67th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)

The 67th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) will take place on 14-22 March 2024 in a hybrid format.

As this session marks the mid-term review of the 2019 Ministerial Declaration, it will be structured around:

• A high-level segment, where the 2024 mid-term review will be conducted, on 14-15 March 2024.
• A regular session, on 18-22 March 2024.

If you missed the VNGOC’s webinar on how to engage with the midterm review process, check it out here.

To register for the session, provide your organisation has ECOSOC accreditation, click here.

Webinar: Key issues and opportunities

A video introduction to the Commission's functioning and mechanisms of engagement is also available.

CND App

The CND App facilitates your engagement with the proceedings and debates at the CND. This web application will help you track, in real time, what is happening and where, receive notifications on key events, resolutions and speakers, and browse CND resolutions and UN-agreed language on specific drug policy issues

This year, the app's functionalities are available on your browser online.
The CND App was developed by IDPC, as part of the Global Partnership on Drug Policies and Development (GPDPD) project, and this year's version was made possible by UNAIDS.

Please, help us disseminate by sharing with your colleagues and networks.

Side events

A record-breaking 174 side events are taking place throughout the session, 12 of them during the high-level segment. Access links and more information should be available on the session's site.

IDPC network side events

IDPC network members co-organise 61 side events at the session. A list with all of them is available here.

The events organised last year, in 2023, can give you a sense of the scope and contents of these side events. Revisit them here.

Side events co-sponsored by IDPC

The IDPC Secretariat co-sponsors 29 side events that we warmly invite you to join. They're available here.

OHCHR - Human rights and drug policy series

IDPC also recommends a series of 7 events organised by OHCHR on human rights and drug policy, available here.

Informal dialogues

As in previous years, the VNGOC has organised several informal NGO dialogues with representatives from UN bodies:

• WHO delegates | Tuesday, 19 March, 11:00-12:00, CR-7 & MS Teams
• INCB President | Wednesday, 20 March, 9:00-10:00, CR-7 & MS Teams
• UNODC Executive Director | Wednesday, 20 March, 11:00-12:00, CR-7 & MS Teams
• CND Chair | Thursday, 21 March, 09:00-10:00, CR-7 & MS Teams
• OHCHR, UNAIDS & UNDP delegates | Thursday, 21 March, 11:00-12:00, M3 & MS Teams

Resolutions

Four resolutions have been tabled and will be negotiated by Member States. The drafts are available here.

Relevant links

On the High-level segment

• Official 2024 midterm review page
• Off track: IDPC Shadow report for the mid-term review of the 2019 Ministerial Declaration on drugs
• Human rights challenges in addressing and countering all aspects of the world drug problem – OHCHR report
• IDPC Media advisory: Historical UN summit set to reveal unprecedented division as the international community fails to address global drugs crisis
• Paradigma Common Position on Drugs 2024

General

• IDPC's 67th CND Session webpage
• VNGOC website
• Official CND web page
• Stuck in the inertia of the past: Report of the 66th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs – An analysis of last year's meeting that brings the 67th Session into context.
• The INCB Report for 2022 - Regulated cannabis markets and international legal tensions: A missed opportunity
• Human rights challenges in addressing and countering all aspects of the world drug problem - Report of the OHCHR
• List of speakers

Written statements by the IDPC network

• International Drug Policy Consortium
• International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care Inc.
• DRCNet Foundation, Inc.
• Instituto RIA
• Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP)
• Youth RISE

A selection of conference room papers

• CND Chair's summaries on the thematic discussions on the implementation of all international drug policy commitments, following-up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration: 2019 - 2023
• CR by Ghana, titled 'African Stakeholder Dialogue: Strengthening Engagement in the CND’s 2024 Mid-Term Review'
• CR by Germany titled 'Key results of the Expert Group Meetings on Harm Reduction in 2022 and 2023', co-hosted by the Office of the Narcotics Control Board of Thailand (ONCB), Harm Reduction International (HRI) and the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC)

Vienna NGO Committee (VNGOC) Annual General Meeting & Board elections

The VNGOC's Annual General Assembly is scheduled for Wednesday, 20 March 2024 from 16:00 to 17:30 at the Vienna International Centre, (Room CR-7) and online via MS Teams (Register here).

The Vienna NGO Committee (VNGOC) will hold elections for the following positions in its Board: 1) Deputy Chairperson, 2) Treasurer, 3) Secretary. For more information about this process, visit the VNGOC's website.

The VNGOC Nominations Committee recommends the following slate:

• Deputy Chairperson: Charity Monareng, TB HIV Care
• Treasurer: Beatrix Vas, Youth RISE
• Secretary: Asia Almas Ashraf, World Federation Against Drugs

Please check if your organisation has already paid the 2023 and 2024 membership fees as only organisations in good standing can participate of the elections.