Harm reduction

News9 September 2026

United States: Louise Vincent’s legacy and the future of drug user organising

One year after Louise Vincent’s death, the drug user movement she helped build is reckoning with the loss of a visionary organiser who championed harm reduction, human rights and the collective power of people who use drugs.

Events

Drug policy: Reflections on what we know, what we need to know, and ways forward

Vienna, Austria / Online

23 September 2026

Leading drug policy researchers reflect on the current evidence base, persistent gaps and priorities for future investigation, and policy responses amid rapidly evolving challenges.

Publications7 September 2026

Essential medicines, unequal access — Joint submission to the OHCHR

HRI, IDPC and EHRA highlight the barriers faced by people who use drugs in accessing essential medicines and harm reduction services, calling on states to reform drug policies and invest in the harm reduction response.

Publications27 August 2026

Accelerating the introduction of long-acting depot buprenorphine and low dead space syringes and needles for harm reduction service delivery - Technical briefing note

The Global Fund highlights these interventions' potential to expand treatment choice, reduce HIV and HCV transmission risks, and strengthen accessible, community-informed harm reduction services.

Publications26 August 2026

Stigma reduction road-map for people who use drugs in Ghana

UNAIDS and partners call for sustained, locally owned action to tackle discrimination, expand harm reduction and strengthen the meaningful participation of people who use drugs.

Events

Responding to police in health service settings: Know your rights, protect your clients

Online

13 August 2026

The event offers practical tools for health and harm reduction service providers in British Columbia to protect clients’ rights and reduce unwanted police interference.

Blog28 July 2026

Ghana’s drug policy reform must move beyond law into practice

Health, justice and civil society actors examined how Ghana can turn Act 1019 into effective harm reduction services, alternatives to punishment, and rights-based practices.

Publications22 July 2026

Progress amidst uncertainty: Report of the 69th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs

IDPC discusses the Commission's post-consensus 'new normal' and how it creates opportunities for progress on harm reduction and reform amid growing divisions and threats to rights.

News20 July 2026

End the criminalisation of drug use

Record drug seizures, falling retail prices and overcrowded prisons expose the failure of punitive drug control across South-East Asia and strengthen the case for decriminalisation.

IDPC in the Media20 July 2026

End the criminalisation of drug use

Bangkok Post

News20 July 2026

Interior Ministry pushes for full implementation of Ghana’s drug law

Ghana is moving to realise the promises of the 2020 drug law reform, prioritising a health and rights approach, and offering alternatives to conviction and incarceration.

Publications20 July 2026

United to end AIDS - Report of the UN Secretary General

The UNSG reviews progress towards realising the commitments set out in the 2021 Political Declaration and outlines the strategic directions for the world to achieve its goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.

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