Ambassador Vermuelen (Belgium): introduced the topic and the history of Belgium’s involvement including last year’s initiative, which was at the heart of Belgium’s Presidency of CND. Speakers: Dilkushi Poovendran (WHO), Ghislain D’Hoop, Carolyn Patterson (Assistant Secy Govt of Australia, Health and Aged Care) Jagit Pavadia, President, INCB: Thank you to the govt of Belgium and …
World Health Organization (WHO)
Plenary Item 5. Implementation of the international drug control treaties
Plenary Item 5a Chair: Excellencies, distinguished representatives. Ladies and gentlemen, good morning, I would like to start Agenda Item five, implementation of international drug control treaties. Secretariat: Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and good morning to all. The commission has before it the Agenda Item 5a: changes in the scope of control of substances. …
Informal Civil Society Dialogue with OHCHR, UNAIDS, UNDP & WHO
Organised by delegates from WHO, OHCHR, UNAIDS and UNDP. Speakers: Jason White – Chair of the WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence Vladimir Poznyak – Coordinator of the WHO Management of Substance Abuse unit Annette Verster – WHO Technical Officer on HIV, drug use and most at risk populations Zaved Mahmood – OHCHR Human Rights …
Side Event: Gender and drug overdose – trends and evidence for improved responses and drug policies
Organised by Sweden with the support of Canada, Norway, the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, the World Health Organisation, the European Union and its Member States, and the Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe Moderator: Annika Markovic, Ambassdor, Sweden. I have the privilege of representing the UN International Organizations in Vienna. The topic …
CND Chair one-day special forum on availability and access to controlled substances for medical and scientific purposes
Chair: I welcome our panelists. We all know how severe this issue is – medicines are unavailable or unaffordable. This is for a variety of reasons, some of it is regulatory – lets not forget that there is a lot of weork done to optimize legislation. There is also often a lack of professional knowledge. …
CND thematic sessions on the implementation of all international drug policy commitments, following-up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration – 21 September 2022
Multiyear Workplan 2019-2023: Implementation of all our international drug policy commitments, following up to the 2019 ministerial declaration “Strengthening Our Actions at the National, Regional and International Levels to Accelerate the Implementation of our Joint Commitments to Address and Counter the World Drug Problem” The provisional agenda for the intersessional meeting is as follows: 1. Thematic …