This is the first civil society hearing which is taking place at the CND. Different representatives are now presenting some of the work that they are doing to promote the role of civil society in drug policy. First Panel: The INCB showed how civil society could be involved both at the CND and also at …
International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC)
IDPC Side Event – The Global Commission on Drug Policy: Recommendations on the global drug control framework
During this lunchtime side event organised by IDPC, Ruth Dreifuss, former President of Switzerland, and Michel Kazatchkine, Executive Director, Global Fund on AIDS, TB and Malaria, spoke out about drug policy reform. The objective of the event was to present the recommendation of the report from the Global Commission on Drug Policy, ‘War on Drugs’. …
Welcome to CNDblog 2012
Welcome to another year of live reporting from the annual meeting of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in Vienna! The CNDblog was initially established by Harm Reduction International to provide live reporting of the discussions and decisions adopted at the CND. This year, the International Drug Policy Consortium will collaborate with Youth Rise to …
IHRA statement at CND plenary session under Agenda item #7
Thank you, Madam Chairman This statement is made on behalf of: • The International Harm Reduction Association • The International Network of People Who Use Drugs • Penal Reform International • Human Rights Watch • International Drug Policy Consortium • The German Coalition Against the Death Penalty • The Open Society Foundations Drug Policy Programme …
IDPC/EHRN side event – Preventing overdoses from illicit drugs
This side event, co-organised by the Eurasian Harm Reduction Network (EHRN) and the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) discussed how to prevent illicit drug overdose. In many parts of the world, and especially in Eurasia, overdose is one of the major causes of preventable deaths. The International Network of People Who Use Drugs (INPUD) first …
IDPC Side Event – Diversion from custody
This side event, organised by the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC), took place on Tuesday at lunchtime to discuss several examples of diversion of drug offenders from custody into treatment and other health services. During his introductory remarks, the chairman of IDPC discussed the reasons why diversion was necessary for drug offences, especially when it …