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 …
Civil Society Participation
Informal Civil Society Dialogue with the CND Chair
Speakers: Matej Kosir, Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs H.E. Miguel Camilo Ruiz Blanco, CND Chair Jo Dedeyne-Amann, Secretariat to the Governing Bodies of UNODC 1. NGOs Computer Literacy Shelter Welfare ,Pakistan, Masooma zahra Invitations to CND meetings are not always sent early enough to allow for the time to process visa requests. In addition, it …
Informal Civil Society Dialogue with UNODC Executive Director
Ghada Waly, Executive Director, UNODC: I am very delighted to take part in this annual dialogue. It’s always a highlight to meet with civil society and meet with you. We do treasure this partnership with civil society. For 40 years, this committee has ensured that the diversity of voices has contributed to the global debate …
Informal Civil Society Dialogue with OHCHR, UNAIDS, UNDP & WHO
Organised by delegates from WHO, OHCHR, UNAIDS and UNDP. 1. Mathare Community Anti-Drugs Coalition (Kenya), Joseph Arthur, IFSW (Austria), Silvia Franke For WHO: How are you addressing the global problem of mental health and ways in which you are pushing governments, the private sector and multinationals to set aside mental health funding, as well as …
65th Session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (#CND65) – CND Blog Index
Below, the CND Blog offers an Index of the close-to-120 hours of real-time non-literal blogging material captured during the 65th UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs. INDEX Plenary Committee of the Whole Side Events Informal Dialogues Plenary Opening of the 65th Session of the CND Item 1. Election of officers Item 2. Adoption of …
Side event: Side Event: Drugs and Elections – How to Advance Drug Policy Reform
Organised by the Open Society Foundations Matthew Wilson, OSF (Moderator): Thank you so much for joining this OSF-sponsored side event at the 65th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs. I am very privileged to welcome this outstanding panel: the former President of Colombia and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Juan Manuel Santos; Nurul Izzah Anwar, …