Global launch of the 2020 World Drug Report

When : Thursday 25 June 2020 at 10 a.m. Vienna time (CEST)

Where :         In person at the Vienna International Centre, RoomC0225A, C-Building, 2nd floor
                                or
                                online - link will be shared upon registration

Speakers:              Ghada Waly, Executive Director, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
                                and
                                Angela Me, Chief of the Research and Trend Analysis Branch, UNODC

Short summary: The 2020 World Drug Report provides a global overview of the supply and demand of opiates, cocaine, cannabis, amphetamine-type stimulants and new psychoactive substances (NPS), as well as their impact on health, taking into account the possible effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It highlights, through improved research and more precise data, that the adverse health consequences of drug use are more widespread than previously thought.

Registration: To register, receive an advanced copy of the 2020 World Drug Report and for interview requests, please fill in this form: https://forms.gle/howmowvf6MyF4uhA7

Registration for in person attendance is open until 12:00 CEST on Wednesday 24 June 2020. Registration for online attendance closes one hour before the launch.

*COVID-19 Measures: All journalists, including those accredited to the UN in Vienna, who plan to attend in person, need to register for the press briefing by 12:00 CEST on Wednesday 24 June by submitting the online form (link above)

* *** *

For further information, please contact:

Brian Hansford
Chief, UNODC Advocacy Section
Mobile: (+43-699) 1458-3225
Email: brian.hansford[at]un.org

United Nations

Information Service Vienna

MEDIA ADVISORY

Global launch of the 2020 World Drug Report