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 …
International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC)
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 …
Informal Civil Society Dialogue with the CND Chair
Informal Civil Society Dialogue with the CND Chair 21 March 2024 at 09AM – 10AM CET (C-CR-7 & via MS Teams) Penny Hill (Moderator, VNGOC): Welcome everyone Philbert Abaka Johnson, CND Chair: We cannot achieve optimal results unless everyone is involved in addressing the world drug problem. You play a valuable role, and at a …
Informal Civil Society Dialogue with the INCB President
No Borders Humanity Organization (NBH): How is the INCB addressing challenges in ensuring equitable access to controlled substances for medical purposes while preventing diversion and misuse? Southeast Asia Harm Reduction Association (AHRA): Considering the proliferation of heroin and ATS substances, increasing drug use and dependency, and concerns about unintended consequences of drug policies in Southeast …