Canada: As you know, the overdose crisis continues to impact Canadians with the loss of 19,355 individuals between 01/2016 – 09/2020, making this one of Canada’s most significant public health crises in recent history. The COVID 19 pandemic has worsened the overdose crisis and the harms of substance use, just having a tragic impact on …
Turkey
CND 63rd Session Reconvened – Wednesday, 2 December 2020
Chair: Good morning distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen. It is a great honour for me as chair of the CND to welcome you to the reconvened 63rd session of the Commission. I would like to start our meeting today with a few organisational arrangements. As you are aware, the World Health Organisation has declared the …
CND second intersessional meeting- 8 October 2020
Chair: Welcome. In terms of good health and well being, at a time when all over the world we are facing serious challenge due to the COVID19 and its resulting restrictions, my best wishes from our team here. Before we proceed forward in today’s important meeting on the agenda, I would like to give the …
Committee of the Whole (Wednesday afternoon) L3- Promoting and improving the collection and analysis of reliable and comparable data to strengthen balanced, integrated, comprehensive, multidisciplinary and scientific evidence-based responses to the world drug problem
-L3- Chair: Some questions have been cleared through the informals. PP6bis Chair: Agreed in CoW PP10 Chair: Agreed in CoW PP12 Netherlands: Discussion on the UN system. MS had discussion on compromise you can see below. We can agree on it here. Chair: Invite comments. We have 3 different proposals. We can accept part of …
Plenary: Item 5. Implementation of the international drug control treaties
(b) Challenges and future work of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, the World Health Organization and the International Narcotics Control Board in the review of substances for possible scheduling recommendations (c) International Narcotics Control Board (d) International cooperation to ensure the availability of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances for medical and scientific purposes while preventing …
Side event: Evidence-based public policy improvement on drug policies: Wastewater analysis in Turkey
Organized by the Government of Turkey and the Turkish Green Crescent Society Ambassador Ahmet Muhtar Gün, Turkey: This year is particularly important for the CND. We have a solid basis for cooperation at the international level fighting against trafficking and in prevention. You’re all aware of discussions underway concerning possible changes to the Conventions, which are …