VNGOC: Welcome to Jallal Toufiq, the President of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), and Mark Colhoun, the INCB Secretary. International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC): With the USAID program cuts to vital health products, including ARVs in the lowest resource countries, we can expect an escalating pain burden and demand for essential …
International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC)
Plenary — Wednesday morning session
Item 5. Implementation of the international drug control treaties (continued) (a) Changes in the scope of control of substances Chair: First, Commission will consider recommendations of WHO on 4 substances, namely: (a) Whether or not it wishes to include N-pyrrolidino protonitazene in Schedule I of the 1961 Convention as amended; (b) Whether or not it …
CND Intersessional – Session 6 – Other Substantial Matters

2024 Thematic Discussions on the Implementation of All International Drug Policy Commitments, Following-up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration Other Substantial Matters proposed by Member States • Challenges to the identification of new illicit drugs: Discussion on strategies and approaches by laboratories to enhance the capacity of forensic personnel and harnessing technology to improve identification methods …
CND Intersessional – Session 5 – Legal, Scientific, and Regulatory Challenges in Scheduling Substances

2024 Thematic Discussions on the Implementation of All International Drug Policy Commitments, Following-up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration Chair: Good Morning. Secretariat: (organizational matters + scheduling 101) Moderator/intro: Mr. Justice Tettey, Chief, Drugs, Laboratory and Scientific Services Branch, UNODC: Good morning, dear colleagues. Thank you for this opportunity to address the question you posed about …
Informal Civil Society Dialogue with UNODC Executive Director
Informal Civil Society Dialogue with UNODC Executive Director 20 March 2024, 11am – 12 pm, Room: CR-3 Matej Kosir (Chair, VNGOC): Welcome. Question 1: Encouraged by CND resolution 65/4 of 2023 “Promoting comprehensive, evidence-based early prevention” and 2024 Global Initiative on Drug Use Prevention “the Declaration of Oviedo” signed by some 400 civil society organizations, …
Informal Civil Society Dialogue with OHCHR, UNAIDS & UNDP
Augusto, VNGOC. Thank you very much for being here today in the room and online. We have 18 questions so let’s start the process now. For ALL: Eurasian harm reduction association / Eurazijos žalos mažinimo asociacija. My question is about planned coordinated actions to get governmental commitments to decriminalize drug use and possession for personal …