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13 May 2014

PACT Parental Consent Survey

В стремлении повысить эффективность своей правозащитной деятельности PACT желает получить более полное понимание того, каким образом требования о получении согласия родителей воздействуют на права молодых людей и их доступ к услугам здравоохранения.

13 May 2014

PACT Parental Consent Survey

The PACT has developed a survey for young people to gather their opinions on how parental consent laws impact on access to harm reduction services.

13 May 2014

Politicians from US, UK, and Ireland support Colombian peace process in landmark letter

In a historic action, 245 politicians from the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland have expressed their collective support for the Colombian peace process.

13 May 2014

Malaysia’s public health policies on people who inject drugs found to avert new HIV infections, says new World Bank study

Harm reduction programmes in Malaysia have succeeded in reducing HIV infections transmitted through sharing contaminated needles and syringes, and are now being expanded nationwide.

13 May 2014

Speech by Michel Sidibé, at 4th conference on HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Executive Director of UNAIDS, Michel Sidibé, spoke about the HIV epidemic among people who inject drugs in Russia and the need to ensure access to OST for patients in Crimea.

12 May 2014

Three months since legalising marijuana, here's what Colorado looks like

An update on the implementation of Colorado's recreational marijuana regulations.

12 May 2014

Violence erupts again in Tamaulipas state, Mexico, where the drug war began

Extreme violence has erupted again in Mexico's north-eastern Tamaulipas state, where the country's drug war began.

8 May 2014

Iran planning to intensify war on drug traffickers says interior minister

Iran aims to completely seal off its Eastern borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan by 2015 to prevent drug smuggling and infiltration of armed groups.

8 May 2014

A foot in the door: A new approach to drugs in New Zealand

HCLU travelled to New Zealand to create a film about the innovative policy introduced by the government last year to tackle new psychoactive substances.

8 May 2014

Canada welcomes first cannabis vending machine in Vancouver

Canada has installed its first vending machine for medical marijuana in the city of Vancouver.

8 May 2014

Preventing HIV/AIDS among women who use drugs in north eastern India

This UNODC project aims to help local communities prevent the spread of HIV through unsafe injecting drug use among women.

8 May 2014

Minnesota Senate passes medical marijuana bill & could become only state that bans smoking

Minnesota Senate passed a bill that would allow patients to use marijuana pills to ease their symptoms but would prohibit them from smoking the drug.