IDPC draws lessons from a series of interviews with the civil society representatives and provides guidance and recommendations to further strengthen meaningful NGO participation in global drug control debates.
It has been a highly eventful and busy year for IDPC, not least because of UNGASS 2016. We hope that you will enjoy reading this latest progress report that gives an overview of our activities and key achievements during the period April 2015 to March 2016.
The report, whilst a formidable synthesis and analysis of UNODC’s data, suffers, in part, from uncertainty deriving from poor, incomplete or entirely absent data.
This report by IDPC analyses the factors that permitted a novel Latin American position to be forged within UNASUR, the main agreements, and lays out the differences of opinion, as well as the drug policy challenges that lie ahead for the region.
IDPC outlines the road to the Political Declaration review in 2019, detailing how best to capitalise on progress made at UNGASS and where work still remains to be done.
IDPC offers an overview and analysis of the UNGASS, covering the adoption of the UNGASS outcome document, the plenary, roundtables and side events, as well as civil society engagement in and outside the UN building.
IDPC offers an overview and analysis of the key issues discussed and debated during the regular segment of the 59th CND and the special segment on preparations for the UNGASS 2016, including during various side events and NGO dialogues.
This guide offers recommendations for countries interested in moving away from solely punitive responses to drugs and in developing health and human rights-based approaches.
This document highlights just a small selection of the strong, progressive and evidence-based language on issues that are overlooked or insufficiently reflected in the Outcome Document.
The IDPC Drug Policy Guide brings together global evidence, best practice and experiences to provide expert analysis across the spectrum of drug policy.
This IDPC advocacy note raises some persisting concerns and proposes some additional comments and recommendations intended to support the ongoing negotiations process around the UNGASS outcome document.
This IDPC briefing paper examines several of the most prominent themes to emerge from the contributions of 15 UN entities and their progress into the UNGASS debates.
In this report, IDPC offers recommendations based on evidence and examples of good practice to inform a shift in policy responses to drug use in Asia away from criminalisation and punishment, and towards public health and harm reduction.
This IDPC advocacy note offers some reflections and recommendations on the negotiation process itself, and some general proposals on the overarching tone that should be reflected in the final document.
This IDPC advocacy note elaborates what a health-based approach looks like in practice in Africa, and explores five specific areas that need to be urgently addressed by governments.
This new guide from the Washington Office on Latin America provides an analysis of women, drug policies and incarceration in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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