CONCEPT NOTE

Regional civil society dialogue and working groups:

Towards a Declaration on the ASEAN drug-free target

at the

International Harm Reduction Conference

The Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur

21 October 2015

Objective

To produce a high-impact joint declaration on the ASEAN drugs target. The Declaration will be a collaborative effort between civil socety across ASEAN, whereby feedback will be collected via a SurveyMonkey questionnaire, compiled, and finalised at the meeting. Each ASEAN-based civil society representative will be asked to feedback as an organisation. An ASEAN representative will be invited to be present, and will receive the finalised declaration at the meeting. A press release will go out to media at the conclusion of the meeting.

Participants:

By invitation only

Dates & Times

17 August 2015             SurveyMonkey Questionnaire finalised

20 August 2015             Invites & Questionnaire sent to participants

27 August 2015             Feedback compiled and declaration drafted

21 October 2015            Regional civil society dialogue and working groups: the ASEAN drug-free target

Tentative Agenda

10:00-10:15am               Opening & Welcoming Remarks by Prof Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman

10:15-11:30am               Panel: Situational Report on the ASEAN Drug-Free Target

1. Member of Parliament – Malaysia

2. Civil Society – Burma

3. Civil Society – Vietnam

4. PKNI – Indonesia

5. Civil Society – Thailand

11:30am-12:00pm          Discussion on Presentations

12:00pm-1:00pm           Finalisation of Declaration & Discussion on Way Forward

– How to use Declaration for advocacy with ASOD (ASEAN Senior Officials on Drug Matters)