Commission on Narcotic Drugs 65th session Side Events- Tuesday
8.00 – 8.50 a.m (CET)
Preventive Drug Education: Adapting to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Organized by Singapore with the support of the ASEAN Training Center for Preventive Drug Education and the UNODC Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Section
Evidence-based interventions for HIV prevention among people who inject drugs and living in closed settings in the MENA region
Organized by the UNODC Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa
In the Scope of the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Role of NGOs in the Substance Use Treatment Services
Organized by the Udruzenje gradjana Zeleni polumjesec u Bosni i Hercegovini with the support of the Enosh – The Israeli Mental Health Association and the Verein Neubeginn
9.00 – 9.50 a.m (CET)
Collaboration with civil society and governments in drug policies
Organized by Lithuania with the support of the Czech Republic, and the Council of Europe – Pompidou Group and the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association
Introducing the Asia-Pacific Civil Society Common Position on Drugs
Organized by the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs with the support of Australia, and the Associacao de Tratamento de Toxicodependentes de Macau, the International Movement for Advancement of Education Culture Social & Economic Development, the Pakistan Youth Organization and the UNODC Civil Society Unit
Data-driven prevention programmes for Families
Organized by the Rotarian Action Group Addiction Prevention with the support of the Dianova International, the UNODC Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Section, and the World Federation Against Drugs
Increasing Prevalence of Methamphetamine Use in Europe and Asia Regions
Organized by the Turkish Green Crescent Society with the support of the EURAD and the UNODC Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Section
Legalizing the Drug Wars: A Regulatory History of UN Drug Control
Organized by the World Society of Victimology with the support of Mexico, and the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
The green wave hits Europe: recent cannabis regulation initiatives in Europe
Organized by the Forum Droghe Associazione Movimento per il Contenimento dei Danni with the support of Malta, and the Associazone Luca Coscioni, the International Drug Policy Consortium, the Transnational Institute, the Washington Office on Latin America and Transform Drug policy Foundation
Understanding the Struggles and Successes of Female Substance Abusers in their Recovery Journey
Organized by the Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association with the support of the International Federation of Non-Governmental Organizations for the Prevention of Drug and Substance Abuse and the Turkish Green Crescent Society
12.15 – 13.05 p.m (CET)
Prevention of overdoses and drug-related deaths
Organized by the Netherlands with the support of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Ireland, Slovenia, Sweden, and the European Union
Partnering for drug control - one decade of EU-Nigeria-UNODC cooperation to advance drug use prevention and control
Organized by Nigeria with the support of the European Union
Impact of cannabis legalization from a scientific perspective
Organized by the UNODC, Research and Trend Analysis Branch with the support of the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy
Promoting sustainability in Alternative Development: Outcomes of the Expert Group Meeting on Alternative Development 2022
Organized by Germany with the support of Peru, Thailand, and the UNODC Sustainable Livelihoods Unit
Promoting a public health approach in addressing and countering the world drug problem
Organized by the World Health Organization
Strengthening anti-drug cooperation in the SCO space, supporting global drug control
Organized by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization with the support of the Russian Federation, Uzbekistan, and the UNODC Regional Section for Europe, West and Central Asia
Regulation of Cryptocurrencies and Building Capacities to Combat Online Illegal Drug Trade in Eastern Europe
Organized by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Person-Centered Innovations in the Therapeutic Community
Organized by the World Federation of Therapeutic Communities with the support of the Australasian Therapeutic Communities Association, the Association Proyecto Hombre, the Dianova International, the European Federation of Therapeutic Communities, the Federación Latinoamericana de Comunidades Terapéuticas, the Federation of Therapeutic Communities in Asia and the Treatment Communities of America
Feasibility and need of life and social skills programmes in the context of COVID19 and lessons learned through the pandemic
Organized by the International Association of Lions Clubs with the support of the UNODC Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Section
Preventing and investigating diversion of equipment used in the illicit manufacture of drugs: Guidance for policy makers
Organized by the Precursors Control Section of the International Narcotics Control Board with the support of Canada, Germany, Thailand, the United States, and the Europol
13.10 – 14.00 p.m (CET)
The Humanitarian approach to drug policy: opportunities and challenges for an effective cooperation between public authorities and health-based organizations
Organized by Italy with the support of the Council of Europe – Pompidou Group, the International
Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the UNODC Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Section and the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs
Links between drugs and the environment
Organized by the UNODC Division for Policy Analysis and Public Affairs with the support of France and Germany
Early Prevention: Development of a New Paradigm
Organized by Slovenia with the support of Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Serbia, and the European Union, the Institute Utrip and the UNODC Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Section
Leaving no one behind: the EU’s rights-based and development-oriented approach to drug
policies in cooperation initiatives in Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean
Organized by Spain with the support of Germany, Paraguay, and the European Union and the European Union Delegation to Kyrgyzstan
Presentation of Annual Drug Review for 2021
Organized by Tajikistan
Human Rights: The Right to Equitable Health Social and Justice Remedies for People who use Drugs
Organized by Malta with the support of Canada, Portugal, Switzerland, and the Council of Europe – Pompidou Group
Community Empowerment in providing low-threshold & primary drug treatment
Organized by Indonesia with the support of Japan, and the UNODC Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Section
The importance of pursuing the proceeds of crime within the drug trafficking value chain
Organized by Colombia
“Drug trafficking and illicit trafficking of firearms: a criminal market approach”
Organized by Mexico
Incorporation of Gender Perspective in Drug Policies
Organized by the Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission, the Secretariat for Multidimensional Security of the Organization of American States with the support of Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Paraguay and the United States
The Role of CARICC in combating drug trafficking, transnational organised and associated terrorism at regional and inter regional levels with particular focus on the Northern Route
Organized by the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre for Combating Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and their Precursors