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Blog14 May 2026

IDPC Board welcomes two new members and bids a fond farewell to Rupert Markland

IDPC welcomes Mac Busz and Alex Lamb Guevara to its Board of Directors, while thanking Rupert Markland for seven years of wise, dedicated and generous leadership.

Publications13 May 2026

Modelling the impact of cuts in US PEPFAR funding for opioid agonist therapy and needle and syringe programmes on drug-related deaths and HIV and hepatitis C transmission among people who inject drugs

Kipkoech et al. estimate that disruptions could lead to thousands of additional HIV and HCV infections among people who inject drugs.

Publications13 May 2026

Women, drug policy and the death penalty - Submission to OHCHR for report on the impact of drug policies on women and girls

HRI, ESOHR, KHRC and WHRIN call for the abolition of the death penalty for drug offences, highlighting its disproportionate impact on women and girls .

Events

Accelerating access to opioid agonist maintenance therapy (OAMT): An essential public health intervention

Geneva, Switzerland / Online

20 May 2026

Held alongside the 79th World Health Assembly, this inter-ministerial dialogue will focus on accelerating access to opioid agonist maintenance therapy as an essential public health intervention.

News13 May 2026

The cost of punitive drug legislation

The Lancet underscores how punitive drug laws continue to fuel HIV risk, stigma and exclusion for people who use drugs, despite growing calls for reform.

Events

International Overdose Awareness Day 2026

Global

31 August 2026

A global day to remember those lost to overdose, challenge stigma and call for evidence-based action to prevent avoidable deaths.

Events

9th World Congress Against the Death Penalty

Paris, France

30 June 2026 - 2 July 2026

Advocates from around the world will gather to advance concrete commitments towards ending capital punishment, protecting fundamental rights and resisting its resurgence.

News12 May 2026

Coloniality, race and drug policy - Contemporary Drug Problems special issue: Call for papers

Contributions welcome on how coloniality and racial hierarchies continue to shape drug policy, governance and knowledge production.

Publications26 April 2026

Repairing the 'Machinery' – Part 2: Civil society engagement with the independent review of international drug policy commitments

IDPC provides key recommendations on how the expert panel can meaningfully engage with civil society, directly affected communities, Indigenous Peoples and youth within their work.

Events

Islam & drug policy — A webinar

Online

30 April 2026

Drawing on country experiences, this session discusses how Islamic perspectives can support harm reduction and people-centred drug policy reform.

News17 April 2026

Every step to improve lives is worth fighting for: Martin Jelsma on a 30-year drug policy struggle

TNI's Programme Director for Drugs & Democracy reflects on his career, noting both key areas of progress and the persistent, damaging pull toward securitisation.

News13 April 2026

UNGASS promises unfulfilled: Marie Nougier on the challenges facing global drug policy

Marie Nougier discusses progress, limitations and setbacks after a decade of the 2016 UNGASS.

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