Due to COVID-19 the VNGOC Board has decided that all of the meetings during the 64th CND, including the Annual General Assembly and the Informal Dialogues, will be online events this year. The VNGOC Board and the Nominations Committee have further decided to deliver this important meeting as follows: Part 1 of the AGM will be […]
The orientation briefing for NGOs attending the 64th CND will be held on Friday, 9th April at 2pm CEST. The briefing will be held on Zoom: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3BDsg_bgT7GkKAti0lDdqw After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Powerpoint Presentation
Side Event organised by VNGOC, UNODC Civil Society Unit and ARTM Macau. The side event will showcase success stories from various NGOs in Asia and discuss the development of an Asia-Pacific Civil Society Common Position on Drugs. Wednesday, 14 April 9.00 to 09.50 CET To access the side event, click here
The Informal Dialogue with the UNODC Executive Director, Ms. Ghada Waly will be held on Wednesday, 14th April at 3pm CEST. The event will be held online via MS Teams: https://bit.ly/3cSVVdF
The informal dialogue with the CND Chair will be held online via MS Teams. Thursday, 15th April 11AM to 12PM CEST (Vienna time). Click her to join the meeting: https://bit.ly/3rL5T4U
Organised by the UNODC Civil Society Unit and the VNGOC. The event will give an overview of responses to the COVID-19 pandemic by civil society organisations across the globe and showcase practical examples of NGOs upholding health and other important services during a time of crisis. It will be held on Zoom with interpretation in […]
Due to COVID-19 the VNGOC Board has decided that all of the meetings during the 64th CND, including the Annual General Assembly and the Informal Dialogues, will be online events this year. Part 2 of the AGM will take place on Thursday 15th April 2021 (16:30 – 18:00 Vienna time) using Zoom or Teams This will allow us […]
The informal dialogue with the INCB President will be held online via MS Teams. Friday, 16th April, 9.45AM - 10.45AM CEST (Vienna time). Click her to join the meeting: https://bit.ly/3dI2a3n
The informal dialogue with WHO will be held online via MS Teams. Friday, 16th April at 11.30am CEST (Vienna time) Click her to join the meeting: https://bit.ly/2QdqIZC
The Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) will hold a hybrid event commemorating the United Nations International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and launching the 2021 World Drug Report. The event will take place in a hybrid format on June 25th, 1.30pm to 3.30pm CEST (Vienna). The VNGOC has been invited to nominate three […]
The Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) will hold this years thematic discussions October 19-21. Following the format used for the thematic discussions held within the CND since 2016, Member States developed a multi-year workplan in 2019 and will hold, every autumn, inter-active meetings aiming to address the challenges identified in the “stock taking”- part of the Ministerial Declaration. […]
The reconvened session of the 64th CND will be held 9-10 December in Vienna as an online meeting. NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC are invited to attend online. Registrations will be handled via INDICO and are open until 6th December. NGOs will need to issue an official letter signed by the Head of the Organization […]
The VNGOC Board and the Nominations Committee have again decided to hold the AGM online and deliver this important meeting as follows: PART 1 of the AGM will be held on Thursday, 10th March 15.00 - 16:30 CET using Zoom. The AGM will be preceded by the informal briefing for NGOs attending the 65th CND […]
The 65th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs will take place 14-18 March 2022 in Vienna, Austria. Read our Guide to CND to learn how NGOs can best engage with the Commission. Visit the CND website for the official documentation. All VNGOC events and important information for civil society will be posted on […]
Organised by the VNGOC with the support of Australia, and the Associacao de Tratamento de Toxicodependentes de Macau, the International Movement for Advancement of Education Culture Social & Economic Development, the Pakistan Youth Organization and the UNODC CSU. The event will launch and showcase the Asia-Pacific Common Position on Drugs, which was developed to capture […]
The Informal Dialogue with the UNODC Executive Director, Ms. Ghada Waly will be held on Wednesday, 16th March 10.30am CET (Vienna time) The event will be held online via MS Teams:
Organised by the Slum Child Foundation with the support of the UNODC CSU and the VNGOC. The event will present the outcome of the ‘high-level conference on drugs and crime: Promoting Evidence-based Interventions on Drugs and Crime to Foster African Development’ held in Kenya in February 2021, focusing on these topics: Crime and drug prevention […]
The informal dialogue with the CND Chair will be held online via MS Teams. Thursday, 17th March 9AM to 10AM CET (Vienna time) Click here to join the meeting: https://bit.ly/3Kcafvx
Organised by the UNODC CSU with the support of the Government of Switzerland, the Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and the VNGOC. The 2019 Ministerial Declaration identified the increased criminal misuse of information and communications technologies for illicit drug-related activities as one of the challenges to be addressed in order to […]
Part 2 of the Annual General Assembly will take place onThursday, 17 March at 4.30 p.m. CETat the Vienna International Centre, Building E, Room E1175 and online via Zoom. You can register for the Zoom meeting here: https://bit.ly/3sKqd99 Relevant Documents: Draft AgendaVNGOC Annual Report 2021Strategic Plan 2022-25
The informal dialogue with WHO will be held online via Zoom Tuesday, 12th April 1PM to 2PM CEST (Vienna time) Click here to register for the meeting: https://bit.ly/3Dkdoaw
CND Special Event: commemorating the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and launching the World Drug Report 2022 The Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) will hold a hybrid event commemorating the United Nations International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and launching the 2022 World Drug Report. The event will take place in a […]
Did you just join VNGOC or the Alliance or do you want to refresh your knowledge about the two Commissions? Join the CND/ CCPCJ Briefing for New Comers! The UNODC Secretariat of the Governing Bodies (SGB) is inviting all interested NGOs to attend a briefing about the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) and the Commission […]
The Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) will hold a thematic intersessional hearing 21-22 September 2022. The meeting is part of the multi-year workplan developed by Member States as a follow up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration. This year's thematic focus is that “Responses not in conformity with the three international drug control conventions and not in conformity with applicable […]
Chair’s One-Day Special Forum on scaling up the implementation of international drug policy commitments on improving availability of and access to controlled substances for medical and scientific purposes The event is taking place on Monday, 10 October 2022, from 10.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., Vienna Time (CEST), online and in the plenary hall of the […]
The reconvened 65th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) will be held on 8 and 9 December 2022, at the Vienna International Centre (Board Room C, 4th floor of the C-Building), and online, starting at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m CET. All organisations in consultative status with ECOSOC are invited to send observers. […]
The orientation briefing for NGOs attending the 66th CND will be held on Monday, 13th March 2023 at 9AM in Room M-3 (1st floor M-building) of the Vienna International Centre (VIC) and online via MS Teams. If you are planning to attend online, please register to receive the MS Teams link: https://forms.office.com/e/RXA1sfR8Rf The briefing will […]
