on Drug Dependence …

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CND Thematic Discussions on the Implementation of All International Drug Policy Commitments, following-up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration – 2 October 2025 – Morning Session

Session 5: Lack of Availability of Internationally Controlled Substances for Medical and Scientific Purposes Evidence Snapshot on Access to controlled substances for medical and scientific purposes: Ms. Chloe Carpentier, Chief, Research and Knowledge Production Section, UNODC: … if we look at how much the global population has access to pain management and palliative care, we …

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CND Thematic Discussions on the Implementation of All International Drug Policy Commitments, following-up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration – 1 October 2025 – Afternoon Session

CND Thematic Discussions on Strengthening Public Health Responses to Drug Use  Session 4: Adverse Health Consequences of and Risks Associated with New Psychoactive Substances   Intro & Expert moderator: Mr. Jared Brown, Laboratory and Scientific Services Section, UNODC – seeing an increasing number of NPS in vape liquids, providing particular risks to young people. We …

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