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 …
Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP)
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 …
Side Event: Five years of UNGASS implementation – promoting public health and well-being
Organized by Sweden with the support of Denmark, Finland and Norway, and the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section and the World Health Organization Opening remarks • H.E. Ambassador Kjersti E. Andersen, Permanent Representative of Norway to the UN in Vienna: We are, in many ways, siblings – sharing more political similarities. There are some …
Side Event: Young People Use Drugs – Bridging the gap between Human Rights and Young Key Populations
Alex Betsos (CSSDP): Welcome. We will structure our event today around the International Guidelines on Human Rights and Drug Policy. There is still language missing about youth in terms of autonomy, it is very much children focused. Our panelists will talk about what builds on that point, how we work to bridge the gap between …
Side Event: Leave No One Behind: Crafting a Multisectoral Approach to Drug Policy
Organised by Students for Sensible Drug Policy International, Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy, SSDP Australia, Youth Organisations for Drug Action, YouthRise Jake Agliata (Moderator), Students for Sensible Drug Policy Nicholas Kent, Students for Sensible Drug Policy Australia National Director of SSDP Australia, pay respect to Indigenous people on the land on which we work, and …