Introduction to the session: Dave Bewley Taylor Over the past years, there have been some soft and hard defections on cannabis control. It is now time to discuss alternatives that are based on facts and evidence. TNI worked on a report on cannabis, which is looking at the hard defections in the USA and other …
International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC)
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 – …
Welcome to the CND Blog 2013
CNDblog is an initiative of the International Drug Policy Consortium in partnership with YouthRISE. Our objective is to ensure transparency in the annual deliberations of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND). CND is the UN body tasked with overseeing global drug policy. However, despite this important mandate, its meetings are not webcast, nor are minutes or summary …
IDPC Side Event – Launch of the IDPC Drug Policy Guide
On Wednesday Morning, IDPC organised a side event to launch the second edition of the IDPC Drug Policy Guide. Introduction IDPC is a global network of NGOs that seeks to broaden the space for open debate on drug policy. Drug policy is a difficult policy area. New approaches are needed. There are reform debates going …
Plenary, Day 3. Drug demand reduction and treatment : VGNOC statement
Statement on behalf of VNGOC and IDPC. We are networks of NGOS with a global reach. It is a merged statement due to time constraints. I remind delegates that we need to put the statements from beyond 2008 into practice. We need to continue to strengthen the role of civil society and the informal civil …
Plenary Day 3. Drug demand reduction and treatment : INPUD/HRI and IDPC statement
Thank you Madame Chair, This statement is delivered on behalf of Harm Reduction International, the International Network of People Who Use Drugs and the International Drug Policy Consortium. There can be no ambiguity when it comes to global efforts to reach zero new HIV infections. Thirty years of HIV/AIDS has clearly taught us what works …