UNODC HIV/AIDS Section at the 66th Session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs
13-17 March 2023 – Vienna – the 66th Session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs took place in Vienna, between 13-17 March 2023. Several events were held throughout the entire week on the margins of the session and organized by diverse stakeholders in person, online, and in hybrid format. The UNODC HIV/AIDS Section actively participated in many of these events, whether as organizer, cosponsor or invited as a speaker. [Read more]
3-rd Pre-CND Consultative Meeting: people, health and human rights at the centre of the HIV response among people who use drugs
6-7 March 2023 – Virtual: As part of the 66th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, the UNODC HIV/AIDS Section organized the 3rd pre-CND Consultative Meeting in close cooperation with the International AIDS Society (IAS), the International Network of People who use Drugs (INPUD), World Health Organization (WHO) and The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). This virtual pre-CND Consultative Meeting continued a dialogue format initiated in 2021 between academia, civil society and the community of people who use drugs. Annually, the consultation serves as a forum for information exchange and knowledge sharing. [Read more]
UNODC-WHO trainings on opioid agonist therapy (OAT) programmes in Egypt and Pakistan
Egypt, Pakistan – November 2022 – The UNODC HIV/AIDS Section conducted two trainings on establishing and implementing OAT programmes for and with people who use drugs, based on the operational tool for low- and middle-income countries “Establishing and delivering evidence-based, high - quality opioid agonist services”. On November 7-8, Dr Monica Ciupagea (UNODC), Dr Andrew Scheibe (MBChB, Dip HIV Man, MPH) and Dr Andrej Kastelic delivered an in-person training in Cairo, Egypt for 30 people, and on November 17-18, Dr Monica Ciupagea (UNODC) and Dr Andrew Scheibe (MBChB, Dip HIV Man, MPH) delivered the online training for 40 people from Pakistan Trainings aimed to assist managers, physicians and drug treatment professionals to establish and deliver evidence-based, good quality, effective OAT services. [Read more]
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