Item 1. Election of officers Chair: Welcome. First. Introductory video. CND Secretariat: Welcome. Reminds attendees of the guidelines related to COVID-19. Chair: Wishes good health to people suffering with COVID-19. Before the formal opening, some procedural and organisational matters. Five meetings of the Extended Bureau. Thanks the Ambassador of Poland for her role in conducting the 64th …
UNAIDS
Side Event: Celebrating the five-year anniversary of the UNGASS: Progress made, ongoing challenges
Organized by International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) with the support of Portugal, and the European Union, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, UNAIDS and the World Health Organization Recording in English Recording in Spanish Oliver Onidi (European Commission). Very happy to chair this event on UNGASS, which is ‘the mother of us …
Plenary – Agenda item 3: General Debate (continued)
Ghana: Since the onset of the pandemic, especially since the second Q of 2020, we have observed an exploitation of the maritime industry for smuggling larger quantities of scheduled substances. The Narcotics control Commission under the Ministry of Ghana observed dangers on the darkweb, social media and home delivery increasing. We have recorded a total …
Side Event: ‘We Are the Evidence’ – Community-Led Responses on Decriminalisation, Harm Reduction and COVID-19
Side event organized by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, with the support of Norway, the International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD) and UNAIDS Moderator: Jake Agliata (Policy & Communications Officer, INPUD) Judy Chang (Executive Director, INPUD): INPUD are the global body representing people who use drugs, and we work to protect the health and defend …
CND Third Intersessional meeting: Thematic Session 1- 19th October 2020
Thematic session 1: Drug treatment and health services continue to fall short of meeting needs and deaths related to drug use have increased; and the rate of transmission of HIV, the hepatitis C virus and other blood-borne diseases associated with drug use, including injecting drug use in some countries, remains high; Chair (Standing in) Agenda …
Item 3: General debate (continued)
Chair of the CND: We will continue with Item 3. Nepal: Nepal aligns itself with the statement of G-77 and Asia-Pacific Group. Illicit cultivation, production, manufacture, trafficking and consumption are putting profound impacts on security and development of the world. Yet, it is heartening to note that the world community has formally recognised the aim …