Health & harm reduction

Publications13 August 2025

Legal and policy considerations on decriminalisation of drug use and possession for personal use: International legal framework and the UN system common position on drug-related matters

UNODC presents its perspective on the role of treaty flexibilities in enabling decriminalisation as part of health-based approaches, identifying related reforms and alternatives to punitive measures.

News12 August 2025

Resisting patriarchy and the 'drug war': The rise of Bolivia’s Community of Women Who Use Drugs and the Libertas Programme

Against criminalisation, invisibility and systemic violence, these initiatives seek to expand gender-responsive harm reduction and policy reform, based on lived experience.

News8 August 2025

C-EHRN statement on the elimination of EU4Health operating grants for civil society organisations

C-EHRN urges the European Commission to reconsider its decision to eliminate EU4Health operating grants, warning that it endangers vital public health and human rights protections.

Events

INPUD Webinar: Sustainability at the Edge

Online

7 August 2025 - 7 August 2025

This INPUD webinar will bring together community and civil society actors to discuss the impact of global health cuts on people who use drugs.

News25 July 2025

59th Human Rights Council: drug policy highlights

HRI synthesizes discussions in the UN about topics such as poverty, discrimination against women and girls, health and arbitrary executions.

Publications25 July 2025

Transitioning to legality: How to regulate the adult use cannabis market in Colombia

Martín-Lannes et al. provide insights from Colombia, emphasising context-specific regulations and offering recommendations that promote social equity.

Publications18 July 2025

Sustaining priority services for HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections in a changing funding landscape

The WHO outlines how to keep HIV, hepatitis, and STI programs alive amid shrinking budgets.

Events

World Hepatitis Day 2025

Online

5 June 2025

For world hepatitis day 2025, the World Hepatitis Alliance is hosting a webinar on Thursday, 5 June at 13:00 GMT+1.

Publications8 July 2025

Pregnancy and substance use - A harm reduction toolkit

The Harm Reduction Coalition and the Academy of Perinatal Harm Reduction offer a toolkit to support the health and well-being of pregnant people who use drugs and their families.

Publications1 July 2025

Mapping repression: Legal trends impacting civil society in CEECA

EHRA unpicks the links between the 'war on drugs' and broader crackdowns on 'foreign agents', drug-related speech, and LGBTQI+ communities.

Publications20 June 2025

Concluding observations on the combined 2nd and 3rd periodic reports of Canada - Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

For the first time, a UN human rights body urges Canada to expand safe supply and end coercive drug treatment. The CRPD committee calls for voluntary, community-based care that respects autonomy and legal capacity in mental health and addiction.

Events

Support. Don’t Punish. – Drug policy & practice today: What are we really supporting ?

Geneva

25 June 2025 - 26 June 2025

As part of the global Support Don’t Punish campaign, this conference will put health, rights, and harm reduction at the heart of drug policy conversation.

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