Item 5e. Other matters arising from the international drug control treaties Chair: We will continue agenda item 5e to elect the second co-chair of the expert panel. I recall that there are two co-chairs selected, one by the CND and one Secretary General. It should be chosen with consideration to balanced representation and diverse policy …
Informal NGO dialogue with the CND Chair
VNGOC Chair. I am very excited about this dialogue, there are several high-quality questions. Before we start, I will give the floor to Jo from the Secretariat. Jo Dedeyne, CND Secretariat. I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for organising this dialogue. As the secretariat we support as best we can. We are …
Committee of the Whole (CoW) – Wednesday Afternoon
Chair: Welcome back. L2. Measures to implement article 13 of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988 to prevent the diversion of equipment and related materials used for illicit drug manufacture OP1 bis Mexico: In the morning we had some logistical issues that hampered progress. We will …
Plenary – Wednesday Afternoon Session
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 (continued) Chair: I want you to hear updates from the Youth Forum, the WHO/INCB Scientific Network, the UNODC/CSO consultation on HIV AIDS, and …
Murder on the Land and the Sea: Extrajudicial Drug War Killings in the 21st Century
Side event at the 69th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs Wednesday 11 March, 8:00-9:00am ET / 1:00-2:00pm CET / 8:00-9:00pm PHT In-person: Room M0E79, Vienna International Centre Drugs are an issue which – like migration, social liberalization and economic tensions – has the capacity to shatter democratic and human rights norms. …
War on Drugs and Systemic Corruption: Unintended Consequences
The War on Drugs and Systemic Corruption We examine how repressive drug laws contribute to systemic corruption within law enforcement agencies and the judicial system, as demonstrated by recurring practices such as unlawful searches, the tampering of evidence and the routine retrospective validation of irregular procedures. We also highlight the imbalance between widespread criminalisation and …