Calendar of Events - Upcoming Events

Event types
Date Title Organizer Description Location Participation
27 – 28 January 2025 Open-ended intergovernmental expert group meeting on "Enhancing and strengthening international and regional cooperation and domestic efforts to address the global synthetic drug problem." UNODC

This two-day expert group meeting, coordinated by the UNODC Synthetic Drug Strategy, serves as a platform exclusively for Member States' experts to share their experiences and best practices in addressing the global synthetic drug problem. This year's meeting will build on the discussions and priorities identified during the 2024 expert group meeting.

 Vienna, Austria

  • UNODC Member States
Date TBC Thought Leaders’ Forum on Synthetic Drugs U.S. Department of State / INL

Meeting of global experts to identify existing limitations and opportunities to the international community’s approach on synthetics.  The Forum will also carry out a forecasting exercise with recommendations.

 United States

  • Application and registration process forthcoming, contact: Prakasham [at] state [dot] gov (Prakasham[at]state[dot]gov) and HigginsLE [at] state [dot] gov (HigginsLE[at]state[dot]gov)
Date TBC Global Coalition Meeting of Latin American Governments on Synthetic Drug Threats in the Caribbean with a Focus on Air Trafficking OAS/CICAD and UNODC

One of two Global Coalition meetings in the Western Hemisphere to convene Spanish and Portuguese-speaking Latin America states to discuss the challenges of synthetic drug supply reduction, with a special focus on air trafficking. 

 TBD

  • OAS Member States
Date TBC Global Coalition Steering Group Meeting for Working Group 1 – Manufacturing and Trafficking of Synthetic Drugs and their Precursors U.S. Department of State / INL

Meeting of Working Group 1 leaders and other partners to discuss operationalization of Working Group lines of action.

 Washington, D.C., United States

  • Contact: syntheticscoalition [at] state [dot] gov (syntheticscoalition[at]state[dot]gov)
10 – 14 March 2025 Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) UNODC

Annual meeting of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) organized by UNODC. 

 Vienna, Austria

  • UN Member States, civil society organizations
17 – 19 March 2025 Planet Youth Conference 2025 Planet Youth

Iceland-Conference-2025 – PlanetYouth

 Reykjavik, Iceland

  • Open
3 – 4 April 2025 International Network for Legislation on Drugs (INLOD) OAS/CICAD

In person meeting of OAS-CICAD’s new INL-funded program INLOD-LAC.  This will be the first regional in-person meeting of INLOD, designed to create a parliamentarian network in Latin America and the Caribbean that will serve as a knowledge exchange platform for legislatures and drug policymakers to collaborate, generate, and share best practices as well as sample legislation.

 

 Miami, Florida, United States

  • Legislators and drug commissions from OAS Member States
Date TBC Global Coalition Meeting of Pacific Governments on Manufacturing and Trafficking of Synthetic Drugs Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Meeting of governments from the Pacific to discuss manufacturing and trafficking trends in their region and develop coordinated approaches.

 TBD

  • Invitation Sent through PIF focal points, contact: asma [dot] fakhri [at] un [dot] org (asma[dot]fakhri[at]un[dot]org) and collie [dot] brown [at] un [dot] org (collie[dot]brown[at]un[dot]org)
Date TBC Global Coalition Meeting of Caribbean Governments on Synthetic Drug Threats in the Caribbean with a Focus on Air Trafficking OAS/CICAD and UNODC

One of two Global Coalition meetings in the Western Hemisphere to convene English-speaking Caribbean states and observers to discuss the challenges of synthetic drug supply reduction, with a special focus on air trafficking. 

Participation

  • OAS Member States
 TBD

  • OAS member states and observers
Date TBC Global Coalition Meeting for Central Asian States on Drug Demand Reduction and Data Collection UNODC

Meeting of Central Asian states to share national experiences and best practices in address synthetic drug consumption and data collection. 

 TBD

  • Central Asian states and observers
Date TBC Global Coalition Meeting on Private Sector Engagement in Addressing Synthetic Drug Threats within the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Group of Experts on Chemical Substances and Pharmaceutical Products OAS/CICAD

Western Hemisphere meeting of governments and private sector representatives on the margins of the Group of Experts on Chemical Substances and Pharmaceutical Products

 TBD

  • OAS member states and observers
13 – 14 June 2025 NIDA International Forum National Institute on Drug Abuse

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2025 NIDA International Forum
June 13 and 14, 2025
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

https://nida.nih.gov/international/international-forum/2025-nida-international-forum

Join the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Program for the 2025 NIDA International Forum, which will be held June 13–14, 2025, at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

  • Plenary submission deadline (Oct 31), Registration opens in January
Date TBC Global Coalition Meeting on Border Security in Addressing Synthetic Drug Threats OAS/CICAD

Global Coalition Hemispheric meeting on border security taking place on both sides of an international land border in the Americas.  Participants will discuss their own challenges, receive training and see real-time border protocols and technologies on both sides of an international border. 

 International Border, TBD

  • OAS Member States and observers
15 – 19 September 2025 Annual Workshops of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP) ISSUP

Regional meeting of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP) for the Asia region to train the synthetic drug workforce

 Bali, Indonesia

  • Civil society, governments, universities, private sector.
Date TBC Asian National Drug Secretariats Meeting Colombo Plan

Annual meeting of Colombo Plan Drug Commissions to develop plans for addressing drug supply and demand in the coming year.  This meeting will include a special focus on synthetic drugs in support of the Global Coalition. 

 Bali, Indonesia

  • Colombo Plan member states and observers