Member States gathered at the first intersessional since the 57th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs to discuss issues related to UNGASS, law enforcement, HIV prevention and demand reduction, etc. A summary of the discussions is available below. Agenda item 1 – Consideration of Resolution 57/5 on UNGASS Chair. The chair urged civil society …
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Committee of the Whole E/CN.7/2014/L.9 (revisited)
PP? Russia: there is no notion of stigma, it’s not scientifically evidence based. Must delete stigma Chair: this has already been decided by COW Russia: No. We have nothing in legislation. UK: It was agreed by COW. This is common UNODC language. Previously Russia had agreed to the language Australia: there is a scientific base …
Side event – Coordinated efforts to increase access to controlled drugs for medical purposes
Mr. David Lewis, Australian Permanent Mission. Appreciates efforts of Dr. Gerra. Panama’s efforts in WHO EB resolution. Drawing upon CND resolution on which Australia has led for relief of pain and suffering. High priority on access to medical opioids for pain relief and palliative care. Moral obligation to work for better access. Guaranteeing access was …
Side Event – UNODC’s ‘High Priority Countries’ for HIV Prevention
UNODC are anguished that the international community is missing its target of a 50% reduction in HIV among people who inject drugs by 2015. Access to proven harm reduction services is too low around the world. The UNODC HIV Team has responded to this by working with civil society organisations to identify 24 ‘high priority …
Best Practices in the use of cannabis for medical purposes.
This event was chaired by Dr. Franz Pietsch. Federal Ministry of Health, Austria and Professor Mark Ware, McGill University, Canada. Issues in cannabinoid prescribing Costs Off label use Stigma of cannabis still present Typically considered third or fourth line option – ie for chronic pain Abuse potential low See: Ware and St. Arnaud (Addiction 2010) …
Side event – Drug Trafficking and Consumption in West Africa
The session was chaired by Alan Doss from the Kofi Annan Foundation, and attracted more than 90 participants from Member States, civil society and UNODC. In 2013, Kofi Annan convened the West Africa Commission on Drugs – a group of distinguished West Africans from the worlds of politics, civil society, entertainment, health, security and the …