Organized by the Governments of Austria and Spain, Acción Técnica Social, Asociación Bienestar y Desarrollo, ReverdeSer Colectivo Programa de Análisis de Sustancias, Trimbos Instituut and Transform Drug Policy Foundation Chaired by Zara Snapp (ATS): We thank the support of the governments in the realisation of this event and invite other MS to do the same. …
Civil Society Participation
Informal NGO Dialogue with CND Chair and Post-UNGASS Facilitator
Esbjorn Hornberg, VNGOC. We look forward to good conversations. CND Chair. I am very pleased to be here. I want to say that when I came here 2-3 years ago, there were quite a lot of challenges. I was told that a few years ago NGOs used to sit in the interpreters rooms. We have come a …
Side event: The versatility of Therapeutic Communities
Side event organised by Dianova International, Kethea and Proyecto Hombre Association Rowdy Yates (President of the European Federation of Therapeutic Community – EFTC) EFTC is a drug free network founded in Germany in 1981. It’s the largest recovery network in Europe with over 70 member organistations in 28 countries. It also incorporates a scientific network , …
Special event: International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders – Each person counts, leaving no one behind
Organized by the Governments of Italy, Norway, Sweden and the United States, the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, the World Health Organization and the Vienna and New York NGO Committees. Yury Fedotov, Executive Director, UNODC: Looking forward to dialogue around further guidelines for treatment. Pedro Luis Moitinho de Almeida, CND Facilitator for Post-UNGASS Matters, …
Side event: Implementing CND resolution 59/5: Mainstreaming a gender perspective in drug policy
Amb Bente, CND Chair. When we discuss SDG 5 and gender, we look into the special vulnerabilities in the health area and the needs of women and how they are being left behind. We must discuss rehabilitation, alternative development and prevention. This is really a key to our work and I think that it also goes …
Informal Dialogue with the INCB President
Chaired by Esbjörn Hörnberg (VNGOC), and Katherine Pettus (VNGOC). Werner Sipp, INCB: Welcomes the dialogue, which is fruitful and useful. It complements our work during missions. It’s important because many of you work on the field, so you have an experience that we do not have (geographical, thematic, etc.). This is in line with the Conventions, which highlight …