69th CND Session - Journalists Invited to Cover Vienna Meeting

UNODC News

Published March 2nd, 2026

Detected April 7th, 2026

Summary

UNODC issued a media advisory inviting journalists to cover the 69th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) scheduled for March 9-13, 2026 in Vienna, Austria. The session will be chaired by Ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan of Armenia and will bring together Member States, UN entities, inter-governmental organizations, civil society, and the scientific community to address international drug policy. The event will feature 169 side events and 23 exhibitions alongside the plenary sessions.

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What changed

UNODC issued a media advisory announcing the 69th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, an annual intergovernmental forum for international drug policy. The document provides logistical information including dates (March 9-13, 2026), venue (Vienna), accreditation procedures, and links to draft resolutions, agendas, and side event listings. No regulatory obligations or compliance requirements are created by this advisory.

For compliance professionals, this document is informational regarding an international policy forum rather than a binding regulatory action. The CND session may discuss and adopt resolutions affecting international drug control, but this media advisory itself imposes no compliance obligations. Organizations with interests in international drug policy should monitor outcomes from this session for potential future regulatory implications.

What to do next

Monitor UNODC communications for outcomes and resolutions from CND69
Register for media accreditation via INDICO if planning to cover the event in person
Follow webcast of plenary sessions on United Nations Web TV

Source document (simplified)

MEDIA ADVISORY

Journalists invited to cover the 69th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs

Vienna, 2 March 2026

Journalists are invited to cover the 69th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) to be held from 9-13 March 2026 in Vienna, Austria.

The 69th session will be chaired by Ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan, Permanent Representative of Armenia to the United Nations in Vienna and will be opened by the Chair, the Acting Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, John Brandolino, and other high-level speakers.

The Commission on Narcotic Drugs will bring together participants from Member States, UN entities, inter-governmental organizations, civil society, and the scientific community to discuss and find solutions to the most pressing issues related to drugs, and to take stock of progress made in the implementation of international drug policy commitments.

The list of draft resolutions can be found here.

One hundred and sixty-nine side events and 23 exhibitions will take place during the 69th session of the CND on various aspects of addressing and countering the world drug problem.

Media accreditation

Media representatives who do not have yearly accreditation to the Vienna International Centre need to register through this link on INDICO by clicking on media accreditation. More information about the requirements for media accreditation are available here or contact the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) by email: press.vienna[at]un.org.

Useful links and information

The draft agenda of the 69th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs is available here.
All plenary meetings of the sixty-ninth session will be webcast on United Nations Web TV. Media can follow the opening of the session online or in person on 9 March 2026 at 10.00 a.m. (CET).
The list of speakers and their speaking order is available on this link. Member States will make transcriptions and statements available to journalists at their own discretion.
Journalists are also invited to follow side events. The list of side events of the 69th CND can be found here.
Any further information can be found here. Join the conversation on social media by using the hashtag #CND69.