Esbjorn Hornberg, VNGOC. Today, you have demonstrated your commitment to support the VNGOC and their contribution to drug control policy. In 2 years’ time, we will gather in New York for the UNGASS on production, trafficking and use of drugs. We look forward to further collaboration. NGOs can help us provide prevention, treatment and care, and …
This session tries to look at specific areas of policy and practice related to UNGASS. This ession is chaired by Eduardo Hernandez and Thanasis Apostolou. Allan Clear, Harm Reduction Coalition. My first visit at CND was at the Beyond 2008 event. I was struck by Michel’s statement – as NGOs, we do differ in some …
This statement is given on behalf of the International Network of People who Use Drugs and is given in endorsement of the Support Don’t Punish campaign.Thirty years into the HIV epidemic we note that one in three new HIV infections outside of sub-Saharan Africa can be traced back to the use of contaminated needles by …
Introduction Mr. Fedotov thanks Michel Perron and the VNGOC for their work in organising this event. Mr. Fedotov admires the work done by NGOs in many countries to help UNODC implement their mandate. He thanks all NGOs for their support now and for the future. NGOs are welcome to come to UNODC. World Federation Against …
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 – …
Panel 2. When is it ‘appropriate’ for affected populations and civil society entities to play a participatory role in the formulation and implementation of drug policy? The objective of this session was to define the “were appropriate” from the Political Declaration. Sandeep Chawla, UNODC This question is part of the bureaucracy of the process. In …