UNGASS Promises Unfulfilled: Marie Nougier on the Challenges Facing Global Drug Policy

Ten years after the 2016 UN General Assembly Special Session on drugs (UNGASS), a new report by the International Drug Policy Consortium takes stock of progress and remaining gaps in global drug policy. We spoke with Marie Nougier about what has changed over the past decade—and what still needs to change.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:35 Your new report looks back at ten years since the UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS). How do you assess this decade?
03:11 Does this shift in language filter down to member states?
05:13 What structural reforms are needed at the UN level?
06:54 Do UN agencies communicate better with each other on drug policy?
08:10 Is the UN more welcoming to civil society than before UNGASS?
09:12 How do you see the role of the US in this area?
11:38 Is the EU still one of the most progressive actors?
13:15 What do you think of the EU’s new, more security-oriented strategy?
15:38 What lessons can be learned—and what would you recommend to decision-makers?

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