Tom Lloyd was invited to give this statement at the end of the formal plenary of the 8th meeting of Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies (HONLEA), Europe in Vienna.
IHRA's new online version of the Global State of Harm Reduction is now available. This onlne tool provides up-to-date information on harm reduction politices and programmes around the world.
The report was launched in Washington, D.C., by UNODC Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa and the newly appointed Director of the United States Office of National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowske.
As the UN launches the 2009 World Drug Report, more than 40 international groups and experts worldwide today issued a call to action that presses governments to adopt a humane approach to drug policy. IDPC has signed the call as a coalition.
INPUD has been blogging in their role as NGO observers to the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB). Check out their blog which also covers other international events and conferences of relevant to drug policy.