23-25 October and 4-6 December 2023, Vienna
Comprehensive stock-taking, in the lead up to the 2024 mid-term review, of the progress made in implementing all international drug policy commitments as reaffirmed in the Ministerial Declaration.
H.E. Miguel Camilo Ruiz-Blanco, Chair of the 66th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
Ghada Waly, Executive Director of United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (delivered by the Director of the Division for Treaty Affairs, Mr. John Brandolino)
Jallal Toufiq, President of the International Narcotics Control Board
Statements:
Joint Statement delivered by Switzerland
Bryce Pardo, Illicit Crop Monitoring Programme, UNODC
Justice Tettey, UNODC Drugs, Laboratory and Scientific Services Branch
Open discussion:
Italy
European Union
United States of America
Mexico
United Kingdom
Thailand
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Peru
France
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Lithuania
Ecuador
Jordan
Russian Federation
Australia
Brazil
Japan
Egypt
Colombia
Singapore
Chile
Morocco
Algeria
Canada
Pakistan
United Arab Emirates
IGO Experts:
Jallal Toufiq, President, International Narcotics Control Board (INCB)
Joanna de Morais, Scientific Analyst, Risk to Public Safety and Security Unit, EMCDDA
NGOs:
Tuari Potiki, New Zealand Drug Foundation/ Te Puna Whakaiti Pamamae kai Whakapiri [Statement] [Video]
Nicholas Boyce, Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs [Statement] [Video]
Zaza Lula, Associacao Brasileira de Lesbicas, Gays, Bissexuais, Travestis, Transexuais e Intersex [Statement] [Video]
UNODC:
Conor Crean, Laboratory and Scientific Service
Reiner Pungs, Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific
Chloe Carpentier, Drug Research Section
Justice Tettey, UNODC Drugs, Laboratory and Scientific Services Branch
Q & A:
Canada
Open discussion:
Iraq
Germany
Mexico
European Union
Brazil
AustraliaBolivia (Plurinational State of)
Belgium
Thailand
Ecuador
Russian Federation
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Peru
Japan
United States of America
Colombia
Canada
IGO Experts:
Interpol
Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD)
France (online)
Universal Postal Union
Europol
Jallal Toufiq, President, International Narcotics Control Board
NGO:
Juliana Rojas Bohorquez, Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs [Statement] [Video]
Sanjay Kumar Mishra, Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs [Video]
Peggy Ijeoma Chukweumeka, Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs [Statement] [Video]
UNODC:
Ketil Ottersen, Passenger and Cargo Border Team
Guillermo Garcia, Regional Office for the Andean and Southern Cone
Martin Raithelhuber, Technical Cooperation, Laboratory and Scientific Service
Christian Hoelge, Country Office in Mexico
Q & A:
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Brazil
United States of America
Open discussion:
United Kingdom
Mexico
European Union
United States of America
Syrian Arab Republic
Ecuador
Turkiye
Pakistan
Australia
Tunisia
Colombia
Russian Federation
Sudan
Morocco
Algeria
Yemen
France
Colombia
Ecuador
Paraguay (not delivered live)
IGO Experts:
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
INTERPOL
NGO:
Nukila Evanty, Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs
Doheon Kim, International Law Enforcement Federation (ILEF)
Jorge Moscoso Flores, Centro de Informacion y Educacion para la Prevencion del Abuso de Drogas (CEDRO)
UNODC:
Melanie Chabert, Corruption and Economic Crime Branch
Asma Fakhri, Drugs, Laboratory and Scientific Services Branch
Neil Walsh, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
Q&A:
European Union
Open discussion:
United Kingdom
European Union
Australia
Mexico
Russian Federation
Kenya
Thailand
United States of America
Ecuador
Peru
France
IGO Experts:
Maryse Chureau, Specialist in the Strategy and External Relations Unit, EUROPOL
Oscar Solorzano, Head of Latin America, Basel Institute (PNI)
NGO:
Dr. John Collins, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
Augustine John Nakatoma, Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs
UNODC:
Paul Hackett, Country Office in Peru
Kodjo Attisso, Regional Office for West and Central Africa in Senegal
Q & A:
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
European Union
United States of America
South Africa
Open discussion:
United Kingdom
European Union
USA
Australia
Japan
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Russian Federation
Mexico
Lebanon
Algeria
Netherlands
Saudi Arabia
France
United Arab Emirates
Colombia
Argentina
IGO Experts:
Jagjit Pavadia, International Narcotics Control Board
NGO:
N.S. Nappinai, Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs
Rogers Kasirye, Uganda Youth Development Link
Dr. Monica Barrat, Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs
UNODC:
Stefanie Caroline Schmatz, Drugs, Laboratory and Scientific Services Branch
Joshua James, Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific
Oleksiy Feshchenko, Cybercrime and Anti-Money Laundering Section
Q & A:
USA
European Union
South Africa
Canada
Open discussion:
State of Palestine
Singapore (joint statement on behalf of 43 countries)
Belgium
European Union
Slovenia
Pakistan
Netherlands
Switzerland
Austria
Kuwait
Malta
Brazil
Russian Federation
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Australia
USA
Lithuania
Canada
Uruguay
Mexico
Egypt
Argentina
Israel
Singapore
Ecuador
Colombia
Algeria
IGO Expert:
Jagjit Pavadia, International Narcotics Control Board Member
Experts:
Helen Tigroudja, Member, Human Rights Committee
Seree Nonthasoot, Member, Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Priya Gopalan, Chair-Rapporteur, UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
UN entity:
Zaved Mahmood, Human Rights and Drug Policy Advisor, Office of the High-Commissioner of Human Rights
NGO:
Chiara Sangiorgio, Amnesty International
Gabriele Strasky-Poelzl, Community Alliances for Drug-Free Youth
Magdalena Dabkowka, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights [Video] [Statement]
UNODC:
Anja Busse, Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section
Rafael Barreto Souza, Programme Office in the Philippines
Monica Ciupagea, HIV/AIDS Section
H.E. Miguel Camilo Ruiz-Blanco, Chair of the 66th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
Ghada Waly, Executive Director, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (delivered by the Director of the Division for Policy Analysis and Public Affairs, Mr. Jean-Luc Lemahieu)
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus, Director, World Health Organization
Dr. Zingela, INCB Member (on behalf of INCB President)
Kamran Niaz, Epidemiologist, Drug Research Section, UNODC
Justice Tettey, Chief, Drugs, Laboratory and Scientific Services Branch, UNODC
Q & A:
Mexico
United States of America
Open discussion:
Mexico
Netherlands
China
South Africa
Thailand
United Kingdom
Russian Federation
Republic of Korea
Singapore
United States of America
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Lithuania
Brazil
Japan
Canada
Pakistan
Australia
France
Chile
Colombia
Algeria
Ecuador
Oman
Morocco
IGO Expert:
Vladimir Poznyak, Coordinator, Alcohol, Drugs and Addictive Behaviours // Global HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections Programmes, WHO
NGO:
Kozheen Othman Omar, VNGOC (Civil Development Organization, Iraq)
Peter Moilanen, VNGOC (Drug Policy Centre, Sweden) [Statement] [Video]
Sam Rivera, VNGOC (OnPoint NYC and International Indigenous Drug Policy Alliance, USA)
Red Cross (IFRC)
UNODC:
Jeremy Milsom, Representative, Country Office in Pakistan, UNODC
Wadih Maalouf, Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, UNODC
Melody Lalmuanpuii, Country Office in Afghanistan, UNODC
Kamran Niaz, Epidemiologist, Drug Research Section, UNODC
Justice Tettey, Chief, Drugs, Laboratory and Scientific Services Branch, UNODC
Q & A:
European Union
Japan
Slovakia
Russian Federation
Open discussion:
Belgium
Brazil
United Kingdom
Thailand
South Africa
Russian Federation
China
Mexico
Austria
France
Algeria
Iraq
Canada
United States of America
Australia
Colombia
IGO Expert:
Emily Christie, UNAIDS
Boyan Konstantinov, UNDP
Nazneen Damji, UN Women
NGO:
Claudia Pereira, VNGOC (Associaçao Ares Do Pinhal, Portugal) [Video[ [Statement]
Judy Chang, International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD), Global (UK-based)
Carrie Fowlie, Hepatitis Australia
UNODC:
Fariba Soltani, Chief, HIV/AIDS Section, UNODC
Harsheth Virk, Head, Programme Office in Ukraine, UNODC
Chloe Carpentier, Chief, Drugs Research Section, UNODC
Justice Tettey, Chief, Drugs, Laboratory and Scientific Services Branch, UNODC
Open discussion:
United Kingdom
Mexico
United States of America
Netherlands
China
Brazil
Colombia
Australia
South Africa
Algeria
Canada
IGO Experts:
Dr. Abel Basutu, African Union Commission
Vladimir Pozknyak, Head, Alcohol, Drugs and Addictive Behaviours Unit, WHO
Marica Ferri, Head of Sector - Support to practice - Public Health Unit, EMCDDA
NGO:
Amy Ronshausen, Drug Free America Foundation [Video] [Statement]
Valentina Mankiyeva, VNGOC (Kazakhstan Forum for People Who Use Drugs) [Video] [Statement]
Bilgesu Özcan, Turkish Green Crescent [Video] [Statement]
UNODC:
Anja Busse, Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, UNODC
Monica Ciupagea, HIV/AIDS Section, UNODC
Chloe Carpentier, Chief, Drugs Research Section, UNODC
Justice Tettey, Chief, Drugs, Laboratory and Scientific Services Branch, UNODC
Q & A:
Oman
European Union
Open discussion:
United States of America
Brazil
China
Thailand
United Kingdom
Mexico
Russian Federation
Australia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
IGO Experts:
Dr. Zingela, INCB
African Union Commission
NGO:
Monica Richards, VNGOC (Benzo Research Project, United Kingdom) [Video] [Statement]
Olawale Olaleye, VNGOC (Brandeis University Opioid Policy Research Collaborative, Nigeria) [Video] [Statement]
Cheung Lik Hang, VNGOC (Associaçao Reabilitaçao Toxicodependentes de Macau) [Video] [Statement]
UNODC:
Asma Fakhri, Drugs, Laboratory and Scientific Services Branch, UNODC
Giovanna Campello, Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, UNODC
Anselme Simeon Sanou, Regional Office for West and Central Africa, UNODC
Kamran Niaz, Epidemiologist, Drug Research Section, UNODC
Justice Tettey, Chief, Drugs, Laboratory and Scientific Services Branch, UNODC
Q & A:
United States of America
Mexico
Brazil
Colombia
Russia Federation
Open discussion:
Mexico
Belgium
South Africa
Thailand
Pakistan
Brazil
Spain (on behalf of the European Union and its Member States)
China
Morocco
United States of America
Peru
Japan
Australia
Colombia
Algeria
IGO Expert:
Vladimir Pozknyak, Head, Alcohol, Drugs and Addictive Behaviours Unit, WHO
Dr. Zingela, INCB
NGO:
Iakovets Iryna Stanislavivna, VNGOC (Center for Harmonization of Human Rights, Ukraine)
Sefanit Megistu Gebreab, VNGOC (Pain and Palliative Care Organization, Ethiopia)
Isaac Olushola Ogunkola, YouthRISE (Global, Nigeria-based)
UNODC:
Giovanna Campello, Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, UNODC
Conor Crean, Drugs, Laboratory and Scientific Services Branch, UNODC
H.E. Miguel Camilo Ruiz-Blanco, Chair of the 66th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
H.E. Philbert Johnson, Vice-Chair of the 66th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
Jo Dedeyne-Amann, Secretary of the 66th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
Open discussion:
Mexico
European Union
United States of America
Peru
Canada
Thailand
Russian Federation
Japan
Brazil
Singapore
Ecuador
Egypt
South Africa
Colombia
Australia
NGO:
Vienna NGO Committee
International Drug Policy Consortium (UK)
Africa Network of People Who Use Drugs (Tanzania)
México Unido Contra la Delincuencia , A.C.
