65th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs: Side events

Dear friends and colleagues,

I trust all is well with you and your families. Next week, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs will take place. Once again, all sessions as well as the side events are to be held online due to the pandemic. Although not ideal, the online format means that you can all follow the sessions and the side events, even without travelling to Vienna!

THIS is the main page of the 65th session of the Commission and THIS is the link to the webcast of the plenary.

There will be also many, many, many side events on all aspects of drug control!!! THIS is the link to the programme of the side events. At the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section we are involved in many and here’s the list of events that you do not want to miss!!! Wherever I have the link, I am providing it already.

What we will do is to post the news of the upcoming events the day before (starting on Friday) on Twitter (@UNODC_PTRS), as well as on the ISSUP newsfeed. At that point, we will have all the links and the flyers.

In the meantime, take out your calendars and note!!!

(Please note that the time is Central European Time/ Vienna time)

Monday, 14 March 2022 

• 12.15-13.05 Increasing social capital through protective factors of drug use initiation organized by Iceland with the support of Chile, and the Movendi International, the Institute Utrip, the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse, the Planet Youth and the UNODC Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Section
   
• 13.10-14.00 Mainstreaming a gender perspective in the treatment of drug use disorders organized by Sweden with the support of Mexico, and the UNODC Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Section and the World Health Organization link: https://bit.ly/3LPmEHt

• 13.10-14.00 Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Substance Use: Innovative Solutions to Reduce Disparities and Improve Health Outcomes organized by the United States with the support of Canada, Chile, and the UNODC Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Section 

Tuesday, 15 March 2022 

• 08.00-08.50 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 

• 09.00-09.50 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 

• 09.00-09.50 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 

• 12.15-13.05 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 

• 13.10-14.00 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 

• 13.10-14.00 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 

• 13.10-14.00 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 

Wednesday, 17 March 2022 

• 08.00-08.50 UNODC engagement and support to stability in Afghanistan post 15th August 2021, under the ‘Transitional Engagement Framework (TEF)’ by meeting the basic human needs to address the drugs problem organized by the UNODC Country Office of Afghanistan 

• 12.15-13.10 #Leaving no one behind: Addressing substance use disorders in humanitarian settings by providing access to services for displaced populations and host communities in acute and protracted emergencies organized by the UNODC Prevention Treatment Rehabilitation Section with the support of Ecuador, the United States, and the New York NGO Committee on Drugs, the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs and the World Health Organization link: http://bit.ly/3pExYN7
   
• 13.10-14.00 INCB Learning global programme: working together towards ensuring global adequate availability of controlled substances for medical & scientific purposes organized by Switzerland with the support of Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, El Salvador, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, the Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, the United Kingdom, Venezuela, and the African Union Commission, the European Union, the International Narcotics Control Board, the UNODC Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Section and the World Health Organization 

• 13.10-14.00 From Coercion to Cohesion: Increased access to health care services for people with drug use disorders and associated mental health disorders in contact with the criminal justice setting organized by the UNODC Justice Section with the support of Indonesia, Kenya, the United States, and the UNODC Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Section, the African Union Commission, the New York NGO Committee on Drugs, the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs and the World Health Organization link: https://bit.ly/3Cb4oUy
   
• 13.10-14.00 Mapping of Drug-Associated Disorder Treatment Services and its impact on human development: Joint UNDP-UNODC Pernambuco’s experience in Brazil and other successful research organized by the United Nations Development Programme with the support of Brazil, and the UNODC Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Section 

Thursday, 17 March 

• 08.00-08.50 Long-Term Effects Intra-Uterus Exposure to Synthetic Opioids organized by the UNODC Liaison Office in Geneva with the support of Canada, and the UNODC Laboratory and Scientific Service 

• 12.15-13.05 Victim of trafficking in the drug treatment system: towards a comprehensive and inclusive COVID- 19 health response organized by the UNODC Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Section with the support of the UNODC Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Section 

• 13.10-14.00 Increasing and ensuring access to essential controlled medicines, including during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic organized by Australia with the support of Belgium, El Salvador, Lithuania, the Russian Federation, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care, the Union for International Cancer Control, the UNODC Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Section and the World Health Organization 

• 13.10-14.00 Drug Use, Mental health and HIV among People in Prison Settings organized by Namibia with the support of the UNODC HIV/AIDS Section and the UNODC Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Section 

• 13.10-14.00 Promoting Evidence-Based Interventions of Civil Society in Collaboration with Member States and International Organizations organized by the Association Proyecto Hombre with the support of Spain, Uruguay, and the Dianova International, the Global Research Institute Foundation, the Red Iberoamericana ONGs que trabajan en Drogas y Adicciones, the UNODC Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Section and the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs 

Friday, 18 March 2022 

• 09.00-09.50 The possibilities of early, proactive interventions to reduce risk on developing substance use disorders (SUD) in adolescents and young adults: A public mental health approach organized by Belgium with the support of Japan, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the European Federation of Addiction Societies, the European Psychiatric Association, the International Society of Addiction Medicine and the UNODC Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Section 

• 13.10-14.00 Disparities in access to internationally controlled essential medicines in the Caribbean organized by the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care with the support of the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs and UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section