UNODC: Thank you Mr. Chair. Notable progress has been made. We have taken robust institutional steps. Programs have been consolidated to improve efficiency. New frameworks have been developed such as a new regional framework for the Arab states to guide the office in better supporting the member states. Program delivery reached $383.9 million, an increase …
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 …
Side event: Taking the Pledge4Action to ensure adequate availability of internationally controlled essential medicines
The 50-minute side event was sponsored by the Kingdom of Belgium and hosted by the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care. Co-sponsors were Dianova, CAPSA, INCB, Pallium India, Union for International Cancer Control, Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs, and the Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance. Professor Dr Dr Charlotte Colman, Professor Drug Policy and …
Side event: The new regulatory models of psychoactive substances in the grey zone – A new challenge or an opportunity?
Organized by Czechia with the support of Canada, Colombia, Mexico, Switzerland, the United States, the International Drug Policy Consortium and the Transnational Institute Jindrich Voboril – Czech Republic: Why is Czechia organising this event? The Czech Republic is a country with only 10,000,000 people in Central Europe, in the centre of the European Union. We …
Item 3. High-level segment (Friday evening)
India: India acknowledges the challenges and affirms its commitment to fight the global drug menace. Our diversity and federal structure recognises that drug control requires a multi-agency coordination. India has a strong commitment to the guiding principles of the three drug control conventions, the ECOSOC and the General Assembly. We maintain a zero tolerance policy …
Item 3. High-level segment (Friday afternoon)
Bangladesh: H. E. Ambassador Johnson, Chair of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs at its 67th Session, H. E. Ghada Waly, Executive Director of the UNODC, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good afternoon. I begin by congratulating Ambassador Johnson and other members of the bureau and assure them of our full support. Mr. Chair, We …