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Vienna - Austria (main launch)
5 March 2019, 11 a.m. (CET)
With:
Viroj Sumyai, President of the International Narcotics Control Board
Venue: United Nations in Vienna, Vienna International Centre (Conference Room 6, C-Building, 7th Floor), Wagramer Str. 5, 1400 Vienna
Contact details for media enquiries: Anne Thomas (Ms), Tel: +43-1 26060-5588, anne.thomas [at] un.org
Abuja, Nigeria
5 March 2019, 11 a.m. (local time)
With:
Director General, National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC)- Professor Moji Christianah Adeyeye,
Folusho Ajayi,
Liaison Officer, UNODC, Nigeria, Chairman/CEO, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
Venue: NAFDAC, Abuja
Contact for more information: Glen Pricahrd, UNODC (glen.prichard[at]un.org)
Athens, Greece
5 March 2019, 1 p.m. (local time)
With:
Dr. George Bardanis, President of the Board of KETHEA, Vasileios Gkitakos, PhD, KETHEA Director and Nikos Konstandaras, journalist, member of the Board of KETHEA as moderator
Venue: Conference Hall at the Ministry of Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Information, Fragoudi 1 & Al. Pantou Str., Kallithea, Athens
Contact for more information: Marina Daskalopoulou and Katerina Karaveli, (+30 210 9241993-6, ext. 269 & 223), info[at]kethea.gr
Lima, Peru
5 March 2019, 8 a.m. (local time)
With
Alberto Otárola, Member of the International Narcotics Control Board
Venue: Mini-Dublin Group (Spanish Embassy)
Contact for more information: Kristian Hölge (kristian.hoelge[at]un.org)
Istanbul, Turkey
5 March 2019, 1 p.m. (local time)
with
Professor Sevil Atasoy, Member of the International Narcotics Control Board,
Venue: T.C. Üsküdar Üniversitesi, Altunizade Mh. Haluk Türksoy Sk. No:14, PK:34662 Üsküdar, İstanbul
Contact for more information: Ahmet Parla (parla[at]un.org)
Mexico City, Mexico
5 March 2019, 9.30 a.m. (local time)
With
: Raúl Martín del Campo, Member of the International Narcotics Control Board, Alfonso Novelo, Federal Commissioner, Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS), Oscar Santiago Quintos, Head of the National Office of Drug Policy in the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic, Eduardo Jaramillo, General Director for the United Nations Organization, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, welcome by Antonino De Leo, Representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Mexico
Venue: "Mario Molina" auditorium, joint headquarters of the United Nations, Montes Urales, 440
Contact for more information: Gabriela Jaimes Rojas, UNODC, gabriela.jaimesrojas[at]un.org
Moscow, Russian Federation
5 March 2019 1 p.m. (local time)
With:
Professor Galina Korchagina, Member of the International Narcotics Control Board, Deputy Director of Research at the National Centre for Research on Drug Addiction
Venue: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Center in Moscow, Russia
Contact for further information: Maria Melnikova, UN Information Centre, marija.melnikova[at]un.org
New Delhi, India
5 March 2019, 3.30 p.m. (local time)
Venue: Plaza Terrace Hall, The Lalit, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi
With keynote address by
Jagjit Pavadia, Member of the International Narcotics Control Board and Vice Chair of the Standing Committee on Estimates, weclome by Sergey Kapinos, Representative, UNODC South Asia and statements by representatives of the Government of India
Contact for more information: Samarth Pathak, UNODC, samarth.pathak[at]un.org
Rabat, Morocco
7 March 2019, 10.30 a.m. (local time)
With
Jallal Toufiq,
Member of the International Narcotics Control Board
Venue: UN compound, 13 Rue Ahmed Balafrej, Souissi, Rabat
Contact for more information: Fethi Debbabi, debbabi[at] un.org
