UN collaboration on Drug Law Review in Myanmar: Government consulting experts and communities to promote public health driven responses

As part of a comprehensive effort to respond to drug use in Myanmar, UNODC and UNAIDS supported a wide-ranging consultation on amending the 1993 'Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law' (the Drug Law) in Nay Pyi Taw, from 16 to 19 February. The objectives of this workshop, held by the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC), were to present the proposed amendments to the drug law and receive technical guidance and inputs from participants.

The workshop involved a broad range of stakeholders, including senior representatives of Government, parliamentarians, international health and legal experts, INGO/NGOs, drug user networks, development partners, UN agencies and other relevant technical partners.

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