Chair: ‘Taking stock’ section of the Ministerial Declaration of 2019 specifies tangible achievements but also needs moving forward. Thematic discussions followed to address these. The most recent ones, in 2021, in October, were held in a hybrid format. Focus on: a. Thematic session 1: Increasing links between drug trafficking, corruption and other forms of organized …
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Plenary Item 5. Implementation of the international drug control treaties (continued)
(d) International cooperation to ensure the availability of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances for medical and scientific purposes while preventing their diversion Russian Federation: Access is ensured systemically. Control whilst preventing diversion in compliance with Conventions and recommendations of INCB. Patient registers, including paediatric to ensure access and safety. If a registered drug is unavailable …
Side event: Driving change from a shrinking space: Challenges to effective civil society participation in drug policy making
Organised by the Brussels Federation of Institutions for Drug Addicts with the support of the Czech Republic, Spain, and the Civil Society Forum on Drugs in the EU, the Council of Europe – Pompidou Group, the European Union, and the French NGO Platform on Drug Policy Laurène Collard, Civil Society Forum on Drugs in the …
Committee of the Whole. L.5. Promoting comprehensive and scientific evidence-based early prevention
Venezuela: Question about the schedule for today’s CoW. Are we going to work two hours still? When do we come back? Are we running beyond schedule? Chair: I intend to go from 3-5PM, then 6-8PM. We have an hour for this resolution, L5. Then L6. But I received requests not to have that resolution in …
Committee of the Whole. L.7. Intensifying efforts to address the proliferation of uncontrolled and designer precursors used in the illicit manufacture of drugs
OP8 Alt & bis United States: We started from the title in informals. We haven’t discussed certain OPs. I don’t believe OP8 Alt & Bis are in a position to be finalised. OP8 is dealing with legislative measures to address the problem of designer precursor chemicals. So it’s a sensitive issue because it’s domestic legislation. …
Plenary Item 4. Strategic management, budgetary and administrative questions (continued)
(a) Work of the standing open-ended intergovernmental working group on improving the governance and financial situation of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime CND Chair: Let me clarify what is the vote. The vote is to decide that we don’t take action on the designation of the EEG representative to FINGOV. Only the …