The 68th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) is around the corner, starting on March 10 until March 14. The week will comprise of the Plenary Session (live stream) and Side Events organised by Civil Society Organisations. We are honoured to share the 10 side events we are [co-]hosting this year. Some of the side events will be in a hybrid format and can be followed online! Below you will find an overview of all events that will be [co-]hosted by us.
Monday March 10
16.30-17.30 Innovations in the Continuity of Care, Solutions over Ideologies
Side Event organised by the International Federation of Non-Government Organizations for the Prevention of Substance Abuse
Room M0E07
Tuesday March 11
16.30-17.30 – Rethinking Recovery: Drug Policy Frameworks for Systemic Transformation
Side Event organised by Serbia with the support of Slovenia, the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs, Proslavi Oporavak, the Drug Free America Foundation, the Recovered Users Network, the World Federation Against Drugs and the National Service for the Prevention and Rehabilitation of Drug and Alcohol Consumption (SENDA)
Room M0E100
Wednesday March 12
11.30-12.30 – Prevention and Education Targeting Youth
Side Event organised by the Nusroto Al-Anashid Association with the support of the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, Carlton Hall Consulting, the Drug Free America Foundation, Smart Approaches to Marijuana, the Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association and the World Federation Against Drugs Room
M0E100
16.30-17.30 – Engaging the Next Generation in Global Drug Prevention, Recovery, and Policy
Side Event organised by the Drug Free America Foundation with the support of the Association of Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers of Macau, the Dhaka Ahsania Mission, the Fourth Wave Foundation, the Pakistan Youth Organization, San Patrignano, the Turkish Green Crescent Society, the World Federation Against Drugs and the Youth Community Centre of Youth Men’s Christian Association of Macau
Room M0E05 or Join Online
Thursday March 13
10.00-11.00 – The Missing Link: Trauma-Informed Guidelines to Transform Substance Use Disorder Practices
Side Event organised by the World Federation Against Drugs with the support of the African Union, the Drug Free America Foundation, the Turkish Green Crescent Society, the Fondazione San Patrignano and the Nusroto Al-Anashid Association
Room M0E07 or Join Online
11.30-12.30 – Strengthening Regional and International Cooperation to Combat Drug Abuse
Side Event organised Jordan Anti-Drugs Society with the support of Jordan, the Drug Free America Foundation, the Institute for Research and Development, the Turkish Green Crescent and the World Federation Against Drugs
Room M0E79
12.45-13.45 – Luncheon: Paths to Progress Advancing Recovery, Youth Engagement, and Trauma Informed Strategies
Hosted by DFAF, RUN and WFAD
At the Vienna International Center Restaurant, Mozart Room
13.00-14.00 – Therapeutic Communities and Their Role in the Current Drug Use Disorder Scenario
Side Event organised the Fondazione San Patrignano with the support of Italy, the Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission of the Organization of American States, the European Federation of Therapeutic Communities, the Recovered Users Network, the World Federation Against Drugs, the Drug Free America
Foundation, the Weill Cornell Medicine Program for Substance Use and the Stigma
of Addiction and the Europe Action on Drugs
Room M0E05
16.30-17.30 – Youth Prevention Influencers
Side Event organised by the Rotarian Action Group Addiction Prevention with the support of the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section and the World Federation Against Drugs
Room M0E07
Friday March 14
10.00-11.00 – Shifting Perspective: Rethinking Gender in Addiction Recovery
Side Event organised by Proslavi Oporavak with the support of the University of Derby, the World Federation Against Drugs, the Drug Free America Foundation, the Fondazione San Patrignano, Recovery Connection UK and the Recovered Users Network
Room M0E79
11.30-12.30 – Intergenerational Understainding of Substance Use and Prevention to Influence Youth Behavioural Health
Side Event organised by Fourth Wave Foundation with the support of the UNODC Civil Society Unit, the World Federation Against Drugs, the Drug Free America Foundation, San
Patrignano and the Carlton Hall Consultancy
Room M0E79
15.00-16.00 – Families as Active Actors in Drug-Related Issues: Transforming Support and Advocacy
Side Event organised by Europe for Action on Drugs with the support of the World Federation Against Drugs, the Fondazione San Patrignano, the Associacao Reabilitacao de Toxicodependentes de Macau, Recovery Connection UK, the Drug Free America
Foundation and the Turkish Green Crescent Society
Room M6
Informal Dialogues
Each year, informal dialogues with various institutions are organised in which Civil Society can ask questions. The informal dialogues held this year are:
Tuesday March 11, 09.00-10.00 – Informal Dialogue with the OHCHR, UNAIDS, and UNDP – Room TBC – Join Online
Wednesday March 12, 09.00-10.00 – Informal Dialogue with WHO – Room TBC
Wednesday March 12, 11.00-12.00 – Informal Dialogue with the UNODC Executive Director – Room CR-7 – Join Online
Thursday March 13, 09.00-10.00 – Informal Dialogue with the CND Chair – Room CR-7 – Join Online
Thursday March 13, 10.00-11.00 – Informal Dialogue with the INCB President – Room CR-7 – Join Online
For more information, click here
VNGOC
Members of the VNGOC are encourage to attend the VNGOC Annual General Meeting, which will be held on Thursday March 13 between 13.30-16.30. During the Annual General Meeting, the election of three new board members will take place. To be eligible to vote, your organisation must be in good standing (having paid the 2024 and 2025 membership fee if applicable).
Learn more about the VNGOC here!
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