Argentina: Good morning. Thanks the board, chairman. Argentina starts a new period in its history and the issue of the drugs is one of the key issues, for us, this work is fundamental. Argentina is taking a new approach; drugs are apart of our reality. Everything that has been decided will be reviewed. Provincial authorities, …
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People, public health and human rights – in preparation for the UNGASS on the world drug problem
On Tuesday the 9th of February UNAIDS and the Permanent Missions of Colombia, Norway and Switzerland to the United Nations (UN) hosted a side event at UN headquarters in New York in the margins of the Informal Interactive Stakeholder Consultation (IISC). The key speakers included: Introductory Remarks by H.E. Ambassador Khaled Shamaa, UNGASS Board Chair Assistant …
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, …
Identifying common ground on development for UNGASS 2016
Mr. Cockayne There are major obstacles for the implementation of our drug policy approach. For alternative development to be dealt with new directions in rural and urban areas, we need to discuss the issue at the 2016 UNGASS. 3 directions: need to use programming to tackle poverty, government presence and access to land need to …
A better tomorrow for the world’s youth? Evidence to take children’s rights, welfare and well-being forward
Organized by UNICEF and Open Society Foundations. Damon Barrett I’ve been working on drug control and the rights of the child for 8 year, with a particular focus on the UN convention concerning the latter. The convention on the rights of the child comes up a lot in discussions, but I don’t think it’s done …
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 …