The forty-eighth Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) is scheduled to meet from 20 to 22 October 2025.
Please click on the following link to find the list of substances, critical review reports, 48th Member State Questionnaire, as well as other documents relevant to the forty-eighth ECDD:
WHO Expert Committee meetings are closed to the public. However, a public information session will be held on 20 October 2025.
ECDD Public Information Meeting: Registration
WHO Expert Committee meetings are closed to the public. However, a public information meeting will be held so that individuals and entities external to WHO may listen to an update on current and future activities of the ECDD Secretariat, and to provide comment on issues on the ECDD agenda.
Individuals or representatives of public and private institutions and civil society who wish to present information to committee members on issues related to the meeting agenda are invited to register their interest to attend a virtual information meeting on 20 October from 10.00 to 13.00 CEST (Central European Summer Time).
Participation in the information meeting is by registration only. Please register in advance using this registration link
There will be no opportunity for questions and answers during the Information Session. If you wish to make an oral presentation, you need to express your interest in making an intervention in advance using the steps outlined below. One request must be completed for each individual wishing to attend or present.
How to request to make an intervention at the Public Information Meeting
Once WHO has processed your registration, you will receive a form to complete where you can request:
- To submit a written statement relating to items on the agenda of the upcoming meeting (until 15 October 2025 23:59 CEST)
- To request a slot to make an oral presentation* (live or pre-recorded) relating to items on the agenda of the upcoming meeting (until 1 October 2025 23:59 CEST).
* There are a limited number of time slots available for presentations, therefore the ECDD Secretariat may not be able to accommodate all requests to be on the open session agenda. All requests for interventions will be considered, and further instructions will be sent to successful candidates after all submissions are received. Successful requests for presentations will be allocated approx. 3-5 minutes (tbc) at the meeting.
Support and contact
For more info please read the Q&A.
English is the official working language of the ECDD. Spanish interpretation will be available at the 48th ECDD Information Meeting.
You may contact ecddsecretariat@who.int with the subject “48th ECDD Information Session” with any further questions related to your participation or support with the registration form.
Thank you very much for your interest, we look forward to your contribution.
Key deadlines
Deadline to submit a written statement: 15 October 2025, 23:59 CEST.
Deadline to request to make an oral intervention: 1 October 2025, 23:59 CEST.