The Political Declaration adopted on the 12th March 2009 at the High Level Segment of the 52nd Session of the CND is a framework and a set of priorities for the next 10 years of international drug policy. IDPC and its members have followed with interest the process for reviewing progress against...

This Guide has been prepared by IDPC to provide logistical and practical information to our members and partners who are sending participants to attend the 54th meeting of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, Austria, from 21st to 25th March 2011

Mindful of a number of issues, it looked as if the 54th CND would be an intriguing event. Held in Vienna between 21-25 March, the Commission would be the first for the new Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Mr. Yury Fedotov. It was also the first meeting...