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63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council

Geneva, Switzerland

7 September 2026 - 7 October 2026

The 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council provides an important forum for advancing human rights worldwide, including in relation to drug policies and their impacts on affected communities.

8th International Conference on Law Enforcement and Public Health (LEPH2026)

Leeds, United Kingdom

6 September 2026 - 9 September 2026

LEPH2026 will bring together law enforcement, public health, policy and research experts to explore approaches at the intersection of policing and public health, including on drug policy and harm reduction.

The U.S. 'war on drugs' meets the 'war on terror': Lawless killings overseas while communities suffer at home

New York City, United States

2 September 2026

As the US intensifies its militarised approach to drug policy in the name of 'narcoterrorism', the Drug Policy Alliance and the Center for Constitutional Rights discuss how this framing legitimises state violence and undermines human rights.

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.

#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.

Responding to police in health service settings: Know your rights, protect your clients

Online

13 August 2026

The event offers practical tools for health and harm reduction service providers in British Columbia to protect clients’ rights and reduce unwanted police interference.

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.

Drugs, data and justice: Resisting algorithmic policing, building safety

Online

22 July 2026

This roundtable explores how punitive drug policies are fuelling digital systems of surveillance, exclusion and institutional violence, and how cross-movement advocacy can advance harm reduction, accountability and safety.

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.

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.

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.

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.