The event showed that organisations need to start thinking creatively about how to embed harm reduction in other themes besides HIV prevention.

110 NGOs worldwide support the Letter from Manguinhos and the harm reduction approach at a moment when Brazil is reverting to a war on drugs approach.

AFEW has adopted a harm reduction based regional approach, with results being released this October.

Civil society groups from all over the world have released a statement condemning governments for failing to acknowledge the devastating consequences of punitive and repressive drug policies as they prepare for a UN summit on the issue next month.

The Bridging the Gaps study in Ukraine defines circumstances and effective interventions that contribute to reaching young people who use drugs as well as improving their adherence to HIV prevention efforts.

The operational research in Kenya identified good practices and lessons learnt related to reaching under-served key populations with STI/HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.

This document describes good practices and lessons learnt from local partner organisations of Bridging the Gaps, regarding how they have engaged and reached out to underserved key populations.

For the first time, key stakeholders will discuss wide issues related to Hepatitis C prevalence among people who use drugs, existing challenges in accessing prevention and treatment services and improving the rights of people who use drugs in getting relevant services.

More than 80 social organisations from various regions of the world condemned the enforced disappearance of 43 Mexican students in the context of that country’s “war on drugs”.

This study examines how and to what extent human rights advocacy can further improve the effectiveness of harm reduction strategies and services.