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13 March 2025

A broken system: Why drug control needs immediate change - IDPC statement at #CND68

Statement by the IDPC Consortium on Agenda Item 7 at the 68th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs Excellences, ladies and gentlemen, I am delivering this statement on behalf of the International Drug Policy Consortium, a global network of over 190 NGOs that come together to promote drug policies grounded in human rights and social justice. Thank you Chair for your commitment to civil society participation. Despite funding cuts and an increasingly hostile environment, civil society remains essential to this Commission - bringing evidence, and highlighting the real-world impacts of drug policies. Excellencies, The world is changing. The United Nations is at a crisis moment. Many norms, practices and long-standing consensuses that…

6 March 2025

Human rights, harm reduction and drug policy: Redoubling efforts reform and funding efforts - IDPC statement at the 57th session of the Human Rights Council

IDPC calls on governments to end drug-related human rights abuses, invest in harm reduction, and align drug policies with human rights and protect the HIV response.

5 March 2025

What you need to know about the criminal groups the US just labeled ‘terrorists’

Criminalised supply networks are harmful, but designating them as terrorist groups is an ill-fitting response that will disproportionately harm vulnerabilised people.

4 March 2025

Documenting the early impact of the US foreign aid directives on harm reduction programming

Aid cuts disrupt harm reduction services and imperil lives — share your experience to bring the evidence to the upcoming UN CND.

20 February 2025

A new dawn for the failed war on drugs

Against the harmful impacts of prohibition, world leaders increasingly embrace public health and harm reduction.

20 February 2025

STOPAIDS membership statement on impact of PEPFAR cuts on the HIV response

IDPC joins 41 organisations in urging the UK Government to oppose US funding cuts to PEPFAR and strengthen the UK’s response to fill the gap.

14 February 2025

‘RCF’s long-term investment into community-led networks fuels harm reduction advocacy’ — Interview with Jamie Bridge

Years of advocacy, including by IDPC with the support of the Robert Carr Fund, led to the first CND resolution acknowledging 'harm reduction' in 2024.

13 February 2025

People who use drugs among victims of Trump's assault on USAID

Services have closed without warning, leaving people without access to sterile syringes and opioid agonist treatment, critical to stem HIV incidence and mortality.

12 February 2025

Switzerland: Geneva’s fightback against crack cocaine making inroads

By lifting barriers and their service to be more inclusive, harm reduction programmes have supported health and safety for all.

10 February 2025

Australia: Canberra cultivators mainly grow 'mild and modest' cannabis, study finds

While the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) decriminalised cannabis cultivation, restrictions on seeds and possession limits mean most growers unintentionally break the law.

10 February 2025

Malaysia: Urine screening before concerts? Drug policy advocates explain why that may do more harm than good

Instead of investing in defective and costly measures, the government must implement life-saving harm reduction measures, such as drug checking.

10 February 2025

The influence of colonialism on the pain relief access abyss

Ensuring access to opioid pain relief requires tackling colonial legacies and restrictive policies that push millions into preventable suffering.