A WHO-UNODC Collaboration
WHO and UNODC have established an Interagency of Technical Working Group (ITWG) to increase the effectiveness and impact of interagency collaboration on prevention and treatment of drug use and drug use disorders, aiming at accelerating the implementation of the relevant UNGASS 2016 (DOC PDF) recommendations and the achievement of SDGs (SDGs webpage) health target 3.5.
The Working Group would constitute a further development in the ongoing UNODC-WHO collaboration on drug dependance treatment, focusing on strengthening international support at all levels for effective and ethical drug prevention and treatment strategies and interventions.
The goal of the ITWG would be a substantial increase in interagency coordination and collaboration in the development, implementation, quality assurance and evaluation of policies and programmes aimed at the prevention of drug use and the treatment, care and rehabilitation of people with drug use disorders.
The list of the current and planned activities/projects of the participating organizations related to fields of preventing drug use and treatment and care of drug use disorders, can be consulted here. (Mapping document)
To identify best practices in effective interagency and intersectional cooperation as well as synergic initiatives and jointly promote the health and wellbeing of people use drugs and people with drug use disorders, the ITWG using case studies. Some examples can be found here: SOS Project
The ITWG is open to participation by UN Agencies and other regional international organisations: African Union, CICAD/OAS, Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme, EMCDDA, ILO, IOM, OHCHR (Observer), Pompidou Group of Council of Europe, UNCTAD, UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UN-Habitat, UNHCR, and UNICEF
February 22, 2022 - Inaugural Meeting
June 7, 2022: Second Meeting
October 18, 2022: Third Meeting
All the resources related to the group can be found here. (List of docs related to projects, activities, joint events, etc.)
You can follow the joint activities and events of the group on the respective social media accounts of each participating organization and by following #ITWG.
