Chair: Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the second part of the 2023 Thematic Discussion of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs on the implementation of all international drug policy commitments following the 2019 ministerial declaration (…) Agenda is adopted. Thank you very much. Secretariat: (organizational announcements) Director of the Division of Policy Analysis and Public Affairs …
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Side Event: Indigenous-led harm reduction interventions
Indigenous-led harm reduction interventions that align with indigenous knowledge and practice. Sarah Helm: Welcome. We are starting with a traditional He karakia poto, an indigenous non-religious prayer. (Prayer). As an indigenous person, it is an honor being here today representing my country, my foundation and hosting an event on this topic. We are grateful for …
Plenary Item 11. Provisional agenda for the sixty-seventh session of the Commission
Friday March 17th 10:00 Chair: We will now start the approval of the draft agenda for the 67th session which was considered by the extended bureau. The chairs of the regional groups were requested to hold consultations with their membership. Put forward the draft agenda and we would now like to invite the commission to …
Plenary Item 7. Inter-agency cooperation and coordination of efforts in addressing and countering the world drug problem
March 16, Thursday 12:00pm Chair: (Introduction of agenda item 7.) UNODC: (…) The UN Common Position is an attempt by the whole UN system to have a united position on this multifaceted issue, informed by strong research, and deep discussions. This relies on inter-agency collaboration and 8 key principles. I pick the most important to …
Side event: Drugs and criminal justice. The situation in Latin America and Spain
Organized by the Unión Española de Asociaciones y Entidades de Atención al Drogodependiente (UNAD) with the Support of Spain, the Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission of the Organization of American States (CICAD/OAS), Red Iberoamericana de Organizaciones No Gubernamentales que Trabajan en Drogodependencias (RIOD), Dejusticia, the Asociación Costarricense para el Estudio de …
Side Event: Assessment of drug policies in the light of human rights
Organized by Portugal with the support of Malta, Norway, Switzerland, the EU and the Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe Moderator: Eliza Kurcevic Eurasian Harm Reduction Association. Welcome remarks. Introductory remarks by Joao Goulao, Portugal. Since UNGASS in 2016 the protection and promotion of human rights has become more pronounced in the drug policy …