Below, the CND Blog offers an Index of the 100+ hours of real-time non-literal blogging material captured during the 67th UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs. INDEX Plenary Committee of the Whole Side Events Informal Dialogues Plenary Opening of the 67th Session of the CND Item 1. Election of officers Item 2. Adoption of the agenda …
Side Event: No More Silence: Amplifying the Voices of Populations Disproportionately Impacted by Punitive Drug Policies
Charity Monareng (SSDP): Drug policy has a disproportionate impact on certain populations. We see disparities in incarceration rates and socioeconomic consequences. These voices historically excluded from drug policy debates. This side-event has been organized in collaboration with OHCHR, IDPC, and part of 7 CND side events organized by OHCHR building on the latest report on …
Side Event: Drugs and Criminal Justice: The Situation for Women in Prison
Marcela Jofre (HRI): The war on drugs has a disproportionate impact on women. The needs of women who use drugs are gravely under-addressed and they face higher barriers than men with a lack of tailored harm reduction services. Barriers include the intersecting forms of discrimination they face based on gender, race, class, stigmatisation, experiences of …
Plenary Item 12. Adoption of the report of the Commission on its sixty-seventh session
Item 12: Adoption of the report of the Commission on its sixty-seventh session CoW Chair: we have concluded the consideration of proposals in the CoW. I am very happy to report that L3 and L4 have found consensus in the CoW. CoW has not found consensus on all paragraphs without L2 and L5. Chair: Do …
Side event: The incorporation of social justice into harm reduction, an essential step
Constanza Sanchez, ICEERS: It is my honor to moderate this side event. To start with a few reflections on this week, it seems we are navigating theory and practice – CND is a wonderful opportunity to share experiences from different geographies, experiences and approaches. Today, harm reductions been a very hot topic in the CoW. …
Side event: Licit uses of the coca leaf
Organised by the Open Society Institute with the support of Colombia, the Centro de Estudios de Derecho, Justicia y Sociedad and Elementa DDHH Diego Garcia, Open Society Foundations. I am lucky to be here today with a number of experts on the coca leaf issue. Here we want to imagine a future with coca. Andrés …