Chair: Welcome back to the CND thematic discussions. What we will be focusing on this afternoon is the abuse, illicit cultivation and production and manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, as well as the illicit trafficking in those substances and the courses have reached record levels and the illicit demand for the domestic diversion …
Universal Postal Union
CND thematic sessions on the implementation of all international drug policy commitments, following-up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration – 21 October 2021
Thematic session 3: The criminal misuse of information and communications technologies for illicit drug-related activities is increasing; (21 October 2021) Chair: Welcome back.I now would turn to the participants of our today’s discussion, and I welcome warmly all those who join us today Chloe Carpenter, UNODC Research Section: Good Morning. I’ve been asked to introduce these …
Synthetic opioids – practical solutions to a persisting crisis
Organized by the Universal Postal Union with the support of the UNODC Laboratory and Scientific Section Asma Fakhri (UNODC). ‘The synthetic opioid problem not only persists, but as a result of physical distancing measures it has extended its reach to new regions. The number of preventable deaths has escalated, and international cooperation is key in …
Thematic sessions – Follow up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration, 18 October
Third round of thematic sessions on the implementation of all international drug policy commitments following up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration Theme addressed: ‘… synthetic opioids and the non-medical use of prescription drugs pose increasing risks to public health and safety, as well as scientific, legal and regulatory challenges, including with regard to the scheduling of substances’ Background …