Side event organised by Colombia, Switzerland and Norway Ambassador Shamaa, UNGASS Board Chair – The Joint Ministerial Statement adopted in 2014 highlighted that the drug problem continued to pause a serious threat to health and well being of communities. In a special event in September we discussed the lack of availability of controlled substances for medical …
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CND Intersessional – 12 November 2015
Ambassadors Antonio Castellanos (in substitution for Amb. Arthayudh Srisamoot) and Khaled Shamaa chaired the session, which continued discussions on the preparatory process towards the UNGASS 2016 and, in particular the Outcomes Document. In this regard, Amb. Castellanos recalled the dates for key upcoming CND meetings: CND Intersessional Meeting (8 December): 10am-1pm; 3-6pm. Special segment on the UNGASS …
The impact of drug policy on public health
Side event organised by UNAIDS, OSF and Harm Reduction International The Swiss experience In Switzerland, the approach is humane and there needs to be a radical rethink of our drug policies. Chair All UNAIDS co-sponsors are on the panel at the moment. And this is really important. I am not an expert in drug policy, …
Towards better measurements and improved system-wide coherence: Policy indicators, development and public health
Side event organised by the International Drug Policy Consortium, the Global Drug Policy Observatory, Switzerland Martin Matter, Switzerland. Available data and indicators are ill suited to assess the impact of drug control. Unexpected, adverse and unintended consequences will not show. If the purpose is to understand how policy affects the drugs phenomenon, then a …
UNGASS Special Segment Day 2 – Interactive discussions on demand reduction
Chair. This will include health, HIV, access to essential medicines. The format will include introductory remarks from the chair, as well as 7 minutes presentations from each panellist. Mr. Gilberto Gerra, UNODC. Introductory statement. First question to launch the debate – is it really accepted that young people, people affected by drug use disorder, people …
The Impact of UN Drug Control Systems on the Mandates of other UN Bodies
Organized by the United Nations Development Programme, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and UNAIDS. Michel Kazatchkine I’ve been hearing many voices calling for an open debate on the drug problem at the UNGASS next year. I would hope that this discussion starts and results in an assessment of whether our drug …