Werner Sipp, President of INCB: Thank you VNGOC for this meeting and I look forward to this dialogue and to continue our cooperation – both here in Vienna and in our country missions. Your inputs and insights have always been valuable, and we appreciate them in various contexts in all regions of the world. NGOs …
International Narcotics Control Board (INCB)
Agenda Item 6: Implementation of the international drug control treaties
a) Challenges and future work of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs and the World Health Organization in the review of substances for possible scheduling recommendations WHO: Who is responsible for evaluating substances and whether they should be scheduled. They also decided which convention they are scheduled. Evidence is essential to our role. The adverse affects of the …
Special event – Alternatives to imprisonment and proportionate responses to drug offences
Yury Fedotov, UNODC. My special thanks to Member States, civil society and UN partners in organizing this important event. I also welcome the many distinguished speakers who are with us today. In the discussions leading to next month’s General Assembly special session on the world drug problem, we have seen a growing emphasis on the …
UNGASS special segment, first meeting
PGA – As you all know too well, April’s special segment is very timely. Drugs continue to pose a serious threat to sustainable development, endanger communities, undermine rule of law. Our responsibility to address this transnational problem and advance a global and effective response. Your work today has been instrumental for identifying the modalities for …
Side event: Public health as a basis for drug policy in Portugal
Side event organised by Portugal Pedro Moitinho de Almeida Permanent Representative of Portugal. The Portuguese case no longer an experience, a success. Portugal is fully committed to the UNGASS. Drugs ranked at top of concern of Portuguese society in the last decade. It is now no longer the case because of the policies now implemented. …
UNGASS Special Segment – 9 December 2015
UNGASS Board Chair – I want to inform you that under item 3 of the special segment, the CND will consider jointly subitems A (roundtables) and B (outcome) and C (other matters). We proposed that 6 meetings be conducted at the UNGASS Special Segment in March 2015. CND Chair – We have a number of high level …