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A beginner’s guide to the decriminalisation of drug use in South Africa - Wise Wednesday series

Online

17 June 2026

This Wise Wednesday webinar covers what the decriminalisation of drugs for personal use could look like in South Africa, and how it can advance health and human rights.

2026 UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS

New York, United States / Online

22 June 2026 - 23 June 2026

The meeting will review progress since 2021 and shape a new Political Declaration, setting global commitments and accountability for the HIV response through 2030.

CND Chair's special event: World Drug Day - Launch of the 2026 UNODC World Drug Report

Vienna, Austria / Online

26 June 2026

Member States, UN entities, civil society and other stakeholders will address evolving drug policy challenges and evidence-based responses.

Support. Don’t Punish Global Day of Action 2026

World

26 June 2026

As punitive drug policies regain ground, communities worldwide are mobilising to defend human rights, care and evidence-based responses through the Support. Don’t Punish Global Day of Action 2026.

9th World Congress Against the Death Penalty

Paris, France

30 June 2026 - 2 July 2026

Advocates from around the world will gather to advance concrete commitments towards ending capital punishment, protecting fundamental rights and resisting its resurgence.

58th meeting of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board

Geneva, Switzerland / Online

30 June 2026 - 2 July 2026

The meeting will review key priorities for the global HIV response, with a thematic segment focused on human rights and harm reduction.

AIDS 2026 - 26th International AIDS Conference

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

26 July 2026 - 31 July 2026

AIDS 2026 in Rio de Janeiro will unite global leaders, communities, and people living with HIV to rethink, rebuild, and rise amid an unprecedented funding crisis for the HIV response.

#StopTheDeaths conference 2026

Glasgow, Scotland

26 August 2026 - 27 August 2026

The conference will together people with lived and living experience, policymakers, service providers, and health and social care professionals to explore responses to drug-related deaths and harms.

International Overdose Awareness Day 2026

Global

31 August 2026

A global day to remember those lost to overdose, challenge stigma and call for evidence-based action to prevent avoidable deaths.

15th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

26 September 2026 - 1 October 2026

The UN Crime Congress will take place in April 2026 in Abu Dhabi, focusing on justice, sustainability, and digital challenges, with broad, inclusive participation and regional preparations starting in 2025.

14th International Conference on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users (INHSU 2026)

Prague, Czech Republic

6 October 2026 - 9 October 2026

INHSU 2026 will convene researchers, practitioners, advocates and people who use drugs in Prague to advance evidence-based approaches to HIV, hepatitis and harm reduction in substance use settings.

Reconvened CND 69th Session

Vienna, Austria

3 December 2026 - 4 December 2026

The reconvened 69th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs is expected to take place on 3-4 December 2026 in Vienna, Austria.