EVENT: No Time Like the Present: Drug Policy Reform is More Urgent Than Ever

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side event, UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

Wednesday July 8, 2020 / noon-1:30pm ET

online registration via Zoom

The coronavirus pandemic has made ongoing crises affected by drug policy even more intense and urgent. "No Time Like the Present" will discuss incarceration, HIV/AIDS, and rule of law/human rights issues. Our speakers will provide perspectives from the global level, for the US and Philippines, and in New York City. Email [email protected] or call +1 202-236-8620 for further information.

"No Time Like the Present" is organized by DRCNet Foundation, a US-based NGO in consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council. Visit https://stopthedrugwar.org/global, https://stopthedrugwar.org/philippines for information on our international programs

• Gang Badoy Capati, Executive Director, Rock Ed Philippines
• Ruben Carranza, Senior Expert and Director of Reparative Justice Program, International Center for Transitional Justice
• Charles King, CEO, Housing Works
• Ehab Salah, Adviser, Prisons and HIV & UNAIDS Focal Point, UN Office on Drugs and Crime
• Ninan Varughese, Director a.i., UNAIDS New York Office
• moderated by David Borden, Executive Director, DRCNet Foundation