This year's CND marked a departure from conservative groupthink, fostering genuine debate —including as led by Colombia and the US, tensions among UN agencies' stances, and increased civil society participation.
While world leaders convened at UN headquarters in Vienna today, an unprecedented pro-reform coalition led by Colombia called for a new approach to the catastrophic global drugs crisis that now claims half a million lives annually, and drives human rights violations across the world.
Join us for a debrief session on the 67th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) to discuss progress, gridlocks and potential ways forward for the UN drug control regime.
World leaders will meet at the UN headquarters in Vienna with conflicting visions on how to confront a global drugs crisis that claims over half a million lives annually and drives serious human rights violations across the world.
The INCB analyses the world drug situation in relation to drug control policies, noting growing reforms toward legally regulated markets for non-medical purposes.
