Harm reduction

News22 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.

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.

Events

29th Harm Reduction International Conference - HR27

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

9 May 2027 - 12 May 2027

The conference focuses on the latest research and discussions on best practice in drug use, harm reduction and human rights.

News20 July 2026

Meet the 2026 Jude Byrne Emerging Female Leader Award winners

INHSU announces Yarelix Estrada and Rita Musa as the recipients of an award supporting emerging women leaders who advance harm reduction and the rights and health of people who use drugs.

Publications20 July 2026

The Global Fund grant cycle 8 (GC8) modular framework: A guide for people who use drugs

NAPUD explains how people who use drugs can identify their priorities and advocate for their inclusion in Global Fund Grant Cycle 8 funding requests and budgets.

Publications20 July 2026

Civil society statements of priorities for the 2026 United Nations High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS

Civil society and community networks call for the Political Declaration to protect community leadership, advance decriminalisation, sustainably finance harm reduction and place human rights at the centre.

Publications20 July 2026

$Progress amidst fracture: reflections from the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (March 2026)$

Progress amidst fracture: reflections from the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (March 2026)

Bridge, Nougier and Barrett reflect on the fractures exposed at the 69th session of the CND and argue that the collapse of consensus is creating new space for harm reduction, human rights and reform.

Blog13 July 2026

The REFORM Project: Growing the drug policy reform movement in Southeast Asia

The REFORM project demonstrated how community leadership, legal empowerment and media engagement can create mutually reinforcing pathways to advance health and rights-based drug policies.

News6 July 2026

From punishment to care: Let communities lead — Statement at the UNAIDS PCB 58th meeting's thematic segment on harm reduction

IDPC urged Member States to move from punishment to care by decriminalising drug use, funding harm reduction, and backing the communities already protecting life.

Publications30 June 2026

Global Prison Trends 2026

PRI and TIJ discuss how punitive drug policies continue to drive imprisonment, while incarcerated people who use drugs face severe gaps in evidence-based harm reduction.

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