Organized by the Medecins du monde with the support of Australia, the Netherlands, and the International Network of People who Use Drugs, the UNAIDS and the UNODC HIV/AIDS Section The new Global AIDS Strategy and 2021 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS include bold new targets on ‘social enablers’ and community involvement which can …
CND Sessions
Side event: Drug Trafficking through gender lenses: Women’s involvement and impact on their lives
Angela Me, UNODC: What we want to discuss with you today is to see whether this neutral approach is still valid. There are differences between women and men and particularly if women had certain roles in drug trafficking in general. So we have a panel that we have divided into two; one to present some …
Side event: Mainstreaming a gender perspective in the treatment of drug use disorders
Organized by Sweden with the support of Mexico, and the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section and the World Health Organization H.E. Annika Markovic, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sweden: Sweden is very pleased to organise this event. There are serious challenges and shortcomings in tackling women’s specific situations in drug care and also in …
Opening of the 65th Session of the CND – Plenary Items 1, 2 & 3
Item 1. Election of officers Chair: Welcome. First. Introductory video. CND Secretariat: Welcome. Reminds attendees of the guidelines related to COVID-19. Chair: Wishes good health to people suffering with COVID-19. Before the formal opening, some procedural and organisational matters. Five meetings of the Extended Bureau. Thanks the Ambassador of Poland for her role in conducting the 64th …
CND 64th Reconvened Session – 10th December 2021
<Technical issues> Mexico: (…) in recent days, we have seen how a number of delegations have sought to influence the Secretariat and to censor documentation, frankly, violating article 100 of the UN charter. Which should we fail to recall is not only an international treaty, but rather it is ´the´ international treaty that depends on …
CND 64th Reconvened Session – 9th December 2021 (joint meeting with CCPCJ)
Chair CCPCJ: Good snowy morning and welcome back. Following the CCPCJ thematic discussions yesterday, our meeting today will be held jointly with the CND. The chairs of the two commissions will share the chairing duties today. Our agenda has been adopted already. We are using a virtual format, limited to 2 hours. Secretariat: (Safety measures …