The International Harm Reduction Association (IHRA) has recently launched this new report which brings together and documents the highly publicised and well received keynote speeches by Professor Michel Kazatchkine and Craig McClure at the international harm reduction conference in Bangkok last April.
This survey conducted by the New Zealand Drug Foundation asseses knowledge, attitudes and behaviours around driving under the influence of psychoactive substances, including illicit drugs, prescription medicines, and alcohol in New Zealand.
This submission describes several key human rights priorities and provides recommendations for Kazakhstan’s Government to better respect, protect and fulfill human rights, consistent with its international obligations, in areas of particular relevance to an effective response to HIV.
Tensions are rising in Burma with respect to the cease-fire agreements with ethnic minority groups along the northern border. Cease-fire groups have put their armed forces on high alert. Ethnic conflict must be resolved in order to bring about a lasting political solution in Burma.
В настоящий момент Международный консорциум по наркополитике не имеет предпочтений в вопросе повторного назначения г-на Косты или выбора альтернативных кандидатов. Мы четко представляем себе ключевые вопросы наркополитики, с которыми столкнется УНП ООН в ближайшие годы, и собираемся предложить нашу поддержку любому кандидату, готовому серьезно воспринять эти вызовы и модернизировать повестку УНП ООН, чтобы она позволила обеспечить готовность организации к работе в условиях XXI века. Мы обнаружили шесть ключевых вызовов, с которыми столкнется будущий Исполнительный директор.
In this report, IDPC welcomes the improvements in the way UNODC have interpreted and presented data on global illicit drug markets but highlight concerns regarding the fractured discourse in drug policy clearly demonstrated by the arguments put forward in the UNODC's Executive Director's preface.
The findings from this report confirm that training of drug users constitutes a valuable resource in the management of opiate overdoses and growth of peer interventions that may not otherwise be recognised or addressed.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime released the results of its 2009 Afghan Opium Survey on September 2nd 2009 under the headline “Afghan Opium Market Plummets”.
This note highlights the most critical issues for the UNODC Executive Director to tackle over the next two years and offers the support of the Consortium to any candidate who takes these challenges seriously.
