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CND Intersessional – Session 6 – Other Substantial Matters

2024 Thematic Discussions on the Implementation of All International Drug Policy Commitments, Following-up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration Other Substantial Matters proposed by Member States • Challenges to the identification of new illicit drugs: Discussion on strategies and approaches by laboratories to enhance the capacity of forensic personnel and harnessing technology to improve identification methods …

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Side event: Ending overreliance on punishment: Decriminalisation and prison decongestion as key goals of drug policy reform

Organized by the POS Foundation with the support of Czechia, Ghana, Paraguay, Switzerland, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Development Programme, the Centro de Estudios de Derecho, Justicia y Sociedad, the International Drug Policy Consortium, the …

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Side event: “The war on drugs”, militarisation and states of emergency: Measures to address these critical human rights challenges

Side event organised by the Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales with the support of Colombia, Czechia, Paraguay, Switzerland, Uruguay, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the Centro de Estudios de Derecho Justicia y Seguridad, Elementa Derechos Humanos, the …

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Side Event: No More Silence: Amplifying the Voices of Populations Disproportionately Impacted by Punitive Drug Policies

Charity Monareng (SSDP): Drug policy has a disproportionate impact on certain populations. We see disparities in incarceration rates and socioeconomic consequences. These voices historically excluded from drug policy debates. This side-event has been organized in collaboration with OHCHR, IDPC, and part of 7 CND side events organized by OHCHR building on the latest report on …

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Side event: Paving the way for the future: Uncovering and addressing blind spots in United Nations drug policy

Organised by the IDPC Consortium with the support of Canada, Colombia, Czechia, Germany, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and the United Nations Development Programme Ann Fordham, Executive Director, International Drug Policy Consortium: Welcome to this side event:Paving the way for …

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