Side event organized by the UNODC Justice Section, with the support of Norway and Vietnam, and the African Union, the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, the World Health Organization, and the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs (VNGOC) – and organised back-to-back with another UNODC side event entitled “No-one Left Behind: UNODC-WHO Programme on Drug Dependence …
Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs (VNGOC)
Side Event: VNGOC Ad Hoc Working Group – NGOs from Asia Unite to Create a Consensus and a Call for Attention to the Challenges in Asia-Pacific Regarding Drug Matters
Organized by the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs with the support of the Associacao de Rehabilitacao Toxicodependentes de Macau, and the UNODC Civil Society Unit Penny Hill (Deputy Secretary, Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs): Today’s side event has been coordinated by the VNGOC’s ‘Ad Hoc Working Group’ for the Asia-Pacific region. We are working to build a …
CND Third Intersessional Meeting: Thematic Session Three- 21/10/20
Thematic session 3: The availability of internationally controlled substances for medical and scientific purposes, including for the relief of pain and palliative care, remains low to non-existent in many parts of the world Secretariat: COVID19 guidelines Chair: And now I would like to welcome the participants of the panel. Background note by secretariat (…) UNODC: Thank …
CND Third Intersessional Meeting: Thematic Session 2- 20/10
Thematic session 2: The adverse health consequences of and risks associated with new psychoactive substances have reached alarming levels Secretariat: Guidelines for meetings in the Vienna International Centre were shared ahead of the meeting. And that also available in hardcopy at the back of the room for those joining us online today. So first, I was …
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 …
Beijing + 25: Realising gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls – CND & CCPCJ joint event
Joint CND & CCPCJ Virtual Event commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and the adoption of the Being Declaration and Platform for Action (1995) and discussing how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting women and girls From the event’s website: 2020 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women …