This report addresses the main issues in regards to harm reduction measures, in perspective of the UNGASS to be held in April.

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.

This capacity building workshop focused on the UNGASS as well as on drug policy reform advocacy at a national and regional level in West Africa.

IDPC provides an overview and a critical analysis of the data and topics presented in this year's Report.

A number of human rights organisations, including the IDPC and Harm Reduction International, have released a joint statement calling on member states to abolish the death penalty for drug related offences at the upcoming UNGASS.

This paper by Health Poverty Action and IDPC sets out the ways in which current drug control efforts are already impacting upon the development sector’s efforts to achieve sustainable development.

It has been another momentous year for IDPC and 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 2014 to March 2015.

IDPC highlights three critical points of consideration and recommends a series of steps Australia should take in advocating for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty.

Experts propose a three-step process for national-level transitions to voluntary, evidence- and community-based drug dependence treatment and support services.

This Q&A was prepared by Harm Reduction International, the International Drug Policy Consortium and the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty ahead of World Day against the Death Penalty on 10 October 2015.

This IDPC report intends to offer an overview and analysis of the INCB Annual Report.

This study represents an updated, comprehensive assessment of Global Fund investments in harm reduction from its founding (2002) until the start of the new funding model (2014).

Gloria Lai, IDPC Senior Policy Officer, argues that civil society must advocate for, and help facilitate, a more open and rational dialogue with governments to encourage them to engage in an honest assessment of the current drug control approach in Asia.

This workshop raised awareness and understanding of the nature of the drug problem in West Africa and called on the media to collaborate with civil society organisations to end the effects of bad drug policies on human rights and public health.

This IDPC advocacy note offers analysis and recommendations to contribute to the development of a post- 2015 ASEAN drug strategy that can meet the expectations of the ASEAN Secretary-General in being innovative, prompt to adapt to changing and challenging circumstances, and global in its outlook.

In the lead up to the negotiations of the UNGASS outcome document, IDPC has drafted this advocacy note with recommendations on the structure and contents of the “zero draft”.