This PITCH paper highlights examples of positive shifts in policy, programme and service delivery as well as rights protections for people living with and at greatest risk of HIV, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

INPUD introduce the key human rights mechanisms and processes and how they have weighed in on human rights issues relevant to people who use drugs.

WHRIN and AKSI document rights violations against women who use drugs in Indonesia, including in relation to gender-based violence, access to health and police abuse.

The first issue of the magazine “Check” is dedicated to exploring the topic of new psychoactive substances, existing responses to the emergence of these substances and thoughts of peers from the EECA region.

The HIV Legal Network summarises its work challenging injustice the EECA region since 2003.

MENAHRA documents the key challenges faced by people who use drugs in the region and outlines avenues to uphold their rights.

HRI present and analyses the findings of research conducted with and among people who use drugs, service providers, and community paralegals in Indonesia and the Philippines, exploring how COVID-19 measures impacted on their livelihood, security, health, and human rights.

The Campaign for the Decriminalisation of Petty Offences outlines key AU bodies and practical tips on engagement for advocacy.

Riboulet-Zemouli et al. discuss the scientific assessment of cannabis-related drug controls and CBD by the ECDD and political discussions at CND in December 2020.

IDPC contextualises its most recent period of activities under the light of 15 lessons learnt over our network's fifteen years of existence.

The IDPC membership share insights on progress and setbacks in drug policy reform in 47 countries.

IDPC, TB/HIV Care and ARASA demonstrate how drug policy reform is a sustainable development issue that African countries need to urgently address to achieve the SDGs.

SSDP provides an overview of how to navigate engagement mechanisms with the main UN institutes involved in drug policy-making.

UNITE, the APPG for Drug Policy Reform and ZCLDN summarise discussions on drug use and policy reform in Zimbabwe.

UNODC describes principles and a methodology to facilitate web-based outreach in the field of harm reduction by civil society and public services.

The Harm Reduction Consortium presents the first edition of the Global Drug Policy Index, which documents, measures and compares national-level drug policies against the UN Common Position on drugs.

Saba Rouhani et al. shed light on preliminary findings that suggest declines in arrests and prosecutions of people in situations of vulnerability do not lead to increased insecurity or nuisance.

C-EHRN offer tools and principles to improve services for people experiencing homelessness who use drugs.

HRI and INPUD call on the largest donor for harm reduction to ramp-up efforts to ensure community engagement and leadership

This Special Issue of the Journal of illicit Economies and Development seeks to understand the environmental impacts of illicit economies beyond traditional crime-focused indicators.