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11 December 2019

INCB mission to Kosovo

The delegation met with the representatives of Kosovo agencies involved in pharmaceutical regulation; the administration of justice, including prosecutorial services and the judiciary; law-enforcement, customs and forensics; and public health, addiction treatment and rehabilitation.

2 December 2019

The war on drugs’ new clothes: 2019 Paris Peace Forum showcases failures of repressive drug policies

Campaigners and civil society must ensure the negative impacts of the war on drugs do not get side-lined in forums on peace and development.

30 October 2019

Nowhere to hide: It’s high time we measured countries’ performance in drug policy

In a context of scarce transparency and accountability on the impacts of drug control, civil society proposes better tools for monitoring and assessment.

30 August 2019

Tackling overdose: Addressing vulnerabilities, empowering communities

Overdose deaths are skyrocketing, especially in North America and Northern Europe. This alarming situation calls for increased funding to harm reduction approaches that empower communities.

8 August 2019

Largest ever civil society delegation attends the African Union meeting on Health, Population and Drug Control in Cairo

The new AU Plan of Action paves the way for advocacy efforts towards fairer national policies.

12 July 2019

On World Drugs Day, INCB President promotes justice for all

The positive and non-stigmatising tone and language of this year’s statement contrasts with those made in previous years.

28 June 2019

INCB stronger than ever before on decriminalisation, capital punishment & extrajudicial killings

On extrajudicial killings, the Board has provided its most categorical remarks to date.

26 June 2019

Belarus amends its drug legislation: What it really means for people caught with drugs

In a joint statement, released by the mother’s group and the Legalize Belarus civil movement on 30th May, activists identified a number of key points for meaningful drug policy reform.

25 June 2019

Support. Don’t Punish – Global solidarity grows to end the drug war

Today, we stand together from Amsterdam to Nairobi to Buenos Aires to New York to Bangkok and raise our collective voices that will not be silenced to loudly clamour for an end to repression and punishment as instruments of drug control.

21 June 2019

INCB planned country visits to the Bahamas, DPR Korea, Jordan, Madagascar, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago & Ukraine

If you know any civil society organisation active in the field of drugs in these countries, please let the VNGOC know as soon as possible, but no later than 16 July 2019.

18 June 2019

The INCB: 10 years of medical cannabis

The issue of the medical use of cannabis is one in which the Board has failed to match the progress it has made in certain other areas, such as the death penalty. Its position on the therapeutic applications of cannabis remains as it was at the close of the UNGASS decade; indeed, if anything, it is now worse.

17 June 2019

Road to 2030: Concrete actions to scale up human rights-based approaches to harm reduction

Harm reduction services are essential to reduce the burden of disease among people who inject drugs.