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- Published: 01 April 2011
54th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) was held 21 - 25 of March. As a part of dynamic NGO community at the CND session in Vienna, ECAD was present at a number of significant events last week.
CND is a functional arm of ECOSOC (UN Economic and Social Council) created to report and advise on all aspects of narcotic drugs` control, to add or remove drugs from international control under the UN Conventions. 53 members of CND are elected for 4 years among the UN member countries, all in all they comprise main policy-making body within the UN system on drug control. Not all of the CND meetings are open for the general public, also, only NGOs accredited by ECOSOC can be present at the CND and observe.
This session, Swedish Minister of Children and the Elderly, Mrs Maria Larsson made an engaging presentation at the CND Plenary Session, stressing obligations of the UN member countries to protect children from drugs and drug abuse.
Article 33 of the Convention of the Rights of the Child (to be protected from narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances) was brought up by the Minister and many discussions followed that in NGO-led side events.
San Patrignano and Wired-In made a great success presentation on Recovery and Stephan Dahlgren and Roxana Stere invited by WFAD had valid and strong arguments at VNGOC side event on the Right of the Child to be protected from drugs from the human right and international law perspective.
Minister Maria Larsson met personally NGO representatives from Africa, Latin America, Australia, USA and Europe later the same day, to note and to deal with their concerns on the ministerial level afterwards.
As a part of Vienna NGO Committee (VNGOC), ECAD and other Committee Board officers had a key role organizing NGO participation at the CND and informing new NGOs about the contribution they could make. This year NGOs were particularly active and many travelled a long way to have their voice heard and present their new publications at the CND.
To make their presence more efficient and to get the guidance of the event many "newcomers" made the right step by joining Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs (ECAD has a seat in the Board of the Committee).
VNGOC organised three informal dialogues this year, with new Executive Director of UNODC, Mr. Yury Fedotov, new Chair of the CND, Mrs. Veronika Kuchynova Smigolova and with the head of the INCB, Prof. Hamid Ghodse.
UNODC Executive Director answered plenty of questions coming from NGO representatives and most interesting questions and responses will be published at ECAD website soon.
Welcome back!
CND is a functional arm of ECOSOC (UN Economic and Social Council) created to report and advise on all aspects of narcotic drugs` control, to add or remove drugs from international control under the UN Conventions. 53 members of CND are elected for 4 years among the UN member countries, all in all they comprise main policy-making body within the UN system on drug control. Not all of the CND meetings are open for the general public, also, only NGOs accredited by ECOSOC can be present at the CND and observe.
This session, Swedish Minister of Children and the Elderly, Mrs Maria Larsson made an engaging presentation at the CND Plenary Session, stressing obligations of the UN member countries to protect children from drugs and drug abuse. Article 33 of the Convention of the Rights of the Child (to be protected from narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances) was brought up by the Minister and many discussions followed that in NGO-led side events.
San Patrignano and Wired-In made a great success presentation on Recovery and Stephan Dahlgren and Roxana Stere invited by WFAD had valid and strong arguments at VNGOC side event on the Right of the Child to be protected from drugs from the human right and international law perspective.
Minister Maria Larsson met personally NGO representatives from Africa, Latin America, Australia, USA and Europe later the same day, to note and to deal with their concerns on the ministerial level afterwards.
As a part of Vienna NGO Committee (VNGOC), ECAD and other Committee Board officers had a key role organizing NGO participation at the CND and informing new NGOs about the contribution they could make. This year NGOs were particularly active and many travelled a long way to have their voice heard and present their new publications at the CND. To make their presence more efficient and to get the guidance of the event many "newcomers" made the right step by joining Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs (ECAD has a seat in the Board of the Committee).
VNGOC organised three informal dialogues this year, with new Executive Director of UNODC, Mr. Yury Fedotov, new Chair of the CND, Mrs. Veronika Kuchynova Smigolova and with the head of the INCB, Prof. Hamid Ghodse.
UNODC Executive Director answered plenty of questions coming from NGO representatives and most interesting questions and responses will be published at ECAD website soon.
Welcome back!