Amb. Pedro Moitinho, Post-UNGASS Facilitator: Welcomes panellists. Jorge Ríos, Chief, Sustainable Livelihoods Unit, UNODC: I will discuss our efforts implementing the Action Plan and the UNGASS. When reading both, it is clear that MS drafted them both understanding the Conventions are their cornerstone. Recap of alternative development history. Originally seen by the international community as …
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Plenary – Agenda item 6: Follow-up to the special session of the General Assembly on the world drug problem held in 2016, including the seven thematic areas of the outcome document of the special session (Friday, March 17, 2017 – Morning)
Chair: It is my great pleasure to start this morning. Everyone who has worked so hard in the COW, congratulations – especially congratulations to the chair. We will continue our consideration of item 6. Uruguay: Thank you. We believe it is of utmost importance that we carry out the right follow up to these suggestions, to …
Side event: Human rights and the world drug problem
The event is organized by the Government of Uruguay with the support of Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES). The objective is to realize a side event in the context of UNGASS 2016 to continue the campaign to promote the inclusion of the human rights perspective in the debate on the world drug problem, given that the facts …
Side event: Contribution of alternative development to implementing the sustainable development goals
HE General Paiboon Koomchaya, Minister of Justice of Thailand. I welcome all our high level participants. We place high priority to push forward alternative development in addressing the world drug problem to address the root causes such as poverty via public health, education and social security. AD was recognised as a cash crop substitution programme. Now …
Side event: The global drug control system and the Sustainable Development Goals agenda
Organised by the Governments of Switzerland, Mexico, the Czech Republic, Guatemala and Uruguay, the United Nations Development Programme and the Global Commission on Drug Policy Louise Arbour, former commissioner for Human rights, Commissioner for the Global Commission on Drug Policy, chair of the event, opens the Side Event by reminding that the Substainable Developement Goals …
Side event – The inclusion of human rights perspective on the debate concerning the world drug problem
Opening remarks by Milton Romani (Uruguay) Moderator: We are here to continue conversation on this topic of human rights because it is important. I thank Uruguay government for organizing this with us. Robert Husbands: OHCHR introduced its report in 2015 pursuant to request by Human Rights Council. It address human rights relating to world drug …