Organized by the Governments of Belgium, France, Kenya and Nigeria, the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care, the African Palliative Care Association, the International Youth Association for Development and Palliafamilli, the Union for International Cancer Control, the International Narcotics Control Board, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Drug Prevention and Health Branch, …
International Narcotics Control Board (INCB)
CND Intersessional, 17 October 2017: Chapter 5 on evolving reality, trends and existing circumstances
Post-UNGASS Facilitator: I encourage the same level of active participation as we had yesterday, which was a good discussion. Please do ask questions of the panellists. On the panel today, we have the Colombian Ambassador, Angela Mae from UNODC, Gilles Fortes from WHO, Paul Griffiths from EMCDDA, and an NGO representative from the Golden Colombia Initiative. …
CND Intersessional, 27 September 2017: Chapter 2 on access to controlled substances for medical and scientific purposes
Gilberto Gerra, UNODC. Only a few words from me to introduce my colleague. The rooms in the UN can be impermeable to sound, including the screaming of millions of people in unnecessary pain – people undergoing surgery, people suffering from pain. Thanks to cooperation with Belgium and others, we are working to overcome this – this …
Special Event: Increasing Access to controlled drugs Post-UNGASS
Organized by the Governments of Australia, Belgium, Italy, Lithuania and Norway, the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, the International Narcotics Control Board, the World Health Organization, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Union for International Cancer Control, the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care, Human Rights Watch, and the Vienna and New York …
Side event: The need for proportionality: State responses to drug-related offences
Werner Sipp, INCB. The international community is faced with a number of challenges – one of which is how states should respond to drug related offences. The role of INCB is to explain how this challenge can be met within the frame of the three international drug conventions. This side event is part of this work. …
Plenary – Agenda item 8: Implementation of the international drug control treaties
Chair: Egypt has asked to speak before Agenda Item 8b. Egypt: We are committed to the 3 conventions – they constitute the cornerstone for national policies that combat drugs. The 3 documents are the roadmap to addressing the world drug problem. We fully believe in the balance of efforts to reduce the supply and demand of …