The event is based upon the principal beliefs of most Indigenous Peoples wherein the relationship between our cultural heritage together with the relationship to our spiritual lands provide the basis for the guidelines in the treatment of our individual healing. The conference recognizes that treating our health must be done by treating the whole person in a holistic approach through mind, body, soul and culture. No matter which country you come from throughout this world, if you are a First Nations person, the statistics whether it be health, education, or the justice system is monstrously worst than a non-Indigenous individual. Nowadays Indigenous peoples have diverse range of lifestyle from city dwellers to remote bush isolated communities. The conference itself is not designed to provide answers for everybody however it is designed to bring together both government and non-government agencies who are working in the field of Indigenous health with the belief that working together can close the gap between the state of Indigenous Health as compared to the health of mainstream. It is envisage that up to 300 delegates will attend the 2014 International Indigenous Health Conference which is scheduled on 15th – 17th of December 2014 in Cairns, Australia.

For many years, the provision of Aboriginal health services had been broken and fragmented when it comes to delivery of primary health services. There were government providers and grassroots communities’ Aboriginal medical services where in many cases, duplication of services occurred. However over time, service providers have joined forces in, not just the physical provision of services but also in such fields as research, health education and even the training of staffs in order to improve Indigenous health.

This gathering will highlight some of the existing Indigenous health programs currently implemented in Aboriginal communities all over the world and provide a unique opportunity for delegates and speakers to see the power of people networking together in one place, at one time with similar goals and exchange information regarding the successes and challenges that workers involve in implementing Aboriginal health programs faced. Hence, we encourage grassroots communities to participate and present their existing, successful programs during the event.

To ensure grassroots community programs are highlighted, no less than 50 percent of the conference proceedings are and is devoted to community groups. Papers are now being called for with the first round closes on 31st January 2014 and second round closing date on the 28th of February 2014 respectively. To further ensure the continuous success of the conference, an Indigenous working group is being established to advise the committee on correct adherence to cultural equilibrium. The conference is not political based rather should be seen as an opportunity to access information that is not readily available at your own level.

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World Indigenous Health Conference 2014

2014年世界土著人健康会议是为了汇集为土著人健康而工作的机构。这些机构的共同信念是：共同努力可以减少土著人的健康状况与主流社会的健康状况之间的差距。英语版本拥有更多信息，请阅读下文。

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2014年世界土著人健康会议

Let's talk about drugs: A conversation with Sir Richard Branson, Founder of the Virgin Group, Commissioner with the Global Commission on Drug Policy and Richard Elliott, Executive Director, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network

Moderated by Anna Maria Tremonti, Host of CBC’s “The Current.”

 a documentary on the history and destructive effects of the “war on drugs.”

3:00PM Conversation with Sir Richard Branson

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 Let’s talk about drugs - A conversation with Sir Richard Branson

Sustainable funding for harm reduction is in crisis, currently just 7% of what is required according to the UNAID investment framework is invested globally and the majority of funding for harm reduction is invested from international sources such as bilateral donors and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria.

The changing donor landscape is threatening harm reduction programmes, particularly in middle income countries. While the challenges are considerable there are concrete actions that donors, governments and harm reduction advocates can take to build a fully funded harm reduction response.

This event organised by Harm Reduction International, the Eurasian Harm Reduction Network and UNODC will focus on civil society initiatives to inform harm reduction resourcing advocacy in middle income countries within Asia and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. These initiatives seek to assess the levels of harm reduction funding and the gap required to scale services up.

: Kofi Annan Meeting Room Ground Floor UNAIDS.

The global crisis for harm reduction funding

 in High Wycombe. The event will be an all day meeting incorporating speakers and an AGM.

The meeting is being hosted by the Oasis Partnership, and is sponsored by Frontier. The meeting is free to attend, and will include presentations from the NNEF, Public Health England and NICE – as well as great speakers covering topics such as foil, naloxone, steroid use, needle and syringe cleaning, and pharmacy exchange. The meeting is targeted at needle exchange workers, people who use drugs and advocates across the country, and aims to present the latest news and developments in the field.

We'll have a full agenda available for you soon.

You can view a list of nearby hotels here as we will also be announcing a Harm Reduction Cafe event for the night before the meeting.

Needle National Exchange Forum Conference

Experts such as journalist Linda Farthing, co-producer of 

, and Neil Franklin, Executive Director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), will discuss the effects of the war on drugs in Baltimore and Latin America.

US war on drugs: How is Baltimore connected to Latin America?

Get involved with the World AIDS Day campaign

World AIDS Day is held on 1 December each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day and the first one was held in 1988.

This year the Campaign asking people to show solidarity with the 34 million worldwide by wearing the universal symbol of HIV awareness, the red ribbon. We want you to get creative - put it on clothes, on food, on buildings. There is nowhere the red ribbon cannot go! So no matter what you do this World AIDS Day, make sure you #PutARibbonOnIt

Some of the facts of the HIV in the UK are the following:

Over 90% of people with HIV were infected through sexual contact

You can now get tested for HIV using a saliva sample

HIV is not passed on through spitting, biting or sharing utensils

Only 1% of babies born to HIV positive mothers have HIV

You can get the results of an HIV test in just 15-20 minutes

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World AIDS Day

今年的活动是要求来自世界各地的3400万的人穿着红色的丝带来展示团结一致。英语版本拥有更多信息，请阅读下文。

世界艾滋病日

This workshop will focus on violence and insecurity in Latin America, as well as examples of how governments have sought to reduce these levels of violence, with a particular focus on Mexico, Bolivia and Guatemala. For more information about the event, please refer to the programme below.

Workshop - “Insecure Spaces in Latin America: Encounters with Violence and Drugs”

With a greater number of casualties than the Afghanistan and Iraq campaigns combined, and very meagre results, the US is starting to reconsider the "War on Drugs", waged since the '70s. The paradox of the "repressive-only" approach - the tougher the government acts, the more profitable the drug trade becomes - is being increasingly exposed by the media, opinion leaders, and politicians. Does Europe have an approach, and is it any more effective than the American one? Should European policies on the matter be more coordinated in tackling the societal challenges which are the causes and consequences of drug use? What is the record of countries that have adopted a decriminalisation approach? Is the "War on Drugs" part of the US' global responsibility, and is it also likely to change as a result of power shift and American global disengagement?

, Head of Unit for Anti-Drugs Policies at the European Commission, and 

, Coordinator of the Drugs and Democracy Programme of the Transnational Institute (TNI).

, Research Fellow, Madariaga - College of Europe Foundation.

To register, please send your name, title and the name of your organisation to info@madariaga.org or by fax to: +32 (0) 2 209 62 11.

For more information, do not hesitate to contact +32 (0) 2 209 62 10.

Participation fee: €10 / Students: €3. Sandwiches and drinks will be provided from 12:30 onwards

Has the US war on drugs been lost and what lessons should Europe heed?

The human rights impact of drug laws and policies is a new and emerging issue among human rights scholars and advocates. Using the issues of the death penalty for drug offences and the compulsory detention of people who use drugs as examples, this lecture will explore how methods for applying international human rights law can serve as a tool to scrutinise drug control issues.

Dr Rick Lines is the Executive Director of Harm Reduction International, Founder and Chair of the International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy, and a Visiting Fellow in the Human Rights Centre.

Examining drug control through a human rights lens

这个演讲将探索应用于国际人权法的途径如何作为一个工具来服务于监督毒品管制问题。英语版本拥有更多信息，请阅读下文。

Professor Noam Lubell, Head of the School of Law

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