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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
CND2008
Vienna Forum July
2008
Regional Leadsprepare for consultationMarch – August 2007
Regionalconsultations
September 2007 -February 2008 Prep for July
2008
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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