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Parliamentary dialogue on effective drug control in Nigeria

Kado, Abuja

7 July 2021 - 6 July 2021

In commemoration of the 2021 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, YouthRISE Nigeria will be convening a one-day policy round-table on effective drug control in Nigeria.

Strengthening the role of the UN human rights system in drug policies: The case of arbitrary detention

Online

1 July 2021

This side event will discuss the recommendations of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention's study on arbitrary detention relating to drug policies, as well as how to best implement them, with perspectives from Member States, civil society and human rights mechanisms.

The state of harm reduction & effective drug control response in West Africa

Online

1 July 2021

This seeks to explore the benefits of harm reduction as an effective alternative to criminalisation and incarceration for minor drug offences.

Briefing on the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

Online

30 June 2021 - 30 June 2021

A webinar on sustainable development goals and how they connect to the Alliance mandate.

Africa challenges criminalisation

Online

28 June 2021

This one-day seminar will discuss the most urgent and widespread issues of criminalisation in Africa while providing alternatives to punishment and relevant international guidance.

2021 Support. Don't Punish Global Day of Action

25 June 2021

Every year, on 26 June, the Support. Don’t Punish campaign mobilises to combat the injustices brought about by the war on drugs and lend support to those who have suffered from it.

Special commemorative event of the 64th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs - World Drug Day

Webcast

25 June 2021

UNODC hosts a special commemorative event on the occasion of World Drug Day, at which the World Drug Report 2021 was officially launched.

A war on research: Drug policy and 50 years of lost knowledge

Webinar

24 June 2021 - 3 June 2021

Exploring the systemic gaps in our knowledge on the circumstances in which people use drugs can help explain the war on drugs' misaligned objectives.

Rational drug policy: Centring social justice and health

Online

24 June 2021 - 23 June 2021

An event to discuss critical issues about the new drug law of Ghana and explore strategies in its proper implementation.

Rome Consensus 2.0 & Support Don't Punish towards humanitarian drug policy on World Drug Day 2021

Online

23 June 2021 - 22 June 2021

As part of World Drug Day 2021, Rome Consensus 2.0 and Support. Don't Punish. discuss the effectiveness of various harm reduction initiatives across several countries.

9th symposium on HIV, law and human rights

Online

17 June 2021 - 17 June 2021

HIV Legal Network sets out to define the global targets necessary towards overcoming the decades-long public health challenge that is HIV.

50 years of the failed drug war and its consequences in Latin America: A conversation with former president of Mexico Ernesto Zedillo

Online

16 June 2021

Former President Zedillo discusses how the war on drugs has damaged rather than aided Latin America's social, economic, and political development.