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News5 January 2026

Venezuela, democracy and oil

The US raid on Venezuela lays bare how anti-drugs discourse is shaking the foundations of the international legal order.

News10 December 2025

New EU Drug Strategy risks undermining health, harm reduction and human rights - Joint letter by 84 civil society organisations

We join 83 organisations urging EU Member States to revise the proposed Drug Strategy and reject a trafficking-only Action Plan, to ensure harm reduction, health and human rights remain central to EU drug policy.

Blog7 December 2025

Why Member States must rebalance the EU Drug Strategy – before it’s too late

The European Commission's new Drug Strategy promotes a worrying security-driven 'drug threat' narrative that fails to prioritise health and human rights over punishment.

News26 October 2025

Open letter: Executive overreach regarding extrajudicial killings in international waters and militarized responses in U.S. communities

IDPC joins over 100 national and international organisations urging the US Congress to investigate President Trump’s unlawful military strikes in the Caribbean and growing militarisation of domestic response.

News25 September 2025

As ASEAN drug policy transitions, where will the Philippines stand?

Punitive drug policies in ASEAN have failed to achieve ‘drug-free’ goals, while harm reduction offers a pragmatic, rights-based alternative already showing results in the region — albeit torpedoed by Singapore's hardline stance.

News4 September 2025

Lethal U.S. military strike on alleged drug traffickers sets a dangerous precedent in the 'war on drugs'

The military strike that killed 11 people raises serious concerns in relation to legality, proportionality and the use of lethal force in counter-narcotics.

Blog3 July 2025

Same fight, new arena: Mobilising expertise in times of regression

As panic and geopolitics drive drug and bordering policy, harm reduction advocates find new ground at the UN — mobilising evidence, resisting disinformation, and taking the fight for rights to a global stage.

Events

CND Chair's special event: World Drug Day - Launch of the 2025 UNODC World Drug Report

Vienna, Austria

26 June 2025

The World Drug Report, launched by the CND Chair at this event, monitors global drug trends, health impacts and policy impacts.

News22 April 2025

France: How the “war on drugs” is turbo-charging surveillance powers

French bill proposes draconian expansion of surveillance powers in the name of drug control, despite lack of evidence for efficacy and substantial risks for privacy, digital security, and civil liberties.

News16 December 2024

Trump’s threats of tariffs as a response to migration and the fentanyl overdose crisis

While such tariffs may seem a persuasive political message, they hinder bilateral engagement, defer blame, and perpetuate the very problems they claim to address.

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.

News27 December 2023

Canada: Net-widening the 'war on drugs'

Expanding the criminalisation of fentanyl by targeting its precursors will expand the harms of an unregulated drug supply.

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