Past Events

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CND Intersessional Meeting - 24 February 2016

Vienna, Austria

24 February 2016

Negotiations on the UNGASS Outcome Document continued in Vienna at the next CND intersessional on 24th February.

Hemp and medical cannabis as a driving factor of growth and employment

Brussels, Belgium

23 February 2016

This conference aims at understanding the alternative and sustainable use of cannabis variations as industrial hemp and as a medicine. The guest speakers will highlight that cannabis can be a boost for growth and employment in the European Union.

Drug Policy and Public Health - Executive Course on Global Health Diplomacy

Geneva, Switzerland

21 February 2016 - 23 February 2016

The course is aimed at policy-makers involved in public health, drug policy, and human rights negotiations.

2nd International Urban Drug Policies Conference (UDPC2016)

Warsaw, Poland

16 February 2016 - 18 February 2016

This is one of the largest international events dedicated to drug policies in the urban space.

The A-Debate: U-Turn on addictions - Biological and social sciences to reframe drug policy

Barcelona, Spain

16 February 2016 - 17 February 2016

A debate on the concept, nature, consequences, business and governance of addictive products deriving from the ALICE RAP project.

After the drug wars

London, United Kingdom

15 February 2016 - 15 February 2016

This conference will provide a new and urgently needed framework for drug control reforms based on key tenets of Sustainable Development, grounded in public health, sustainable development and human rights.

Informal Interactive Stakeholder Consultation for the 2016 UNGASS

New York, USA

10 February 2016

There will be a consultation for all relevant stakeholders such as civil society representatives and organisations to take part and share their experience and expertise during the lead up to the UNGASS in April.

ECOSOC dialogue on the longer-term positioning of the UN development system in the context of the 2030 Agenda

New York, USA

10 February 2016

The outcome of the Dialogue will inform intergovernmental deliberations on operational activities of the UN system to be undertaken by the General Assembly in the second half of 2016.

Side event on people, public health & human rights hosted by the UNAIDS and the Permanent Missions of Colombia, Norway and Switzerland

New York, USA

9 February 2016

UNAIDS and the Permanent Missions of Colombia, Norway and Switzerland to the United Nations (UN) will be hosting a side event at UN headquarters in New York in the margins of the Informal Interactive Stakeholder Consultation (IISC).

Back-to-back panel discussions on drug crop production, poverty and development

New York, USA

9 February 2016

Please join Open Society Foundations for an international panel of researchers and growers from Colombia, Morocco, Peru, and the United States, who will discuss the role of drug crop production in poverty and development.

Management of substance misuse and associated health in primary care conference 2016

Dushanbe, Tajikistan

7 February 2016 - 8 February 2016

This conference aims to bring together experts to collaborate on solving issues related to substance abuse in both the UK and Central Asia.

IPU-UN parliamentary event: Action on Drugs

New York, USA

7 February 2016 - 8 February 2016

The world drug problem and how to address it will be the focus of a major parliamentary hearing at the United Nations in New York.