Alex Betsos (CSSDP): Welcome. We will structure our event today around the International Guidelines on Human Rights and Drug Policy. There is still language missing about youth in terms of autonomy, it is very much children focused. Our panelists will talk about what builds on that point, how we work to bridge the gap between …
Side Events
Side Event: Implementing the United Nations Bangkok Rules: Women and Drug Policies
Organised by the Government of Canada, Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales, the International Drug Policy Consortium, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Penal Reform International, the Washington Office on Latin America and WHRIN Introduction and Chairing by Marie Nougier, International Drug Policy Consortium Kristin McLeod (Canada): Canada is especially committed …
Side Event: Health Responses to the Opioid Poisoning Crisis: On-the-Ground Experiences and International Implications
Organized by Canada, and Canadian Association of People who Use Drugs, Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation and International Drug Policy Consortium Fatal drug-related overdose is a pressing health crisis in North America. Highly potent synthetic opioids, including fentanyl and analogues, are increasingly present in the unregulated opioid …
Side event: The importance of drug prevention in the era of cannabis deregulation
Permanent representative of Slovenia (Chair): dialogue on adaptation of prevention in context of cannabis regulation is timely. Mrs Ada Hoceyev, Slovenian Institute of Public Health: new developments are triggering debates on how to respond to cannabis. Slovenia is a very small country in the heart of Europe. Lifetime prevalence of the use of illicit drugs …
Side event: UN System Common Position on Drug-Related Matters
Supporting documents: UN system common position on international drug control policy through effective inter-agency collaboration. What we have learned over the last ten years: A summary of knowledge acquired and produced by the UN system on drug-related matters Stephan Klement, European Union: As we celebrate 40 years of cooperation, we promote solutions. The EU and …
Side Event: Leave No One Behind: Crafting a Multisectoral Approach to Drug Policy
Organised by Students for Sensible Drug Policy International, Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy, SSDP Australia, Youth Organisations for Drug Action, YouthRise Jake Agliata (Moderator), Students for Sensible Drug Policy Nicholas Kent, Students for Sensible Drug Policy Australia National Director of SSDP Australia, pay respect to Indigenous people on the land on which we work, and …