Natasha Meli Daudey, Permanent Representative of Malta: Malta has an overarching human rights approach to drug policy and this is one of the reasons why we organized the side event around the same topic. The principle of harm reduction went through our pillars of our truck policy, particularly in terms of equitable and nondiscriminatory access …
From Side Events
Side event: Links between drugs and the environment
Organized by the UNODC Division for Policy Analysis and Public Affairs with the support of France and Germany Jean-Luc Lemahieu, UNODC Division for Policy Analysis and Public Affairs. Many thanks for being here today. A few weeks ago, during the framework of the CCPCJ, we convened a 3-day session on drugs, crime and the environment: climate change, …
Side Event: The Humanitarian approach to drug policy: opportunities and challenges for an effective cooperation between public authorities and health-based organizations
Organized by Italy with the support of the Council of Europe – Pompidou Group, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the UNODC Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Section and the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs The event will provide concrete examples of cooperation, and a common ground of commitment between governments …
Side event: Leaving no one behind: the rights-based and development-oriented approach of the European Union to drug policies in cooperation initiatives in Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean
Organized by Spain with the support of Germany, Paraguay, and the European Union and the European Union Delegation to Kyrgyzstan Joan R. Villalbí. Government Delegate for the National Plan on Drugs. Ministry of Health. Spain: Opening remarks. Merle Kreibaum. Senior Policy Officer. Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Germany: In 2020, under the …
Side event: Impact of cannabis legalization from a scientific perspective
Organized by the UNODC, Research and Trend Analysis Branch with the support of the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy Chair: Jean-Luc Lemahieu, Director, Division for Policy Analysis and Public Affairs, UNODC. We hope you will hear about the complexity of cannabis markets and also where we stand. I thank our co-hosts: France, Germany, …
Side Event: Prevention of overdoses and drug-related deaths
Organized by the Netherlands with the support of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Ireland, Slovenia, Sweden, and the European Union During this side event, experts will present recent developments in and innovative projects on improved data collection and reporting tools and strategic measures to prevent and reduce overdose and drug-related deaths as the ultimate harm of …