To be held in Stockholm, Sweden, May 21-23, 2012
The World Forum Against Drugs is an arena for exchanging knowledge and experience, to describe new research, and to inspire to new methods of prevention. The World Forum takes place every two years. It is a meeting place for people all around the world who work to prevent drug abuse through grassroots efforts, on a voluntary basis, professionally or as policymakers. The 1st Forum was hosted in Sweden in 2008 by a group of Swedish NGOs. An outcome of the first Forum was the founding of the World Federation Against Drugs which went on to organize the 2nd World Forum in 2009. The 3rd World Forum will be held in Stockholm on May 21-23, 2012. World Federation Against Drugs main goal is to harness the awesome power of the world's NGOs to reverse the drug abuse epidemic by supporting the drug-free goal and the drug abuse prevention treaties of the United Nations. World Federation Against Drugs focuses especially on the UN Treaty on the Rights of the Child which calls on all nations to protect children from both drug use and drug sales.
World Federation Against Drugs is rooted in the Swedish experience with the drug abuse epidemic and the resulting balanced and restrictive Swedish drug policy that enjoys broad support across the political spectrum in Sweden. This policy has produced one of the lowest rates of drug use in the developed world. At the heart of World Federation Against Drugs’ approach is the commitment to a balance of efforts in law enforcement and efforts in prevention and treatment, to find better ways for the criminal justice system to work with treatment and prevention system. Together they can do a better job of reducing illegal drug use than either can do alone.
Programme of the Forum There will be three main themes:
The opening plenary session on May 21, 2012 will be the official inauguration of the World Forum. Her Majesty, Queen Silvia of Sweden has agreed to be the patron of the 3rd World Forum and will formally open the Forum on May 21, 2012. A number of distinguished guests, including the public health minister of Sweden, Maria Larsson and the US drug czar, R. Gil Kerlikowske, will attend and deliver keynote presentations. The closing session of the World Forum will take place on May 23, 2012 with keynote presentations and resolutions developed at the Forum. The programme will include parallel seminars and workshops with a focus on ways to reduce illegal drug use and the illegal trafficking of drugs. Experts from all over the world will address the three themes of the Forum. More information on www.wfad.se
Language The official language of the 3rd World Forum Against Drugs is English.
Registration Registration will open in late October, 2011. The deadline for the early registration fee is January 31, 2011.
Venue and Date The 3rd World Forum Against Drugs will be held at Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm Sweden on May 21-23, 2012.
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