EVAWUD es una campaña global que se celebra durante los 16 Días de Activismo (del 25 de noviembre al 10 de diciembre), y que exige el fin de la violencia contra las mujeres y las personas de género diverso que usan drogas, mediante políticas de drogas basadas en los derechos humanos, con perspectiva de género y orientadas a la reducción de daños. Más información, en inglés, está disponible abajo.

Eliminate Violence Against Women and Gender Diverse People Who Use Drugs

Women and Harm Reduction International Network (WHRIN)

 and partner organisations. It takes place each year during the 

16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

The campaign shines a spotlight on the extreme and widespread violence experienced by women and gender diverse people who use drugs, and on the urgent need for 

drug policies grounded in human rights, gender equality, and harm reduction

EVAWUD exposes how patriarchal norms and punitive drug laws intersect to produce gendered violence and exclusion. Women and gender diverse people who use drugs face violence at up to 25 times the rate of women in the general population — including extra-judicial killings, forced sterilisation and abortion, sexual and physical violence, loss of child custody, imprisonment for personal drug use, and denial of essential health and social services.

The campaign centres the leadership of women and gender diverse people who use drugs, highlighting 

peer-led responses and community-based initiatives

 that provide effective, rights-based solutions. EVAWUD advocates for:

integration of sexual and reproductive health and GBV services

 of women and gender diverse people who use drugs in shaping policy and services;

 of all drug use and possession, to reduce stigma, violence, and state abuse linked to the “war on drugs”.

Through coordinated global actions, storytelling, and advocacy during the 16 Days of Activism, EVAWUD challenges systemic violence and affirms the right of women and gender diverse people who use drugs to live with 

Campaña para la eliminación de la violencia contra las mujeres que usan drogas - EVAWUD 2025

La 23ª edición de ICASA busca fomentar respuestas integradas, innovadoras y basadas en derechos para poner fin al sida, la tuberculosis y la malaria, y fortalecer los sistemas de salud y la preparación ante pandemias. Más información, en inglés, está disponible abajo.

 Accra International Conference Centre(AICC)

 Catalysing Integrated Sustainable Responses to end AIDS, TB & Malaria.

Catalysing Africa’s progress towards triple elimination and sustainable resilient health systems through innovation and digital technologies.

Promote cooperation among governments, communities, the private sector, and international organizations to enhance health security and improve pandemic preparedness and response.

Strengthen capacity and facilitate knowledge exchange for healthcare professionals, researchers, and policymakers.

Empower communities and promote human rights and gender equality in the context of HIV/AIDS and emerging and reemerging diseases.

Mobilize domestic resources and political commitment to sustain Africa's progress towards achieving the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets and global health security goals.

23ra Conferencia Internacional sobre el Sida y las ITS en África (ICASA)

 Centro Internacional de Viena (Edificio C, Sala de reuniones D)

Este año, las sesiones reconvocadas de la Comisión de Estupefacientes (CND) y de la Comisión de Prevención del Delito y Justicia Penal (CCPCJ) se celebrarán de forma conjunta.

La 68ª sesión reconvocada de la CND y la 34ª sesión reconvocada de la CCPCJ tendrán lugar los días 4 y 5 de diciembre de 2025, en el Centro Internacional de Viena (Edificio C, Sala de reuniones D).

Continuación del 68to período de sesiones de la Comisión de Estupefacientes

El 69no período de sesiones de la Comisión de Estupefacientes de las Naciones Unidas se espera para el 9 al 13 de marzo de 2026 en Viena, Austria.

69na sesión de la Comisión de Estupefacientes (CND)

El Congreso abordará la justicia, la sostenibilidad y los desafíos digitales. Más información, en inglés, está disponible abajo.

“Accelerating crime prevention, criminal justice and the rule of law: protecting people and planet and achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the digital age.”

The Fifteenth Crime Congress will be held from 25 to 30 April 2026 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates under the overall theme “Accelerating crime prevention, criminal justice and the rule of law: protecting people and planet and achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the digital age”, in line with the General Assembly resolution 

High-level segment (Heads of State, Ministers, etc.)

Single declaration, later reviewed by the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

Regional preparatory meetings starting in 2025

Emphasis on participation of least developed countries, civil society, academia, and NGOs

Encourages early preparation by Member States and creation of national preparatory committees

15to Congreso de la ONU sobre Prevención del Delito y Justicia Penal

AIDS 2026, que se celebrará en Río de Janeiro, reunirá a líderes globales, comunidades y personas que viven con el VIH para repensar, reconstruir y avanzar en medio de una crisis de financiamiento sin precedentes para la respuesta al VIH. Más información, en inglés, está disponible abajo.

Scientific progress over the 40-plus years of the HIV response has transformed HIV into a manageable condition if you have access to treatment. By the end of 2024, the number of AIDS-related deaths had dropped by 54% and new HIV acquisitions by 40% since 2010. HIV treatment is now so effective that the virus can be undetectable and, therefore, untransmittable. We have highly successful long-acting HIV prevention options, including the injectables, lenacapavir and cabotegravir, with a long-acting oral prevention technology on the horizon.

Despite these gains, UNAIDS data suggests stagnant progress in recent years: 1.3 million people acquired HIV and 630,000 people died of AIDS-related causes in 2023 and again in 2024. There continue to be huge gaps in HIV prevention and treatment: 9.2 million people living with HIV were not getting life-saving medicines in 2024. This is because old barriers to HIV services persist. Among them are stigma and discrimination, criminalization and structural inequalities between populations and countries.

In early 2025, the suspension of US foreign aid, including PEPFAR, triggered a funding crisis that threatens to widen those gaps. This underscores the urgent need for countries to strengthen domestic financing, improve efficiencies and prioritize sustainability.

We have to work together to prevent the current crisis from rolling back progress.

Join the International Aids Society at the 26th annual AIDS conference in Rio de Janeiro and virtually from July 26-31, 2026, for vital conversations to rethink, rebuild and rise.

AIDS 2026 – 26ta Conferencia Internacional sobre el Sida

Se espera que la 69na sesión reanudada de la Comisión de Estupefacientes de las Naciones Unidas tenga lugar los días 3 y 4 de diciembre de 2026 en Viena, Austria.

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