Thursday March 16th 15:00 Chair: After 2 years of being held special extraordinary sessions online, the meetings of the subsidiary bodies were again held in person. At these meeting participants discussed the current situation with regard to regional and subregional cooperation on the WDP discussing the commitments of 2019 and preparations for 2024. As well …
Side event: The role of research in development and implementation of drug policy
Organised by Greece with the support of the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction and the International Society of Addiction Medicine. Moderator: Crhistos Kouimtsidis – Greek national coordination for drugs. What is the currents state of research on stimulants? Anja Busse UNODC: Need for effective and …
Plenary Item 7. Inter-agency cooperation and coordination of efforts in addressing and countering the world drug problem
March 16, Thursday 12:00pm Chair: (Introduction of agenda item 7.) UNODC: (…) The UN Common Position is an attempt by the whole UN system to have a united position on this multifaceted issue, informed by strong research, and deep discussions. This relies on inter-agency collaboration and 8 key principles. I pick the most important to …
Informal Civil Society Dialogue with the INCB President
Moderator: Penny Hill, Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs Speaker: Jagjit Pavadia, INCB President Jagjit Pavadia, INCB President: I am please to meet with you today. The board recognises the important role played by civil society in recognising health and wellbeing. INCB is committed to ongoing cooperation with NGOs including this informal dialogue, meetings during the …
Plenary Item 6. Follow-up to the implementation at the national, regional and international levels of all commitments, as reflected in the Ministerial Declaration of 2019, to address and counter the world drug problem.
March 16th, Thursday 10 a.m. (…) Japan: We have made efforts to support the Ministerial Declaration of 2019. Endeavour to implement supply and demand reduction measures in a comprehensive manner in the framework of national drug prevention strategy. Recognizing challenges specific to the country we have implemented demand reduction, prevention measures and awareness activities to …
Side event. The death penalty for drug offences: The role of international advocacy and diplomacy
Organised by Harm Reduction International with the support of Australia, Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, Mongolia, New Zealand, Switzerland, the European Union, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Amnesty International Zaved Mahmood, OHCHR (Moderator): Special greetings to Pat O’Hare, the founder of Harm Reduction International. In accordance with international human …