UN TV: Commission on Narcotic Drugs Reconvened sixty-eighth session in Vienna – Joint CND & CCPCJ meeting Annotated provisional agenda [ENG] Chair (CND): We have a full afternoon and will start with agenda item five on implementation of the international drug control treaties. UNODC will report on its evidence-based work, including activities under resolution 66/3 …
Peru
48th meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) – Public information session – 20 October 2025
While the CND Blog usually covers meetings of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, we are exceptionally reporting on this public session of the WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence due to its direct relevance to the forthcoming CND vote on the scheduling of the coca leaf, expected in March 2026. The forty-eighth Expert Committee on Drug Dependence …
CND Thematic Discussions on the Implementation of All International Drug Policy Commitments, following-up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration – 30 September 2025 – Afternoon Session
CND Thematic Discussions on Strengthening Public Health Responses to Drug Use Session 2: Drug Treatment and Health Services Falling Short of Meeting Needs; Increase in Deaths Related to Drug Use Chair: We begin the afternoon session with a discussion on the topic of Treatment and health services – falling short of meeting needs, increase in deaths …
CND Thematic Discussions on the Implementation of All International Drug Policy Commitments, following-up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration – 30 September 2025 Morning Session
CND Thematic Discussions on Strengthening Public Health Responses to Drug Use Session 1: Prevention as a Core Element of the Public Health Response to Drug Use Chair: Good morning. Namaste. Welcome to the Thematic Discussions as follow-up to 2019 Ministerial Declaration. Let’s take the agenda. See no comments. Adopted. Thank you. Secretariat: Online participants please …
CND Chair’s Special Event: Commemoration of World Drug Day and launch of the World Drug Report 2025
Chair: “Very good afternoon, everyone. Excellence Ambassador Jose Antonio Zabelgochia, chair of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, our sister commission ambassadors, excellencies, distinguished delegates, colleagues, and friends, it is my honour to open this special event of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit …
Plenary – Friday morning session
CND Chair. Today is the last day of our deliberations. Before we start, it’s wonderful to see you all here again. We had 4 days of productive, engaging discussions, wide-ranging conversations on a wide range of issues. We heard from CSOs and other stakeholders, and you had productive and meaningful deliberations. I will only make …