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Special commemorative event of the 64th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs - World Drug Day

Webcast

25 June 2021

UNODC hosts a special commemorative event on the occasion of World Drug Day, at which the World Drug Report 2021 was officially launched.

A war on research: Drug policy and 50 years of lost knowledge

Webinar

24 June 2021 - 3 June 2021

Exploring the systemic gaps in our knowledge on the circumstances in which people use drugs can help explain the war on drugs' misaligned objectives.

Rational drug policy: Centring social justice and health

Online

24 June 2021 - 23 June 2021

An event to discuss critical issues about the new drug law of Ghana and explore strategies in its proper implementation.

Rome Consensus 2.0 & Support Don't Punish towards humanitarian drug policy on World Drug Day 2021

Online

23 June 2021 - 22 June 2021

As part of World Drug Day 2021, Rome Consensus 2.0 and Support. Don't Punish. discuss the effectiveness of various harm reduction initiatives across several countries.

9th symposium on HIV, law and human rights

Online

17 June 2021 - 17 June 2021

HIV Legal Network sets out to define the global targets necessary towards overcoming the decades-long public health challenge that is HIV.

50 years of the failed drug war and its consequences in Latin America: A conversation with former president of Mexico Ernesto Zedillo

Online

16 June 2021

Former President Zedillo discusses how the war on drugs has damaged rather than aided Latin America's social, economic, and political development.

Racial justice & the war on drugs

Webinar

15 June 2021

The American Journal of Bioethics organises a webinar on racial justice & the war on drugs.

Prisons in Southeast Asia: Neglected COVID-19 Hotspots?

Webinar

14 June 2021 - 13 June 2021

Reporting on the spread COVID-19 in Southeast Asian prisons without addressing prison overcrowding and neglect of proper health care will not aid the fight against rising case figures.

High-level meeting (HLM) on HIV/AIDS

7 June 2021 - 9 June 2021

The high-level meeting will review the progress made in reducing the impact of HIV since the last United Nations General Assembly high-level meeting on HIV and AIDS in 2016 and the General Assembly expects to adopt a new political declaration to guide the future direction of the response.

12th International Conference on Nightlife, Substance Use and Related Health Issues

Montréal, Canada

1 June 2021 - 3 June 2021

Club Health Montréal 2021 will bring together experts to exchange information on the latest research, policy and practice on protecting and promoting health in nightlife settings.

#DrugDecrim Month

Online

31 May 2021 - 29 June 2021

Over the course of June 2021, the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) organises five weeks of activities to highlight the importance and the potential of ending the criminalisation associated with the 'war on drugs' for the health and well-being of our communities.

Decolonising drug policy: Dismantling racism and colonialism through drug policy reform

Webinar

26 May 2021 - 25 May 2021

A discussion on the prospects of dismantling racist, colonialist policies through global drug policy reform.