CND side event – Global threats with local impacts require international collaborative responses
Information about the event
This is a side event of the Sixty-ninth session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND).
Time: 13:00–14:00 (CET)
Location: Meeting room M6 (in person only), Vienna International Centre
Refreshments provided.
This side event will explore how strengthened international cooperation, and partnership with civil society, can reinforce public health and security responses at global, national and local level. Because in an interconnected world, keeping our communities safe depends on solidarity, coordination and joint commitment.
The event is organised by the EUDA, with the support of the European Union, Europol, the Civil Society Forum on Drugs (CSFD), the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, and the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services.
Chair
- Giovanna Campello, Chief, Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Speakers
- Professor Thomas Clausen, Chief Scientist, European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA).
- Anja Busse, Team Lead, Alcohol, Drugs and Addictive Behaviours, Mental Health and Substance Use Unit, World Health Organization (WHO).
- Oriol Esculies, Vice-chair, Civil Society Forum on Drugs (CSFD).
- Maryse Chureau, Advisor, Strategy and External Relations Unit, Europol.
Closing remarks
Torbjørn Brekke, Specialist Director, Ministry of Health and Care Services, Norway.