The 17th ICASA, held in Cape Town, was more focused on drug use and drug policy than the 2011 conference, but much more needs to be done at the upcoming 2015 conference in Tunisia.
On 11th December 2013, the International Narcotics Control Board issued a press release on the cannabis legislation approved by Uruguay's Congress the evening before.
Mauritius has one of the highest prevalence of drug use per capita, with high rates of heroin injection, but the possession of a syringe is considered as a criminal offence.
The Lithuanian EU presidency invited civil society members to present their views on UNGASS 2016 at the meeting of the Horizontal Working Party on Drugs
The “war on drugs” has had a devastating impact on those in the region on the front-lines, including poor farmers pushed deeper into poverty when their coca plants are eradicated.
People who inject drugs face widespread discrimination, physical violence, hostility and harassment that limits their access to lifesaving health services.
As Tuesday,10 December is Human Rights Day, the Blue Point Foundation reformulates its will to provide a range of services for people who inject drugs.
The objective of the mission was to review the drug control situation in Panama and the Government's compliance with the three international drug control conventions to which Panama is a party.
Deliberations concentrated on recent developments in drug trafficking and abuse in Nicaragua, the Government's cooperation with INCB, the measures taken by the Government to control narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and the chemicals needed for their illicit manufacture, and demand reduction policies.
Engaging in a range of ‘impact’ oriented activities, the recently established Observatory operates with the goal of promoting evidence and human rights based drug policy.
The final Ministerial Joint Statement will be presented at a High Level Segment of CND next March, and aims to review achievements and challenges since the 2009 Political Declaration on drugs was adopted.
Amid much celebration, encouraged partly by the Obama Administration's decision not to hinder the regulation, provided certain minimum conditions are met, the conference also addressed many other unresolved issues on drug policy, not only in the United States but also in the rest of the world.