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OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES, TRAINING AND PREVENTION PROJECTS CARRIED OUT BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE FIGHT AGAINST NARCO-TERRORISM
Organized by Turkey
LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF INTRA-UTERUS EXPOSURE TO SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS
Organized by the UNODC Liaison Office in Geneva with the support of Canada and the UNODC Laboratory and Scientific Service
GLOBAL ACCESS TO MEDICINAL CANNABIS: PROGRAMMES, CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS
Organized by the European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies with the support of the Veterans Action Council
NARCOTICS RIVER: THE FLOW OF “CAPTAGON” AND THE NEW PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE “TROPICAMIDE”
Organized by the United Arab Emirates
PREVENTION OF DRUG TRAFFICKING THROUGH ANTI-CORRUPTION MEASURES IN THE CUSTOMS SERVICE
Organized by the International Anti-Corruption Academy
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES AFTER CANNABIS RECLASSIFICATION: EXPANDING RESEARCH, PROMOTING HIGH STANDARDS AND PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH
Organized by the Community Alliances for Drug Free Youth
THE DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG OFFENCES: LATEST DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPACT ON FOREIGN NATIONALS
Organized by Harm Reduction International with the support of Australia, Austria, Mexico, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the Council of Europe – Pompidou Group and the European Union and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
NORDIC DECRIMINALIZATION AND CRIMINALIZATION MODELS – LESSONS LEARNED
Organized by the Foreningen for Human Narkotikapolitikk with the support of the Correlation-European Harm Reduction Network and the International Drug Policy Consortium
INCREASING AND ENSURING ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL CONTROLLED MEDICINES, INCLUDING DURING THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) PANDEMIC
Organized by EI Salvador with the support of the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care, the Union for International Cancer Control, the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section and the World Health Organization
INCREASING EARLY TREATMENT AND ENGAGEMENT OF OFFENDERS WITH DRUG DEPENDENCE
Organized by the United Kingdom with the support of Australia, Mexico, Portugal and Singapore
VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING IN THE DRUG TREATMENT SYSTEM: TOWARDS A COMPREHENSIVE AND INCLUSIVE COVID-19 HEALTH RESPONSE
Organized by the UNODC Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Section with the support of the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section
WON’T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE CHILDREN? YOUTH WELFARE IN DRUG POLICY
Organized by Students for Sensible Drug Policy with the support of Canada, Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy and Youth RISE (Resource, Information, Support, Education) Limited
YOUNG WOMEN WHO USE DRUGS – BREAKING THE SILENCE
Organized by Youth RISE (Resource, Information, Support, Education) Limited with the support of the Women and Harm Reduction International Network
THE SHORTCOMINGS AND SIDE EFFECTS OF SUBSTANCE SCHEDULING
Organized by the HIV Legal Network with the support of Canada, the Netherlands, and the Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation, the International Drug Policy Consortium, the Transform Drug Policy Foundation and the Transnational Institute
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY PARENTAL DRUG USE: CURRENT GAPS AND PROMISING PRACTICES
Organized by Dianova International with the support of Croatia, Italy, and the Association Proyecto Hombre, the Council of Europe – Pompidou Group and the San Patrignano Foundation
DRUG ENDANGERED CHILDREN: IDENTIFICATION AND PROGRAMME SUCCESS STORIES
Organized by the Drug Free America Foundation with the support of the National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children, the Turkish Green Crescent Society and the World Federation Against Drugs
SUBREGIONAL COOPERATION STRATEGY (COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, EL SALVADOR) TO STRENGTHEN THE INTERDICTION OF DRUG TRAFFICKING AND CHEMICAL PRECURSORS: A MODEL TO FOLLOW ON INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Organized by El Salvador with the support of Colombia
NEW APPROACHES TO NATIONAL NEW PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE CONTROL – WHAT ARE “GENERIC APPROACHES”?
Organized by Japan with the support of the United Kingdom, the United States and the International Narcotics Control Board
DRUG USE, MENTAL HEALTH AND HIV AMONG PEOPLE IN PRISON SETTINGS
Organized by Namibia with the support of the UNODC HIV/AIDS Section and the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section
NATIONAL AND REGIONAL RESPONSES IN PAKISTAN TO DRUGS AND CRIME IN THE LIGHT OF CURRENT REGIONALCHALLENGES 2022–2025
Organized by the UNODC Country Office Pakistan with the support of Pakistan
RESPONDING TO DRUG-RELATED CHALLENGES IN CYBERSPACE: VULNERABILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE CIVIL SOCIETY
Organized by the UNODC Civil Society Unit with the support of Switzerland, and the Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs
PRACTICAL MEASURES FOR THE PROHIBITION OF ARBITRARY DETENTION IN THE CONTEXT OF DRUG CONTROL MEASURES
Organized by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights with the support of Canada, Ghana, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the Commission of Human Rights of the Philippines, the European Union, Harm Reduction International, the International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy, the International Drug Policy Consortium, the International Network of People who Use Drugs, the National Human Rights Commission of Nigeria, Penal Reform International, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, UNAIDS and the World Health Organization
PROMOTING EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN COLLABORATION WITH MEMBER STATES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Organized by the Association Proyecto Hombre with the support of Spain, Uruguay, and Dianova International, the Global Research Institute Foundation, the Red Iberoamericana ONGs que trabajan en Drogas y Adicciones, the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section and the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs
DECRIMINALIZATION IN THE AMERICAS: TOWARDS A MORE HUMANE DRUG POLICY
Organized by the México Unido Contra la Delincuencia with the support of Mexico, and the Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation, Elementa DDHH, the HIV Legal Network and the International Drug Policy Consortium
GLOBAL RISKS OF CANNABIS COMMERCIALIZATION: LESSONS LEARNED FROM TARGETED MARKETING STRATEGIES TOWARDS WOMEN
Organized by the World Federation Against Drugs (WFAD) with the support of the Drug Free America Foundation, Movendi International, Smart Approaches to Marijuana and the Women’s Organisations Committee on Alcohol and Drug Issues
JOINING EFFORTS TO MAKE BETTER DATA ON DRUGS IN AFRICA A REALITY
Organized by the African Union Commission with the support of the UNODC Data Development and Dissemination Section and the UNODC Regional Office for West and Central Africa