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NARCOTIC DRUGS
VIENNA
66th OF THE COMMISSION ON
session   NARCOTIC DRUGS 2023
 PROGRAMME
                                            13–17 MARCH 2023

PROPOSED ORGANIZATION OF WORK
(as contained in the provisional annotated agenda)

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Committee of
    Date and time   Plenary
                                                                                                              the Whole

                       PROPOSED ORGANIZATION OF WORK FOR THE SIXTY-SIXTH SESSION
                         OF THE COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS, 13–17 MARCH 2023

    MONDAY, 13 MARCH

    10 a.m.–1 p.m. OPENING OF THE SIXTY-SIXTH SESSION OF THE
                    COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS
                    Item 1. Election of officers
                    Item 2. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters
                    Item 3. General debate

    3–6 p.m.        Item 3. General debate (continued)                                                        Consideration of
                                                                                                              draft resolutions

    TUESDAY, 14 MARCH

                                                  OPERATIONAL SEGMENT

    10 a.m.–1 p.m. Item 4. Strategic management, budgetary and administrative questions                       Consideration of
                            (a) Work of the standing open-ended intergovernmental working group on            draft resolutions
                            improving the governance and financial situation of the United Nations Office     (continued)
                            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

                                                  NORMATIVE SEGMENT

    3–6 p.m.        Item 5. Implementation of the international drug control treaties                         Consideration of
                             (a) Changes in the scope of control of substances                                draft resolutions
                             (b) Challenges and future work of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, the          (continued)
                             World Health Organization and the International Narcotics Control Board 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

    WEDNESDAY, 15 MARCH

    10 a.m.–        Item 5. Implementation of the international drug control treaties (continued)             Consideration of
    1 p.m.                                                                                                    draft resolutions
                                                                                                              (continued)

    3–6 p.m.        Item 6. Follow-up to the implementation at the national, regional and international       Consideration of
                    levels of all commitments, as reflected in the Ministerial Declaration of 2019, to        draft resolutions
                    address and counter the world drug problem                                                (continued)

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THURSDAY, 16 MARCH

10 a.m.–1 p.m. Item 6. Follow-up to the implementation at the national, regional and international     Consideration of
               levels of all commitments, as reflected in the Ministerial Declaration of 2019, to      draft resolutions
               address and counter the world drug problem (continued)                                  (continued)

3–6 p.m.        Item 7. Inter-agency cooperation and coordination of efforts in addressing and         Consideration of
                countering the world drug problem                                                      draft resolutions
                Item 8. Recommendations of the subsidiary bodies of the Commission                     (continued)

FRIDAY, 17 MARCH

10 a.m.–1 p.m. Item 9. Contributions by the Commission to the work of the Economic and Social          Consideration of
               Council, in line with General Assembly resolutions 75/290 A and 75/290 B, including     draft resolutions
               follow-up to and review and implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable           (continued)
               Development.
               Item 10. Preparations for the mid-term review, to be held in 2024, of progress made in
               implementing all international drug policy commitments, as reflected in the Ministerial
               Declaration of 2019, to address and counter the world drug problem

3–6 p.m.        Item 11. Provisional agenda for the sixty-seventh session of the Commission
                Item 12. Other business
                Item 13. Adoption of the report of the Commission on its sixty-sixth session

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                                                               SIDE EVENTS1
     MONDAY, 13 MARCH                                                      AFTERNOON

                         GENDER AND DRUG OVERDOSE – TRENDS AND EVIDENCE FOR IMPROVED RESPONSES AND DRUG                               Hybrid
                         POLICIES                                                                                                     (M3)
                         Organized by Sweden with the support of Canada, Norway, the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and
                         Rehabilitation Section, the World Health Organization, the European Union and its Member States, and the
                         Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe
                         COPOLAD III – EU/LAC COOPERATION: PROMOTING HUMAN-CENTRED DRUG POLICIES WITH A                               Hybrid
                         SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT APPROACH                                                                             (M2)
                         Organized by Spain with the support of Germany, Italy, Jamaica, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs
                         and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), the European Union, the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission
                         (CICAD), the Ibero-American Network of non-governmental organizations working on Drugs and Other
                         Addictions (RIOD) and the Civil Society Forum on Drugs (CSFD)
                         THIRTY YEARS OF DRUG CONTROL COOPERATION IN THE MEKONG: EXPERIENCES, LESSONS                                 Hybrid
                         LEARNED AND THE FUTURE                                                                                       (M6)
                         Organized by China
                         ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT/SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS AND PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PRIVATE                             Hybrid
                         SECTOR                                                                                                       (M7)
                         Organized by France with the support of Bolivia, Colombia, the European Union and the UNODC Drugs,
     1 – 1.50 p.m.       Laboratory and Scientific Services Branch
                         ASSESSMENT OF DRUG POLICIES IN THE LIGHT OF HUMAN RIGHTS                                                     In-person
                         Organized by Portugal with the support of Malta, Norway, Switzerland, the European Union and the             (M0E05)
                         Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe
                         BUILDING PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCES FOR DRUG POLICY IMPLEMENTATION AND                                         In-person
                         MANAGEMENT                                                                                                   (M0E07)
                         Organized by Poland with the support of Malta, Switzerland, the Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe,
                         the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, and the Executive Secretariat of Inter-
                         American Drug Abuse Control Commission of the Organization of American States (CICAD/OAS)
                         FIFTY YEARS OF CHANGING LIVES FOR THE BETTER: THE COLOMBO PLAN DRUG ADVISORY                                 In-person
                         PROGRAMME’S JOURNEY TO SUCCESS                                                                               (M0E79)
                         Organized by the Colombo Plan
                         ENDING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GENDER NON-CONFORMING PEOPLE                                  Hybrid
                         WHO USE DRUGS                                                                                                (M0E100)
                         Organized by the International Women’s Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific with the support of Australia, the
                         Women and Harm Reduction International Network, the International Drug Policy Consortium, the Eurasian
                         Harm Reduction Association, the Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales and IDUCARE
                         HATS ON HILLS: THE INCLUSIVE PATHWAY ON ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT FOR SUSTAINABILITY                           In-person
                         Organized by Thailand with the support of Germany, Peru, the United States, the European Union and the       (M3)
                         UNODC Sustainable Livelihoods Unit
                         UNITED NATIONS AND THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION AGAINST DRUGS:                                      In-person
                         STRENGTHENING PRACTICAL COOPERATION                                                                          (M6)
                         Organized by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
                         PERSPECTIVES FROM A REGULATED CANNABIS MARKET                                                                In-person
                         Organized by Uruguay with the support of Canada, Colombia, Czechia, the Netherlands and South Africa         (M2)
     2.10 – 3 p.m.       TOTAL PEACE AND A NEW PARADIGM ON DRUGS                                                                      Hybrid
                         Organized by Colombia with the support of Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Czechia, Honduras, Mexico and         (M7)
                         Switzerland
                         THE RIGHT TO RECOVERY: AN APPROACH FOR A TRUE CARE PATH FOR THE REINTEGRATION OF                             Hybrid
                         PERSONS AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS                                                                  (M0E07)
                         Organized by Italy with the support of the UNODC Prevention Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, the
                         Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe, the European Union and the World Health Organization
                         SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS IN EASTERN AFRICA: TOWARDS A PICTURE OF THREAT                                             Hybrid
                         Organized by the UNODC Regional Office for Eastern Africa with the support of the United States and the      (M0E05)
                         UNODC Laboratory and Scientific Service

    1 Organizers are solely responsible for the substantive content and technical organization of their side event, including the online conferencing
    platform and access of participants.
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PEOPLE-CENTRED, PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS-BASED HIV RESPONSE FOR AND WITH                                 Online
                PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS
                Organized by the UNODC HIV/AIDS Section with the support of Belgium, Brazil, Czechia, Mexico, the
                Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the World Health Organization and the International
                Network of People who Use Drugs
                PRACTICAL APPROACHES TO PREVENT THE EXPLOITATION OF INTERNATIONAL POSTAL AND                                   In-person
                EXPRESS MAIL SERVICES FOR TRAFFICKING IN DANGEROUS GOODS AND RELATED SUBSTANCES                                (M0E79)
                OF CONCERN
                Organized by the Universal Postal Union with the support of Australia, Japan, the United States and the
                International Narcotics Control Board

2.10 – 3 p.m.   THE ABUJA INITIATIVE: THE FUTURE WE ASPIRE TO AND OUR COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT TO A                               Online
                HEALTHY AND DRUG-FREE WORLD
                Organized by the Green Crescent Health Development Initiative with the support of the Global Initiative on
                Substance Abuse and Al-Mu’minaat
                TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE: REIGNITING EFFORTS FOR SCALING UP IMPLEMENTATION OF                                    Hybrid
                INTERNATIONAL DRUG POLICY COMMITMENTS TO IMPROVE AVAILABILITY OF AND ACCESS TO                                 (M0E100)
                CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES FOR MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES
                Organized by the Union for International Cancer Control with the support of Australia, Belgium, Mexico, the
                Netherlands, the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, the Asia Pacific Hospice
                Palliative Care Network, Walther Global Palliative Care and Supportive Oncology, the African Palliative Care
                Association, the World Hospice Palliative Care Alliance and the International Association for Hospice and
                Palliative Care

TUESDAY, 14 MARCH                                                 MORNING

                INITIATIVES TO PREVENT OVERDOSE                                                                                Online
                Organized by Australia with the support of Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States
                SYNTHETIC DRUGS STRATEGIES AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS: STRATEGIES FOR PROTECTING                               Hybrid
                YOUTH AND WOMEN                                                                                                (M2)
                Organized by the Jordan Anti-Drugs Society with the support of Jordan, the United States, the World
                Federation Against Drugs, the Turkish Green Crescent and Planet Youth
                PROGRESS IN ADDRESSING THE EVOLUTION OF ILLICIT DRUG MANUFACTURE – GOOD PRACTICES,                             Hybrid
                APPROACHES AND EXPERIENCES IN PARTICULAR REGARDING DESIGNER PRECURSORS AND                                     (M3)
                INNOVATIVE WAYS OF SCHEDULING
                Organized by the European Union with the support of Canada, Thailand, the United States and the
                International Narcotics Control Board
                INITIATIVES, ACHIEVEMENTS AND PLANS OF CARICC                                                                  Hybrid
                Organized by the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre for Combating Illicit              (BR-A)
                Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and their Precursors (CARICC) with the support of
                Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the UNODC Regional Office in
                Central Asia
                DATA-DRIVEN PREVENTION PROGRAMMES FOR YOUTH, SPORTS, FAMILY ORGANIZATIONS,                                     Hybrid
                COMMUNITY INCLUDED                                                                                             (M0E07)
8 – 8.50 a.m.   Organized by the Rotarian Action Group Addiction Prevention with the support of the UNODC Prevention,
                Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, the World Federation Against Drugs and Dianova International
                FROM PRINCIPLE TO POLICY TO PRACTICE: IMPLEMENTING A HUMAN RIGHTS APPROACH WITH                                Hybrid
                PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS                                                                                           (M6)
                Organized by the Release Legal Emergency and Drugs Service Limited with the support of Ghana, Norway,
                the Global Commission on Drug Policy and the International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy
                THE NORTH AMERICAN OPIOID CRISIS: RESPONDING TO AN EPIDEMIC OF OPIOID USE DISORDER                             Hybrid
                Organized by Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing with the support of Brandeis University, the        (M7)
                Johns Hopkins Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness and the New York City Special Narcotics
                Prosecutor’s Office
                ADVANCING EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES IN THE PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND RECOVERY OF WOMEN                              Hybrid
                Organized by the Drug Free America Foundation with the support of Celebrate Recovery/Proslavi Oporavak, (M0E100)
                the World Federation Against Drugs, the Women’s Organizations Committee on Alcohol and Drug Issues and
                the Fondazione San Patrignano
                CANNABIS POLICY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE OPIOID CRISIS                                                         In-person
                Organized by Smart Approaches to Marijuana with the support of the Turkish Green Crescent and Movendi          (M0E79)
                URBAN DRUG POLICIES IN THE GLOBALIZED WORLD: A LEXIMETRICAL FOCUS                                              Hybrid
                Organized by the Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational Transparty with the support of the European           (M0E05)
                Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies

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“DAME. ZETTAI.” (NEVER. EVER.) “VALUE YOURSELF.” DRUG PREVENTION APPEAL FROM JAPAN                            Hybrid
                   AFTER 30 YEARS                                                                                                (M3)
                   Organized by Japan with the support of Peru and the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation
                   Section
                   SPECIFIC SUBSTANCES: BALANCE BETWEEN HEALTH AND INDUSTRY                                                      Hybrid
                   Organized by Lithuania with the support of France, the Netherlands and the European Monitoring Centre for     (M2)
                   Drugs and Drug Addiction
                   DISRUPTING THE CYCLE OF ILLICIT DRUG AND FIREARMS TRAFFICKING                                                 Hybrid
                   Organized by Mexico with the support of the University of California San Diego                                (M7)
                   PROFESSIONALIZING DRUG TREATMENT WORK FORCES                                                                  Hybrid
                   Organized by Indonesia with the support of the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section         (M0E100)
                   TECHNICAL COOPERATION FEEDS OPERATIONAL COOPERATION: NAUSS INTERREGIONAL CENTRE                               Hybrid
                   OF EXCELLENCE FOR EVIDENCE-BASED DRUG CONTROL, CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL                                  (M6)
                   JUSTICE POLICIES AND STRATEGIES, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNODC, COUNTERING ILLICIT
                   CROSS-BORDER THREATS
    9.10–10 a.m.   Organized by the UNODC Office for the Gulf Cooperation Council Region
                   SYNTHETIC DRUGS AND THE NEED FOR REAL-TIME DATA COLLECTION SYSTEMS FOR AGILE                                  Hybrid
                   POLICYMAKING                                                                                                  (M0E79)
                   Organized by the UNODC Data Development and Dissemination Section
                   BETWEEN HUMAN RIGHTS AND DRUG CONTROL: POSSIBILITIES AND BARRIERS FOR ENDING THE                              In-person
                   STIGMA OF DRUG USERS                                                                                          (M0E05)
                   Organized by the RIO Rusmisbrukernes Interesseorganisasjon with the support of Norway, the Pompidou
                   Group of the Council of Europe, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the
                   Community Addictions Peer Support Association, Dianova International and the Association for Humane
                   Drug Policies
                   ENSURING HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION IN NORDIC DRUG POLICY                                                        In-person
                   Organized by the Foreningen for Human Narkotikapolitikk with the support of Iceland, Norway, the              (M0E07)
                   International Drug Policy Consortium and RIO
                   NEW NEEDS FOR NEWER CHALLENGES IN THE CAUCASUS: THE CASE OF NEW PSYCHOACTIVE                                  Online
                   SUBSTANCES AND YOUTH
                   Organized by zərərli vərdişlərə qarşı ictimai birliyi with the support of the public association “Zhasylai”

    TUESDAY, 14 MARCH                                                  AFTERNOON

                   THE GLOBAL SYNTHETIC DRUG PROBLEM: INTERNATIONAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL                                       In-person
                   SOLUTIONS                                                                                                     M3
                   Organized by the UNODC Drugs, Laboratory and Scientific Services Branch
                   THE COCA LEAF AND UNITED NATIONS DRUG CONTROL: REPAIRING A HISTORICAL MISTAKE                                 Hybrid
                   Organized by Bolivia with the support of Colombia                                                             (M2)
                   IMPROVING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TOWARDS PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS AND PEOPLE                                In-person
                   IN RECOVERY IN WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES                                                                       (M0E05)
                   Organized by Serbia with the support of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Celebrate Recovery/Proslavi
                   Oporavak, Izlazak, Preporod, the World Federation Against Drugs and the Drug Free America Foundation
                   TOWARDS MORE INCLUSIVE ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT                                                                Hybrid
                   Organized by Peru with the support of Germany, Thailand and the UNODC Drugs, Laboratory and Scientific        (M6)
                   Services Branch
    1 –1.50 p.m.
                   NO PATIENT LEFT BEHIND: AVAILABILITY, AFFORDABILITY OF, AND ACCESS TO CONTROLLED                              Hybrid
                   SUBSTANCES                                                                                                    (M7)
                   Organized by South Africa with the support of Algeria, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria,
                   Sudan, the United Republic of Tanzania and the International Narcotics Control Board
                   CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF INCREASING AND MEANINGFUL CIVIL SOCIETY ENGAGEMENT IN                                 Hybrid
                   INTERNATIONAL DRUG POLICY                                                                                     (M0E100)
                   Organized by the Vienna NGO Committee on Narcotic Drugs with the support of Australia, Czechia and the
                   UNODC Civil Society Unit
                   PRIORITIZING HARM REDUCTION AS A RESPONSE TO THE DRUG POISONING CRISIS IN NORTH                               In-person
                   AMERICA                                                                                                       (M0E79)
                   Organized by the Washington Office on Latin America with the support of Canada, the Canadian Association
                   of People who Use Drugs, the Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation and the Drug Policy Alliance

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THE INEFFECTIVENESS OF DISPROPORTIONATE SENTENCING: TOWARDS SENSIBLE AND PEOPLE-                               Hybrid
                CENTRED POLICIES                                                                                               (M0E07)
                Organized by the Instituto RIA AC with the support of Colombia, Elementa DDHH, DeJusticia, Acción Técnica
                Social, the Drug Policy Alliance, the International Drug Policy Consortium and the Law Enforcement Action
1 –1.50 p.m.    Partnership
                ENABLING THE POWER OF SPORTS FOR ADDICTION PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION: THE BEST                               Online
                PRACTICE EXAMPLES
                Organized by the Sudanese Green Crescent Society with the support of the UNODC Crime Prevention and
                Criminal Justice Section, ELEM/Youth in Distress and Yeşilay Spor Kulübü
                MENTAL HEALTH IS HEALTH                                                                                        Online
                Organized by Malta with the support of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Mexico, the
                Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the United
                Kingdom, the United States and the Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe
                ENFOQUES PRÁCTICOS HACIA EL POLICONSUMO DE SUSTANCIAS: PRACTICAL APPROACHES TO                                 Hybrid
                POLYSUBSTANCE USE                                                                                              (M2)
                Organized by Panama
                PROMOTING RESILIENCE: EARLY PREVENTION OF DRUG USE IN THE CONTEXT OF A SUSTAINABLE                             Hybrid
                AND COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM                                                                                       (M6)
                Organized by Slovenia with the support of France, Norway, the European Union, the Pompidou Group of the
                Council of Europe and the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section
                INTERSECTORAL COLLABORATION TO COMBAT ILLICIT SYNTHETIC DRUGS                                                  Hybrid
                Organized by the United States                                                                                 (M3)
                FEMINIST APPROACHES IN ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF ALBANIA                                            In-person
                Organized by Germany with the support of Albania                                                               (M7)
                UNDERSTANDING THE DRUG TRAFFICKING THREAT ALONG THE SOUTHERN ROUTE: SPECIAL                                    Hybrid
                FOCUS ON THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AFRICA REGION                                                                (M0E100)
2.10 – 3 p.m.   Organized by the United Kingdom with the support of Japan, Kenya, South Africa, the United States, the
                European Union, the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime and the UNODC Border
                Management Branch
                ENHANCING THE OPERATIONAL CAPACITY OF PAKISTAN AGAINST DRUGS AND CONTRABAND                                    In-person
                TRAFFICKING IN THE MARITIME DOMAIN                                                                             (M0E79)
                Organized by the UNODC Country Office in Pakistan
                EXAMPLES OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PROMOTING SOCIAL INTEGRATION OF JUSTICE:                               Hybrid
                INVOLVING INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS                                                             (M0E05)
                Organized by the Fondazione San Patrignano with the support of Chile, Italy, Trinidad and Tobago, the United
                States, Uruguay, the Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission of the
                Organization of American States (CICAD/OAS), the Association Proyecto Hombre, the Drug Free America
                Foundation, EURAD, Proslavi Oporavak, the Recovered Users Network and the World Federation Against Drugs
                THE IMPACT OF DRUG POLICY ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS: OVERTURNING                                 Hybrid
                DECADES OF NEGLECT                                                                                             (M0E07)
                Organized by the International Drug Policy Consortium with the support of Colombia, Czechia, Ghana,
                Norway, Portugal, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Amnesty
                International, Dejusticia, the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association, Harm Reduction International, the
                Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, the International Network of People who Use Drugs and the
                Transnational Institute

WEDNESDAY, 15 MARCH                                                MORNING

                LEVERAGING ON THE PAN-AFRICAN EPIDEMIOLOGY NETWORK ON DRUG USE (PAENDU) TO                                     Hybrid
                IMPROVE DRUG SURVEILLANCE IN AFRICA                                                                            (BR-A)
                Organized by the African Union Commission with the support of Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia
                THE IMPACT OF DRUGS ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH: EFFECTIVE RESPONSES                                                 Hybrid
                Organized by the Association Proyecto Hombre with the support of Spain, the UNODC Prevention Treatment         (M2)
                and Rehabilitation Section, the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs, the World Federation Against Drugs and
                Dianova International
8 – 8.50 a.m.   WOMEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND DRUG POLICY – IT’S A FEMINIST ISSUE                                               Hybrid
                Organized by the Law Enforcement Action Partnership                                                            (M3)
                CANNABIS LAW REFORM LEADING THE WAY TOWARDS MORE EFFECTIVE DRUG CONTROL AND                                    Hybrid
                THE ATTAINMENT OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
                                                                                                                               (M6)
                Organized by the Fields of Green for ALL non-profit company with the support of the Veterans Action
                Council, Virginians Against Drug Violence, Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access, FAAAT.net, the
                Umzimvubu Farmer’s Support Network, the South African Drug Policy Initiative, the South African Network
                of People who Use Drugs, the Cannabis Community Council and Doctors for Cannabis Regulation (DFCR)
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DRUG-RELATED HEALTH RESPONSES TO HUMANITARIAN CRISES IN UKRAINE AND                                         Hybrid
                     NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES
                                                                                                                                 (M7)
                     Organized by the Alliance for Public Health with the support of Ukraine, the Eurasian Harm Reduction
                     Association, the Ukrainian Network of People who Use Drugs and the Precursor Foundation for Social
                     Policy
                     IT ALL BEGINS WITH HEALTH: USING A SUBSTANCE USE HEALTH LENS TO ACHIEVE BROAD                               In-person
                     IMPROVEMENTS IN DRUG AND GOVERNMENT POLICY
                                                                                                                                 (M0E05)
                     Organized by the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse with the support of the International Drug Policy
                     Consortium, Dianova International, RIO and the Canadian Addiction Peer Support Association
                     TACKLING STIGMA IN TREATMENT AND RECOVERY                                                                   In-person
    8 – 8.50 a.m.    Organized by Europe for Action on Drugs with the support of the University of Derby, Celebrate Recovery/    (M0E07)
                     Proslavi Oporavak, Hogeschool Gent, the Recovered Users Network, the World Federation Against Drugs,
                     the Drug Free America Foundation, the San Patrignano Foundation and the Turkish Green Crescent
                     LIONS QUEST SKILLS FOR ADOLESCENCE – THE CONTINUING QUEST OF SUPPORTING SOCIAL                              In-person
                     AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING FOR EARLY PREVENTION
                                                                                                                                 (M0E79)
                     Organized by the International Association of Lions Clubs with the support of the UNODC Prevention,
                     Treatment and Rehabilitation Section and Slovenia
                     DRUG POLICY AND HUMAN RIGHTS: CANNABIS REGULATION AS A HUMANITARIAN MEASURE                                 Hybrid
                     Organized by Elternkreis Wien with the support of the Knowmad Institute, Law Enforcement Against            (M0E100)
                     Prohibition Deutschland, the Brazilian Harm Reduction and Human Rights Network and the Cannabis
                     Verband Bayern
                     THE EFFORTS OF GHANA TOWARDS PLACING HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS AT THE HEART OF                                Hybrid
                     NATIONAL DRUG POLICY: LESSONS LEARNED AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES
                                                                                                                                 (M3)
                     Organized by Ghana with the support of Czechia, Germany, Nigeria, South Africa, Switzerland, the African
                     Union Commission, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International
                     Centre for Human Rights and Drug Policy and the International Drug Policy Consortium
                     REGULATION OF LEGAL CANNABIS FOR MEDICAL AND COSMETIC PURPOSES: LESSONS LEARNED                             In-person
                     AND EXCHANGE OF BEST PRACTICES
                                                                                                                                 (M2)
                     Organized by Morocco
                     ACTIVE DIALOGUE IN PREVENTING ILLICIT DRUG USE                                                              Hybrid
                     Organized by Turkmenistan with the support of the UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia and the Central    (M6)
                     Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre for Combating Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs,
                     Psychotropic Substances and Their Precursors (CARICC)
                     DRUG USE AND HEALTH: AT THE INTERSECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, SCIENCE AND                                      Hybrid
                     DEVELOPMENT
                                                                                                                                 (M7)
                     Organized by the World Health Organization
                     COMMUNITY-BASED RECOVERY, REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL REINTEGRATION REGARDING                                 Hybrid
                     DRUG USE
                                                                                                                                 (M0E05)
                     Organized by the Turkish Green Crescent Society with the support of the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and
    9.10 – 10 a.m.   Rehabilitation Section, the Fourth Wave Foundation, the Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association and Ares do
                     Pinhal
                     YOUTH ENGAGEMENT IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR: INCREASING YOUTH PARTICIPATION AND                                In-person
                     SOCIAL JUSTICE AWARENESS THROUGH SCHOOLS AND PREVENTION IMPACT ON COMMUNITY
                                                                                                                                 (M0E07)
                     ENGAGEMENT (EMPOWERING YOUTH PREVENTION INFLUENCERS)
                     Organized by the Institute for Research and Development “Utrip” with the support of Kenya, the UNODC
                     Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, Carlton Hall Consulting LLC and the Fourth Wave
                     Foundation
                     PEACE AND DRUG POLICY                                                                                       In-person
                     Organized by Acción Técnica Social with the support of Colombia, the Centro de Estudios sobre Seguridad y   (M0E100)
                     Drogas, Universidad de Los Andes, DeJusticia, Elementa DDHH, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Colombia,
                     and the Instituto RIA AC
                     CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS USE DRUGS                                                                            Hybrid
                     Organized by the Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe with the support of Czechia, Mexico and the        (M0E79)
                     Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission of the Organization of
                     American States (CICAD-OAS)
                     THE ROLE OF YOUTH IN FIGHTING ADDICTION AND PREVENTING THE RISK OF ADDICTION                                Online
                     Organized by the public association “Green Crescent Society” with the support of zərərli vərdişlərə qarşı
                     ictimai birliyi and the Jordan Anti Drugs Society

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WEDNESDAY, 15 MARCH                                              AFTERNOON

                TOOLS AND MECHANISMS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DRUG STRATEGIES AND PLANS OF ACTION                             Hybrid
                Organized by Paraguay with the support of Canada, Costa Rica, Guyana, the Dominican Republic, the United    (M2)
                States, Uruguay and the Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission of the
                Organization of American States (CICAD-OAS)
                DRUG CHECKING FOR MONITORING, PREVENTION AND HARM REDUCTION                                                 Hybrid
                Organized by the Netherlands with the support of Canada, Czechia, New Zealand, Portugal, Switzerland, the   (M3)
                United States, the European Union, the Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation, the New Zealand Drug Foundation
                and Safer Drug Policies Norway
                ESTABLISHING QUALITY ASSURANCE MECHANISMS TOWARDS TRULY EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT                             Hybrid
                TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH DRUG USE DISORDERS IN COMMUNITY                              (M6)
                SETTINGS
                Organized by the UNODC Prevention Treatment and Rehabilitation Section with the support of Nigeria,
                Pakistan, Portugal, Spain, the United States, the World Health Organization, the Vienna NGO Committee on
                Narcotic Drugs, the New York NGO Committee on Narcotic Drugs and the Singapore Anti-Narcotics
                Association (SANA)
                STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITIES OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS IN COUNTERING ILLICIT                           In-person
                DRUG PRODUCTION AND TRAFFICKING AND DRUG-RELATED CRIME                                                      (M0E05)
1 – 1.50 p.m.   Organized by the Association Mauritanienne Pour La Promotion Du Droit
                CHALLENGES FACING WOMEN WHO USE DRUGS AND THE NEED FOR CUSTOMIZED TREATMENT                                 Online
                SERVICES
                Organized by AL Najm with the support of the Safadi Foundation, the World Federation Against Drugs, the
                Lebanese University and the Restart Organization
                EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION MODELS FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF THE ADDICTION PREVENTION                           Hybrid
                TRAINING PROGRAMME: GOOD PRACTICES FROM NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS                                      (M0E07)
                Organized by Pertubuhan Bulan Sabit Hijau Malaysia (Green Crescent) with the support of Fondacioni
                Yesilay
                LITERACY AND THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE IN OPIOID AGONIST THERAPY                                                 Hybrid
                Organized by the Médecins du Monde (International)                                                          (M0E79)
                DRUGS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE. THE SITUATION IN LATIN AMERICA AND SPAIN                                        Hybrid
                Organized by the Unión Española de Asociaciones y Entidades de Atención al Drogodependiente (UNAD)          (M0E100)
                with the Support of Spain, the Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission
                of the Organization of American States (CICAD/OAS), Red Iberoamericana de Organizaciones No
                Gubernamentales que Trabajan en Drogodependencias (RIOD), Dejusticia, the Asociación Costarricense
                para el Estudio de Intervención en Drogas (ACEID) and Red Internacional de Mujeres Familiares de
                Personas Privadas de la Libertad (RIMUF)
                APPROACHES TO ACTIVELY REDUCE STIGMA – SHARING EXPERIENCES                                                  Hybrid
                Organized by Canada with the support of Australia, Chile, Ghana, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand,      (M3)
                Peru, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the United States, Uruguay, the
                European Union, the Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe and the Executive Secretariat of the Inter-
                American Drug Abuse Control Commission of the Organization of American States (CICAD-OAS)
                HUMAN RIGHTS AND DRUGS: WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED AND WHERE ARE WE HEADING?                                      Hybrid
                Organized by Czechia with the support of Colombia, Ghana, Mexico, the Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland,   (M6)
                the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Global Commission on Drug
                Policy and the International Drug Policy Consortium
                PRESENTATION OF THE ANNUAL DRUG REVIEW FOR 2022                                                             In-person
                Organized by Tajikistan                                                                                     (M2)
2.10 – 3 p.m.
                DESAFÍOS Y BUENAS PRÁCTICAS EN EL CONTROL DE SUSTANCIAS PARA LA FABRICACIÓN DE                              Hybrid
                ESTUPEFACIENTES Y PSICOTRÓPICOS EN AMERICA LATINA                                                           (M0E05)
                Organized by Honduras with the support of Colombia, Mexico and the Executive Secretariat of the Inter-
                American Drug Abuse Control Commission of the Organization of American States (CICAD-OAS)
                INNOVATIVE APPROACHES IN THE SPHERE OF COUNTERING ILLICIT DRUG TRAFFICKING AND                              In-person
                DRUG PREVENTION IN THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC                                                                      (M7)
                Organized by Kyrgyzstan with the support of the UNODC Programme Office in the Kyrgyz Republic
                PREVENTING OVERDOSE, SAVING LIVES                                                                           In-person
                Organized by Norway with the support of Denmark, Finland, Sweden, the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and (M0E07)
                Rehabilitation Section, the World Health Organization, the Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe and the
                European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction

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IMPROVING ACCESS TO CONTROLLED DRUGS, SPECIFICALLY CANNABIS, FOR LEGITIMATE                                   In-person
                      MEDICAL RESEARCH AND USE                                                                                      (M0E79)
                      Organized by the Community Alliance for Drug Free Youth
                      LICIT USES OF COCA CROPS IN COLOMBIA                                                                          In-person
     2.10 – 3 p.m.
                      Organized by the Stichting International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research and Service with the   (M0E100)
                      support of Colombia and the Open Society Foundations
                      PREVENTION IS THE BEST WAY TO AVOID ADDICTION                                                                 Online
                      Organized by the Association Nationale Al Hidn with the support of the Moroccan Green Crescent

     THURSDAY, 16 MARCH                                                 MORNING

                      THE EFFORTS OF UZBEKISTAN TO STRENGTHEN A WORLD FREE OF DRUGS: PROSPECTS FOR                                  Hybrid
                      STRENGTHENING REGIONAL COOPERATION IN THE ANTI-DRUG SPHERE
                                                                                                                                    (BR-A)
                      Organized by Uzbekistan with the support of the UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia
                      EVALUATION RESULTS OF THE UNODC RESPONSE TO DRUGS AND RELATED ORGANIZED CRIME IN                              Hybrid
                      NIGERIA
                                                                                                                                    (M2)
                      Organized by the UNODC Independent Evaluation Section with the support of Nigeria and the UNODC
                      Country Office in Nigeria
                      A GLOBAL CALL FOR DEFLECTION AS THE NEW POLICY ON POLICING AND DRUGS                                          Hybrid
                      Organized by TASC Chicago with the support of the Police, Treatment, and Community Collaborative, the         (M3)
                      International Society of Substance Use Professionals, the C4 Recovery Foundation and the Villa Maraini
                      Foundation
                      GLOBAL AND LOCAL PERSPECTIVES FOR REPARATIONS TO THE WAR ON DRUGS                                             Hybrid
                      Organized by Dejusticia with the support of the Drug Policy Alliance, Elementa DDHH and the International     (M6)
                      Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy
                      DRUG-RELATED DETENTION: ASSESSING EFFORTS TO RELIEVE A CRISIS IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA                              Hybrid
                      Organized by Amnesty International with the support of the International Drug Policy Consortium, Lembaga      (M7)
                      Bantuan Hukum Masyarakat, IDUCARE and the Thailand Institute of Justice
     8 – 8.50 a.m.    INNOVATIONS IN RECOVERY: STRENGTH-BASED APPROACHES TO CHALLENGE BARRIERS AND                                  In-person
                      IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
                                                                                                                                    (M0E05)
                      Organized by Celebrate Recovery with the support of the University of Derby, the Recovered Users Network,
                      the World Federation Against Drugs, the Drug Free America Foundation, Fondazione San Patrignano, the
                      Well Communities and EURAD
                      THE CONTINUING EXPANSION OF THE METHAMPHETAMINE MARKET IN ASIA: HOW TO SCALE                                  In-person
                      PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CONTINUUM CARE SERVICES
                                                                                                                                    (M0E07)
                      Organized by the International Federation of Non-Governmental Organizations for the Prevention of Drug
                      and Substance Abuse with the support of the Associação Reabilitação de Toxicodependentes de Macau and
                      the World Federation of Therapeutic Communities
                      CHILDREN MATTER: POLICY TO ACTION                                                                             Hybrid
                      Organized by the Slum Child Foundation with the support of the UNODC Civil Society Unit, the Green            (M0E100)
                      Crescent Nigeria, the Fourth Wave Foundation and the Green Crescent India
                      PEER LEADERS: CATALYST FOR CHANGE, MIRRORS OF HOPE                                                            In-person
                      Organized by the Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association with the support of the World Federation Against        (M0E79)
                      Drugs, the Fondazione San Patrignano and the Fourth Wave Foundation
                      FORWARDS AND SETBACKS IN HARM REDUCTION IN LATIN AMERICA                                                      Online
                      Organized by the Intercambios Civil Association
                      CONTAINER CONTROL PROGRAMME IN ARMENIA: BUILDING INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES TO                                  Hybrid
                      PREVENT DRUG TRAFFICKING THROUGH ARMENIA
                                                                                                                                    (M2)
                      Organized by Armenia with the support of the UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia
                      COUNTER NARCOTIC CHALLENGES AS A FRONT-LINE STATE: THE EXPERIENCE OF PAKISTAN                                 In-person
                      Organized by Pakistan                                                                                         (M0E100)
     9.10 – 10 a.m.   HUMANITARIAN DRUG POLICY: THE ROME CONSENSUS 2.0 AS A PRAGMATIC TOOL OF ADVOCACY                              Hybrid
                      TO IMPLEMENT UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE
                                                                                                                                    (M3)
                      Organized by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies with the support of
                      Colombia, Italy, the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, the Recovery Foundation, the
                      Police, Treatment, and Community Collaborative, the Villa Maraini Foundation, the Knowmad Institute, Drug
                      Policy Network South-East Europe, the Middle East and North Africa Harm Reduction Association and the
                      Brazilian Harm Reduction and Human Rights Network

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BUILDING TOMORROW’S LEADERS! ADVOCACY, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY                                 Hybrid
                 STRENGTHENING AMONG YOUTH
                                                                                                                              (M6)
                 Organized by the World Federation Against Drugs with the support of the United States, the Drug Free
                 America Foundation, the Fourth Wave Foundation and the Students Campaign Against Drugs
                 ALIGNING DRUG POLICY WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                                           In-person
                 Organized by the Transnational Institute with the support of Brazil, Colombia, the Global Drug Policy        (M7)
                 Observatory, Health Poverty Action, the International Drug Policy Consortium, the Open Society Foundation,
                 Viso Mutop and the Washington Office on Latin America
                 THE DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG OFFENCES: THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY AND                                  In-person
                 DIPLOMACY
                                                                                                                              (M0E05)
                 Organized by Harm Reduction International with the support of Australia, Austria, Canada, Costa Rica,
9.10 – 10 a.m.   Mongolia, New Zealand, Switzerland, the European Union, the Office of the United Nations High
                 Commissioner for Human Rights and Amnesty International
                 MITIGATING THE RISKS OF CORPORATE CAPTURE FOR LEGAL CANNABIS MARKETS                                         In-person
                 Organized by the Transform Drug Policy Foundation with the support of the International Drug Policy          (M0E07)
                 Consortium, México Unido Contra la Delincuencia (MUCD), Health Poverty Action and the Norwegian
                 Association for Safer Drug Policies
                 A GENDER-SENSITIVE DRUG POLICY, WHAT DOES IT ENTAIL?                                                         In-person
                 Organized by Dianova International with the support of Sweden, the European Union, the Pompidou Group        (M0E79)
                 of the Council of Europe and the Civil Society Forum on Drugs
                 PROMOTING EVIDENCE-BASED HIV PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS AMONG PEOPLE WHO USE                                   Online
                 DRUGS AND PEOPLE IN PRISONS IN THE SOUTHERN AFRICA REGION
                 Organized by the UNODC Regional Office for Southern Africa

THURSDAY, 16 MARCH                                                 AFTERNOON

                 IMPLEMENTATION OF OPIOID SUBSTITUTION THERAPY IN BELARUS                                                     Hybrid
                 Organized by Belarus with the support of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and the UNODC HIV/AIDS Section               (M2)
                 THE ROLE OF RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF DRUG POLICY                                        Hybrid
                 Organized by Greece with the support of the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, the      (M3)
                 European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction and the International Society of Addiction
                 Medicine
                 INTEGRATED AND UPDATED INTERVENTIONS PROVIDED BY THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF                                  Online
                 MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION TREATMENT FOR PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS
                 Organized by Egypt
                 PUBLIC POLICIES FOR DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION CONCERNING SOCIALLY VULNERABLE AND                                 In-person
                 STIGMATIZED POPULATION WITH PROBLEMATIC CONSUMPTION: THE CHILEAN EXPERIENCE                                  (M0E100)
                 Organized by Chile with the support of Spain and the Executive Secretariat of Inter-American Drug Abuse
                 Control Commission of the Organization of American States (CICAD-OAS)
                 WHAT NEXT FOR THE GLOBAL COCAINE MARKET? LAUNCH OF THE UNODC GLOBAL COCAINE                                  Hybrid
1 – 1.50 p.m.    REPORT 2023                                                                                                  (M6)
                 Organized by the UNODC Drugs Research Section with the support of the European Union, the African
                 Union Commission and the Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission of
                 the Organization of American States (CICAD-OAS)
                 GOOD PRACTICES AND INNOVATIVE APPROACHES FOR SAFE DISPOSAL OF DRUGS AND                                      In-person
                 CHEMICALS IN LATIN AMERICA                                                                                   (M7)
                 Organized by Ecuador with the support of Colombia, Honduras and the UNODC Laboratory and Scientific
                 Service
                 STIMULATING DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION STRATEGIES, POLICIES AND CARE FOR PERSONS WITH                             In-person
                 MENTAL AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES                                                                         (M0E07)
                 Organized by the Society for Development and Community Empowerment
                 THE FUTURE OF ILLICIT ECONOMIES IN AFGHANISTAN                                                               Hybrid
                 Organized by the UNODC Division for Policy Analysis and Public Affairs with the support of the London        (M0E79)
                 School of Economics and Political Science, the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime and
                 the University of Birmingham

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FROM THE DECLARATION OF MALLORCA TO THE SOCIAL WORLD REPORT IN NEW DELHI:                                    Online
                        OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITIES TO SERVE VULNERABLE
                        POPULATIONS
     1 – 1.50 p.m.      Organized by the World Federation of Therapeutic Communities with the support of the Association
                        Proyecto Hombre, Dianova International, the Treatment Communities of America, the Australian
                        Therapeutic Communities Association, the Federación Latinoamericana de Comunidades Terapéuticas, the
                        European Federation of Therapeutic Communities and the Federation of Treatment Communities in Asia
                        RELEVANCIA DE LA INCLUSIÓN DE LA PERSPECTIVA DE GÉNERO EN LAS POLÍTICAS DE DROGAS.                           Hybrid
                        INDICADORES PARA EL MONITOREO                                                                                (M6)
                        Organized by Argentina with the support of Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and the Intercambios Civil Association
                        INNOVATION RESPONSES TO PROMOTING ACCESS TO CONTROLLED MEDICINES, WHILE                                      Hybrid
                        PREVENTING DIVERSION AND NON-MEDICAL USE: FOLLOWING UP ON THE GLOBAL “ACCESS AND                             (M3)
                        AVAILABILITY” CAMPAIGN LED BY THE CHAIR OF THE SIXTY-FIFTH COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC
                        DRUGS
                        Organized by Belgium with the support of Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark,
                        El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
                        Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain,
                        Sweden, Switzerland, the United States, the European Union, the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and
                        Rehabilitation Section, the International Narcotics Control Board, the World Health Organization, the
                        International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care, Walther Global Palliative Care and Supportive
                        Oncology and the Union for International Cancer Control
                        BUILDING FORENSIC EXPERT NETWORKS FOR EARLY WARNING IN THE LATIN AMERICAN REGION                             In-person
                        Organized by EL Salvador with the support of the Dominican Republic and Honduras                             (M7)
                        STRENGTHENING DRUG SUPPLY CONTROL POLICIES AND STRATEGIES VIA EVIDENCE-BASED                                 Hybrid
                        APPROACHES                                                                                                   (M2)
                        Organized by the Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission of the
     2.10 – 3 p.m.
                        Organization of American States (CICAD-OAS) with the support of Canada, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico,
                        Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, United States and Uruguay
                        EMERGING RESEARCH ON PSYCHEDELIC THERAPIES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY                                 Hybrid
                        Organized by the UNODC Research and Trend Analysis Branch with the support of the International Society      (M0E100)
                        for the Study of Drug Policy
                        FLYING SAFE! SECURING AVIATION FROM SYNTHETIC DRUG TRAFFICKING                                               Hybrid
                        Organized by the International Civil Aviation Organization with the support of the United States and the     (M0E79)
                        UNODC Drugs, Laboratory and Scientific Services Branch
                        HOW TO EFFECTIVELY ENGAGE YOUTH CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS IN ADDRESSING ISSUES OF                          Hybrid
                        DRUGS AND CRIME GLOBALLY                                                                                     (M0E05)
                        Organized by the Uganda Youth Development Link
                        GETTING VOICES ACROSS: FROM COMMUNITIES TO GLOBAL PREVENTION PROGRAMMES                                      Online
                        FOCUSING ON SUPPORTING YOUTH ADVOCATES
                        Organized by the Green Crescent Indonesia Foundation with the support of the UNODC Prevention,
                        Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, Rwanda Youth Impact and the Community Alliances for Drug Free
                        Youth
                        KRATOM: THE SCIENCE SPEAKS                                                                                   Hybrid
                        Organized by the American Kratom Association                                                                 (M0E07)

     FRIDAY, 17 MARCH                                                      MORNING

                        METHAMPHETAMINE MANUFACTURE AND OTHER DRUG THREATS FROM AFGHANISTAN TO THE                                   Hybrid
                        WIDER REGION – LATEST INSIGHTS FROM THE UNODC AFGHANISTAN INFORMATION CENTRE                                 (BR-A)
                        Organized by the UNODC Programme Development and Management Unit
                        ENCOURAGING INVOLVEMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND                                         Hybrid
                        ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO COUNTER THE ABUSE OF NARCOTIC DRUGS AND OTHER CRIMINAL                                   (M2)
                        ACTIVITIES

     8 – 8.50 a.m.      Organized by the Women’s Federation for World Peace International with the support of Action for Youth
                        Development UGANDA, the Women’s Federation for World Peace and the International Association for Youth
                        and Students for Peace
                        YOUNG SEX WORKERS WHO USE DRUGS: ADDRESSING THE STIGMA AND NEED FOR CHANGE                                   Hybrid
                        Organized by Youth Rise with the support of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS),         (M3)
                        the Women and Harm Reduction International Network, Harm Reduction International, the International
                        Network of People who Use Drugs, the International Drug Policy Consortium, the European Network of
                        People who Use Drugs, Students for Sensible Drug Policy International and Dejusticia

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THE RIGHT TO HEALTH OF PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS: HARM REDUCTION AND ACCESS TO                                     Hybrid
                   VOLUNTARY TREATMENTS IN A HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE                                                            (M7)
                   Organized by the Forum Droghe with the support of the International Drug Policy Consortium, Harm
                   Reduction International, the European Network of People who Use Drugs, la Società della Ragione and the
                   Associazione Luca Coscioni
                   HARM REDUCTION IN EASTERN EUROPEAN PRISONS: ENSURING EQUIVALENCE OF CARE FOR                                  In-person
                   PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS IN PRISON                                                                                (M0E05)
8 – 8.50 a.m.      Organized by the Promo-LEX Association with the support of the European Prison Litigation Network, Harm
                   Reduction International, UnMode – Community Movement for Access to Justice and Health without Barriers
                   – the European Federation for Prison Health
                   SHOWCASING AND IMPLEMENTING THE ASIA-PACIFIC COMMON POSITION ON DRUGS OF THE                                  Hybrid
                   VIENNA NGO COMMITTEE ASIA-PACIFIC WORKING GROUP                                                               (M0E79)
                   Organized by the Pakistan Youth Organization with the support of the Vienna NGO Committee on Narcotic
                   Drugs and the International Federation of Non-Governmental Organizations for the Prevention of Drug and
                   Substance Abuse
                   EVIDENCE-BASED DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION AND HARM REDUCTION PROGRAMMES BY THE                                     Hybrid
                   GOVERNMENT OF INDIA                                                                                           (M3)
                   Organized by India
                   THE COMMUNITY WORK OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSING ON CULTURAL AND                                 Online
                   ART THEMES AS A COMPONENT OF DRUG CONTROL POLICIES
                   Organized by Green Moon with the support of the ARTM MACAU, the Fondazione San Patrignano and the
                   Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association
                   PANDEMIC PREVENTION, PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSES: WHAT IT MEANS FOR PEOPLE WHO                                 Hybrid
                   USE DRUGS                                                                                                     (M6)
                   Organized by INPUD Limited with the support of the UNODC HIV/AIDS Section, the European Network of
                   People who Use Drugs, the African Network of People who Use Drugs, the South African Network of People
                   who Use Drugs, the Eurasian Network of People who Use Drugs, the Middle East and North Africa Network
                   of People who Use Drugs, the Network of Asian People who Use Drugs, the Drug Harm Reduction Advocacy
9.10 – 10 a.m.     Network Nigeria, Women in Response to HIV/AIDS and Drug Addiction, and Youth RISE
                   THE UNITED NATIONS JOINT PROGRAMME ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE PHILIPPINES                                         Hybrid
                   Organized by the UNODC Philippines Country Office                                                             (M7)
                   CANNABIS HARMS: GENOTOXICITY – PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPLICATIONS FROM                                  Hybrid
                   CONCEPTION TO GRAVE
                                                                                                                                 (M0E100)
                   Organized by the Dalgarno Institute
                   DRUG POLICY IN LATIN AMERICA                                                                                  Hybrid
                   Organized by Mexico United Against Crime with the support of the International Drug Policy Consortium,        (M0E05)
                   Red Latinoaméricana y del Caribe de Personas que Usan Drogas, Intercambios A.C. and Elementa DDHH
                   EXPLORING THE DYNAMICS OF DRUG MARKETS IN CONTEMPORARY TIMES                                                  Hybrid
                   Organized by the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy with the support of the UNODC Research    (M0E07)
                   and Trend Analysis Branch

FRIDAY, 17 MARCH                                                     AFTERNOON

                   SAVING LIVES – PUTTING JOINT COMMITMENTS INTO ACTION                                                          Hybrid
                   Organized by the UNODC Civil Society Unit with the support of Austria, Kenya, the United States, the UNODC    (M2)
                   Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section and the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs
                   HEALTH AND HIV IN PRISONS: EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS URGENT NEEDS                                       Hybrid
                   Organized by Penal Reform International with the support of Belgium, Brazil, Czechia, Mexico, Sweden and      (M7)
                   the International Drug Policy Consortium
                   NPS MARKET MONITORING: OUTCOMES OF THE SCANNER PROJECT                                                        In-person
                   Organized by Youth Organizations for Drug Action with the support of the Asociación Bienestar y Desarrollo,   (M0E05)
1 – 1.50 p.m.      the Flemish centre for expertise on alcohol and other drugs and ReGeneration
                   SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INTEGRATION AND MAINSTREAMING IN PROGRAMMES                                    In-person
                   THAT TARGET DISADVANTAGED WOMEN FROM VULNERABLE POPULATION GROUPS: THE CASE OF
                                                                                                                                 (M0E100)
                   SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND HARM REDUCTION PROGRAMMES
                   Organized by the Rebirth Charity Society with the support of the World Federation Against Drugs
                   INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FOR MARITIME SECURITY: UNODC AND JAPAN COASTGUARD                                   Hybrid
                   COLLABORATION FOR THE CAPACITY-BUILDING OF MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE ASEAN
                                                                                                                                 (M0E07)
                   REGION
                   Organized by the UNODC Global Maritime Crime Programme

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“NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US”: OPPORTUNITIES TO INVOLVE YOUTH IN DRUG POLICY                                  In-person
                         Organized by the Students for Sensible Drug Policy with the support of Australia, Canada, the Canadian        (M3)
                         Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Youth RISE, Sensible Drug Policy Australia and the International Drug
                         Policy Consortium
     1 – 1.50 p.m.       THE NEED AND WORK FOR EFFECTIVE DRUG POLICY AS A CONCERTED EFFORT FOR BALKAN                                  Online
                         NATIONS
                         Organized by Zeleni krst with the support of the Green Crescent Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Green
                         Crescent Albania, the International police organization and Udruzenje gradjana Zeleni polumjesec u Bosni i
                         Hercegovini
                         PROFILING STUDY TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSES AND RISK FACTORS BEHIND DRUG CRIMES                                    Online
                         Organized by Türkiye
                         SOCIAL EQUITY UP FRONT: A PROGRESS REPORT ON CANNABIS REGULATION FROM NEW YORK                                Online
                         STATE OFFICIALS
                         Organized by the Open Society Institute
                         LOOKING AT THE DRUG PROBLEM FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE                                                  Online
                         Organized by the UNODC Country Office in Mexico with the support of Mexico
                         FRACTURES: RULE OF LAW CHALLENGES IN THE GLOBAL DRUG WAR                                                      Hybrid
                         Organized by the DRCNet Foundation Inc. with the support of the Asian Human Rights Commission, the            (M6)
                         Associazione Luca Coscioni and the Forum Droghe
                         SUPPORTING PUBLIC HEALTH AND JUSTICE COORDINATION TOWARDS EFFECTIVE AND                                       Hybrid
                         EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH DRUG USE DISORDERS IN CONTACT WITH THE
                                                                                                                                       (M7)
                         CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AS ALTERNATIVES TO CONVICTION OR PUNISHMENT
                         Organized by the UNODC Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Section with the support of Nigeria,
     2.10 – 3 p.m.
                         Philippines, the United States, the African Union Commission, the Executive Secretariat of the Inter-
                         American Drug Abuse Control Commission of the Organization of American States (CICAD-OAS), the
                         UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, the World Health Organization, the Vienna NGO
                         Committee on Narcotic Drugs and the New York NGO Committee on Narcotic Drugs
                         INDIGENOUS-LED HARM REDUCTION INTERVENTIONS                                                                   In-person
                         Organized by the New Zealand Drug Foundation with the support of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Peru,        (M0E05)
                         the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol
                         Council, the Thunderbird Partnership Foundation, Harm Reduction International and the Centre on Drug
                         Policy Evaluation
                         CANNABIS SOCIAL CLUBS UNDER EUROPEAN LAW: A DEMOCRATIC SOCIAL INITIATIVE                                      Online
                         Organized by the European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies
                         CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DRUG POLICY REFORM                                                           Hybrid
                         Organized by the Brazilian Harm Reduction and Human Rights Network with the support of the                    (M0E07)
                         International Drug Policy Consortium, the Black Initiative for a New Drug Policy, the Brazilian Drug Policy
                         Platform, the Drug policy programme/Fiocruz and the É de Lei Drop in Centre

                                                            DEMONSTRATIONS
     Wednesday, 15 March 2023
     9.00 – 9.50 a.m. (Online)                DEMONSTRATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS TOOLKIT ON SYNTHETIC DRUGS – ADVANCED
                                              INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES
     Thursday, 16 March 2023                  Organized by the UNODC Laboratory and Scientific Service and the UNODC CRIMJUST Criminal Network
     2 – 2.50 p.m.                            Disruption Global Programme
     C Building, Conference Room 6

                                        EVENTS HELD DURING THE
                                 SIXTY-SIXTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION
             UNODC YOUTH FORUM 2023 (CLOSED MEETING)
               Organized by the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section. Held from 13 to 15 March 2023 (9 a.m. – 5.30 p.m.)

             UNODC-WHO INFORMAL SCIENTIFIC NETWORK MEETING (CLOSED MEETING)
               Organized by the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section and the World Health Organization. Held on 14 March 2022 (8.30
             a.m. – 5 p.m.)

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EXHIBITIONS2
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 PAJARITA CAUCANA – THE COLORS OF A TERRITORY                                                                                     Rotunda
 Organized by Colombia
 SUPPLY REDUCTION OF DRUGS IN SAUDI ARABIA                                                                                        Rotunda
 Organized by Saudi Arabia
 RESULTS OF COUNTERING DRUG CRIME IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND TRAINING OF ANTI-DRUG PERSONNEL                                   Rotunda
 OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES IN 2022
 Organized by the Russian Federation
 HATS ON HILLS: THE INCLUSIVE PATHWAY ON ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT FOR SUSTAINABILITY                                               Rotunda
 Organized by Thailand
 THE WAR ON DRUGS THROUGH THE SOFT-POWER APPROACH IN INDONESIA                                                                    Rotunda
 Organized by Indonesia
 THE ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN IN ADDRESSING AND COUNTERING                                     Rotunda
 NARCOTIC DRUGS
 Organized by the Islamic Republic of Iran
 AWARENESS EXHIBITION OF THE DRUG CONTROL DEPARTMENT IN THE KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN                                                    Rotunda
 Organized by Bahrain, General Directorate of Crime Detection and Forensic Science (CID)
 THE EGYPTIAN EXPERIENCE IN PROVIDING INCLUSION AND REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR RECOVERED ADDICTS                                 Rotunda
 THAT IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE
 Organized by Egypt, Fund for Drug Control and the Treatment of Addiction (FDCTA)
 GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF DRUGS ENFORCEMENT                                                                                         Rotunda
 Organized by Sudan
 EUROPEAN UNION COOPERATION PROGRAMMES ON DRUG POLICIES: COPOLAD III AND CADAP 7                                                  Rotunda
 Organized by Spain
 HUMAN RIGHTS AT THE HEART OF DRUG AND ADDICTION POLICIES                                                                         Rotunda
 Organized by the Council of Europe, Pompidou Group
 “LIFE IS VALUABLE” THROUGH THE EYES OF INTERNATIONAL CARICATURISTS                                                               Rotunda
 Organized by the Turkish Green Crescent Society
 APPROACHES TO ACTIVELY REDUCE STIGMA                                                                                             Rotunda
 Organized by Canada
 PARTNERS IN THE GLOBAL MOVEMENT FOR DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION                                                                        Rotunda
 Organized by the Colombo Plan
 EXHIBITION OF ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTS AND COFFEE TASTING                                                                M0E
 Organized by the UNODC Sustainable Livelihoods Unit (SLU)
 INCB PRECURSORS                                                                                                                  M01
 Organized by the INCB Precursors Section
 GOVERNING THE LAST FRONTIER: A VISUAL REPORT BY THE UNODC GLOBAL MARITIME CRIME PROGRAMME                                        M01
 Organized by the UNODC Global Maritime Crime Programme (GMCP)
 UNODC LABORATORY AND SCIENTIFIC SERVICE                                                                                          M01
 Organized by the UNODC Laboratory Scientific Service (LSS)
 UNODC/CONTAINER CONTROL PROGRAMME INFORMATION MATERIALS AND FILMS                                                                M01
 Organized by the UNODC Container Control Programme (CPP)
 PHOTOVOICE: BRINGING VOICES OF LIVED EXPERIENCE TO ADDRESS STIGMA                                                                M01
 Organized by EURAD
 UNODC – WORLD DRUG PROBLEM                                                                                                       M01
 Organized by the UNODC Advocacy Section (AS)
 INTEGRATED, BALANCED AND COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO WORLD DRUG PROBLEM                                                            M01
 Organized by the Drugs Laboratory and Scientific Services Branch (DLSSB)
 ROME CONSENSUS 2.0: TOWARDS HUMANITARIAN DRUG POLICY                                                                             M01
 Organized by TASC Chicago
 SHOWCASE OF CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE TOOLS AND PUBLICATIONS                                                         M01
 Organized by the UNODC Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Section (CPCJS)

2 Organizers are solely responsible for the substantive content and technical organization of their exhibition, including access of participants.

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ENHANCING THE OPERATIONAL CAPACITY OF PAKISTAN AGAINST DRUGS AND CONTRABAND TRAFFICKING   M01
     IN THE MARITIME DOMAIN
     Organized by the UNODC Country Office Pakistan
     UNODC PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION SECTION                                    M01
     Organized by the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS)
     NEW FUTURES: HIGH-LEVEL RECEPTION AND ART EXHIBITION SHOWCASING THE REHABILITATION AND    VIC Bar
     REINTEGRATION OF DRUG ABUSERS IN SINGAPORE
     Organized by Singapore

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