Chair: “Very good afternoon, everyone. Excellence Ambassador Jose Antonio Zabelgochia, chair of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, our sister commission ambassadors, excellencies, distinguished delegates, colleagues, and friends, it is my honour to open this special event of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit …
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Side event – Drug use, harm reduction and the right to health
Organised by: International Drug Policy Consortium, with the support of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, UNAIDS, the World Health Organization, Brazil, Colombia, Czechia, Ghana, Switzerland, Uruguay, the European Union, the African Network of People Who Use Drugs, Elementa DD.HH., Fiocruz, Harm Reduction International, the International Network of People Who Use Drugs, …
Opening of the 68th Session of the CND
Item 1. Election of officers CND Chair. It’s an honour to welcome you to the 68th session of the CND. I thank all my colleagues at the extended bureau and secretariat. With over 2,000 participants, this is one of the largest CNDs. The CND can be followed in Boardroom A and UN Web TV. The …
CND Chair’s Special Event – Evidence to Impact: Powering Effective Drug Policy with Data Collection and Research
Event to commemorate the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and to launch the 2024 UNODC World Drug Report Event Information Page Chair: this day serves as a strong reminder for the need for collective action. We unite to explore evidence-based approaches that empower us to address the WDP head on. Data collection …
Side event: “The war on drugs”, militarisation and states of emergency: Measures to address these critical human rights challenges
Side event organised by the Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales with the support of Colombia, Czechia, Paraguay, Switzerland, Uruguay, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the Centro de Estudios de Derecho Justicia y Seguridad, Elementa Derechos Humanos, the …
Side Event: Addressing human rights challenges related to drug use in humanitarian and other crisis settings
Organised by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights with the support of Belgium, Czechia, Mexico, Paraguay, Switzerland, Uruguay, the World Health Organization, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the Agence Française de Développement, the Alliance for Public Health, the …