2019 Ministerial Segment

News10 February 2022

Drug decriminalisation is working in Oregon. Other states should follow.

More than 16,000 people have now had access to peer support, harm reduction, evidence-based treatment, housing and job assistance thanks to the state's decriminalisation reform.

Events

65th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)

Vienna / Online

13 March 2022 - 17 March 2022

The 65th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) is expected to take place on 14-18 March 2022.

Publications19 August 2021

Turning the tide: Growth, visibility and impact of the civil society drug policy reform movement at the UN

IDPC offers a historical analysis of civil society advocacy for drug policy reform at the UN, assessing gains, challenges and insight on how the latter have been generally overcome.

Events

CND Intersessional meeting - Thematic session on the implementation of all international drug policy commitments following up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration

Vienna, Austria

18 October 2021 - 20 October 2021

The CND's Autumn 2021 thematic sessions will focus on issues related to the power and resources criminalised networks and their use of technology.

Publications7 April 2021

Edging forward: How the UN’s language on drugs has advanced since 1990 (Version 2)

IDPC and TNI provide an overview of the evolution of the UN-agreed language on key drug policy issues for the last three decades.

News10 September 2020

Drug policy experts raise concerns regarding the draft EU Agenda and Action Plan on Drugs 2021-2025 - Open Letter

Civil society experts concerned the new Agenda and Action plan turns its back to the EU's 'balanced approach' on drug policy.

Publications11 August 2020

‘2020 vision’: Advocating for drug policy reform in Africa

IDPC and TB/HIV Care offer guidance on the state of play of international and regional drug policy debates to inform national advocacy.

News5 August 2020

The European Union should not fight drugs but reduce harms

The new EU drugs strategy subsumes social and health responses to a predominantly law-and-order approach.

Publications27 July 2020

The 2020 Commission on Narcotic Drugs - Report of Proceedings

IDPC provides an overview of the 63rd session, highlighting the fault lines underlying an ever-eroding 'Vienna consensus'.

Events

3rd CND intersessional meeting 2020

Board-Room C, Vienna International Centre, Austria

19 October 2020 - 20 October 2020

The meetings aim to discuss the implementation of all international drug policy commitments, following-up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration.

Publications8 June 2020

5th Brandenburg Forum on Drugs and Development Policies report

The 5th Brandenburg Forum offered a space for government, UN and civil society representatives to discuss the state of play of international drug policy as well as recent trends and developments.

Publications25 February 2020

Recommendations for the new UNODC Executive Director: Opportunities and challenges in global drug policy

IDPC offers recommendations to the new UNODC Director related to a range of key concerns, including on UN system-wide coherence, human rights and health.

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