Chair: Welcome back to the discussion of Item Number 6. I will begin by giving the floor to Uganda. Uganda: Chair, allow me to congratulate you as Chair and commend the member states to their important work. Uganda affirms that the fight against the World Drug Problem is the shared responsibility of all UN member states. …
Eurasian Harm Reduction Association (EHRA)
Informal Dialogue with WHO
SSDP Australia: How is the World Health Organisation facilitating meaningful inclusion of people who use drugs in the design and implementation of policies and strategies around existing and emerging pharmacotherapies at the global level? WHO: The principle of involving affected groups in the development of guidance is strong. To develop WHO guidelines on managing health …
Side event: Economic, social and cultural rights in drug policy making: The relevance of an upcoming CESCR General Comment on drugs
Side event organised by Amnesty International with the support of Colombia, Czechia, Mexico, the Corporación Centro de Estudios de Derecho, Justicia y Sociedad, Elementa Derechos Humanos, the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, the International Drug Policy Consortium, the International Harm Reduction Association, the International Network of …
Side Event: Addressing human rights challenges related to drug use in humanitarian and other crisis settings
Organised by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights with the support of Belgium, Czechia, Mexico, Paraguay, Switzerland, Uruguay, the World Health Organization, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the Agence Française de Développement, the Alliance for Public Health, the …
Side-Event: Ending Gender-Based Violence for Women and Gender Non-Conforming People who Use Drugs
Gloria Lai: Welcome to the side event: Ending Gender Based Violence Against Women and Gender Nonconforming People who Use Drugs. To start, Elizabeth Wilde, First Assistant Secretary, Development Policy Division, Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Australia, will be making opening remarks via video Elizabeth Wilde: Australia is pleased to give support to this event. …
Side Event: Assessment of drug policies in the light of human rights
Organized by Portugal with the support of Malta, Norway, Switzerland, the EU and the Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe Moderator: Eliza Kurcevic Eurasian Harm Reduction Association. Welcome remarks. Introductory remarks by Joao Goulao, Portugal. Since UNGASS in 2016 the protection and promotion of human rights has become more pronounced in the drug policy …