UN drug conventions

Events

Online briefing on the work of the United Nations' CCPCJ and CND

Online

27 September 2023

Civil society, UN agencies and Member states will discuss key practicalities of ongoing processes at the heart of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) and the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND).

News25 September 2023

Bolivia requests the UN to conduct a critical review of the classification of the coca leaf

Bolivia requests a critical review of the coca leaf, arguing the current classification goes against scientific evidence and infringes rights - particularly of Indigenous peoples.

Events

Special event: Human rights challenges in addressing and countering all aspects of the world drug problem

Geneva, Switzerland

20 September 2023

The Panel will provide a platform for international human rights experts, representatives of State and civil society organisations to discuss findings and recommendations of the latest OHCHR report on the human rights impacts of drug policies.

Publications12 September 2023

Human rights challenges in addressing and countering all aspects of the world drug problem - Report of the OHCHR

OHCHR present their report to the Human Rights Council on the impact of the world drug problem on human rights, urging policymakers to shift towards a health and human-rights centred approach to drug policy.

Publications5 September 2023

Drugs: UK Parliament Home Affairs Committee Third Report of Session 2022–23

The Home Affairs Committee calls for the UK government to review its outdated, drug legislation and adopt a public health approach to drugs.

Publications31 August 2023

Stuck in the inertia of the past: Report of the 66th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs

IDPC notes clashes between reform and status quo advocates in the international community, in the context of tensions related to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia and increasingly central calls for systemic change.

Publications22 August 2023

Youth response to the 2023 World Drug Report

The Paradigma Youth Coalition present their response to the 2023 World Drug Report, emphasising the importance of involving young people in shaping progressive drug policies with evidence-based approaches, inclusivity and harm reduction at their core.

Events

Youth Response to the UNODC World Drug Report 2023

Online

28 August 2023

Within the frameworks of the Paradigma Coalition, Youth RISE and Students for Sensible Drug Policy International will deliver their annual Youth Response to the UNODC's World Drug Report.

Publications27 July 2023

The INCB Report for 2022 - Regulated cannabis markets and international legal tensions: A missed opportunity

IDPC welcomes the Board's increasing focus on human rights issues and cannabis regulation, whilst regretting its misrepresentation of the evidence on the latter, flawed interpretations of the relationship between human rights and drug control treaties, and a lack of constructive thinking on how to address the proliferation of systemic breaches in the global drug control regime.

Events

CND 66th Session Reconvened

Online / Vienna, Austria

7 December 2023 - 8 December 2023

The Reconvened 65th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) will take place 7-8 December in Vienna, at the Vienna International Centre.

Events

CND Intersessional meeting - Thematic session on the implementation of all international drug policy commitments following up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration (December 2023)

Vienna / Online

4 December 2023 - 6 December 2023

The 2023 thematic discussions will be structured around a comprehensive stock-taking of progress toward implementing responses to the challenges identified by the taking stock paragraph of the 2019 Ministerial Declaration.

Events

CND Intersessional meeting - Thematic session on the implementation of all international drug policy commitments following up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration (October 2023)

Vienna / Online

23 October 2023 - 25 October 2023

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