Title: Won’t Somebody Think of the Children? Youth Welfare in Drug Policy Organizer: Students for Sensible Drug Policy Co-sponsors: Youth Rise Summary: While the welfare of young people is a key aspect of drug policy efforts, the ability of youth to have direct input in decision-making has been limited. In this side event, young people across …
Youth RISE
Side event: The Global Drug Policy Index 2021: A global tool for evaluation and accountability
Recording in English: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCxumf5AiZU] Recording in Spanish: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOFPOM2nnVs] Recording in Russian: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWyByvWa1yU] Marie Nougier, IDPC: Good morning, good afternoon and good evening to you all, and welcome to this side event organised at the occasion of the 65 session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs to launch the Global Drug Policy Index. My name …
Informal Dialogue with the UNODC Executive Director
Informal Dialogue with the UNODC Executive Director Ms. Ghada Waly, Wednesday 10.30-11.30 Opening remarks Jamie Bridge, VNGOC: This is a meeting that we hold every year. And I’m really pleased that we’ve continued this tradition that we have with the Vienna NGO committee to have this informal dialogue and this opportunity for civil society to ask …
Special commemorative event at the occasion of the United Nations International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and Launch of the 2021 World Drug Report (hybrid event)
Chair: Good afternoon dear colleagues, it’s a great pleasure to welcome you for this very special event, dedicated to the commemoration of the United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, and the launch of the 2021 world Drug Report. I would like to extend a warm welcome to our distinguished speakers with …
Side Event: Leave No One Behind: Crafting a Multisectoral Approach to Drug Policy
Organised by Students for Sensible Drug Policy International, Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy, SSDP Australia, Youth Organisations for Drug Action, YouthRise Jake Agliata (Moderator), Students for Sensible Drug Policy Nicholas Kent, Students for Sensible Drug Policy Australia National Director of SSDP Australia, pay respect to Indigenous people on the land on which we work, and …
Side Event: Legal and Institutional Framework on Drug Control and Related Organized Crime in West Africa
Organized by the Government of Nigeria, the Global Commission on Drug Policy and the Economic Community of West African States. Barbara Goedde (Global Commission on Drug Policy): Welcome on behalf of the co-sponsors, including the Global Commission on Drug Policy. Today we will hear from the Ambassador in Nigeria, and Nigeria have been playing a formal …