IDPC analyses INCB's presence at the 60th CND - including its positions on proportionality of sentencing, drug consumption rooms and use of drugs by indigenous peoples.
Jamie Bridge explores Resolution 60/12 which, for the first time, calls specific attention to harm reduction and the dire need for funding to combat HIV.
In January 2017, a two-day conference was held to discuss methods of tackling issues surrounding methamphetamine - including prison overcrowding, decriminalisation of drug use and harm reduction measures. Patcharalavan Akbar and Gloria Lai report on the proceedings.
As high-purity/high-dose ecstasy pills return to the market and casualties rise, Oli Stevens discusses the roles testing can play. It can act as a harm reduction initiative, can it shape the composition of drug markets themselves?
Nathalie Rose reports on the Arusha Declaration whereby officials from several East African countries have committed to advocate for the promotion of health services towards people who use drugs.
Maria-Goretti Ane discusses the new Action Plan - targeting high and middle-level drug offenders, while offering alternatives to incarceration for people who use drugs – including treatment, rehabilitation and reintegration services.
To celebrate the adoption of its new strategy, ASEAN released a promotional video on the region’s vision of ‘drug-free communities’ - despite the failure and negative consequences of an overly repressive approach towards drugs.
75 countries met for the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan on the 4th and 5th October 2016, along with 26 international organisations and agencies. The Afghan government presented its plan for reform, which was endorsed by those countries attending, which pledged $15 billion toward maintaining the nation’s economic stability, state-building and development.
