Harm Reduction International

Over the last decade, aid donors spent approximately $60 million on 'narcotics control' projects in countries that retain the death penalty for drug-related offences, including Iran, which carried ...

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In 2016, the Community-Oriented Substance Use Programme brought harm reduction services for people who use drugs in South Africa. This has been possible through a partnership between the City of Ts...

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In March 2026, our colleague, Giada Girelli, attended the Commission on Narcotic Drugs' side event "From Data to National and Regional Journeys: Ending the death penalty for drug offences", where s...

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The host city for the Harm Reduction International Conference 2027 is here.  At HRI, we choose host cities for our conference that mirror the spirit of the harm reduction movement; resistance, r

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Filmed in Bogota, Colombia, in April 2025, as part of the Harm Reduction International Conference. www.hri.global

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Reflections on the Harm Reduction International Conference in Sao Paolo in 1998, by Fábio Mesquita. Filmed in Bogota, Colombia, in April 2025, as part of the Harm Reduction International Conferenc...

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Filmed in Bogota, Colombia, in April 2025, as part of the Harm Reduction International Conference. www.hri.global

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Filmed in Bogota, Colombia, in April 2025, as part of the Harm Reduction International Conference. www.hri.global

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Video: Volker Türk: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Austria Filmed in Bogota, Colombia, in April 2025, as part of the Harm Reduction International Conference. www.hri.global

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Filmed in Bogota, Colombia, in April 2025, as part of the Harm Reduction International Conference. www.hri.global

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Huge congratulations to our HR25 Award Winners! Chairs: Cinzia Brentari & Billy Pick INTERNATIONAL ROLLESTON AWARD: Liz Evans & Mark Townsend NATIONAL ROLLESTON AWARD: Inés Elvira Mejía Mott

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Chair: Diego Lugo-Vivas Claudia Lopera: Social Leader and Community Activist, Colombia Luz Mery Panche Chocué: Indigenous Leader, Amazonian Territory of Caquetá, Colombia Paula Kahn: Community Hea...

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Chair: Cate Faehrmann Marcos Roche Miranda: A Classroom Outside the Classroom: Recinto Pa’ la Calle’s Contributions for Puerto Rican Health Professionals Pablo Gonzalez Nieto: Customer Service: D...

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Chair: Mat Southwell Ernesto Cortes: Crack and Basuco Pipes in Latin America: Smokable Cocaine, Harm Reduction, and Decolonization Sacha Hertzog: How to Cook Crack 101: The Making of a Harm Reduc...

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Chair: Tracie Gardner Tatyana Sleiman: Integrating Drug Response Into Public Primary Healthcare: A Case Study From Lebanon Sue McCutcheon: Into the English Void: A Dynamic Evolving Model of Outre...

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Chair: José Arturo Costa Escobar Ancella Voets: Need for Culturally and Linguistically Relevant Harm Reduction Services for, and an End to Criminalization of Marginalized Migrants Who Use Drugs S...

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Chair: Mina Barling Video Address from Former President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos Anton Basenko: INPUD, Ukraine Presentation of the Brooklyn McNeil Rae of Hope Award: Centre on Drug Policy E...

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Chair: Isabel Pereira Arana H.E. Ms Laura Gil: Ambassador-at-Large for Colombia’s Global Drug Policy, Permanent Representative to the United Nations and International Organizations in Vienna, Colo...

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Chair: Nick Kent Juanita Theresa Greene: Stanford REACH Lab’s Safety First: A Comprehensive, Harm Reduction-Based, Drug Intervention Curriculum for Middle and High School Students Rebeca Calzada ...