Global civil society groups call on the UN Secretary-General to ensure the independence, credibility and representativeness of the UN review's expert panel, and to champion meaningful, rights-affirming reform.
IDPC lays out key considerations and aspirations for the independent panel established by the CND to review the UN drug control system, highlighting potential pitfalls to avoid to make this review count.
US foreign aid cuts imperil the harm reduction and HIV responses, mark a global intensification of reactionary politics, and expose the world's reliance on foreign funding to support domestic care services.
The latest CND offered key milestones in terms of scrutiny of the global drug control regime and coca-related reform, despite the United States' disruptive participation.
Against a backdrop of global turmoil and multilateral rupture, the 68th session of the CND marked a turning point in the history of global drug policy by deciding to create a panel of independent experts to rethink the global drug control regime.
IDPC provides background information on the scheduling of the coca leaf in the international drug control treaties, outlines the ECDD coca review process, and makes the human rights case for the removal of the plant from the treaty schedules.
Join us for a debrief session on the 68th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) to discuss progress, gridlocks and potential ways forward for the UN drug control regime.
The webinar will discuss the key issues that are likely to structure the debates, including in relation to tabled resolutions, and present how IDPC member organisations have used this forum for their advocacy.
