Chair: “Very good afternoon, everyone. Excellence Ambassador Jose Antonio Zabelgochia, chair of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, our sister commission ambassadors, excellencies, distinguished delegates, colleagues, and friends, it is my honour to open this special event of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit …
United Kingdom (UK)
Opening of the 68th Session of the CND
Item 1. Election of officers CND Chair. It’s an honour to welcome you to the 68th session of the CND. I thank all my colleagues at the extended bureau and secretariat. With over 2,000 participants, this is one of the largest CNDs. The CND can be followed in Boardroom A and UN Web TV. The …
CND Intersessional – Session 2 – Synthetic Opioids and Non-medical Use of Prescription Drugs

2024 Thematic Discussions on the Implementation of All International Drug Policy Commitments, Following-up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration Chair: Welcome back. Ms. Asma Fakhri, UNODC, on behalf of Mr. Justice TETTEY, Chief, Drugs, Laboratory and Scientific Services Branch, UNODC (Moderator): Thank you all for gathering to address the growing challenges posed by synthetic opioids and the non-medical …
Committee of the Whole (Friday morning)
L2 – Celebrating the tenth anniversary of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Alternative Development: effective implementation and the way forward (Dominican Republic, Germany, Peru, Philippines and Thailand) Chair: Good Morning! Chair: We have two resolutions still to be agreed this morning. I hope we can see good flexibility this morning as in the last …
Round Table 2 – The Way Forward: The Road to 2029
Germany/Chair: Hello, welcome to our discussion regarding the way forward in advancing the implementation of all international drug policy commitments in light of the 2029 finally view of certain 2019 Ministerial Declaration in accordance with CND Resolution 66 Adopted by the Commission last March, this roundtable will consist of panel interventions followed by an interactive …
Round Table – Taking Stock: Work Undertaken Since 2019

UN Web TV recording ;Bangladesh/Chair: Discuss the work done around the globe to implement drug control commitments – identify progress, identify challenges. This will consist of a panel of interventions followed by interactive discussions. Mexico/Co-Chair: Delegations wishing to take the floor can raise their panels to nominate themselves. Please bear with me if I call …