CND Chair's special event: World Drug Day - Launch of the 2026 UNODC World Drug Report

On 26 June 2026, at 1 p.m. Vienna time in Board-Room D (VIC), the Chair of the 69th session of the CND will hold an event to mark the World Drug Day and to launch the 2026 World Drug Report.

The Special Event, entitled “World drug problem: persisting issues, new challenges, innovative responses”, will mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and will bring together Member States, the United Nations system, civil society and other stakeholders. The event will provide an opportunity to reflect on the continued and evolving impact of the world drug problem in all its dimensions and to exchange views on priority concerns and innovative, evidence-based responses.

The Special Event will be held in a hybrid format, with participation in person in Vienna and online. Delegations are informed that no interpretation services will be available for this event. The programme of the event will be shared closer to the meeting.

Opening remarks will be delivered by H.E. Amb. Andranik Hovhannisyan, Chair of the 69th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, and Ms. Monica Kathina Juma, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, setting the stage for the discussions and highlighting key priorities in addressing the world drug problem.

A central feature of the event will be the presentation of the 2026 World Drug Report, which provides the latest overview of global drug market developments and trends, as well as key challenges and emerging dynamics shaping the international drug policy landscape.