Youth Forum: Your excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentleman. From 25 countries we gather as a unified voice to address the issue of substance use in our communities. This is not a new challenge and has been tackled over the past decades. Everyday there are new substances threatening individuals and society as a whole. It …
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Opening of the 68th Session of the CND
Item 1. Election of officers CND Chair. It’s an honour to welcome you to the 68th session of the CND. I thank all my colleagues at the extended bureau and secretariat. With over 2,000 participants, this is one of the largest CNDs. The CND can be followed in Boardroom A and UN Web TV. The …
CND Intersessional – Session 4 – Illicit Trafficking in Substances and Precursors, and Domestic Diversion of Precursor Chemicals
2024 Thematic Discussions on the Implementation of All International Drug Policy Commitments, Following-up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration Chair: Hello, good afternoon, everyone. Welcome back. Let’s begin the afternoon session. Introductory remarks: Mr. Michael Osman, Social Affairs Officer, Border Management Branch, UNODC: I’ll provide a brief overview to leave more time for our interactive discussions …
CND Intersessional – Session 1 – Expanding range of drugs and synthetic opioids and nonmedical use of prescription drugs
CND Intersessional meeting – Thematic discussions on the implementation of all international drug policy commitments following up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration Secretariat: (administrative and organizational issues) Chair: Welcome. The topics of the three days of this meeting are identified in the 2019 declaration. One of the challenges is the funding and diversification of drug …
CND Chair’s Special Event – Evidence to Impact: Powering Effective Drug Policy with Data Collection and Research
Event to commemorate the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and to launch the 2024 UNODC World Drug Report Event Information Page Chair: this day serves as a strong reminder for the need for collective action. We unite to explore evidence-based approaches that empower us to address the WDP head on. Data collection …
Plenary Item 8. Recommendations of the subsidiary bodies of the Commission
Item 8. Inter-agency cooperation and coordination of efforts in addressing and countering the world drug problem Chair: Recalls documentation for the item. CND Secretariat: The meetings of the 5 subsidiary bodies were held last year in person and provided a great opportunity to meet and discuss good practices and areas of common concern. Following review …