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Against the backdrop of unprecedented dynamics at recent sessions of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs — such as the return of voting at the 67th session and diplomatic sparring over the Sustainable...

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Against the backdrop of unprecedented dynamics at recent sessions of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs — such as the return of voting at the 67th session and diplomatic sparring over the Sustainable...

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This side event, organised by the EU Civil Society Forum on Drugs, brings together civil society, government representatives and experts to explore what a right to health approach to drug policy lo...

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Governments around the world are increasingly recognising that punitive drug policies have failed. Criminalisation continues to drive preventable health harms, mass incarceration, and serious huma...

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At the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council, IDPC delivered a statement during the interactive dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights. Speaking on beh...

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In this tenth edition of IDPC’s webinar series on the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), we unpack what was at stake at the 69th Session of the CND, held in Vienna from 9–13 March 2026. This s...

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Ganna Dovbakh, Harm reduction activist from Ukraine and Executive Director of the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association reflects on how war, repression and authoritarian influence have reversed harm ...

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Ingrid García Minda, Executive Coordinator, INREDH Foundation, Ecuador, analyses Ecuador’s security crisis, linking drug policy to state retreat, policing incentives, prison control by criminal gan...

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Susanna Ronconi, Forum Droghe, Italy, reflects on how UNGASS 2016 supported drug policy reform and civil society action in Italy, and how recent political shifts have led to renewed criminalisation...

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Frimpong, Ghanaian peer, reflects on decades of criminalisation in Ghana, the shift from arrests to support services, and why fines must be abolished and harm reduction expanded nationwide so peopl...

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Luana Malheiro, Malheiro, Rede Nacional de Feministas Antiproibicionistas (RENFA), Brazil, reflects on how the drug war in Brazil has criminalised women, increased incarceration and persecuted acti...

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Catherine Cook, Acting Executive Director at Harm Reduction International (HRI), reflects on a decade of harm reduction progress undermined by chronic underfunding, donor dependence and punitive pr...

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Anton Basenko, national and international drug policy and community leader from Ukraine, and Executive Director of the International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD), reflects on how UNGASS ...

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Former Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (Global Commission on Drug Policy) reflects on the unfulfilled promise of UNGASS 2016 and calls for a decisive shift toward human rights, public health...

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IDPC presents 'The UNGASS decade in review: Gaps, achievements and paths for reform', a flagship publication that assesses the state of play in global drug policy, reflecting on areas of progress w...

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The concept of ‘Narcoterrorism’ was coined in the 1980s and has long been associated with extreme responses to drugs. In recent months, the term has regained prominence amongst governments in the A...

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At the 68th CND reconvened session, IDPC delivered a joint statement denouncing the ECDD’s decision to recommend keeping the coca leaf in Schedule I — a critical failure that ignores evidence, Indi...

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Sweeping cuts to international development aid in 2025 have had a devastating impact on harm reduction services, civil society advocacy, community-led responses, and global research efforts. UN age...

At the 48th session of the WHO’s Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD), the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) called for the full descheduling of the coca leaf from international dru...

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IDPC joined this year’s CND thematic discussions to call for bold, evidence-based reform — urging governments to support the new expert panel reviewing the UN drug control system and ensure civil s...

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