Organised by Uruguay with the support of Canada, Colombia, Czechia, the Netherlands and South Africa (…): Years ago, a side event like this would’ve been unlikely. The panel will share experiences in regulation in our countries. Daniel Radío, National Drug Secretariat, Uruguay: Our country pioneered cannabis regulation but you may not know much about Uruguay. …
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65th Session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (#CND65) – CND Blog Index
Below, the CND Blog offers an Index of the close-to-120 hours of real-time non-literal blogging material captured during the 65th UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs. INDEX Plenary Committee of the Whole Side Events Informal Dialogues Plenary Opening of the 65th Session of the CND Item 1. Election of officers Item 2. Adoption of …
Side event: Eliminating Structural Racism against Africans and people of African Descent in drug policy legal frameworks and practice
Organised by the Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS) Asociación Civil with the support of the International Service for Human Rights Luciana Pol, Senior Fellow Security Policy & Human Rights CELS: Customary comment in these events is to say that this is a timely debate. However, in this case, we cannot say that because …
Side event: Suffering in the shadows: The impact of drug-related incarceration on family members
Organised by the Washington Office on Latin America with the support of Mexico, and the Church World Service, the International Drug Policy Consortium, the Plataforma NNAPES and the Red Internacional de Mujeres Familiares de Personas Privadas de la Libertad Coletta Youngers, Senior Fellow, WOLA: Before going any further, I would just like to say on …
Side Event:Disparities in access to internationally controlled essential medicines in the Caribbean
IAHPC Welcome and Housekeeping Moderator: Dr. Katherine Pettus, Information and Partnerships Director, IAHPC Opening by HE Ambassador Cheryl Spencer, Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations, Vienna Dr. Dingle Spence Consultant in Oncology and Palliative Medicine President of the Caribbean Palliative Care Association (CARIPALCA) Verna Edwards (DPharm) Dept. of Standards and Regulations, Ministry of …
Side Event: Drug Policy in Latin America: Challenges for People Who Use Drugs
Organized by the Brazilian Harm Reduction and Human Rights Network with the support of the Centro de Convivência É de Lei, Harm Reduction International, the Intercambios Civil Association, the International Drug Policy Consortium and the Washington Office on Latin America. Moderator: Francisco Neto – Rede brasileira de redução de danos e direitos humanos (REDUC): Hello …