Established in 1997 through a merger between the United Nations Drug Control Programme and the Centre for International Crime Prevention, UNODC is mandated to assist Member States in addressing the issues of drugs, crime and terrorism. Working in cooperation with our partners and through our network of field offices, UNODC helps Member States facing urgent problems including smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons, wildlife crime, maritime crime, cybercrime and trafficking in illicit drugs, firearms and cultural property. Further, UNODC seeks to combat corruption, reinforce efforts to prevent and counter terrorism, and enhance alternative development and access to controlled substances for medical purposes, promote evidence-based approaches to drug use prevention, treatment and rehabilitation, as well as HIV and AIDS. The Office has a strong collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) to reinforce the need to put public health at the core of all responses to the world drug problem.
The three pillars of the UNODC work programme are:
Social and Emotional Learning for prevention of drug use, violence and mental health: Needs and lessons learned in the context of COVID19 and its aftermath
Organized by the Lions Club International Foundation, and the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section
Contribution of sport and sport-based interventions to substance use prevention- reviewing the evidence and promising practices
Organized by the UNODC Global Programme for the Implementation of the Doha Declaration with the support of the Dominican Republic, and the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section
Access to Controlled Medicines During COVID-19: meeting the needs of patients around the world
Wednesday, 14 April 2021 13:10 – 15:00 CET - Combined events on the UNODC-WHO Programme on Drug Dependence Treatment and Care with two thematic areas:
64th Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), a virtual side event on “Family a key social institution for addressing substance use, violence, mental health and promote sustainable development: Lessons learned from parenting under stress, in humanitarian settings and in the context of COVID19 and beyond”
Tuesday 13th of April 2021, 13:10-14:00 CET
The VNGOC together with the UNODC Civil Society Unit will be holding a two-part series of webinars to present the International Standards on Drug Use Prevention, the International Standard
The Vienna NGO Committee, UNODC Prevention Treatment Rehabilitation Section and UNODC Civil Society Unit (CSU) are hosting:
Webinar for Civil Society: Q&A on the International Standards of Drug Use Prevention
10 March at 1 PM CET.
In English with interpretation in French and Russian.
