In an interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais, the US Ambassador for Colombia said: "the issue presented itself several times in the last 20, 30 years, and it is now a question that is on the table, and what is always important in political debates is to analyze the options present."
The International Working Group is made up of young activists from around the world and provides leadership, direction and implements a variety of Youth RISE projects in their respective countries and regions.
An amendment on illegal narcotics possession law allows prosecutors to bypass courts in line with a “treat, not punish” approach to drug use.
The goal of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition is to produce and advance constructive drug policy recommendations to all levels of government through collaboration with communities across Canada.
The Certificate in Harm Reduction consists of 117-hours of instruction designed to introduce service providers, administrators and policy makers to the principles, concepts and practices of harm reduction, to provide an opportunity to critically examine examples of harm reduction work.
The cancellation by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria of all new programming until 2014 is unacceptable. This decision will cost lives and cripple international efforts to deliver on health-related goals, breaking promises made to some of the world’s most vulnerable people, and punishing the Global Fund's success of the last ten years.
The Brazilian government launched a war on what it called a "crack epidemic", including medical treatment for dependent users and a crackdown on trafficking, particularly in border areas.
Increasing involvement of transnational organized criminal groups in ATS drug trade pose a growing security threat in the region, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
The Red Crescent Society of Tajikistan marked the World AIDS Day with an awareness-raising campaign where young volunteers from the National Society warned their peers about the dangers and consequences of HIV and AIDS, chronicled the history of this disease, and gave an overview of the current situation in Tajikistan and elsewhere.
In the past few years, Russia has emerged as a self-proclaimed leader in the fight against HIV. Yet rates of HIV infection are skyrocketing among Russia’s own population as a result of the government’s negligence, discriminatory policies, and hostility towards evidence-based practices.