Organised by the Alliance for Public Health with the support of Ukraine, the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association, the Ukrainian Network of People who Use Drugs and the Precursor Foundation for Social Policy Tuesday 15th March 8am-8.50am Ganna Dovbakh, Eurasian Harm Reduction Association; Anna Shemet, Ministry of Health, Ukraine; Anton Basenko, European AIDS Treatment …
Side Events
Side Event: Assessment of drug policies in the light of human rights
Organized by Portugal with the support of Malta, Norway, Switzerland, the EU and the Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe Moderator: Eliza Kurcevic Eurasian Harm Reduction Association. Welcome remarks. Introductory remarks by Joao Goulao, Portugal. Since UNGASS in 2016 the protection and promotion of human rights has become more pronounced in the drug policy …
Side Event. Feminist approaches in alternative development: the case of Albania
This side event is held in the margins of the 66th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) and organized by GIZ’s Global Partnership on Drug Policies and Development (GPDPD). It will present lessons and results of the project’s country activities in Albania with a focus on gender-transformative development measures in the context …
Side Event: Towards more inclusive alternative development
Outcomes of the 7th Expert Group Meeting on Alternative Development – Chiang Rai, Thailand, 2022. The 7th Meeting of the Alternative Development Expert Group (EGM), held in Chiang Rai, Thailand from 29 November to 1 December 2022, continued to serve as a platform for sharing experiences and best practices in the field of Alternative Development. …
Side event. The impact of drug policy on economic, social and cultural rights: Overturning decades of neglect
Organised by the International Drug Policy Consortium with the support of Colombia, Czechia, Ghana, Norway, Portugal, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Amnesty International, Dejusticia, the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association, Harm Reduction International, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, the International Network of People who Use Drugs, and the Transnational Institute …
Side event: Prioritizing harm reduction as a response to the drug poisoning crisis in North America
Organised by the Washington Office on Latin America with the support of Canada, the Canadian Association of People who Use Drugs, the Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation and the Drug Policy Alliance Moderator: John Walsh, Washington Office on Latin America Jennifer Saxe, Director General, Controlled Substances Directorate Health, Canada: The government of Canada’s perspective takes …