Thematic sessions on the implementation of all international drug policy commitments, following-up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration

2021 Thematic Sessions on the implementation of all International Drug Policy Commitments, following-up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration

19-21 October 2021

Agenda

Multiyear Workplan 2019-2023: Implementation of all our international drug policy commitments, following up to the 2019 ministerial declaration “Strengthening Our Actions at the National, Regional and International Levels to Accelerate the Implementation of our Joint Commitments to Address and Counter the World Drug Problem”

The first intersessional meeting of the 64th session of the Commission took place from 19-21 October 2021 and included thematic sessions on the implementation of all international drug policy commitments, following-up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration

Thematic session 1: Increasing links between drug trafficking, corruption and other forms of organized crime, including trafficking in persons, trafficking in firearms, cybercrime and money-laundering and, in some cases, terrorism, including money-laundering in connection with the financing of terrorism, are observed; (19 October 2021)

Thematic session 2: The value of confiscated proceeds of crime related to money-laundering arising from drug trafficking at the global level remains low; (20 October 2021)

Thematic session 3: The criminal misuse of information and communications technologies for illicit drug-related activities is increasing; (21 October 2021)

The three-day meeting was held from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6:00 p.m (Vienna Time).

presentations and statements

Presentations and statements can be found here.

Procedural Report

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Chair's Summary

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Panelists

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Thematic session 1

Thematic session 2

Thematic session 3

Background Paper

Please click the icons below for the background paper in 6 UN official languages on the topics to be discussed by the CND at the thematic discussions to be held in October 2021.

Arabic

Chinese

English

French

Russian

Spanish

Ambassador Dominika Krois, Chair of the 64th CND Session

Jo Dedeyne-Amann, Secretary to the CND and Chief of SGB

Michiel van Dyk, Head of The GLOBAL PROGRAMME AGAINST MONEY-LAUNDERING

Hernan Epstein, Research and Analysis Branch of UNODC

Live Brenna, the Global programme on Cybercrime of UNODC

Tiphanie Crittin, Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Section

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