CND Thematic Discussions // Session 8 – High transmission of HIV, HCV and other blood-borne diseases associated with drug use

Presenter 1, UNODC: Thank you, Mr. Chair, excellencies, ladies, and gentlemen. I will briefly discuss the lessons learned in the actual UNODC Partnership Project addressing drug use issues in Afghanistan amid the continuing humanitarian crisis. The project received funding support from the European Union for the implementation period 2023 to 2026. Addressing existing fragilities, including …

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CND Thematic Discussions / Session 7 – Increase in drug-related deaths – unmet need for drug treatment and health services

Chair: Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the second part of the 2023 Thematic Discussion of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs on the implementation of all international drug policy commitments following the 2019 ministerial declaration (…) Agenda is adopted. Thank you very much. Secretariat: (organizational announcements) Director of the Division of Policy Analysis and Public Affairs …

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CND Thematic Discussions // Session 6 – Non-compliance of responses with international drug control conventions & human rights obligations

Chair: Welcome back. The challenge that we will be focusing on this afternoon responses not in conformity with the three international drug conventions, and not in conformity with applicable international human rights obligations pose a challenge to the implementation of joint commitment based on the principle of responsibility. UNODC Scientific Services Branch:  I have a brief moment …

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CND Thematic Discussion // Session 5 – Criminal misuse of information & communications technologies for drug trafficking

Chair: Good Morning. [organizational matters] UNODC, Chief of the Drugs Research Section: Thank you, Mr. Chair, and good morning, everyone. Today, I stand before you to delve deeper into the intricate web of online drug transactions. As we navigate the vast expanse of the internet, we encounter the visible web, the deep web, and the …

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CND Thematic Discussions // Session 4 – Low value of confiscated proceeds of crime related to money laundering arising from drug trafficking

Chair: Welcome back to the afternoon session. The challenge that we will be focusing on this afternoon is the value of confiscated proceeds of crime related to money laundering facing from drug trafficking at the global level, remains flow. We have with us our UNODC colleagues of the cybercrime anti-money laundering section. Cybercrime and Money Laundering Section, …

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