Item 5e. Other matters arising from the international drug control treaties Chair: We will continue agenda item 5e to elect the second co-chair of the expert panel. I recall that there are two co-chairs selected, one by the CND and one Secretary General. It should be chosen with consideration to balanced representation and diverse policy …
Colombia
Committee of the Whole (CoW) – Wednesday Afternoon
Chair: Welcome back. L2. Measures to implement article 13 of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988 to prevent the diversion of equipment and related materials used for illicit drug manufacture OP1 bis Mexico: In the morning we had some logistical issues that hampered progress. We will …
Plenary – Wednesday Afternoon Session
Item 6. Follow-up to the implementation at the national, regional, and international levels of all commitments, as reflected in the Ministerial Declaration of 2019, to address and counter the world drug problem (continued) Chair: I want you to hear updates from the Youth Forum, the WHO/INCB Scientific Network, the UNODC/CSO consultation on HIV AIDS, and …
Human Rights Implication of Drug Policy: Alternatives to Incarceration, Conviction and Punishment
This side event was organised by Penal Reform International, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Czechia, Germany, Mexico, South Africa, Switzerland, European Union, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Corporación Centro de Estudios de Derecho Justicia y Sociedad (Dejusticia), Drug Policy Alliance, Harm Reduction International, International Centre on …
Human Rights Dimensions of Harm Reduction
This side event at the Commission on Narcotic Drugs examined how to centre human rights in harm reduction; from meaningful participation and legal reform to sustainable, rights-based responses in a changing political and funding context. Panelists: Catherine Cook, Acting Executive Director, Harm Reduction International Ahmed Said, Regional Coordinator, African Network of People who Use Drugs …
Committee of the Whole (CoW) – Wednesday Morning
L.5. Strengthening early warning mechanisms consisting of monitoring and assessment systems to enable effective responses to the emergence of new synthetic drugs, new psychoactive substances, precursors and precursor substitutes Chair: Only 4 more COW sessions to go. Ask that you work with us to get this done. If required can go into smaller setting, through …