Commission on Narcotic Drugs

News13 November 2024

Coca leaf review: a reckoning for global drug control — IDPC statement at the 2024 CND thematic discussions

IDPC calls on the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) to right a historical wrong by supporting the critical review of the coca leaf and ultimately approve its descheduling.

Events

68th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)

Vienna, Austria / Online

10 March 2025 - 14 March 2025

The 68th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) will take place at the Vienna International Centre (VIC) between 10-14 March 2025.

Publications26 September 2024

Righting a historical wrong: The UN review of the international status of the coca leaf

IDPC provides background information on the scheduling of the coca leaf in the international drug control treaties, outlines the ECDD coca review process, and makes the human rights case for the removal of the plant from the treaty schedules.

Events

CND 67th Session Reconvened

Online / Vienna, Austria

5 December 2024 - 6 December 2024

The continuation of the 67th session takes place in December 2024.

Events

CND Intersessional meeting - Thematic discussions on the implementation of all international drug policy commitments following up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration (November 2024)

Online / Vienna, Austria

12 November 2024 - 14 November 2024

The discussions will focus on all international agreements on the matter.

Publications13 August 2024

The ‘Vienna Spirit’ shatters: Report of the 67th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs and its high-level segment

IDPC highlights growing tensions at the latest CND session, where geopolitical divides and challenges to the punitive drug control paradigm were prominent and potentiated by civil society.

Blog28 June 2024

The 2024 World Drug Report: UNODC misses the mark on human rights and harm reduction

The 2024 World Drug Report misrepresents the right to health, diverges from the UN system's own guidance on the matter, and shockingly omits mentioning harm reduction.

Blog26 June 2024

World Drug Day 2024: Human rights and harm reduction take centre stage while UN drugs agency grapples with denial

The UN system increasingly questions the validity of the 'drug war', embracing harm reduction and decriminalisation — so why is UNODC stuck in the inertia of the past?

Events

CND Chair's special event to commemorate the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and to launch the 2024 UNODC World Drug Report

Vienna International Centre, Board room D & Online

26 June 2024

To mark World Drug Day 2024, join the CND at a special event to commemorate the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking as well as the launch of the 2024 World Drug Report.

Events

Evidence to impact: Powering effective drug policy with data collection and research

26 June 2024

This special event will commemorate World Drug Day and launch the 2024 UNODC World Drug Report.

News28 May 2024

Charting a new global course for dealing with illicit drug use

The 67th UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs saw shifts towards harm-reduction based policy - can nations translate this into real-world action?

Events

Harm reduction, the 'Vienna spirit', and the pro-reform coalition - Follow-up to #CND67

Online

18 April 2024

Join EHRA to discuss progress and potential futures for international drug policy reform advocacy at the CND,

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