Sixty-sixth session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)

The Sixty-sixth session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) takes place in Vienna, Austria,13-17 March 2023.

The CND meets every year to discuss the global state of drug control and to adopt resolutions to guide the way forward. The EMCDDA attends the event to provide technical support to the European Commission and the EU Member States.

Side events

• COPOLAD III – EU/LAC cooperation: promoting human-centered drug policies with a sustainable development approach, Monday, 13 March 2023, 13.00-13.50 CET, Hybrid, Room M2
  Organised by Spain with the support of Chile, Germany, Italy, Jamaica, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), the European Union, the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), the Ibero-American Network of NGOs working on Drugs and Other Addictions (RIOD), and the Civil Society Forum on Drugs (CSFD)
  Read more about the EMCDDA-COPOLAD cooperation >>
• Building professional competences for drug policy implementation and management, Monday, 13 March 2023, 13.00-13.50 CET, In-person, Room M0E07
  Organised by Poland with the support of Malta, Switzerland, the Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, and the Executive Secretariat of Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission of the Organization of American States (CICAD/OAS)
• Specific substances: balance between health and industry, Tuesday, 14 March 2023, 9.10-10.00 CET, Hybrid, Room M2
  Organised by Lithuania with the support of France, the Netherlands, and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
• Preventing overdose, saving lives, Wednesday, 15 March 2023, 14.10-15.00 CET, In-person, Room M0E07
  Organised by Norway with the support of Denmark, Finland, Sweden, the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, the World Health Organization, the Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe, and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
  Read more in the EMCDDA Miniguide on opioid-related deaths >>
• The role of research in development and implementation of drug policy, Thursday, 16 March 2023, 13.00-13.50 CET, Hybrid, Room M3
  Organised by Greece with the support of the UNODC Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction and International Society of Addiction Medicine