The meeting will seek to collect good practice examples and areas where there are gaps so that these can be fed into the ongoing discussions between stakeholders involved in UNGASS preparations.
The panel discussion will offer a forum to enhance understanding of the issue of human rights in the context of the world drug problem, and the global response to it.
CELs and Humanas are collaborating on this side event to discuss the impact of drug policies on human rights, to feed in the discussions at the Human Rights Council.
The meeting is targeted at needle exchange workers, people who use drugs and advocates across the country, and aims to present the latest news and developments in the field.
This event will be an opportunity for members of the European Parliament, European institutions and civil society representatives to express their opinion on the 2016 UNGASS on drugs.
The Lisbon Conference is a major new event in the addictions calendar: it is a conference for researchers, policy makers and practitioners, bringing cutting-edge science and practice together.
This conference provides a platform for NGOs and healthcare providers to synchronise their approach in order to improve prevention and treatment outcomes for individuals with addiction problems.
This UNU and Brookings panel discussion will discuss findings from a comparative evaluation of the effectiveness and costs of international counter-narcotics policies and approaches for reform.
Open Society Foundations New York, 224 West 57th Street, NY 10019, New York, USA
8 September 2015 - 8 September 2015
The event, which will provide the international comparative context for De Braços Abertos, will also include a short film interviewing cracolândia residents in Rio de Janeiro.
The conference is arranged by SERAF, City of Bergen, the Norwegian Directorate of Health and the Research Council of Norway in collaboration with proLAR, Bergen Clinics, Helse Bergen, SIRUS and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.