Event Date
City/Region/State or Online
Johannesburg
The First Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.
Time: 2:00 – 4:10 pm SA
Plenary Chair: Jeff Lee and Livia Edegger, ISSUP Global
Conference Welcome and Introduction:
- Jeff Lee, Senior Consultant, ISSUP Global
- Livia Edegger, Deputy Director, ISSUP Global
1. Setting the Scene
Presenters:
- Roger Weimann - President, ISSUP SA; Director, SANCA Eastern Cape
- Joanna Travis-Roberts - Chief Executive, ISSUP Global
- Brian Morales - Branch Chief Counternarcotics, Office of Global Programs and Policies (INL/GPP)
- Ambassador Adam Namm - Executive Secretary, Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), Organization of the American States (OAS)
- Ms Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu - Deputy Minister, Republic of South Africa Department of Social Development (DSD)
- Her Excellency Amira Elfadil - Commissioner for Social Affairs, African Union Commission (AUC)
2. Global Perspective – A Global Overview of Drug Use
Presenter:
- Giovanna Campello - Chief, Prevention, Treatment & Rehabilitation Section, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
- Chloé Carpentier - Chief, Drug Research Section, Research Branch, UNODC
3. Continental Perspective – An Overview of Drug Use in Africa
Presenter:
- Dr Jane Marie Ongolo - Head of Social Welfare, Vulnerable Groups and Drug Control, African Union Commission
4. African Union Plan of Action on Drug Control and Crime Prevention (2019-2023)
Presenter:
- Dr Abel Basutu - Senior Drug Control Programme Officer, African Union Commission
5. Global Initiatives by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, US State Department
Presenters:
- William McGlynn - Senior Advisor, Office of Global Policy and Programs, Drug Demand Reduction, INL, U.S. Department of State
- Bruno Bui - Foreign Affairs Officer, Office of Global Policy and Programs, Drug Demand Reduction, INL, U.S. Department of State
6. Regional Perspective – Latin America and the Caribbean
Presenter:
- Marya Hynes - Chief, Inter-American Observatory on Drugs, CICAD
7. Summary and Invitation to Send Comments and Questions Arising from Inputs
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