Organized by the Governments of Germany, Colombia and Thailand and the UNODC. Aldo Lale-Demoz, deputy Executive Director, UNODC (moderator) Yury Fedotov, Executive Director, UNODC| Opening remarks. We congratulate that the outcome document respects the Treaties. This subject of alternative development (AD) is very important, there is even one round table here at UNGASS, and …
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Side event: Human rights and the world drug problem
The event is organized by the Government of Uruguay with the support of Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES). The objective is to realize a side event in the context of UNGASS 2016 to continue the campaign to promote the inclusion of the human rights perspective in the debate on the world drug problem, given that the facts …
Side event: Contribution of alternative development to implementing the sustainable development goals
HE General Paiboon Koomchaya, Minister of Justice of Thailand. I welcome all our high level participants. We place high priority to push forward alternative development in addressing the world drug problem to address the root causes such as poverty via public health, education and social security. AD was recognised as a cash crop substitution programme. Now …
Side event: Cannabis and the Conventions, the UNGASS and beyond
Organized by the Government of Uruguay, WOLA, TNI and the Drug Policy Observatory. John Walsh, WOLA| Cannabis is the elephant in the room. There is a need to create legal access to cannabis, other that medical. Davis Bewley-Taylor, Global Drug Policy Observatory | I want to give some background about where we stand today. Nations …
General Assembly: Thirtieth Special Session of the General Assembly on the World Drug Problem (4th plenary meeting)
The full statements delivered by member states during the UNGASS general debate are available here. The Special Session will be an important milestone in achieving the goals set in the policy document of 2009 “Political Declaration and Plan of Action on International Cooperation towards an Integrated and Balanced Strategy to Counter the World Drug Problem”, …
Side event: Addressing global disparities in access to controlled substances for medical purposes, with focus on treatment and pain relief
Organised by the Governments of Australia, Belgium, Ghana, Norway and Panama, the International Narcotics Control Board, the World Health Organisation, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the International Union Against Cancer. The Hon. Ken Wyatt AM, Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, Government of Australia (Chair) 5.5 billion people do not …