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Introducing the VNGOC Jamie Bridge VNGOC Chair 23rd September 2019 www.vngoc.org info@vngoc.org


  1. Introducing the VNGOC Jamie Bridge VNGOC Chair 23rd September 2019 www.vngoc.org info@vngoc.org

  2. About VNGOC • Established in 1983 • Formal link between NGOs and the Vienna-based agencies involved in drug policy: CND, INCB, UNODC • Purpose: - Support NGO activities and collaborations with UN agencies - Promote enhanced communication and exchange between NGOs, UN agencies and member states - Increase awareness among NGOs on UN debates and processes - Facilitate the representation of NGOs here in Vienna www.vngoc.org info@vngoc.org

  3. VNGOC Membership: 
 231 NGOs from around the world www.vngoc.org info@vngoc.org

  4. Key Achievements (1) • NGO Forums in 1986 and 1987, linked to the International Conference on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (ICDAIT) • UNGASS 1998: NGO Village coordinated in New York • CND Resolution 49/2 on civil society participation (2006) • “Beyond 2008”: nine regional consultations, Global Forum (300 NGO reps), Declaration and Resolutions • 2014: Civil Society Task Force (CSTF) launched for the UNGASS in April 2016 • 2018: CSTF relaunched for the 2019 Ministerial Segment www.vngoc.org info@vngoc.org

  5. Key Achievements (2) Number of NGOs attending CND Adapted from: IDPC (2019) A history of civil society www.vngoc.org info@vngoc.org advocacy in global drug policy debates - in press.

  6. Our Current Work (1) • CND orientation and CND guides every year • Annual ‘informal dialogues’ between NGOs and UNODC ED, INCB President, and CND Chair • NGO Marketplace: https://mp.vngoc.org • Promoting opportunities to input into UNODC consultations: ARQs, stigma, treatment standards… • Calls for speakers for UN meetings: including the thematic CND intersessionals every autumn • Communications and updates on new developments: i.e. UN Common Position on Drugs www.vngoc.org info@vngoc.org

  7. Our Current Work (2) www.vngoc.org info@vngoc.org

  8. Contacts & Links Chair: Jamie Bridge (IDPC, UK), jbridge@idpc.net Deputy Chair: Lucia Goberna (Dianova International, Switzerland), lucia.goberna@dianova.org Treasurer: Orsi Feher (SSDP , Austria) Deputy Treasurer: Zoran Jeli ć (Stijena RESOC, Croatia) Secretary: Tania Ramirez (MUCD, Mexico) www.vngoc.org Deputy Secretary: Penelope Hill (Harm Reduction Australia) Facebook: @VNGOCondrugs Project Officer: Sarah Pirker info@vngoc.org Twitter: @theVNGOC www.vngoc.org info@vngoc.org

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