WOLA is taking part in a diverse set of panel discussions on drug policy coinciding with the 67th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs taking place in Vienna, Austria from March 14 to 22, 2024. Most of the events (but not all) are open to all online. And recordings will be made available afterwards. Please check details below for each individual event.
Join WOLA’s Director for Drug Policy and the Andes, John Walsh, for a discussion on the rise of illicitly manufactured synthetic drugs, such as fentanyl, fueling a devastating overdose crisis in North America and highlighting the importance of harm reduction responses and eliminating the stigmatization of people who use drugs. This is a hybrid U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs side event in English.
Tuesday, March 19
⏰ 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CET (Vienna) | 3:00 – 3:50 AM EDT
WOLA will be co-sponsoring this in-person event titled “The Right to a Healthy Environment and Drug Policies” addressing the urgent need for the international community to align environmental protection efforts with human rights-based drug policies. This is an in-person only U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs side event in English.
Wednesday, March 20
⏰ 8:00 – 8:50 AM CET (Vienna)
Room M3, M Building
Join this WOLA co-sponsored event discussing the impacts of illegal drug trafficking in the Amazon rainforest and the urgency of adopting alternatives to global drug prohibition to achieve climate justice, preserve biodiversity and protect the human rights of forest-dwelling communities. This is a hybrid U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs side event in English.
Wednesday, March 20
⏰ 8:00 – 8:50 AM EDT | 13:00 – 13:50 CET (Vienna)
Join WOLA’s Director for Drug Policy and the Andes, John Walsh, for a webinar co-organized by Intendencia de Montevideo, Uruguay to explore the possible emergence of illicitly manufactured fentanyl in Uruguay and discuss public health and harm reduction strategies to mitigate fentanyl-related risks. This webinar will have simultaneous interpretation Spanish/English. Note: this event is independent of the U.N Commission on Narcotic Drugs.
Wednesday, March20
⏰ 5:30 PM EDT | 6:30 PM GMT-3 (Uruguay)
Register here to attend this event
Join WOLA’s John Walsh for a discussion of the use of militarized strategies to address drug trafficking, organized crime and violence and proposals to de-militarize State responses to center human rights and reduce social harms caused by the drug trade and by militarization. This is a hybrid U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs side event in English.
Thursday, March 21
⏰ 4:10 AM EDT | 9:10 AM CET (Vienna)
Register via Zoom | In-person: Room M3
