The Fourth International Symposium
On Global Drug Policy
Vienna 2005
8 March 2005, Vienna
On the occasion of the 48th Session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in Vienna, The Senlis Council organised The Fourth International Symposium on Global Drug Policy: Vienna 2005, which included high-level roundtable discussions on promoting public policies and practices, and building an effective drug policy with Afghanistan. The discussions were concluded by a press conference on the 9th of March.
Vienna 2005 executive summary (html)
Vienna 2005 executive summary (pdf)
The Vienna International Symposium was also the forum for the public launch of two important projects by The Senlis Council.
Opium for Morphine Feasibility Study
A feasibility study for the creation of an opium licensing framework for Afghanistan.
A Fourth International Convention for Drug Policy
The launch of the Senlis Council's latest publication.
The Senlis Council held a press conference on the morning of Wednesday, 9 March at the
Hilton Vienna Plaza Hotel. The press conference panel included the Afghanistan Minister of Counter Narcotics His Excellency Habibullah Qaderi, the Vice-President of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Dr. Massimo Barra, and The Executive Director of The Senlis Council Mr. Emmanuel Reinert.
Vienna press conference page
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| 13h00 - 15h00 ROUND TABLE LUNCHEON |
* Click on speaker's name for short bibliography
Vienna International Centre, Restaurant, Mozart Room
Wargramerstrasse 5, Vienna
Promoting Public Health Policies and Practices
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Massimo Barra, Vice-President, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Italy
Speech
Panel Speakers
Prof. Rainer Schmid, Associate Professor, Department of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, University of Vienna, Austria
Dr. Benedikt Fischer, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Canada
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| 19h30 - 23h00 PANEL DISCUSSION DINNER |
* Click on speaker's name for short bibliography
The Radisson SAS Palais Hotel, Goldener Festaal
Parkring 16, Vienna
Building an Effective Drug Policy with Afghanistan
Keynote Speaker: His Excellency Habibullah Qaderi, Minister of Counter Narcotics, Afghanistan
Speech
Panel Speakers
Mr. Christoph Berg, Head of Development-oriented Drug Control Programme, GTZ, Germany
Speech
Presentation slides (pdf)
Mr. Vitalino Canas, Deputy to the Assembly of the Republic, State Secretary responsible for drug policy coordination (1995-2002), Portugal
Speech
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