Informal Dialogue with the UNODC Executive Director Ms. Ghada Waly, Wednesday 10.30-11.30 Opening remarks Jamie Bridge, VNGOC: This is a meeting that we hold every year. And I’m really pleased that we’ve continued this tradition that we have with the Vienna NGO committee to have this informal dialogue and this opportunity for civil society to ask …
Instituto Ria
Side event: Adult drug use and regulation: the future of drug policies?
Julián Quintero (ATS): Muchas gracias a todos y todas por estar aquí esta mañana… 6:12 de la mañana en Colombia, creo que las 7:00 en Nueva York, la 1:00 en Viena. Bienvenidos y bienvenidas a este evento alterno que lleva por nombre “Uso y regulación en adultos: el futuro de las políticas de drogas”, realizado por …
Side event: Legal Regulation through a Development Lens
Organized by Health Poverty Action with the support of the International Drug Policy Consortium and Instituto RIA. Clemmie James, Health Poverty Action. ‘Prohibiton has failed in all aspects of its stated purposs. With only 9 years left to achieve the SDGs, there is much to win by advancing socially just models for legally regulating drugs. This is happening at …
Informal Dialogue with the INCB President
VNGOC: Welcome INCB president: We are committed to our continued dialogue. In the last 2 years, we engage with NGOs in the board’s session. The important role of CSOs is respectful of human rights and evidence base. CSOs are often the primary or main providers of services – we appreciate your work. Harm Reduction Australia: …
Social justice and peacebuilding within drug policy reform
Organized by Acción Técnica Social and Instituto RIA Zara Snapp, Instituto RIA / Acción Técnica Social: This will be an interactive session before the presentation. Unfortunately, two presenters cancelled because of travel issues. Int he past, we’ve done this too; because you have interesting experiences that are rarely featured in these spaces. ATS has been …
Informal dialogue with the WHO
Lucía Goberna (VNGOC): Welcome Vladimir Pozniak (WHO): Thank you for being here, we hope this will become a tradition at CND. Kenzi Riboulet (FAAAT): There are three departments of WHO concerned with matters related to controlled drugs: Health products (EMP), Substance abuse (MSA), and Traditional/Complementary medicine (T&CM). What collaboration, coordination or cooperation exists between these …