Canada: As you know, the overdose crisis continues to impact Canadians with the loss of 19,355 individuals between 01/2016 – 09/2020, making this one of Canada’s most significant public health crises in recent history. The COVID 19 pandemic has worsened the overdose crisis and the harms of substance use, just having a tragic impact on …
CND Sessions
Side Event: ‘We Are the Evidence’ – Community-Led Responses on Decriminalisation, Harm Reduction and COVID-19
Side event organized by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, with the support of Norway, the International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD) and UNAIDS Moderator: Jake Agliata (Policy & Communications Officer, INPUD) Judy Chang (Executive Director, INPUD): INPUD are the global body representing people who use drugs, and we work to protect the health and defend …
Side event: New OAS Hemispheric Drug Strategy and Plan of Action 2021-2025
Organised by the Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (ES-CICAD)/Secretariat for Multidimensional Security of the Organization of American States (OAS) with the support of Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, St. Lucia and the United States of America. Santiago Moreno, CICAD Institutional Strengthening Unit: My name is Santiago Moreno, a member of the Institutional …
Side event: Opportunities and challenges in the role of development in drug control policies
This event was organised by Germany with the support of Peru, and the UNODC Sustainable Livelihoods Unit. Because it was run under Chatham House groups, no speakers will be quoted by name. In a series of expert meetings organised by Germany, Peru, Thailand and the UNODC, we have been discussing a series of key questions around …
Side event: Procurement, Pricing, and Access to Controlled Medicines During COVID-19
Organized by the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care with the support of Australia, Belgium, and Dejusticia, Harm Reduction International, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the World Health Organization Participants: Ambassador Ghislain D’Hoop, Ambassador of Belgium to the UN organizations Vienna Dr. Zukiswa Zingela, INCB Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng, UN …
Side Event: Synthetic drugs – why we need to worry
Side Event: Synthetic drugs – why we need to worry Organized by the UNODC Laboratory and Scientific Section with the support of the United Kingdom Monday 12th April 14.10-15.00 CET Moderator: Sulaiman Zahi Muhammad (Science Secretariat, UK) Martin Raithelhuber – Int cooderinator of Global SMART – focus on early warning and trends analysis Why do …