Jean Luc-Lemahieu: We have provided assistance to 250 laboratories around the world. NPS is a global challenge. Today we will see a demonstration. Finland Ambassador: Finland continues to be at the forefront of laboratory technology. We are sponsoring a resolution here at the CND on laboratories for NPS. We have supported the UNODC lab …
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Plenary Session: Item 6. Implementation of the Political Declaration and Plan of Action on International Cooperation towards an Integrated and Balanced Strategy to Counter the World Drug Problem
Chair: Good morning please take your seats. We will now take up item 6 – Declaration and Plan of Action on International Cooperation towards an Integrated and Balanced Strategy to Counter the World Drug Problem – Particularly B supply reduction and C countering money laundering Chief of organised crime and illicit trafficking branch with UNODC …
Side Event: Treatment and Care of people with drug use disorder in contact with the criminal justice system.
Bulgaria: This topic fully corresponds to the UNGASS document of 2016. It recognises drugs users’ right to health, but many drug users have been imprisoned anyway. Member states have been using alternatives to punishment at many different stages. Most of the measures available are not used during the first stages. It needs to favour drug …
Plenary Item 6. Implementation of the Political Declaration and Plan of Action on International cooperation towards an Integrated and balanced strategy to counter the world drug problem
Associate Director of John Hopkins University for Aids Research (Video): The world has embraced the goal of eradicating aids. Globally 11.8 million people inject drugs of whom 1/8 are living with HIV. Among the many groups, people who inject drugs face the greatest risk of HIV. We reviewed the impact of drug policy on human …
Side Event: The role of civil society in the implementation of the UNGASS 2016 outcome
Organized by the Vienna NGO Committee and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Civil Society Team. Esbjorn Hornberg, VNGOC We have organised this side event to report on what we have done with the UNGASS Outcome Document – because we are asked this question by member states. There will be a full report …
Side event: Women, drug policy and incarceration in Southeast Asia
Jane Holloway, Thailand Institute of Justice. The purpose of the event is to share research and findings on women incarcerated in Asia. We also explore promising reforms on gender policy, guided by research and UN international standards. Jeremy Douglas, UNODC representative in the Asia Pacific. We are rolling out the Bangkok Rules through our regional office. My …