Drug policy challenges and implementation in South East Europe

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Drug policy challenges and implementation in South East Europe

18 September 2017
Diogenis

The Annual Regional Drug Policy Conference in South East Europe 2017 is organised in Thessaloniki from 8-10 June 2017. The Conference is held at Holiday Inn Hotel, Monastiriou 8, Thessaloniki, Greece. The Regional Conference aims to: bring together NGOs, policy makers and researchers active in the field of drugs across the region of South East Europe, in order to discuss drug policy developments and trends, exchange experiences and best practices in the region, Europe and the United Nations. Invited are members of NGOs active in the field, members of the Drug Policy Network in South East Europe (DPNSEE), policy makers and academics. This regional conference was part of the regional project “Strengthening NGO capacity and promoting public health and human rights oriented drug policy in South East Europe”, supported financially by the European Commission and the Open Society Foundations.

At the last Annual session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (60th CND) has been decided that countries will implement the outcomes of the UN General Assembly Special Session on Drugs (UNGASS) and report to the CND. This was the 7th Regional conference on drugs in South East Europe organised by the Association Diogenis, Drug Policy Dialogue. Forty Five (45) participants from several disciplines and countries of South East Europe took part at the conference. The discussion focussed on items that have been subject of deliberations during the 60th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs in March 2017. The UN member-states committed themselves to implement the outcomes of the UN General Assembly special Session and so contribute to the realisation of the aims of the UNGASS. The states decided, also, to invite civil society organisations, the scientific community and grassroots organisations to actively participate in the dialogue and contribute with their experience and knowhow in shaping drug policy at the national and international level.

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