On 21 June 2022, GCDP hosted a public event to discuss drug policy through a human rights lens, and explore the possibilities of enhancing better coordination and collaboration in the shared responsibility of profound and positive drug policy reform. The event counted with participation from:

OPENING REMARKS
- Ambassador Jürg Lauber, Head of the Mission of Switzerland to the UN in Geneva
- Ambassador Pascalle Grotenhuis, Director Social Development & Ambassador for Women’s Rights & Gender Equality, The Netherlands

PANEL DISCUSSION
- Commissioner Louise Arbour, former United Nations High Commissioner of Human Rights
- Commissioner Juan Manuel Santos, former President of Colombia
- Dr. Dilkushi Poovendran, Division of Access to Medicines and Health Products, World Health Organization
- Dr. Elizabeth Sàenz, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

- Dr. Jennifer Hasselgard-Rowe, Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva

MODERATION
- Commissioner Ruth Dreifuss, former President of Switzerland, Member and Co-Founder of the Global Commission on Drug Policy