CND Side Event: GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY INPUTS FOR THE 2024 MIDTERM REVIEW AND BEYOND

The hybrid side event is being organized in the margins of the 67th CND by the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs with the support of Australia, Portugal, Slovenia, the United States, the African Union Commission, the European Union, the UNODC Civil Society Unit, the Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission of the Organization of American States, the Africa Civil Society Forum on Drugs, the American Coalition on Drug Policies, the European Union Civil Society Forum on Drugs, Intercambios A.C. and the New York NGO Committee on Drugs.

Join us in person in room M0E07 or online. Online participants can register for the event using this link.

Agenda:

Opening remarks:

• H.E. Ms. Barbara Zvokelj, Ambassador of Slovenia to the UN Vienna
• Mr. Jean-Luc Lemahieu, Director, UNODC Division for Policy Analysis and Public Affairs

Keynote presentation of the Global Civil Society Report:

• Ms. Nazlee Maghsoudi, Chair, New York NGO Committee on Drugs and Ms. Ganna Dovbakh, Deputy Chair, Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs

Regional civil society perspectives on the key issues for the way forward:

• Mr. Rogers Kasirye, Africa Civil Society Forum on Drugs: Investment in evidence-based prevention & the need for capacity building and comprehensive public health training
• Mr. Iqbal Masud, Asia-Pacific Working Group: Improved access to harm reduction, treatment & recovery services
• Mr. Adria Cots Fernandez, EU Civil Society Forum on Drugs: Shift towards health-focused policies rather than punitive measures
• Ms. Carolina Ahumada, American Coalition on Drug Policies: Enhanced collaboration across UN bodies to enhance coherence between the international drug control regime and international human rights obligations, placing equality and non-discrimination at the center of drug policymaking
• Ms. Judy Chang, International Network of People Who Use Drugs: Importance of including people who use drugs and people in recovery in the policy making process

Closing remarks:

• Dr. Abel Basutu, African Union Commission
• Ms. Elsa Maia, Ministry of Health, Portugal

Moderator: Matej Košir, VNGOC