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3 October 2025

Shifting paradigms: United to Deliver - UN80 Initiative - Report of the Secretary-General

UNSG António Guterres proposes a restructuring of drugs, development, human rights, and HIV bodies, raising questions about oversight, civil society participation, and programme continuity.

30 September 2025

European cities on the frontline: Harm reduction and drug policy – needs, best practices and recommendations

C-EHRN highlights how European cities are responding to evolving drug trends through pragmatic, rights-based harm reduction, while fragmented governance and unstable funding continue to undermine capacity.

28 September 2025

Advancing universal health coverage for people who use drugs

EHRA, alongside C-EHRN, EuroNPUD and DPNSEE, state that the exclusion, fragmentation, and underfunding of harm reduction and essential health services within Universal Health Coverage systems cause people who use drugs to experience disproportionately poor health outcomes across Europe.

25 September 2025

Development dimensions of drug policy: Assessing new challenges, uncovering opportunities, and addressing emerging issues

UNDP charts a rights- and development-centred turn in drug policy, prioritising decriminalisation, harm reduction, equity-led transitions, and practical pathways to responsibly regulate some drug markets.

25 September 2025

Campaign for the elimination of violence against women who use drugs (EVAWUD 2025) - Toolkit

WHRIN's global campaign around the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women calls groups worldwide to join the 16 Days of Action with activities highlighting violence against women and gender diverse people who use drugs.

25 September 2025

Punishment over care: The failing drug policy of Moldova - Submission to the UN CESCR

EHRA, Union for Equity and Health, and PULS urge the Committee to interrogate Moldova’s punitive drug policies, which criminalise people who use drugs, restrict health and employment outcomes, and deepen stigma.

23 September 2025

Coca leaf - Critical review report

The WHO ECDD reviews the coca leaf’s chemistry, pharmacology, and uses, noting potential therapeutic effects, low toxicity, and weak evidence of dependence potential.

15 September 2025

Guaranteeing the rights of young people and substance use in contexts of armed conflict in the Colombian Amazon - Submission to the UN CESCR on Colombia

IDPC and A la Orilla del Río highlight how prohibitionism continues to shape the lives of young people in the Colombian Amazon, where gaps between policy and practice perpetuate stigmatisation and deny rights.

11 September 2025

'They won’t prosecute, but they will though:' The continuing struggle between criminalisation and harm reduction within the criminal justice system in the context of an opioid overdose crisis

Dickson-Gomez et al. show that punitive action by US police during overdose responses may increase overdose risk and decrease reliance on emergency services.

10 September 2025

30 recommendations from civil society for an EU Drugs Strategy that is effective, inclusive and grounded in reality

The CSFD calls for an EU Drugs Strategy that puts health, human rights and equity at its core — moving from political statements to real action, with civil society as a full partner.

10 September 2025

Gender, coca, and the Colombian Peace Agreement: The overlooked gendered dynamics in policy implementation

Zuluaga Duque et al. reveal how coca substitution policies continue to undermine women’s autonomy by overlooking their conditions of exploitation and exclusion despite their centrality in cultivation.

10 September 2025

Rethinking Chile’s drug policy through human rights and harm reduction – Report to the CESCR for the periodic review of Chile

HRI and LANPUD call for reform of punitive laws that fuel mass incarceration and violate rights, and for investment in health, harm reduction, and community leadership.