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Special event: Commemoration of the United Nations International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, launch of the 2020 World Drug Report, discussion on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world drug situation

Special Event of the CND, Commemoration of the United Nations International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and Launch of the 2020 World Drug Report followed by a Discussion on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the world drug situation, virtual event Chair: We are greatly honoured by the Austrian Federal Minister for …

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Plenary: Item 9- Contributions by the Commission to the work of the Economic and Social Council, in line with General Assembly resolution 72/305, including follow-up to and review and implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Chair: The commission decided to include this standing item on the agenda focusing on Economic and Social Council. The commission has been contributing as appropriate to the council’s work. In the 2019 Ministerial Declaration, member states reiterated the efforts to achieve SDGs were complementary and mutually reinforcing. In September 2019, heads of states gathered in …

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Committee of the Whole (Thursday afternoon) L2. Intensifying efforts to combat the world drug problem through effective partnerships with the private sector

-L2- Chair: I hear OP1 was agreed at the informals. I see there are no more comments, so agreed CoW. OP2 also agreed CoW. OP3bis already agreed at informals. No more comments, therefore agreed CoW. OP11 also agreed at informals. No more comments, therefore agreed CoW. OP13 agreed at informals, therefore agreed CoW. PP6bis also …

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Committee of the Whole (Thursday Morning) Resolution L2: Intensifying efforts to combat the world drug problem through effective partnerships with the private sector

Chair: I see the titled has changed but agreed at the informals. Title agreed CoW. We proceed with text. PP1 bis alt is also agreed in informals, so agreed CoW. PP6 alt agreed in informals, so agreed CoW. PP6 alt bis is this additional to PP6 alt? PP6 bis I see text in the brackets. …

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Committee of the Whole (Thursday morning) L4. Promoting awareness-raising, education and training as part of a comprehensive approach to ensuring access to and the availability of controlled substances for medical and scientific purposes and improving their rational use

EC77/2020/L4   Belgium:There are some paras where the wording is ‘non-stigma’. A couple of paras have been agreed in informals pending on the solution of non-stigmatisation. Chair: Canada was the state proposing language on stigma Canada: If we are going to focus on PPs first we did have discussions during informals. Linking PP that references stigma …

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