Organised by Australia with the support of Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States Welcome and Opening Remarks – Celia Street, First Assistant Secretary, Population Health Division, Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care The Australian Government is investing $19.6 mil over four years from 2022-23 (and $4.9 mil ongoing) to deliver the …
Side Events
Side Event: From principle to policy to practice: Implementing a human rights approach with people who use drugs
Organised by Release Legal Emergency and Drugs Service Limited with the support of Ghana, Norway, the Global Commission on Drug Policy and the International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy. Speakers: Michel Kazatchkine, Global Commission on Drug Policy Angela Constance, Minister for Drug Policy, MSP Seth Kwame Acheampong, Minister of State, Ghana Stephen Cutter, …
Side Event: Gender and drug overdose – trends and evidence for improved responses and drug policies
Organised by Sweden with the support of Canada, Norway, the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, the World Health Organisation, the European Union and its Member States, and the Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe Moderator: Annika Markovic, Ambassdor, Sweden. I have the privilege of representing the UN International Organizations in Vienna. The topic …
Side event. The right to recovery: an approach for a true care path for the reintegration of persons affected by substance use disorders
Organised by Italy with the support of the UNODC Prevention Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, the Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe, the European Union and the World Health Organization (…) Giovanna Campello, Chief UNODC Prevention, Treatment & Rehabilitation Section: How is the concept of recovery is included in the international standard for the treatment …
Side event. Perspectives from a regulated cannabis market
Organised by Uruguay with the support of Canada, Colombia, Czechia, the Netherlands and South Africa (…): Years ago, a side event like this would’ve been unlikely. The panel will share experiences in regulation in our countries. Daniel Radío, National Drug Secretariat, Uruguay: Our country pioneered cannabis regulation but you may not know much about Uruguay. …
Side event: Suffering in the shadows: The impact of drug-related incarceration on family members
Organised by the Washington Office on Latin America with the support of Mexico, and the Church World Service, the International Drug Policy Consortium, the Plataforma NNAPES and the Red Internacional de Mujeres Familiares de Personas Privadas de la Libertad Coletta Youngers, Senior Fellow, WOLA: Before going any further, I would just like to say on …