15 April 2016, New York – The Government of Nigeria, the European Union and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime will co-host a side event on the Experience of evolving drug responses in Nigeria in the margins of the UN Special Session on the World Drug Problem on 18 April
Special Session of the UN General Assembly on the World Drug Problem
The experience of evolving drug responses in Nigeria
The progressive interface between criminal justice and therapeutic drug prevention and treatment – the Nigerian experience
Date: 18 April 2016 Time: 5.30 pm – 6.30 pm Venue: Conference Room B
Opening remarks
Col. Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah (rtd), Chairman/Chief Executive, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
Opening remarks
Mr. Aldo Lale-Demoz, Deputy Executive Director, UNODC
Remarks on the European Union’s prioritization of drug responses in Nigeria through a balanced approach
Ambassador João Vale de Almeida, EU delegation to the United Nations HQ, New York
Overview of the National Drug Control Master Plan 2015-2019
Mrs. Roli Bode-George, Director General, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
Development of a progressive human rights based Detention Policy and legal framework for drug law enforcement
Mr. Joseph Sunday, Director of Prosecutions and Legal Services – National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
Nigerian Epidemiological Network on Drug Use (NENDU) – Experience of piloting drug information systems in Nigeria
Dr. Yagana Imam, Head of Speciality Hospitals, Federal Ministry of Health
School based prevention – piloting of Unplugged through a Randomized Control Trial (RCT)
Ms. Harsheth Virk, Project Officer, UNODC
Moderated Discussion: Moderator Ms Simone Monasebian, Director UNODC
All are welcome: For more information and to register contact: Glen Prichard, Project Coordinator UNODC at glen.prichard@unodc.org
Organized by the Government of Nigeria, the European Union and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
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