From Monday 9th until Friday 13th, the 69th Commission on Narcotic Drugs will take place in Vienna, Austria.
The week will comprise the Plenary Session (live stream) and Side Events organised by Civil Society Organisations. We are honoured to share the 13 side events we are co-hosting this year. Some of the side events will be in a hybrid format and can be followed online! We encourage you to attend the events either in person or virtually. Follow our Social Media to stay updated and receive the Zoom links to the shared events.
For more information and the latest updates regarding the CND itself, visit the CND website. For an overview of all side events, see the CND Agenda here (Do note that all times are in CET).
Monday 9 March
09.00-09.45 – NGO Briefing
The annual NGO briefing will provide key information for civil society participating in the CND.
Room M3 & online
13.00-14.00 – Women, Youth, and the Next Generation: Bridging Mental Health, Reproductive Health, and Substance Use Prevention Across the Life Course
Organised by the Drug Free America Foundation with the support of the Dalgarno Institute, the Dhaka Ahsania Mission, Proslavi Oporavak (Celebrate Recovery), the Recovered Users Network (RUN), the San Patrignano Foundation, the Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association, Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), the Turkish Green Crescent and the World Federation Against Drugs
Room M0E100
Tuesday 10 March
10.00-11.00 – Building Resilient Youth and Families for Drug Prevention
Organised by the Pakistan Youth Organization with the support of the Asia-Pacific Confederation against Drugs, Association Proyecto Hombre, the Dhaka Ashiana Mission, the Drug Free America Foundation, the Mian Afzal Trust Hospital, the Organisation for Addiction Prevention Treatment and Rehabilitation, the Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association and the World Federation Against Drugs
Room M0E79 & Online
15.00-16.00 – Advancing Collaboration for the Continuum of Care in Drug Demand Reduction
Organised by Serbia with the support of Slovenia, the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, the Croatian Institute of Public Health, the Drug Free America
Foundation, Proslavi Oporavak (Celebrate Recovery) and the World Federation Against Drugs
Room M2 & Online
16.30-17.30 – Civil Society Response of Curating Online Safety and Creating Positive Youth Behavioral Health: A Case for Sensible Media Approach Working Alongside Digital Content Creators, Online Community and Social Influencers to Address Risk of Normalization of Content on Substance Use and Crime
Organised by the Fourth Wave Foundation with the support of the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, the Asia-Pacific Confederation against Drugs, Association Proyecto Hombre, Carlton Hall Consultancy LLC, the Dalgarno Institute, the Drug Free America Foundation, Movendi International, the San Patrignano Foundation, the Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association, the Slum Child Foundation, Smart Approaches to Marijuana, the Turkish Green Crescent Society, the Uganda Youth Development Link, the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs and the World Federation Against Drugs
Room M0E79
16.30-17.30 – Intersectionality in Action: Strengthening Evidence-Based and Human Rights–Centered Drug Strategies
Organised by Dianova International, supported by EUDA, Proyecto Hombre, WFTC, Youth Rise, New Zealand Drug Foundation, EATG, University of Saint Joseph, World Federation Against Drugs, UNAD, ARTM, Instituto Ria
Room M0E05 & Online
Wednesday 11 March
10.00-11.00 – People Centered: Strengthening Public Health and Security in the New African Union Strategy and Plan of Action on Drug Control and Crime Prevention
Organised by the African Union with the support of Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, the UNODC Drugs, Laboratory and Scientific Services Branch, the Africa Civil Society Forum on Drugs, the International Society of Substance Use Professionals and the World Federation Against Drugs
Room M7
11.30-12.30 – Synthetic Drugs and Youth Protection – Evidence-Based Strategies for Prevention, Resilience, and Sustainable Development
Organised by the Jordan Anti-Drugs Society with the support of Jordan, the Al Rasheed Hospital Center, the Drug Free America Foundation, the International Federation of Green Crescent, the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs and the World Federation Against Drugs
Room M0E100
13.00-14.00 – Advancing Public-Private Partnerships on Social Integration: Highlights from the FOCTALI Project
Organised by the San Patrignano Foundation with the support of Argentina, Italy, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, the Organization of American States, the Drug Free America Foundation, the European Federation of Therapeutic Communities and the World Federation Against Drugs
Room M5
15.00-16.00 – Youth Prevention Influencers (YPI): Peer-to-Peer Prevention Training Led by Umbrella Youth Organizations
Organised by the Rotarian Action Group Addiction Prevention with the support of the UNODC Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Section, Drug free Australia, Impact Voices – The Social Innovation Intermediary, Mentor Sweden and the World Federation Against Drugs
Room M0E07
16.30-17.30 – Youth, Recovery, and Resilience: Addressing Stigma, and Strengthening Prevention and Pathways to Care for Adolescents
Organised by Proslavi Oporavak (Celebrate Recovery) with the support of the Drug Free America Foundation, Recovered Users Network (RUN), the San Patrignano Foundation, Smart Approaches to Marijuana and the World Federation Against Drugs
Room M0E79
Thursday 12 March
09.00-10.00 – Informal Dialogue with the CND Chair
Room CR7, 7th Floor, C-Building & online
11.15-12.15 – Informal Dialogue with the Acting UNODC Executive Director
Room to be confirmed & online
11.30-12.30 – A Common Goal: Advancing Toward a Multi-Approach Drug Strategy
Organised by the International Federation of Non-Governmental Organizations for the Prevention of Drug and Substance Abuse with the support of Portugal, the European Union, the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, Ares do Pinha, the Association of Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers of Macau (ARTM), the Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network, Dianova International, the Drug Free America Foundation, Drug Reporter, the European Union Civil Society Forum on Drugs, the European Union Drugs Agency, Knowmad Institut, Proyecto Hombre, the Recovered Users Network (RUN), the Rome Consensus 2.0 Alliance, the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs, the Villa Maraini Foundation, the World Federation Against Drugs and the World Federation of Therapeutic Communities.
Room M7
12.15-13.15 – Informal Dialogue with the INCB President
Room to be confirmed & online
13.00-14.00 – From Principle to Policy: Advancing Prevention as a Human Right in Global Drug Policy
Organised by the Institute for Research and Development “Utrip” with the support of Kenya, Slovenia, Association Proyecto Hombre, Carlton Hall Consulting LLC, the Drug Free America Foundation, the Drug Policy Centre Sweden, Movendi International, Planet Youth and the World Federation Against Drugs
Room M6
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