Part (i) Domestic, regional and cross-regional responses to drugs-related crime countering money-laundering including, where appropriate, in the connection with the financing of terrorism, promoting judicial cooperation in criminal matters (ii) Addressing emerging issues including new psychoactive substances, precursors and the misuse of the Internet The chairs of the interactive discussions will prepare summaries on the …
Transnational Institute (TNI)
The 2016 UNGASS: Challenges and Opportunities
Organized by the Governments of Mexico, the Netherlands and Uruguay, the International Drug Policy Consortium and the Transnational Institute. Ann Fordham, International Drug Policy ConsortiumMember states need to resist the temptation to treat the UNGASS like a review of the 2009 Political Declaration and Plan of Action. Need a wide ranging and open debate, as …
CND Plenary Day 2 – Institute for Policy Study, Transnational Institute, IDPC
On behalf the Institute for Policy Studies/Transnational Institute But I am also delivering this statement on behalf of the International drug policy consortium The UNGASS is a welcome opportunity for the international community to respond to the rapidly changing realities of the global drug market. There are increasing demands for an open and broad review …
IDPC Side event on Scheduling and how to respond to the new challenges of new psychoactive substances
Scheduling at the core of the drug control system. Flashpoint for drug control system. At CND scheduling issue has been given a great deal of importance. Two thematic debates, one on scheduling and one on the UNGASS. Also a personal issue with two resolutions, one on ketamine and one on dronabinol. For the first time …
Side event – Monitoring and evaluation of the new regulatory law on cannabis in Uruguay
Julio Calzada, National Drugs Board, Uruguay I am going to talk about the conventions as this is a key issue here. We need to remember that reviewing conventions is important, they evolve over time. If we look at things from today’s perspective, we can see that from our own criteria and perspective, there are many …
Side event: Joint event on Alternative Development
Yury Fedatov, UNODC Executive Director When we talk about alternative development we are talking about small farmers under intense pressure to engage in illicit crop cultivation. Alt dev is part of balanced strategy and sustainable development. Discussions on alt dev happening at CND and will happen at UNGASS. Yury always insists on seeing alt development …