Esbjorn Hornberg: This is an informal dialogue but we already have all the questions as we had to prepare beforehand. We have grouped the questions into different sections, and will start with a few to Mr Fedotov and then the remainder to UNODC senior management as Mr Fedotov needs to leave early. Fedotov: I want …
European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies (ENCOD)
NGO Dialogue with the UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov
First I would like to thank my staff at UNODC. UNODC promotes a balanced approach for drug control based on health and human rights. I thank all of you for your contribution. In countries like Afghanistan and West Africa, I saw many people in need who needed public health, welfare. This should be the basic …
NGO Dialogue with UNODC Executive Director, Yuri Fedotov
Introduction Mr. Fedotov thanks Michel Perron and the VNGOC for their work in organising this event. Mr. Fedotov admires the work done by NGOs in many countries to help UNODC implement their mandate. He thanks all NGOs for their support now and for the future. NGOs are welcome to come to UNODC. World Federation Against …
NGO dialogue with the INCB: Mr Raymond Yans
The dialogue begins with a defensive statement about the INCB’s position within the drug control regime. This is followed by a personal defence on the individual members of the INCB… Essentially that they “are unpaid, retired professionals chosen because of their knowledge.” This was followed by a description of the role of the INCB – …
CND Day 4- Civil Society Action Outside CND
At 18:30 at the and of Day Four members of ENCOD from numerous European countries held a symbolic funeral for CND. Frederik Polak of ENCOD announced “We need to inform you that, after a long and intense struggle with reality, the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, born in 1961, has ceased to be relevant …