Title Chair: No comments PP1 Mexico: During consultations on this draft resolution, we had expressed our concern with the reference to the 2030 Agenda. We know for the US, it is important to have adequate language. We suggest “recalling” to be substituted with “as was reiterated”, to take into account the US proposal that there’s a …
Uruguay
Side event: Addressing stigma: Continuing the discussion
Organized by the Governments of Canada, Estonia, Norway and Uruguay, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, and the Civil Society Task Force. Rite Notarandrea, Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA): Stigma is discriminatory behaviour against a group of people. Addiction is not a moral failing, it …
Side event: Cannabis law reform in the Americas: Regulation gains momentum
Organized by the Governments of Mexico and Uruguay, the Washington Office on Latin America, Center of Studies for Law, Justice and Society, Intercambios Asociación Civil, México Unido Contra la Delincuencia, Research Consortium on Drugs and the Law, and the Transnational Institute. Isabel Pereira, DeJusticia: Will discuss cannabis law reform and how it is moving forward …
Plenary: Item 4. General debate of the ministerial segment (cont…)
Malaysia: This week, we charge direction of our way forward and building on the last decade. We strongly believe that existing conventions and other relevant international instrument are the basis for world drug policy in term of challenges in the years to come. It is a sovereign right of every MS to take into account …
CND Intersessional Meeting, 8 March 2019
Chair: Apologies for the delay. In continuance of yesterday, we agreed to suspend the meeting to consider the 2019 Ministerial Declaration. I will give the floor to facilitator, Ambassador Okeke now. Amb. Okeke, Nigeria: I happily report we were able to conclude the informal consultations on the draft declaration yesterday night by 9:50pm. I know …
CND Intersessional Meeting, 25 February 2019
Chair: Good morning. We have a live coverage between Vienna and Geneva today, our agenda is already shared and if there are no comments, we go ahead. We have with us today Gilles Forte and professor Simon Elliot from ECDD who have kindly agreed to answer questions on the recommendations from the outcome of the …