This week, CADCA joined leaders from more than 50 countries at the 58th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) em Viena, Áustria, para discutir uma abordagem abrangente para reduzir o consumo de drogas em todo o mundo.

A CND, que é composta por 53 países membros, é o principal órgão de formulação de políticas dentro do sistema das Nações Unidas sobre questões de controlo de drogas. A CADCA é uma das poucas organizações não governamentais (ONG) sediadas nos EUA que tem estatuto consultivo junto da ONU e é membro do Comité de ONG de Viena.

CADCA participated in plenary meetings, side meetings and informal discussions highlighting the community coalition model as an effective approach to reducing drug use and its related problems. CADCA also emphasized the importance of maintaining the UN drug conventions, which are scheduled for review in 2016 at a special session on drugs of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

“CADCA is honored to be joining such a distinct group of leaders at this important event. Throughout the week, we have been stressing the importance of a community-based approach to preventing and reducing illicit drug use. We have also encouraged member countries to uphold the UN drug conventions as they currently stand,” said Gen. Arthur T. Dean, CADCA Chairman and CEO. “The CND is also an opportunity for the CADCA team to meet face-to-face with leaders from many of the countries where we are training and supporting coalition development.”

CADCA presented at two important side events – the U.S.-sponsored “Innovations in Youth Drug Prevention” and in “A Public Health Approach to Drug Policy” sponsored by Europe against Drugs. CADCA also briefed Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on our coalition strategy and efforts throughout the world.

A delegação do CADCA inclui o general Arthur T. Dean do CADCA; Dr. Eduardo Hernandez, Vice-Presidente de Programas Internacionais do CADCA; Sue Thau, Consultora de Políticas Públicas do CADCA; Irina Broughton com Programas Internacionais do CADCA; e Abdelwahhab Ahmad Alawneh, consultor de treinamento do CADCA.

A CADCA atualmente trabalha com países nos cinco continentes, ajudando-os a formar coalizões comunitárias para resolver seus problemas locais de abuso de substâncias.