Organized by the Transnational Institute with the support of Brazil, Colombia, the Global Drug Policy Observatory, Health Poverty Action, the International Drug Policy Consortium, the Open Society Foundation, Viso Mutop and the Washington Office on Latin America Clemmie James, Health Poverty Action: Today, we will explore how punitive drug policies have accelerated environmental degradation …
Open Society Foundations (OSF)
Side event: Licit uses of coca crops in Colombia
Organised by the Stichting International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research and Service with the support of Colombia and the Open Society Foundations. The reflections start from the fact that Colombia has more than 200,000 ha. of coca. Eradication actions have reached their limit. That’s why this event tries to think of new ideas on how …
Side event: Side Event: Drugs and Elections – How to Advance Drug Policy Reform
Organised by the Open Society Foundations Matthew Wilson, OSF (Moderator): Thank you so much for joining this OSF-sponsored side event at the 65th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs. I am very privileged to welcome this outstanding panel: the former President of Colombia and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Juan Manuel Santos; Nurul Izzah Anwar, …
Informal Dialogue: CND Chair
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P630Qa9TBJ4&w=560&h=315] Matej Košir, Deputy Chairperson, Vienna NGO Committee (VNGOC) (Moderator): Welcome to the Informal Dialogue, where all questions will be asked online. We received 11 questions. Ambassador Ghislain D-hoop, Belgium (CND Chair): I attach a lot of importance with civil society and actually, I think we should have it more often. I’m available throughout the year, so …
Informal Dialogue with the UNODC Executive Director
Informal Dialogue with the UNODC Executive Director Ms. Ghada Waly, Wednesday 10.30-11.30 Opening remarks Jamie Bridge, VNGOC: This is a meeting that we hold every year. And I’m really pleased that we’ve continued this tradition that we have with the Vienna NGO committee to have this informal dialogue and this opportunity for civil society to ask …
Side Event: Transformation of Opium Poppy Economies: Crises, Booms and Future of Drug Policies
Organized by México Unido Contra la Delincuencia, Open Society Foundations, Transform Drug Policy Foundation and Transnational Institute Moderator: Tania Ramirez, MUCD Mexico Steve Rolles, Transform UK Issues around legal and illegal opium in Mexico and international system. We work with MUCD and have produced briefing on the left, and a broader critique on the failings …