Past Events

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48th meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD)

Online

20 October 2025 - 22 October 2025

The WHO's ECDD meeting will assess the critical reviews of a handful of substances, including the coca leaf, guiding future international scheduling decisions, with major implications for Indigenous rights.

Coca talks - Futuro coca

London, United Kingdom

17 October 2025

This dialogue at SOAS explores the coca leaf beyond prohibition — as a bridge between Indigenous knowledge, environmental justice, and drug policy reform. Featuring voices from Colombia and beyond.

13th International Conference on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users (INSHU 2025)

Cape Town, South Africa

14 October 2025 - 17 October 2025

The deadline for abstract applications is 2 March 2025.

19th Annual Conference of the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy (ISSDP) 2026 Conference

Perth, Australia

7 October 2025 - 2 July 2025

The ISSDP 2026 conference is set to take place from June 30 to July 2 in Perth, Australia and its call for abstracts is open until November 30, 2025.

CND Intersessional meeting - Thematic discussions on the implementation of all international drug policy commitments following up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration (Autumn 2025)

Vienna, Austria

30 September 2025 - 2 October 2025

A CND event to review global drug policy progress, address urgent health challenges, and prepare for 2028 stock-taking and reforms.

Towards a Gender-Inclusive drug policy: Beijing +30

22 September 2025

At UNGA 80, global leaders unite to expose how punitive drug policies harm women’s health and equality and to advance gender-responsive, rights-based reforms that uphold justice and health.

Drug policy reform: A powerful tool to prevent serious human rights violations

Geneva, Switzerland / Online

16 September 2025

The event will explore how drug policy reform can prevent serious human rights violations, broaden discussions beyond health, and highlight pathways toward decriminalisation, the abolition of the death penalty, and international cooperation.

World Drug Report 2025: Webinar for civil society

Online

4 September 2025 - 4 September 2025

This VNGOC webinar on the 2025 World Drug Report will focus on health, crime, and environmental impacts.

International Overdose Awareness Day 2025

Every August 31, International Overdose Awareness Day unites communities worldwide to raise awareness, spark action, and demand change.

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.

Global drug policy: How to win the war?

Chatham House and Online

30 June 2025 - 1 July 2025

Former Presidents Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico and Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia, and former High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, outline how multilateral cooperation and policy change can reverse global drug trends.

Support. Don’t Punish: Advancing towards a health and human rights-based approach to drug policy

Geneva, Switzerland

27 June 2025

This event will explore how harm reduction and human rights can shape drug policy reform, against the backdrop of debates on the matter at the Human Rights Council and the Support. Don't Punish Global Day of Action.