8.00 – 8.50 a.m (CET)

UNODC engagement and support to stability in Afghanistan post 15th August 2021, under the ‘Transitional Engagement Framework (TEF)’ by meeting the basic human needs to address the drugs problem.

Organized by the UNODC Country Office of Afghanistan

ASEAN and Russia partnership: building a society free of drug abuse at times of the COVID-19 pandemic

Organized by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with the support of the Russian Federation

Cause and Effect - Making the case for evidence-based Drug Policy

Organized by the Fields of Green for ALL NPC with the support of the Veterans Action Council

Drug Policies in Context: Poverty, Criminalization, and Discrimination against Women

Organized by the Equis: Justicia para las Mujeres with the support of the Washington Office on Latin America

Current Challenges of Asia as a Transit Drug Trafficking Region: Impacts on the Drug Use

Organized by the ZƏRƏRLI VƏRDIŞLƏRƏ QARŞI ICTIMAI BIRLIYI with the support of the Afghanistan Green Crescent Organization and the Karim Khan Afridi Welfare Foundation

9.00 – 9.50 a.m. (CET)

Enhancing international and regional support to Central Asian States in addressing the drug trafficking problem in a volatile environment

Organized by France with the support of Kazakhstan, the CARICC, the European Union, the INTERPOL and the Paris Pact Initiative of the UNODC Regional Section for Europe, West and Central Asia

Drug policy in Asia: the importance of intersectional perspectives

Organized by the International Women’s Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific with the support of the Health and Opportunity Network, the International Drug Policy Consortium, and the Persatuan Insaf Murni Malaysia

Drugs Policing Sharpens the Sword of Organised Crime, Police explain the Importance of Health Based Approaches

Organized by the Law Enforcement Action Partnership, Inc.

Multi-Sector Collaboration to Prioritize Prevention of Substance Misuse through CADCA’s Community Change Model

Organized by the Uganda Youth Development Link with the support of the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America

Driving change from a shrinking space: Challenges to effective civil society participation in drug policy making

Organized by the Brussels Federation of Institutions for Drug Addicts with the support of the Czech Republic, and the Civil Society Forum on Drugs in the EU, the Council of Europe – Pompidou Group, the European Union, and the French NGO Platform on Drug Policy

12.15 – 13.10 p.m (CET)

Countering Drug Trafficking during COVID-19 Pandemic – Pakistan’s Experience

Organized by Pakistan

Strengthening international cooperation in countering illicit drug trafficking and drug-related money laundering with the misuse of information and communications technologies

Organized by the Russian Federation with the support of China, and the UNODC Cybercrime and Anti- Money Laundering Section

The drug situation in Afghanistan: what is really going on and what can be done to address it?

Organized by the Programme Development and Management Unit of UNODC Research and Analysis Branch

The inequalities that drive the HIV/AIDS epidemic among people who use drugs and people in prisons

Organized by the UNODC HIV/AIDS Section with the support of the International Network of People who Use Drugs, the UNAIDS and the World Health Organization

#Leaving no one behind: Addressing substance use disorders in humanitarian settings by providing access to services for displaced populations and host communities in acute and protracted emergencies

Organized by the UNODC Prevention Treatment Rehabilitation Section with the support of Ecuador, the United States, and the New York NGO Committee on Drugs, the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs and the World Health Organization

The Global Drug Policy Index 2021: A global tool for evaluation and accountability

Organized by the International Drug Policy Consortium with the support of the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association, the Eurasian Network of People Who Use Drugs, the European Network of People who Use Drugs, the Global Drug Policy Observatory, Swansea University, the Harm Reduction International, the Middle East & North Africa Harm Reduction Association, the Women and Harm Reduction International Network and the Youth RISE

Cross-cutting Evidenced-based Interventions on Drugs and Crime in Africa for the Implementation of UNODC Strategic Vision for Africa

Organized by the Slum Child Foundation with the support of the UNODC Civil Society Unit and the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs

The role of psychological support and cultural activities at school level in the prevention of drug addiction

Organized by the Madinaty with the support of the Green Crescent of Congo, the Moroccan Green Crescent and the Stardom Association

Social support experiences on homeless people who use drugs

Organized by the Rebirth Charity Society with the support of the European Treatment Centres for Drug Addiction and Mental Health and the World Federation Against Drugs

Stigmatization that Women Who Use Drugs Faced: Need for Tailor-Made Treatment Services

Organized by the Pertubuhan Bulan Sabit Hijau Malaysia with the support of the Green Crescent Foundation (Maldives), the Turkish Green Crescent Society and the Women's Organisations Committee on Alcohol and Drugs Issues

13.10 – 14.00 p.m (CET)

Cuidar y acompañar a las personas en situación de calle atravesadas por consumos problemáticos de drogas: herramientas para un abordaje desde una perspectiva de Derechos Humanos

Organized by Argentina with the support of the Intercambios Civil Association

The Early Warning Subsystem of the Brazilian National System of Public Drug Policy – an innovation of a federative country

Organized by Brazil

Facilitating access to evidence-based demand reduction services for marginalized populations

Organized by Canada with the support of Finland, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay, Portugal, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, Uruguay, and the European Union

INCB Learning global programme: working together towards ensuring global adequate availability of controlled substances for medical & scientific purposes

Organized by Switzerland with the support of Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, El Salvador, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, the Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, the United Kingdom, Venezuela, and the African Union Commission, the European Union, the International Narcotics Control Board, the UNODC Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Section and the World Health Organization

Addressing the Global Synthetic Drug Problem: UNODC Synthetic Drug Strategy

Organized by the UNODC Laboratory and Scientific Service with the support of Canada and the United States

From Coercion to Cohesion: Increased access to health care services for people with drug use disorders and associated mental health disorders in contact with the criminal justice setting

Organized by the UNODC Justice Section with the support of Indonesia, Kenya, the United States, and the UNODC Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Section, the African Union Commission, the New York NGO Committee on Drugs, the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs and the World Health Organization

Challenging stigma around addiction and recovery –strength-based approaches

Organized by the Proslavi Oporavak with the support of the Aspire - Drug & Alcohol Service Doncaster, the Drug Free America Foundation, the Recovery Connections, the San Patrignano Foundation, the University of Derby and the World Federation Against Drugs

Online Trafficking of Synthetic Drugs and Synthetic Opioids: A growing threat

Organized by the UNODC Global Programme on Cybercrime with the support of Canada, the United States, and the UNODC Laboratory and Scientific Service

On the access to Tramadol and preventing its diversification to illicit markets in the Africa Region

Organized by the Tanzania Green Crescent Community with the support of the African Union Commission, Green Crescent Health Development Initiative, the Institute of Leadership and Development and the Rwanda Youth Impact

Challenging the criminalization of poverty and marginalization in Africa – and beyond

Organized by the Penal Reform International with the support of Ghana, the African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum and the International Drug Policy Consortium

Mapping of Drug-Associated Disorder Treatment Services and its impact on human development: Joint UNDP-UNODC Pernambuco’s experience in Brazil and other successful research

Organized by the United Nations Development Programme with the support of Brazil, and the UNODC Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Section