About
The online, regional conference is organised by Slum Child Foundation Kenya, with support from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the NGO Alliance on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (the Alliance), and the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs (VNGOC).
The conference aims to create avenues for dialogue and action to address drug and crime challenges in Africa and opportunities for civil society to support governments in responding to them through the main international instruments. The intended output of the conference is an outcome document which will be presented at the 65th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), the 31st session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) and the 11th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (COP-UNTOC) in a form of conference room papers and side events.
The conference will address the nexus between drugs and crime issues in Africa, focusing on these main topics:
Presentations 21st Feb Plenary
Presentations 21st Feb, Break-out 1
What to expect
Contribute to the Outcome Document
The conference will produce an outcome document outlining promising practices and the way forward to address challenges around issues of crime and drugs in Africa.
Networking
Connect with international experts and practitioners from civil society, UNODC and governments
Live Discussions
Discuss promising actions and the way forward on crime and drug use among youth, cybercime, and illicit trafficking in Africa with fellow participants and panelists
Recordings & Webcast
Spaces for the live sessions will be limited to approx. 100, but we’ll webcast all sessions on YouTube and Facebook and make the recordings available after the conference.
Schedule
All times are for East Africa, Nairobi (EAT).
Day 1, 21 February
Feb 21 10.00AM to 10.15AM EAT
Introduction & key information about the proceedings of the Conference including the concept, methodology and breakout sessions.
Feb 21 10.15AM to 11.00AM EAT
Official opening of the conference, including expert presentations on drugs and crime issues in Africa, and the role of civil society, UNODC and governments to respond to them.
Feb 21 11.15AM to 12.30PM EAT
Presentations on the nexus between drugs and crime in Africa and how to address them through joint commitments such as the 2019 Ministerial Declaration, the 2021 Kyoto Declaration, and the UN Convention against Transnational
Organized Crime (UNTOC) as main instruments.
Including open Q&A session.
Feb 21 12.30PM TO 1.30PM EAT
A virtual networking space will be provided during the lunch hour for those that wish to continue discussions or want to connect to othe participants.
Feb 21 1.30PM TO 3.45PM EAT
Breakout session for approx. 30 participants.
Objectives include familiarising participants with existing international and regional instruments and tools to address drugs and crime in Africa and to identify drugs and crimes challenges faced by youth in Africa.
The session will be moderated by Benjamin Odhiambo (SCAD Kenya) and Barbara Holtmann (Fixed South Africa) (tbc).
Feb 21 1.30PM TO 3.45PM EAT
Breakout session for approx. 30 participants.
Objectives include familiarising participants with existing international and regional instruments and tools to address drugs and crime in Africa, and to
identify challenges posed by organized crime, cybercrime and illicit trafficking in Africa
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The session will be moderated by Sarah Simons and Farai Maguwu.
Feb 21 3.45PM TO 4.00PM EAT
Summary of the discussions and closing of the day’s session
Day 2, 22 February
Feb 22 10.00AM TO 12.15PM EAT
Breakout session for approx. 30 participants. Participants will work in the same group as day one, access links will be provided via email.
Objectives include discussing how existing instruments on drugs and crime can be implemented to address the challenges youth face on drugs and crime, presenting promising practices on youth and crime & drug prevention in Africa , and to formulate concrete, actionable goals for civil society to address these challenges.
The session will be moderated by Benjamin Odhiambo (SCAD Kenya) (tbc) and Barbara Holtmann (Fixed South Africa) (tbc).
Feb 22 10.00AM TO 12.15PM EAT
Breakout session for approx. 30 participants. Participants will work in the same group as day one, access links will be provided via email.
Objectives include discussing how existing instruments on drugs and crime can be implemented to address organized crime, cybercrime & illicit trafficking, identifying promising practices in Africa, and formulating concrete, actionable goals for civil society engagement .
The session will be moderated by Sarah Simons and Farai Maguwu.
Feb 22 12.15PM TO 1.15PM EAT
A virtual networking space will be provided during the lunch hour for those that wish to continue discussions or want to connect to othe participants.
Feb 22 1.15PM to 3.45PM EAT
Summary of the discussions (30min per group) in the break-out groups.
Feb 22 3.45PM TO 4.00PM EAT
Closing of the day’s session
Day 3, 23 February
Feb 23 10.00AM to 10.30AM EAT
Recap of days one and two, and providing further information about the final day.
Feb 23 10.30AM TO 12.45PM EAT
Breakout session for approx. 30 participants. Participants will work in the same group as day one, access links will be provided via email.
Objectives include continuing discussions on concrete, actionable goals for civil society engagement finalising drafting of the outcome document on the topic of drugs and crime among youth in Africa.
The session will be moderated by Benjamin Odhiambo (SCAD Kenya) (tbc) and Barbara Holtmann (Fixed South Africa) (tbc).
Feb 23 10.30AM TO 12.45PM EAT
Breakout session for approx. 30 participants. Participants will work in the same group as day one, access links will be provided via email.
Objectives include continuing discussions on concrete, actionable goals for civil society engagement, and finalising drafting of the outcome document on the topic.
The session will be moderated by Sarah Simons and Farai Maguwu.
Feb 23 12.45PM TO 2.15PM EAT
A virtual networking space will be provided during the lunch hour for those that wish to continue discussions or want to connect to othe participants.
Feb 23 2.15PM to 3.15PM EAT
Summary of the discussions that have taken place in the break-out groups and adoption of the outcome document.
Feb 22 3.15PM TO 4.00PM EAT
Conclusion & closing of the conference.
