It was be held the 12-16th march, in Vienna, the 61st CND UNODC Session. Member States and civil society will meet at the last major international meeting before 2019 (and post-UNGASS 2016). This is the target date set out by the 2009 Political Declaration and Action Plan. The goal: to eradicate the illicit drug market. Dianova Portugal and Dianova International attended as organiser, co-sponsor and speaker in 5 Special Events and Side Events. Part of their proactive contribution to the debate and intervention on drug policy, addiction and social inclusion.

1. MONDAY, 12 MARCH
Time Plenary, M Building
Committee
of the Whole
(Boardroom A)
10.00 a.m.-
1.00 p.m.
OPENING OF THE SIXTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE
COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS
Item 2. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters
Item 3. General debate
3.00–
6.00 p.m.
Item 3. General debate (continued) Consideration of
draft resolutions
TUESDAY, 13 MARCH
OPERATIONAL SEGMENT
10.00 a.m.-
1.00 p.m.
Item 4. Strategic management, budgetary and administrative questions:
(a) Work of the standing open-ended intergovernmental working group on improving
the governance and financial situation of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime;
(b) Directives on policy and budgetary issues for the drug programme of the United
Nations Office on Drugs and Crime;
(c) Working methods of the Commission;
(d) Staff composition of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and other
related matters.
Consideration of
draft resolutions
(continued)
NORMATIVE SEGMENT
3.00–
6.00 p.m.
Item 5. Implementation of the international drug control treaties:
(a) Changes in the scope of control of substances;
(b) Challenges and future work of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs and the World
Health Organization in the review of substances for possible scheduling
recommendations;
(c) International Narcotics Control Board;
(d) International cooperation to ensure the availability of narcotic drugs and
psychotropic substances for medical and scientific purposes while preventing their
diversion;
(e) Other matters arising from the international drug control treaties.
Consideration of
draft resolutions
(continued)
WEDNESDAY, 14 MARCH
10.00 a.m.–
1.00 p.m
Item 5. Implementation of the international drug control treaties (continued).
Item 6. Implementation of the Political Declaration and Plan of Action on International
Cooperation towards an Integrated and Balanced Strategy to Counter the World Drug
Problem:
Consideration of
draft resolutions
(continued)
12–16 March 2018PROGRAMME—61st session
POST
UNGASS
2016
COMMISSION ON
NARCOTIC DRUGS
VIENNA

2. (a) Demand reduction and related measures;
(b) Supply reduction and related measures;
(c) Countering money-laundering and promoting judicial cooperation to enhance
international cooperation.
3.00–
6.00 p.m.
Item 6. Implementation of the Political Declaration and Plan of Action on International
Cooperation towards an Integrated and Balanced Strategy to Counter the World Drug
Problem (continued).
Consideration of
draft resolutions
(continued)
THURSDAY, 15 MARCH
10.00 a.m.–
1.00 p.m.
Item 7. Follow-up to the special session of the General Assembly on the world drug
problem held in 2016, including the seven thematic areas of the outcome document of
the special session.
Consideration of
draft resolutions
(continued)
3.00–
6.00 p.m.
Item 7. Follow-up to the special session of the General Assembly on the world drug
problem held in 2016, including the seven thematic areas of the outcome document of
the special session (continued).
Item 8. Inter-agency cooperation and coordination of efforts in addressing and
countering the world drug problem.
Consideration of
draft resolutions
(continued)
FRIDAY, 16 MARCH
10.00 a.m.–
1.00 p.m.
Item 9. Recommendations of the subsidiary bodies of the Commission.
Item 10. Contributions by the Commission to the work of the Economic and Social
Council, in line with General Assembly resolution 68/1, including follow-up to and
review and implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Consideration of
draft resolutions
(continued)
PREPARATIONS FOR THE MINISTERIAL SEGMENT
Item 11. Preparations for the ministerial segment to be held during the sixty-second
session of the Commission, in 2019.
3.00–
6.00 p.m.
Item 12. Provisional agenda for the sixty-second session of the Commission.
Item 13. Other business.
Item 14. Adoption of the report of the Commission on its sixty-first session.
SIDE EVENTS
MONDAY, 12 MARCH Conference
Room
1.10–
2.00 p.m.
BRINGING HUMAN RIGHTS TO THE FOREFRONT OF DRUG POLICY: DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION,
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
Organized by the Governments of Germany, Malta and Norway, and the Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe. Press room
1.10–
2.00 p.m.
RESPONDING TO NEW METHODS OF SYNTHETIC DRUG TRAFFICKING
Organized by the Government of the United States of America. M6
1.10–
2.00 p.m.
TREATMENT AND MEDICAL REHABILITATION OF DRUG DEPENDENT PEOPLE IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Organized by the Government of the Russian Federation and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Prevention,
Treatment and Rehabilitation Section. M7
1.10–
2.00 p.m.
PREVENTION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS, IMPROVING HEALTH AND SUPPORTING THE SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Organized by the Government of Sri Lanka and IOGT International. M5
1.10–
2.00 p.m.
REGIONAL SOLUTIONS TO GLOBAL CHALLENGES OF ILLICIT NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING
Organized by the Government of Pakistan. MOE100
1.10–
2.00 p.m.
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS UNDER THREAT: THE “WAR ON DRUGS” AND THE SHRINKING SPACE
FOR CIVIL SOCIETY
Organized by Amnesty International, the International Drug Policy Consortium and Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales. MOE79

3. 1.10–
2.40 p.m.
SPECIAL EVENT: UNITED NATIONS AND SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION IN THE FIGHT AGAINST
NARCOTIC DRUGS: NEW THREATS AND JOINT ACTIONS
Organized by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. M3
1.45–
3.00 p.m.
SPECIAL EVENT: COUNTRIES AT THE CENTRE: INCB, UNODC AND WHO SUPPORTING MEMBER STATES
IN IMPLEMENTING UNGASS 2016
Organized by the International Narcotics Control Board, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and the World
Health Organization. MBR-A
2.20–
3.10 p.m.
THE WORLD DRUG PERCEPTION PROBLEM
Organized by the Governments of Portugal, Switzerland and Uruguay, and the Global Commission on Drug Policy. Press Room
2.20–
3.10 p.m.
SAVING LIVES BY ENDING THE DRUG WAR
Organized by the Government of the Czech Republic, the Transform Drug Policy Foundation and the International Drug
Policy Consortium. M6
2.20–
3.10 p.m.
ADVERSE SOCIAL AND HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF NEW PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES AND PREVENTION
AND TREATMENT RESPONSES
Organized by the Government of the United Kingdom. M7
2.20–
3.10 p.m.
DEVELOPMENT ORIENTED DRUG POLICIES: THE FUTURE OF ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT
Organized by the Governments of Thailand and Germany. M5
2.20–
3.10 p.m.
COLLABORATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENTS AND CIVIL SOCIETY FOR NEW DRUG POLICIES THAT PRIORITIZE
HEALTH AND COMMUNITIES
Organized by the Harm Reduction International, the International Drug Policy Consortium and the International
HIV/AIDS Alliance. MOE100
2.20–
3.10 p.m.
40 YEARS OF DRUGS, DRUG ADDICTION AND RECOVERY: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DRUG SITUATION AND ITS
EVOLUTION SINCE 1978
Organized by the Government of Italy, Centro Italiano di Solidarietà don Mario Picchi, the San Patrignano Foundation,
Dianova International and the Recovered Users Network. MOE79
TUESDAY, 13 MARCH Conference
Room
9.00–
9.50 a.m.
PUBLIC HEALTH DIMENSIONS OF THE WORLD DRUG PROBLEM AND WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
ACTIVITIES IN ADDRESSING THEM
Organized by the World Health Organization. M3
9.00–
9.50 a.m.
FLEXIBLE APPROACHES TO DRUG PRECURSOR CONTROL
Organized by the Government of the United States of America, the European Union and the International Narcotics
Control Board Precursors Control Section. M6
9.00–
9.50 a.m.
INCREASING ACCESS TO CONTROLLED MEDICINES FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES: FOCUS ON AFRICA
Organized by the Governments of Belgium, France, Kenya and Nigeria, the International Association for Hospice and
Palliative Care, the African Palliative Care Association, the International Youth Association for Development and
Palliafamilli, the Union for International Cancer Control, the International Narcotics Control Board, the United Nations
Office on Drugs and Crime Drug Prevention and Health Branch, and the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs. M7
9.00–
9.50 a.m.
USE OF SOCIAL MARKETING IN PROMOTING ONLINE INTERVENTIONS
Organized by the Governments of Croatia and Finland, the Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe and the
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section. M5
9.00–
9.50 a.m.
WORLD DRUG REPORT: LATEST TRENDS AND ADDRESSING USERS’ NEEDS
Organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Research and Trend Analysis Branch. MOE100
9.00–
9.50 a.m.
MODERNIZING DRUG POLICY: WHAT HELPS AND WHAT GOES AGAINST IT—CASE STUDIES
Organized by Fédération bruxelloise des institutions pour toxicomanes, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, the
International Drug Policy Consortium and the Piaget Agency for Development. MOE79
9.00–
9.50 a.m.
LEGAL USES AND MARKETS FOR CANNABIS, COCA AND OPIUM POPPY—BREAKING DISBALANCES AND STIGMA
UNDER THE UNGASS 2016 APPROACH
Organized by the Government of Colombia. MBR-A
1.10–
2.00 p.m.
SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION SUPPORTED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION. THE COPOLAD EXAMPLE:
AIMS, ACTORS, ACTIVITIES AND OUTCOMES
Organized by the Governments of Germany and Spain, and the European Union. M3
1.10–
2.00 p.m.
FRAME OF REFERENCE FOR THE EXPANSION OF COMPREHENSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE
DEVELOPMENT IN THE AMERICAS
Organized by the Governments of Colombia and Ecuador, and the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission of
the Organization of American States. M6

4. 1.10–
2.00 p.m.
THE RESULTS OF THE FIGHT AGAINST ILLICIT TRAFFIC OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Organized by the Government of Bolivia.
M7
1.10–
2.00 p.m.
DRUGS AND THE DARKNET
Organized by the Government of Bulgaria and the European Union.
M5
1.10–
2.00 p.m.
DRUG FREE WORKPLACE PROGRAMS: WORKING DRUG-FREE WORKS!
Organized by the Drug Free America Foundation and Centros de Integración Juvenil A.C.
MOE100
1.10–
2.00 p.m.
DRUG COURTS IN THE AMERICAS: LESSONS LEARNED AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Organized by Equis Justicia para las Mujeres, the International Drug Policy Consortium, the Social Science Research
Council, Physicians for Human Rights and the Washington Office on Latin America. MOE79
1.10–
2.40 p.m.
SPECIAL EVENT: LAW ENFORCEMENT CAPACITY-BUILDING TO COUNTER NARCOTIC DRUGS IN WEST
AND CENTRAL ASIA
Organized by the Governments of Afghanistan, Japan, Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation, and the United Nations
Office on Drugs and Crime Regional Section for Europe, West and Central Asia. MBR-A
1.30–
3.00 p.m.
SPECIAL EVENT: OVERCOMING VULNERABILITIES IN COMMUNITIES THROUGH PREVENTION
Organized by the Government of Singapore and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Prevention, Treatment
and Rehabilitation Section. Press Room
2.20–
3.10 p.m.
EXCHANGE BEYOND BORDERS: TRILATERAL COOPERATION ON ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN
THAILAND, COLOMBIA AND GERMANY
Organized by the Governments of Colombia, Germany and Thailand, and the Mae Fah Luang Foundation under Royal Patronage. M3
2.20–
3.10 p.m.
EUROPEAN TRANS-REGIONAL RESPONSES TO DRUG TRAFFICKING AND ORGANIZED CRIME: THE COCAINE
ROUTE PROGRAMME, THE HEROIN ROUTE PROGRAMME AND THE MARITIME ANALYSIS AND OPERATIONS
CENTRE—NARCOTICS
Organized by the Government of Portugal, the European Union and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
CRIMJUST Programme. M6
2.20–
3.50 p.m.
SPECIAL EVENT: SHEDDING LIGHT ON THE SCIENCE OF THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITIES—REVIEWING THE
LATEST EVIDENCE, SHARING EXPERIENCES FROM DIFFERENT FIELDS AND EXPLORING THEIR POTENTIAL
Organized by the Governments of Greece and Spain, Asociación Proyecto Hombre, KETHEA Therapy Center for Dependent
Individuals and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section. M7
2.20–
3.10 p.m.
UNDERSTANDING THE GLOBAL OPIOID CRISIS—FROM THE AMERICAS TO AFRICA
Organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Laboratory and Scientific Section.
M5
2.20–
3.10 p.m.
UNGASS IMPLEMENTATION IN PAKISTAN
Organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Pakistan Office.
MOE100
2.20–
3.10 p.m.
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DRUG USE PREVENTION
Organized by the Verein zur Förderung der Völkerverständigung.
MOE79
WEDNESDAY, 14 MARCH Conference
Room
9.00–
9.50 a.m.
MULTILATERAL EVALUATION OF DRUG POLICIES IN THE AMERICAS: EVOLUTION, CHALLENGES
AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Organized by the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission of the Organization of American States. M3
9.00–
9.50 a.m.
THE PARIS PACT INITIATIVE
Organized by the Governments of Afghanistan and the Russian Federation, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and
Crime Paris Pact Initiative. M6
9.00–
9.50 a.m.
MOBILIZING CIVIL SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Organized by IOGT International.
M7
9.00–
9.50 a.m.
IMPACT OF LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION PROGRAMMES ON PREVENTION IN SCHOOLS: EXPERIENCE IN SOUTH-
EAST EUROPE AND LATIN AMERICA
Organized by the Lions Clubs International Foundation and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Prevention,
Treatment and Rehabilitation Section. M5
9.00–
9.50 a.m.
MODUS OPERANDI: RIP-ON/RIP-OFF
Organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Container Control Programme.
MOE100
9.00–
9.50 a.m.
DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
Organized by the International Federation of Non-Government Organizations for the Prevention of Drug and Substance Abuse.
MOE79

5. 9.00–
9.50 a.m.
REGIONAL COMMITMENTS FOR A SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF UNGASS 2016: GUIDING PRINCIPLES
OF CICAD´S MEXICAN CHAIR
Organized by the Government of Mexico and the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission of the Organization of
American States. MBR-A
9.00–
9.50 a.m.
LEAVING NO ONE BEHIND: GENDER EQUALITY AND THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN UNODC AND UNOV
Organized by the Government of Sweden and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Office of the Executive Director. Press Room
1.10–
2.00 p.m.
THE SECURITY-DEVELOPMENT NEXUS: EXPLORING ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT AND THE NEED FOR
A CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT
Organized by the Government of Afghanistan and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Sustainable Livelihoods
Unit. M3
1.10–
2.00 p.m.
IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND COVERAGE OF DATA ON DRUGS: THE WAY FORWARD
Organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Data Development and Dissemination Unit. M6
1.10–
2.00 p.m.
THE URGENT NEED FOR HARM REDUCTION FUNDING: SCALING-UP EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR
PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS
Organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime HIV/AIDS Section and the Strategic Advisory Group to the
United Nations on HIV and Drug Use. M7
1.10–
2.00 p.m.
WOMEN, DRUG POLICY AND INCARCERATION IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA: MAINSTREAMING A GENDERED PERSPECTIVE
Organized by the International Drug Policy Consortium and the Thailand Institute of Justice. M5
1.10–
2.00 p.m.
PRESENTATION OF THE ANNUAL DRUG REVIEW FOR 2017
Organized by the Government of Tajikistan and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Programme Office in Tajikistan. MOE100
1.10–
2.00 p.m.
YOUTH, DRUGS AND THE 2030 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Organized by the Government of Canada and Students for Sensible Drug Policy. MOE79
1.10–
2.40 p.m.
SPECIAL EVENT: TREATMENT AND CARE OF PEOPLE WITH DRUG USE DISORDERS IN CONTACT WITH THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: SUPPORTING ALTERNATIVES TO CONVICTION OR PUNISHMENT
Organized by the Government of Bulgaria, the African Union Commission, the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control
Commission of the Organization of American States, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Justice and
Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Sections, the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs, the World Health Organization
and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. MBR-A
1.30–
3.00 p.m.
SPECIAL EVENT: UNODC AND EASTERN EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIP
Organized by the Governments of Belarus and Moldova, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Regional
Section for Europe, West and Central Asia. Press Room
1.30–
3.00 p.m.
CHANGES IN THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE: THE SHIFT TO SYNTHETICS
Organized by the Government of China and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Regional Office for South-East
Asia and the Pacific. M3
2.20–
3.10 p.m.
THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNGASS 2016 OUTCOME
Organized by the Vienna NGO Committee and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Civil Society Team. M6
2.20–
3.10 p.m.
THE FUTURE OF DRUG PREVENTION: HOW TO PERSONALIZE YOUR STRATEGY TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE
Organized by the Government of the Netherlands and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Prevention,
Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. M7
2.20–
3.10 p.m
VOICES FROM THE GROUND: THE IMPACT OF DRUG POLICIES ON WOMEN IN SITUATIONS OF VULNERABILITY
Organized by Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales, the International Drug Policy Consortium, the Women’s Harm
Reduction International Network, the Washington Office on Latin America and Equis Justicia para las Mujeres. M5
2.20–
3.10 p.m
TRAFFICKING OF OPIATES ALONG THE NORTHERN ROUTE
Organized by the Government of Afghanistan and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Drug Research Section. MOE100
2.20–
3.10 p.m
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND YOUTH
Organized by Youth Organisations for Drug Action and Youth RISE. MOE79
THURSDAY, 15 MARCH
Conference
Room
9.00–
9.50 a.m.
MEASURING DRUG POLICY OUTCOMES: INTERSECTIONS WITH HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Organized by the Government of Switzerland, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International
Centre for Science in Drug Policy, the International Drug Policy Consortium, the Global Drug Policy Observatory of
Swansea University, Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales and the Social Science Research Council. M3
9.00–
9.50 a.m.
SCENARIOS FOR INNOVATION: REGULATING THE COCA/COCAINE MARKET
Organized by Acción Técnica Social. M6

6. 9.00–
9.50 a.m.
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ROLE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DRUG POLICIES IN A HUMAN RIGHTS
PERSPECTIVE
Organized by the Brazilian Harm Reduction and Human Rights Network. M7
9.00–
9.50 a.m.
RESPONSE TO PERSISTENT AND EMERGING THREATS INCLUDING SYNTHETIC DRUGS ON THE WAY TO 2019
Organized by the Government of Turkey. M5
9.00–
9.50 a.m.
DRUG POLICY IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Organized by the Eurasian Harm Reduction Network. MOE100
9.00–
9.50 a.m.
RIGHT TO SCIENCE AND FREEDOM OF RESEARCH WITH SCHEDULED SUBSTANCES
Organized by the Government of the Czech Republic, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, the
Foundation for Alternative Approaches to Addiction – Think do tank, the International Center for Ethnobotanical
Education, Research Service, Associazione Luca Coscioni and Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access. MOE79
9.00–
9.50 a.m.
FIELD TESTING OF THE UNODC/WHO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF DRUG USE
DISORDERS—PRESENTATION OF RESULTS
Organized by the Governments of Indonesia and the United States of America, the World Health Organization, the
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, and the Vienna NGO
Committee on Drugs. MBR-A
1.10–
2.00 p.m
LAUNCH OF TOOLS ENHANCING STATE PARTIES CAPACITY TO MEET DATA REPORTING OBLIGATIONS UNDER
THE 1961 AND 1971 DRUG CONTROL CONVENTIONS
Organized by the International Narcotics Control Board Psychotropics Control Section. M3
1.10–
2.00 p.m.
NO PLACE FOR THE DEATH PENALTY IN THE DRUG POLICY TOOLBOX (OR IN CRIMINAL LAW GENERALLY)
Organized by the Government of Switzerland, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the European Union and
the Council of Europe. M6
1.10–
2.00 p.m.
MODERN FORENSIC TECHNOLOGIES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL EFFORTS
Organized by the Government of Finland and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Laboratory and Scientific
Section. M5
1.10–
2.00 p.m.
ADDRESSING THE NON-MEDICAL USE, THE ILLICIT MANUFACTURE AND THE ILLICIT DOMESTIC AND
INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF TRAMADOL
Organized by the Government of Egypt. M7
1.10–
2.00 p.m.
IMPROVING STRATEGIC INFORMATION ON DRUGS IN WEST AFRICA
Organized by the Economic Community of West African States. MOE100
1.10–
2.00 p.m.
HUMAN RIGHTS CHALLENGE: DRUG WAR EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS CONTINUE
Organized by the DRCNet Foundation, Forum Droghe Onlus, the In Defense of Human Rights and Dignity Movement,
Sathi Samuha, Suruwat, the Foundation for Alternative Approaches to Addiction – Think do tank, the Ecumenical
Advocacy Network on the Philippines and the Filipino American Human Rights Alliance. MOE79
1.10–
2.40 p.m.
SPECIAL EVENT: TAKING ACTION TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CONTROLLED DRUGS FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES
WHILE PREVENTING DIVERSION AND MISUSE
Organized by the Governments of Australia, Belgium, Lithuania, Mexico and the Russian Federation, the United Nations
Office on Drugs and Crime Drug Prevention and Health Branch, the International Association for Hospice and Palliative
Care, and the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs. MBR-A
1.30–
3.00 p.m.
SPECIAL EVENT: STRENGTHENING THE GLOBAL PREVENTION RESPONSE: INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
FOR DRUG USE PREVENTION—SECOND EDITION, LISTEN FIRST CAMPAIGN AND STRONGER FAMILIES
PROGRAMME
Organized by the Governments of France, Norway and the United States of America, the World Health Organization, the
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Drug Prevention and Health Branch, and the Vienna NGO Committee on
Drugs. Press Room
2.20–
3.10 p.m.
THE RESPONSE TO DRUG USE RELATED PROBLEMS AMONG VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN ARGENTINA,
BRAZIL, CHILE AND URUGUAY
Organized by the Governments of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. M3
2.20–
3.10 p.m.
BRINGING HUMAN RIGHTS INTO THE HEART OF DRUG CONTROL: DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG OFFENCES
FROM UNGASS TO 2019
Organized by Harm Reduction International. M6
2.20–
3.10 p.m.
FORENSIC ACTIVITIES TO ADDRESS EMERGING DRUG CHALLENGES, INCLUDING NPS
Organized by the Government of Brazil and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Laboratory and Scientific Section. M7
2.20–
3.10 p.m.
HIV PREVENTION, TREATMENT CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WHO USE STIMULANTS
Organized by the Government of Romania and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime HIV/AIDS Section. M5

7. 2.20–
3.10 p.m.
LAUNCH OF THE BULLETIN ON NARCOTICS: SPECIAL ISSUE ON ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT, PRACTICES
AND REFLECTIONS
Organized by the Government of Germany and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Programme Development
and Management Unit. MOE100
2.20–
3.10 p.m.
LAUNCH OF THE COMPENDIUM OF BEST PRACTICES ON DRUG USE PREVENTION, DRUG USE DISORDERS
AND HARM REDUCTION IN AFRICA
Organized by the African Union Commission and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Regional Office of
Eastern Africa. MOE79
FRIDAY, 16 MARCH Conference
Room
9.00–
9.50 a.m.
ENDING STIGMA THROUGH SHARING STORIES—A CONVERSATION WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH LIVED OR LIVING
PROBLEMATIC SUBSTANCE USE EXPERIENCE
Organized by the Governments of Canada, Mexico and Uruguay. M3
9.00–
9.50 a.m.
HARM REDUCTION AS A PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY
Organized by the Government of Costa Rica, the Costa Rican Association on Drug Studies and Interventions, and
the International Drug Policy Consortium. M6
9.00–
9.50 a.m.
DRUG POLICY IN THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
Organized by the Government of Kyrgyzstan and the European Union. M7
9.00–
9.50 a.m.
HEPATITIS C AMONG PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS—THE GLOBAL STATE AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Organized by International Doctors for Healthier Drug Policies. M5
9.00–
9.50 a.m.
SHARING OF EXPERIENCES AND INNOVATIVE POLICIES ON PREVENTION
Organized by the Turkish Green Crescent Society and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Prevention,
Treatment and Rehabilitation Section. MOE100
9.00–
9.50 a.m.
PROMOTING DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION STRATEGIES, POLICIES AND CARE FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL
AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
Organized by the Society for Development and Community Empowerment. MOE79
1.10–
2.00 p.m.
HUMAN RIGHTS AND QUALITY STANDARDS IN DRUG TREATMENT
Organized by the Government of Norway, Dianova International and the Interest Organization for Substance Misusers. M3
1.10–
2.00 p.m.
REGULATING CANNABIS IN ACCORD WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW: OPTIONS TO EXPLORE
Organized by the Washington Office on Latin America, the Global Drug Policy Observatory of Swansea University and
the Transnational Institute. M5
1.10–
2.00 p.m.
ROLE OF PREVENTION IN DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION
Organized by the Colombo Plan. MOE100
1.10–
2.00 p.m.
CIVIL SOCIETY AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN DRUG PREVENTION
Organized by Stichting Eurad and the Turkish Green Crescent. MOE79
2.20–
3.10 p.m.
CANNABIS LEGALIZATION FIVE YEARS LATER: WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED?
Organized by Community Alliances for Drug Free Youth and Smart Approaches to Marijuana. M3
2.20–
3.10 p.m.
MANAGEMENT OF OPIOID OVERDOSE IN THE STREET BY NON-MEDICAL STAFF
Organized by the Government of Italy and the Red Cross and Red Crescent Partnership on Substance Abuse. M6
2.20–
3.10 p.m.
DRUG POLICY IN THE AMERICAS—TRAILING THE WAY FORWARD TO 2019
Organized by Conectas Human Rights Abuse. M7
2.20–
3.10 p.m.
TOXIC ADULTERANTS IN DRUGS OF ABUSE—THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE
Organized by the Government of Nigeria. M5
2.20–
3.10 p.m.
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNGASS OUTCOME DOCUMENT IN AFRICA: POSSIBILITIES AND CHALLENGES
Organized by the World Federation Against Drugs, the Campaign for Development and Solidarity, People Against Drug
Dependence and Ignorance, the Serenity Harm Reduction Programme Zambia and the Uganda Youth Development
Link. MOE100
2.20–
3.10 p.m.
HOW THE TREATMENT/RECOVERY NARRATIVE PERPETUATES HARM AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
Organized by Help not Handcuffs. MOE79

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ROTUNDA
ILLICIT DRUG TRAFFICKING
Government of Saudi Arabia
SINGAPORE’S EXHIBITION ON HARM PREVENTION AND
REHABILITATION
Permanent Mission of Singapore to the United Nations Office and other
International Organizations in Vienna
RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE WORLD DRUG
PROBLEM
Government of the Russian Federation
EFFORTS OF THE KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN IN DRUG CONTROL AND
PREVENTION
Government of Bahrain, Ministry of Interior
INTRODUCTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT INSTITUTIONS IN THE
FIELD OF THE FIGHT AGAINST DRUGS IN TURKEY
Government of Turkey, Ministry of Interior
ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT IN PERU
Government of Peru
HARM REDUCTION: BEST PRACTICES
Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran
MYANMAR’S EFFORTS ON COMBATING NARCOTIC DRUGS.
Government of Myanmar
SUBSTANCE ADDICTION THROUGH THE EYES OF CARTOONISTS
International Green Crescent, Turkey
M0E
EACH PERSON COUNTS: STORIES OF THE WORLD DRUG
PROBLEM IN PHOTOGRAPHS
UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section
DEATH PENALTY/HUMAN RIGHTS IN DRUG POLICY
Council of Europe - Pompidou Group
EU TRANS-REGIONAL RESPONSES TO DRUG TRAFFICKING AND
ORGANISED CRIME: THE COCAINE ROUTE PROGRAMME (CRP)
AND THE EU ACTION AGAINST DRUGS AND ORGANISED CRIME
(EU-ACT)
European Commission/Delegation of the European Union to the
International Organizations in Vienna
M01
REGIONAL SOLUTIONS TO GLOBAL CHALLENGES OF ILLICIT
NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING—UNGASS AND THE WORLD DRUG
PROBLEM
Government of Pakistan and UNODC Country Office Pakistan
UNODC LABORATORY AND SCIENTIFIC SECTION
UNODC Laboratory and Scientific Section
UNODC ADVOCACY SECTION PUBLICATIONS AND DRUGS
EXHIBITION
UNODC Communication/Advocacy Section
UNODC PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION
SECTION’S PUBLICATIONS
UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section
PUBLIC HEALTH DIMENSION OF THE WORLD DRUG PROBLEM
World Health Organization
SHERLOC RESOURCE CENTRE
UNODC Conference Support Section
UNODC/CONTAINER CONTROL PROGRAMME (CCP) INFORMATION
MATERIALS AND FILMS
UNODC Implementation Support Section
CIVIL SOCIETY DOCUMENTATION
UNODC Civil Society Team
EMCDDA: CONTRIBUTING TO A HEALTHIER AND MORE SECURE
EUROPE
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
SCO ANTI-DRUG COOPERATION”
Shanghai Cooperation Organization
M01 - COFFEE CORNER
PREVENT, DON’T PROMOTE—MOBILIZE COMMUNITIES—
REDISCOVER RECOVERY!
Stitching EURAD
EXHIBITS
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TUESDAY, 13 MARCH Conference
Room
10.30–
12.00 a.m.
HEARING OF THE INFORMAL SCIENTIFIC NETWORK
Organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, and
the World Health Organization. M3
OTHER EVENTS