Development (SDGs +)

Events

Beyond prohibition: Unpacking the connection between drug policies and sustainable development priorities

New York / Online

19 September 2023

This side event at the 2023 SDG summit underscores that without a major reframing of the 'world drug problem' and a focus on sustainable development priorities, there is a risk of falling short of achieving the 2030 Agenda.

News5 April 2023

Current perspectives on drug policy - Short course

Throughout this three-day immersive course, you will examine how drug control policies impact sustainable development and how it closely relates with public health and human rights.

News5 April 2023

With Russia’s grip on UN Vienna weakening, a different debate on drug policies is possible

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has contributed to a turning tide for a more progressive and human-rights-based approach to global drug policy.

Publications1 February 2023

7th Brandenburg Forum on Drugs and Development Policies report

The Forum reunited government, UN and civil society experts to discuss development, health and human rights challenges in relation to drug control ahead of the 2024 mid-term review of implementation of the 2019 Political Declaration.

News16 January 2023

‘This is another revolution’: Could legalisation of cannabis transform Mexico’s economy?

Growers demand a legally-regulated market that prioritises experienced rural farmers over foreign capital.

Publications2 August 2022

Prohibited plants: Environmental justice in drug policy

TNI examines the drugs-environment nexus, its implication for rural working people, and critically interrogates drug policy and development responses to it.

News8 June 2022

Afghanistan’s opium problem requires a humanitarian solution

Opium cultivation is a lifeline to many Afghans, which is why eradication demands by the international community could prove catastrophic.

News7 June 2022

Africa and the global illicit economy - Drugs and Development Hub regional conversation

The challenges posed by illicit drug markets in the African continent speak volumes of pervasive gaps in access to sustainable formal livelihoods.

Publications3 March 2022

6th Brandenburg Forum on Drugs and Development Policies report

The Forum provided a space for UN, state and civil society representatives to consider how best to progress health, human rights and development in relation to drug policies.

News9 February 2022

Colombia can’t resume coca aerial spraying for now, court rules

The Constitutional Court ruled that communities that are likely to be affected must be consulted.

Publications17 November 2021

Drug policy and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Africa cannot achieve the SDG targets without reforming drug policies

IDPC, TB/HIV Care and ARASA demonstrate how drug policy reform is a sustainable development issue that African countries need to urgently address to achieve the SDGs.

Publications17 November 2021

Política de drogas e os Objetivos de desenvolvimento sustentável (ODSs): A África não pode alcançar as metas dos ODSs sem reformar as políticas de droga

IDPC, TB/HIV Care e ARASA demonstram como a reforma da política de drogas é uma questão de desenvolvimento sustentável que os países africanos precisam de abordar urgentemente para alcançar os ODS.

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