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“Beyond 2008”

A Briefing

11th European Conference on Rehabilitation and Drug Policy

Working together – Partners for Change

Ljubljana, 6 June, 2007

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The Vienna NGO Committee on Narcotic Drugs: Background

Established early 1980s Purpose

to provide a link between NGOs, UNOCD and the UN CND

Activities regular meetings with UNODC annual forum during CND representation of NGO views to UN drug control

bodies

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Vienna NGO Committee International Events

Has convened a series of major international NGO events.

1st NGO World Drugs Forum, September 1986 - Stockholm.

2nd NGO World Drugs Forum, June 1987 – Vienna

3rd NGO World Drugs Forum, December 1994 – Bangkok

NGO Village during the 1998 UN General Assembly Special Session – New York.

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United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Illicit Drugs (UNGASS)

June 1998, to address the world drug problem. Political Declaration to achieve significant and

measurable results by 2008. Adoption of the Guiding Principles of Demand

Reduction and Measures to Enhance International Cooperation to Counter the Drug Problem.

Address to the UNGASS Plenary Session by six NGO’s representing different points of view.

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Beyond 2008: An Overview

An opportunity

for the NGO community to: reflect on its own achievements in drug control since

1998 find improved ways to work together make proposals on future directions for drug control

and rethink current collaboration mechanisms to

establishing more effective partnership.

The means

A forum “Beyond 2008” to contribute to the review and future plans regional consultations in 9 regions representative Forum in July 2008 presentation to the CND in 2008 and 2009

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Objectives & Deliverables

Three specific objectives:

1. To highlight NGO achievements since the 1998 UNGASS.

2. To propose new and/or improved ways of working with the UNODC and CND.

3. To adopt principles to serve as a guide for future deliberations on drug policy matters.

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Regional Leads &NGO Committee Designated

Representatives

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Regional Leads develop, manage and host the ‘Beyond 2008’ regional consultation. make a joint presentation on the drug situation in their region to the

NGO Forum during the 2007 CND attend a preliminary regional planning meeting on the margins of the

2007 CND. present key findings from their regional consultation to the ‘Beyond

2008’ Forum.

Designated NGO Committee Representative facilitate communication and management of the planning and

delivery of the regional consultation liaison between the regional consultation leads and the VNGOC

Program Committee act as facilitator for the regional consultation meeting managing the allocated budget support the regional leads in accessing relevant information

Roles and Responsibilities

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Regional Consultations

N. America

Latin America & the Caribbean

Sub-Saharan Africa

East Europe & Central Asia

S. Asia S.E. Asia & the Pacific

N Africa & the Middle East

Australasia

W. Europe

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The objectives in greater detail

Objective 1

To highlight tangible NGO achievements in the field of drug control, with particular emphasis on contributions to the 1998 UNGASS Action Plan such as achievement in policy, community engagement, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and social-reintegration.

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Objective 1…

States to report biennially on progress in achieving the 2003 and 2008 goals and targets.

CND to analyze the reports to enhance cooperation combating the world drug problem.

The Biennial Reports Questionnaire (BRQ) as the instrument for reporting on progress.

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Objective 1…

Modified for NGO audience

Translated into all six official UN languages

Completely automated including

quantification of responses

Online at: www.vngoc.org

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Objective 2

To review best practices related to collaboration mechanisms among NGOs, governments and UN agencies in various fields of endeavour and propose new and/or improved ways of working with the UNODC and CND.

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Objective 2

Review of existing procedures for different intergovernmental organisations

Survey of experience of international NGOs Preparation of a report from this work Develpment of a series of questions / proposals

to be examined at the regional consultations Presentation of a revised document to the July

2008 Forum Proposals for the 2009 High Level segment of

the UN CND

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Objective 3

To adopt a series of high order principles, drawn from the Conventions and their commentaries that would be tabled with the UNODC and CND for their consideration and serve as a guide for future deliberations on drug policy matters.

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Objective 3

Preparation of a briefing on the UN drug control conventions and bodies

Development of a series of questions to collect experience in the application of the conventions

Consultation on the principles which should inform the development and implementation of drug control activity

Presentation of the agreed principles to the High Level Segment of the 2009 UN CND

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Regional Consultations Format

Location: To be determined jointly by the regional leads in

consultation with the designated representative.

Timing: To be held between September 2007 and February

2008

Participants: To be determined jointly by the regional leads in

consultation with the designated representative

Format: Evening reception + two days of consultation

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Timeline

CND2007

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Vienna Forum July

2008

Regional Leadsprepare for consultationMarch – August 2007

Regionalconsultations

September 2007 -February 2008 Prep for July

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What you can contribute

Complete the NGO Questionnaire Publicise the Questionnaire to other NGOs Translate the questionnaire into local languages Add your experience of working with

Governmental and Inter-Governmental bodies Add your experience of how well drug control

efforts are achieving their objectives