Gender

Events

76th regular session of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD)

Washington D.C., United States

19 November 2024 - 22 November 2024

The session's agenda includes discussions on related issues, including synthetic drug use, intersections with human rights, and a gender-focused approach.

Events

Campaign for the elimination of violence against women who use drugs - EVAWUD 2024

24 November 2024 - 10 December 2024

WHRIN launches 16-day period of global advocacy to demonstrate support for action and policy that prioritise human rights, gender awareness, and harm reduction.

Events

6th Asia Pacific Chemsex Symposium - APCS 2024

Bangkok, Thailand

6 November 2024 - 7 November 2024

APCS 2024 is hosted in Bangkok, this year the symposium will spotlight key populations, HIV/STI prevention, mental health, and harm reduction.

Publications22 August 2024

A whole-person approach to harm reduction for women

Brown's overview urges government bodies to prioritise gender-sensitive care in harm reduction services, highlighting the need for targeted funding and support for women who use drugs.

Publications16 August 2024

The social-structural contexts of cannabis consumption and harm reduction among young Nigerian women

Nelson & Nnam analyse how Nigeria's socio-legal environment surrounding drug use impacts young women's cannabis use patterns, calling for structural-level interventions to foster safer use.

Publications13 August 2024

Gender affirming harm reduction: A toolkit for syringe service programs

This toolkit assists service providers in understanding the needs of trans, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary people in syringe service programmes.

Publications5 August 2024

Gendering ketamine use: Emerging research and harm reduction recommendations

WHRIN and Talking Drugs highlight the importance of gender-specific ketamine harm reduction, calling for development of tailored services, collaboration with support programs for women and gender-diverse people and further research into ketamine's varied effects.

Publications9 July 2024

Synergistic effects of exposure to multiple types of violence on non-fatal drug overdose among women who inject drugs in Indonesia

Stoicescu et al. conclude the intersection of intimate partner violence and police sexual violence was associated with a nearly fourfold increase in non-fatal overdose.

Publications25 June 2024

LGBTQI+ people who use drugs in Thailand: Advocacy for improved health and human rights responses

APCOM and IDPC urge the public, law enforcement, and policymakers in Thailand to help ensure equality and equity for LGBTQ+ people who use drugs, especially in their access to health and social services, and ending stigma and discrimination against them.

News24 June 2024

UN expert calls for end to the ‘war on drugs’

UN Special Rapporteur Tlaleng Mofokeng called upon member states to end the war on drugs, as a war on people and a threat to the dignity, health and rights of communities.

Publications13 June 2024

Connection, care, community: Strengthening harm reduction for GBT2Q people who use drugs in Canada

The HIV Legal Network identifies what can and needs to be done to strengthen the response to HIV, other STBBIs, and other health concerns among GBT2Q people who use drugs.

Publications28 May 2024

Drug use, harm reduction and the right to health - Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health

The UNSR on the right to health explores the importance of harm reduction in relation to both drug use and related norms and policies.

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