Argentina: Good morning. Thanks the board, chairman. Argentina starts a new period in its history and the issue of the drugs is one of the key issues, for us, this work is fundamental. Argentina is taking a new approach; drugs are apart of our reality. Everything that has been decided will be reviewed. Provincial authorities, …
Moldova
CND Intersessional – 12 November 2015
Ambassadors Antonio Castellanos (in substitution for Amb. Arthayudh Srisamoot) and Khaled Shamaa chaired the session, which continued discussions on the preparatory process towards the UNGASS 2016 and, in particular the Outcomes Document. In this regard, Amb. Castellanos recalled the dates for key upcoming CND meetings: CND Intersessional Meeting (8 December): 10am-1pm; 3-6pm. Special segment on the UNGASS …
Resource tracking: A critical tool for advocacy to increase harm reduction investments
Chair Aldo Lale Demoz With the current data on harm redution, Con las estadisticas actuales de acceso a reduccion de dannos no estamos yendo muy lejos. Monica Beg, UNODC We organised in Viena a scientific consultation. The presentations and discussions were in consultation with civil society organisations and around seven topics (treatment, HIV drugs and …
Side event – Ensuring that women’s rights are protected
Representative from Moldova We must ensure that the rights of women are protected at all times when implementing the drug conventions. Women are more likely than men to acquire HIV and have less access to harm reduction services. They also experience trauma, poverty, domestic violence or fear of the possibility of losing custody of their …
CND Day 3 – Republic of Moldova’s Plenary Statement on the Political Declaration and Plan of Action
UNODC, INCB and CND play an important role in combating drugs. Republic of Moldova calls on member states to cooperate in the common desire to address existing problems. Republic of Moldova looks forward to working together with partners so that they might make headway in this regard. In addition to participating in multilateral forums, launched …
Moldova statement at HLM
Moldova encouraged all states to ratify international instruments related to drugs and crime. Its statement made no mention of harm reduction, despite the fact that Moldova is a leader in prison harm reduction programmes in the region.