Side event organised by the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC), the Czech Republic, and Release. Marie Nougier, Senior Research and Communications Officer, International Drug Policy Consortium – Decriminalisation is essential for a health-based approach to drugs. It has broad support from, among others, WHO, OHCHR and UNAIDS. But there are a lot of differences in how …
International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC)
Informal Interactive Stakeholder Consultation
OPENING SEGMENT H.E. Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, President of the UN General Assembly Welcome to the IISC in support of the UNGASS meeting. UNGASS is a major event in the 2016 GA calendar. What we are facing in these discussions is a transnational threat represented by the world drug problem and representing the common challenge and …
People, public health and human rights – in preparation for the UNGASS on the world drug problem
On Tuesday the 9th of February UNAIDS and the Permanent Missions of Colombia, Norway and Switzerland to the United Nations (UN) hosted a side event at UN headquarters in New York in the margins of the Informal Interactive Stakeholder Consultation (IISC). The key speakers included: Introductory Remarks by H.E. Ambassador Khaled Shamaa, UNGASS Board Chair Assistant …
CND Intersessional – 27 January 2016
1. Preparations for the regular segment of the 59th session of the Commission (b) Normative segment: Scheduling of substances based on the international drug control conventions Dr Martin Raithelhuber (expert on synthetic substances) – On the subject of synthetic substances, it important to note that customs are usually the first ones to discover smuggled goods. …
Side event: The shadow economy: How the illicit drug trade impacts development and governance
Side event organised by Colombia, Norway, Christian Aid and the International Drug Policy Consortium Ann Fordham, International Drug Policy Consortium – We welcome the launch of the Christian Aid report on the impact of drugs and drug policy on development and governance. Bente Angell-Hansen, Ambassador, Embassy of Norway in Vienna – Given the hostile environment, …
Side event: The way towards drug policy reform: Regional perspectives from Southeast Asia and Latin America
Event organised by the International Drug Policy Consortium, the Thailand Institute of Justice, Penal Reform International, the Thailand Mission in Vienna and the Costa Rica Mission in Vienna. Ambassador of Thailand in Vienna There are now high rates of imprisonment for drug offences in several regions of the world, giving rise to the need to …