Item 5b: Challenges and future work of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, the World Health Organization and the International Narcotics Control Board in the review of substances for possible scheduling recommendations. Chair: I have the pleasure to chair the plenary today on behalf of Ambassador Hovhannisyan . It will take place without interpretation today. Due …
Civil Society Participation
Plenary – Tuesday afternoon session
Item 3 – General Debate (cont.) Guatemala: Would like to extend a warm greeting to acting Executive Director. The world drug problem is a complex challenge that requires multifaceted responses. As a transit country, Guatemala strengthens operative activities to combat trafficking and related structures. Seized over 950kg of cocaine in 2025, over 400 so far …
Informal NGO Dialogue with WHO
VNGOC: Good morning, and welcome to the informal dialogue with the WHO. First of all, I’d like to thank you on behalf of the Vienna NGO Committee and to thank the representatives of the World Health Organization for being here today to answer all the questions from civil society. Also, I’d like to say thank …
Plenary – Tuesday morning session
Item 5. Implementation of the international drug control treaties (continued) (a) Changes in the scope of control of substances Chair: We are waiting for the delegation from WHO to present the substances. I have the pleasure to invite Mr, to present substances: N-pyrrolidino isotonitazene and N-desethyl etonitazene to be placed in.Schedule I from the single …
Side event: A decade of drug policy and human rights: Gaps, achievements and paths forward
Swiss Ambassador for Global health. It is a pleasure for me to be here with you and welcome you to this side event organised by Switzerland and cosponsored by a number of Member States and other stakeholders. We continue to promote human rights and a public health centred approach to drug policy. This event comes …
Side event – Addressing gender inequalities and compounding vulnerabilities in drug policy
Organized by Frontline AIDS LTD. with the support of Portugal, Switzerland, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS), the Skoun Lebanese Addictions Centre, the Middle East and North Africa Harm Reduction Association, the International Drug Policy Consortium, …