Chairperson: Ambassador Gyorgyi Martin Zanathy, Head of delegation of the EU to the international organizations in Vienna. She made introductions and opened the session. There event was addressed by four special guest speakers: Mr. Alex White T.D, Minister of state for primary care, Ireland; Mr. Yuri Fedotov, Executive Director UNODC; Ms. Paola Tardioli- Schiavo, European …
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Informal civil society hearing – Panel 2
Panel 2. When is it ‘appropriate’ for affected populations and civil society entities to play a participatory role in the formulation and implementation of drug policy? The objective of this session was to define the “were appropriate” from the Political Declaration. Sandeep Chawla, UNODC This question is part of the bureaucracy of the process. In …
Informal civil society hearing – Panel 1
Panel 1. How NGOs are contributing to the Political Declaration and Plan of Action Introduction: Michel Perron We asked members to share about 2 things they do to implement that plan of action, to demonstrate how valuable they are as ‘assets’ which is even more important in age of economic austerity where government is more …
Opening Session – Plenary : Executive Director Yury Fedotov
One year before the high level review followed by UNGASS 2016. CND has a primary role in defining the drug control system in the 21st. Drugs still pose a major threat in the world. We need to break this cycle. The CND has knowledge and commitment to provide international community with a roadmap to overcome …
Plenary Day 5: Mr Fedotov’s closing statement at the 55th Session of the CND
Mr Fedotov’s made the closing statement to the planary. He noted that this year’s session of the CND has seen a lively debate. The resolutions reflect our shared concerns on these issues. From the need to address the challenges in Africa, the female risk caused by drug use and also the challenges of new psychoactive …
Plenary Day 5: Adoption of the report of the 55nd session of the CND
The plenary is in the final session and just before the adoption of the report, the Minister for Health from Argentina was able to make a statement. Argentina – Minister of Health said that perhaps the time has come to launch an open debate on some of the concepts that embodied in the treaties. He …