International Narcotics Control Board

Events

INCB civil society hearing 2024 (Theme: Synthetic drugs - Scenarios and responses)

Online

20 May 2024 - 31 May 2024

The INCB will hold its annual civil society hearing in relation to synthetic drugs and their rapid expansion.

Publications27 July 2023

The INCB Report for 2022 - Regulated cannabis markets and international legal tensions: A missed opportunity

IDPC welcomes the Board's increasing focus on human rights issues and cannabis regulation, whilst regretting its misrepresentation of the evidence on the latter, flawed interpretations of the relationship between human rights and drug control treaties, and a lack of constructive thinking on how to address the proliferation of systemic breaches in the global drug control regime.

News9 June 2023

WHO launches a single-source repository on drug dependence information

WHO improves its information-sharing process by introducing a new single-source repository, representing the only online, freely accessible collection of information and reports on new psychoactive substances and medicines.

Publications29 March 2023

INCB Annual Report 2022

The INCB reviews the functioning of the international drug control system, dedicating a thematic chapter to the analysis of the trend to legalise the non-medical use of cannabis.

Publications17 January 2023

The spectre of article 14: The INCB Report for 2021, regulated cannabis markets and the board’s potential enforcement measures

IDPC addresses the tensions facing the INCB, and the global drug control regime as a whole, in relation to the increasing number of jurisdictions adopting legally regulated markets, and concludes on the need for reform and modernisation.

News10 December 2022

Statement by the INCB President on the occasion of Human Rights Day, 10 December 2022

INCB President stresses human rights obligations as a condition for States to duly implement drug control conventions.

News28 February 2022

INCB statement on ensuring availability of and access to controlled medicines in Ukraine and neighbouring countries

The Board reminds Member States of simplified procedures to ensure access to controlled medicines in acute emergency situations.

News11 December 2021

Statement by the INCB President on the occasion of Human Rights Day, 10 December 2021

To mark this year's Human Rights Day, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) calls on States parties to the three international drug control conventions to place human rights at the centre of their drug control policies.

News9 September 2021

INCB, UNODC and WHO joint statement on access to controlled medicines in emergencies

Urgent action is needed to ensure that national systems improve access to controlled medicines for people affected by emergencies, including pandemics, and climate-related disasters.

Blog9 June 2021

New INCB President, plus civil society dialogue on illegal financial flows and their impact on development and security

In one of her first tweets after assuming the presidency, Ms Pavadia stressed that drug control measures must respect human rights – a welcome statement that follows the INCB’s new emphasis on human rights, already assumed by her predecessor, Mr Cornelis de Joncheere.

Blog27 April 2021

INCB’s busy spring: Elections, the 2020 annual report, and CND

IDPC provides an overview of INCB activities over the past quarter.

Blog8 March 2021

INCB continues to monitor compliance with the UN drug conventions: Consultations with the Philippines and Uruguay

Stark contrasts are emerging in the global community on how to address the legality of cannabis, as the INCB meets with Filipino and Uruguayan drug control representatives.

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