Organized by Brazil Gustavo Camilo Baptista, National Secretariat of Drugs Policies and Assets Management, Ministry of Justice and Public Safety EWS are institutional mechanisms created by national governments to deal specifically with problems arising from the expansion and complexity of the drug market, especially created to deal with the development of chemicals involve in drug …
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Side event: On the access to Tramadol and preventing its diversification to illicit markets in the Africa Region
Organized by the Tanzania Green Crescent Community with the support of the African Union Commission, Green Crescent Health Development Initiative, the Institute of Leadership and Development and the Rwanda Youth Impact Prof. Johan Strijdom, African Union: Thank you, moderator, for this opportunity to shed some light and to focus attention on the AU Plan of …
Side event: Addressing drug-related problems among people experiencing homelessness: Key elements for human right approaches
Pablo Cymerman, Intercambios A.C.: We feel sometimes the topics that the CND addresses are a bit removed from what we experience on a daily basis. This event responds to this by focusing on pathways to address the vulnerabilities of people who are homeless, and what the Argentinean government is doing in this regard. Jorgelina Di …
Side Event: Addressing the Global Synthetic Drug Problem: UNODC Synthetic Drug Strategy
Organizer: UNODC Laboratory and Scientific Service Co-sponsors: Canada & United States of America Co-sponsors: Canada & United States of America Moderator: Mr. Jean-Luc Lemahieu, Director, Division of Policy Analysis and Public Affairs, UNODC Summary: The global synthetic drug problem is complex requiring dynamic and comprehensive strategies supported by interagency and international cooperation. Join us to learn …
Side event: Challenging the criminalization of poverty and marginalization in Africa – and beyond
Organised by the Penal Reform International with the support of Ghana, the African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum and the International Drug Policy Consortium [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrDVtp0xK2A&w=560&h=315] Doreen N Kyazze, Penal Reform International. Our panellists will present initiatives on decriminalisation of drug use and petty offences in Africa. While this initiative is Africa led, we will be looking …
Side event: The Global Drug Policy Index 2021: A global tool for evaluation and accountability
Recording in English: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCxumf5AiZU] Recording in Spanish: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOFPOM2nnVs] Recording in Russian: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWyByvWa1yU] Marie Nougier, IDPC: Good morning, good afternoon and good evening to you all, and welcome to this side event organised at the occasion of the 65 session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs to launch the Global Drug Policy Index. My name …