Jegede et. al. discuss how systemic racism contribute to health inequities experienced by minoritised communities and proposes how harm reduction can be a tool towards equity.
IDPC, Viso Mutop and GDPO explore the report's discussion of buoyant drug markets and UNODC's stance on key issues like decriminalisation, human rights and environmental impact, noting the growing influence of green criminology and its potential to reshape perspectives.
Obradors-Pineda et al. shed light on membership demographics, patterns of procurement and the clubs' role as spaces for community care and harm reduction.
The UNODC Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific describes the diverging trends and drivers in the production of opium and heroin in Myanmar and Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR).
Rhodes. et al. shine a light on the criminalised coca trade through the lens of ‘ecological harm reduction’, inviting reflection on practices of care for humans, other living things, and environments, in contexts of structural violence.
UNODC outlines practical responses that government can take to address gender-based violence and HIV experienced by women and people of diverse gender identity and expression who use drugs.
IDPC summarises key wins and progress achieved between April 2022 and March 2023 toward ensuring that social justice and human rights are core tenets of drug policies.
IDPC draws on wide-ranging data from UN, government, academic and civil society sources to conclude that there has been little, incomplete or no progress in achieving the goals set out in the 2019 Ministerial Declaration on Drugs.
The Forum addressed development, public health, human rights, and emerging trends in drug policies, with recommendations on decriminalisation, human rights and building support for change.
