{"id":6762,"date":"2010-07-08T16:50:38","date_gmt":"2010-07-08T16:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drogriporter.hu\/we-dont-want-a-russian-un-drug-czar\/"},"modified":"2022-07-04T14:48:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T12:48:21","slug":"we-dont-want-a-russian-un-drug-czar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drogriporter.hu\/en\/we-dont-want-a-russian-un-drug-czar\/","title":{"rendered":"We Don&#8217;t Want a Russian UN Drug Czar!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Watch our video and take urgent action &#8211; tell Ban Ki Moon that a Russian diplomat is a bad choice for UNODC director!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of July the current head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Antonio Maria Costa will leave his post after eight years. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/News\/Press\/docs\/\/2010\/sga1251.doc.htm\">Unfortunately, Ban Ki Moon, the Secretary General of the UN decided to appoint the current Russian ambassador to the UK, Yuri Fedotov<\/a> the new Executive Director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russia is a country with one of the worst records on drug policy and human rights: it ignores scientific evidence on effective HIV&nbsp;prevention among drug users and its punitive drug laws push drug users to the margins of society. <em><strong>Watch our video to find out more!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"We Don&#039;t Want a Russian UN Drug Czar!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5AD2bzO09jE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TAKE&nbsp;ACTION!&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">1. Please help us to spread the word and share this video with others!<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">2. <a href=\"mailto:sg@un.org, tasz@tasz.hu?subject=We%20Don't%20Want%20a%20Russian%20UN%20Drug%20Czar!&amp;body=Dear%20Mr.%20Secretary%20General!%0AWe%20are%20writing%20to%20you%20because%20you%20are%20currently%20considering%20the%20appointment%20of%20the%20Executive%20Director%20of%20the%20UN%20Office%20on%20Drugs%20and%20Crime%20(UNODC).%20We%20were%20dismayed%20to%20learn%20that%20the%20frontrunner%20for%20this%20job%20is%20Yuri%20Fedotov%2C%20the%20current%20Russian%20ambassador%20to%20the%20UK.%20%0AWe%20strongly%20oppose%20a%20candidate%20from%20a%20country%20with%20one%20of%20the%20worst%20records%20on%20drug%20policy%20and%20human%20rights.%20Russia%20is%20experiencing%20the%20most%20rapid%20increase%20in%20HIV%20infections%20on%20earth%3A%20there%20are%20more%20than%201%20million%20people%20living%20with%20HIV%2C%202%20in%203%20new%20infections%20are%20related%20to%20the%20sharing%20of%20injecting%20equipment%20by%20drug%20users.%20This%20%C2%A0perpetuation%20of%20the%20epidemic%20is%20directly%20attributed%20to%20the%20Russian%20goverments%20disavowal%20of%20simple%20scientific%20evidence%20%3A%20it%20bans%20opiate%20substitution%20treatment%20and%20it%20does%20not%20provide%20funding%20%C2%A0for%20life-saving%20needle%20and%20syringe%20programs.%0AThis%20situation%20is%20exacerbated%20by%20the%20condition%20of%20Russian%20prisons%20-%20the%20hotbeds%20of%20the%20HIV%20and%20Tuberculosis%20epidemics.%20For%20drug%20users%2C%20the%20Gulag%20is%20alive%20and%20well%20in%20these%20places%3A%20prisoners%20with%20HIV%20and%20TB%20are%20often%20tortured%20and%20left%20to%20die%20without%20life%20saving%20treatment!%0AIt%20is%20not%20surprising%20that%20Russia%20consistently%20seeks%20to%20block%20the%20inclusion%20of%20human%20rights%20language%20from%20international%20policies.%20At%20the%20UN%20commission%20on%20narcotic%20drugs%20in%202010%20Russia%20stated%20that%20the%20fight%20against%20AIDS%20is%20%E2%80%98not%20linked%20to%20human%20rights%E2%80%99.%0AWe%20ask%20you%20to%20appoint%20someone%20to%20this%20position%20who%20is%20independent%20from%20governments%2C%20who%20can%20lead%20UNODC%20in%20the%20fight%20against%20HIV%20and%20AIDS%2C%20as%20well%20as%20someone%20who%20respects%20scientific%20evidence%20and%20human%20rights.%20%0ABest%20regards%2C\">Click here and send an email to the Secretary General of the UN, Ban Ki Moon and urge him to reconsider his decision!<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the email doesn&#8217;t open automatically, please copypaste the sample letter to your own software and send it to sg@un.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Mr Ban Ki Moon<br>United Nations Secretary-General<br>United Nations Secretariat New York, NY 10017<br>sg@un.org <p><span style=\"font-size: revert; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: initial;\">Dear Mr. Secretary General!<\/span><\/p>I am writing to you because you are currently considering the appointment of the Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). I was dismayed to learn that the you decided to appoint Yuri Fedotov, a Russian diplomat for this position. <p>I strongly oppose a candidate from a country with one of the worst records on drug policy and human rights. Russia is experiencing the most rapid increase in HIV infections on earth: there are more than 1 million people living with HIV, 2 in 3 new infections are related to the sharing of injecting equipment by drug users. This \u00a0perpetuation of the epidemic is directly attributed to the Russian goverments disavowal of simple scientific evidence : it bans opiate substitution treatment and it does not provide funding \u00a0for life-saving needle and syringe programs.<\/p>This situation is exacerbated by the condition of Russian prisons &#8211; the hotbeds of the HIV and Tuberculosis epidemics. For drug users, the Gulag is alive and well in these places: prisoners with HIV and TB are often tortured and left to die without life saving treatment! <p>It is not surprising that Russia consistently seeks to block the inclusion of human rights language from international policies. At the UN commission on narcotic drugs in 2010 Russia stated that the fight against AIDS is \u2018not linked to human rights\u2019.<\/p>I ask you to reconsider your decision and appoint someone to this position who is independent from governments, who can lead UNODC in the fight against HIV and AIDS, as well as someone who respects scientific evidence and human rights. <p>Best regards,(your name)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/We-dont-want-a-Russian-UN-drug-czar\/137727872904425?ref=ts\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/drogriporter\/imce\/join-our-facebook-group.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: larger;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Posted by Peter Sarosi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch our video and take urgent action &#8211; tell Ban Ki Moon that a Russian diplomat is a bad choice for UNODC director!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1005,"featured_media":6310,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2900,2894],"tags":[],"countries":[2689],"section":[],"video-author":[2921],"drug":[],"archive":[3212,3214,3222,3229,3230,3226,3227,3240,3242,3247],"video-series":[],"class_list":["post-6762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-video-database","countries-russia-en","video-author-drugreporter","archive-criminalisation","archive-drug-policy-and-law","archive-harm-reduction","archive-hepatitis","archive-hiv-aids","archive-needle-and-syringe-programs","archive-opiate-substitution","archive-regulation-and-control","archive-russian-drug-policy","archive-united-nations-drug-policy"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/drogriporter.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/08\/we_dont_want_a_russian_un_drug_czar.png","author_info":{"display_name":"P\u00e9ter S\u00e1rosi","author_link":"https:\/\/drogriporter.hu\/en\/author\/sarosip-2\/"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin  - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>We Don&#039;t Want a Russian UN Drug Czar! 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He is a human rights activist and drug policy expert, the founder and editor of the Drugreporter website since 2004, the author of countless articles, co-author of books and director of films about harm reduction and drug policy reform. He was the Director of the Drug Policy Program at the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union between 2004 and 2015. He is experienced in working at international drug policy forums such as the Commission on Narcotic Drugs. He was twice elected to the Core Group of the EU Civil Society Forum on Drugs. He is the co-chair of the Eurasian Harm Reduction Network. He has been representing the Hungarian Harm Reduction Network at the government\u2019s drug advisory body in Hungary since 2007. Peter also contributed to building a network of advocacy NGOs in Europe: the European Drug Policy Initiative. He provided technical assistance to several NGOs, and launched several campaigns on drug policy reform. 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