Title: Won’t Somebody Think of the Children? Youth Welfare in Drug Policy Organizer: Students for Sensible Drug Policy Co-sponsors: Youth Rise Summary: While the welfare of young people is a key aspect of drug policy efforts, the ability of youth to have direct input in decision-making has been limited. In this side event, young people across …
Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP)
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 …
Plenary – Item 6. Follow-up to the implementation at the national, regional and international levels of all commitments, as reflected in the Ministerial Declaration of 2019, to address and counter the world drug problem (continued)
Nigeria: My country reiterates our commitment to address the world drug problem in a balanced, comprehensive and integrated approach. We believe that better implementation of our national drug control masterplan will enhance our efforts. Our plan is built on 5 pillars: supply reduction tackles cannabis suppression as it remains the drug most commonly abused in …
Informal dialogue: UNODC Executive Director
Jamie Bridge, Chair, VNGOC: I’m Jamie bridge. I’m the chair of the Vienna NGO committee on drugs and we’re really grateful to Ms Ghada Waly and to other senior colleagues from UNODC for joining us today and for giving us this opportunity. These informal dialogues have been a regular part of the CND proceedings now …
Side Event: The impacts of COVID19 on young people’s drug use
Organized by the Students for Sensible Drug Policy with the support of Youth RISE Since the beginning of 2020, the world has been experiencing an unprecedented public health emergency, which has led to a dramatic shift in how young people live. The pandemic bore major consequences on how young people are experiencing their everyday and …