Chair: Straight to PP9 please. It seems to be acceptable to delete PP9? US: We appreciate efforts to find compromise, but we do not share the view that the UNTOC, UNCAC are inappropriate in this forum – we want this clearly understood. Chair: Ok, PP9 deleted. PP11? The change will be to delete “programs”, and …
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Committee of the Whole L5 Promoting comprehensive and scientific evidence-based early prevention
Chair: We still have a lot of work to do – I hope you’ve had a decent rest and that we can make some progress. Slovenia: Para on gender in OP5 & OP9. Alternative para by Egypt – we are close to consensus. Apparently OP9 is too general. We propose delete end of OP5, keep …
Side Event: Won’t Somebody Think of the Children? Youth Welfare in Drug Policy
Title: Won’t Somebody Think of the Children? Youth Welfare in Drug Policy Organizer: Students for Sensible Drug Policy Co-sponsors: Youth Rise Summary: While the welfare of young people is a key aspect of drug policy efforts, the ability of youth to have direct input in decision-making has been limited. In this side event, young people across …
Side Event: Young Women Who Use Drugs – Breaking the Silence
Organized by the Youth RISE (Resource, Information, Support, Education) Limited with the support of the Women and Harm Reduction International Network This side event is inspired by the ‘Young Women and Drug Use’ position paper by YouthRISE and WHRIN: https://youthrise.org/resources/young-women-and-drug-use-position-paper/ Six young women who use drugs (YWWUD) from around the world discuss the shared and …
Plenary Item 6. Follow-up to the implementation at the national, regional and international levels (afternoon session)
Chair: This morning, we have had the introductions. By the various offices of the UNODC Secretariat, but we have not yet had the occasion to give the floor to delegates and I will therefore now open the floor to delegates starting with China online. China: Undoubtedly strict control of these substances will contribute to preserving life and …
Side event: Facilitating Access To Evidence-Based Demand Reduction Services For Marginalized Populations
Organized by Canada with the support of Finland, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay, Portugal, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, Uruguay and the European Union Welcoming and Opening Remarks Carol Anne Chénard – Director, Office of Controlled Substances, Health Canada: Canada is very happy to sponsor today’s side events on facilitating access to …