The 5th Brandenburg Forum offered a space for government, UN and civil society representatives to discuss the state of play of international drug policy as well as recent trends and developments.
Government, civil society and community representatives discussed the state of play of debates in Vienna as well as developments in the field of human rights, development, public health and novel trends.
Jamie Bridge (IDPC) reflects on a recent briefing organised in coordination with TNI on the pending challenges for the international community to address after UNGASS 2016 and towards 2019.
In the long term, the task at the international level is to establish an alternative discourse regarding development-oriented drug policy, in which the voices of civil society actors should be heard.
