World leaders will meet in New York in October to announce their financial contributions to the Global Fund for the coming three years. Your support is urgently needed to ensure that they make good on their promises to provide treatment, care and support to the millions living with and/or affected by HIV, TB and Malaria.
Questa è la dichiarazione ufficiale della XVIII Conferenza Internazionale sull'AIDS (AIDS 2010). La dichiarazione è stata redatta da un team di esperti internazionali e promossa da alcuni dei principali organismi scientifici a livello mondiale contro l'HIV e sulle politiche sulla droga: l'International AIDS Society, l'International Centre for Science in Drug Policy (ICSDP), e il British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS.
A Declaração de Viena é uma declaração que procura melhorar a saúde e a segurança da comunidade ao buscar a incorporação de evidência científica nas políticas de drogas ilícitas. Estamos convidando cientistas, profissionais da saúde e o público para endossar este documento para chamar a atenção dos governos e das agências internacionais à estes problemas e ilustrar que uma reforma da política de drogas é um assunto urgente de significância internacional.
Венская декларация – это официальное заявление, в котором содержится призыв использовать научные данные при разработке наркополитик в целях улучшения здоровья и безопасности в сообществах. Мы приглашаем ученых, медицинских работников и представителей общественности подписать этот документ с тем, чтобы донести эти проблемы до внимания правительств и международных организаций, а также для того, чтобы продемонстрировать, что реформа наркополитики является срочным делом международной важности.
Yury Fedotov took office today as the new UNODC Executive Director. He declared that he would place a strong emphasis on safeguarding health, human rights and justice, and stated that: "As ever, the poor and vulnerable suffer most. Whether we talk of the victims of human trafficking, communities oppressed by corrupt leaders, unfair criminal justice systems or drug users marginalized by society, we are committed to making a positive difference".
Yury Fedotov took office today as the new UNODC Executive Director. He declared that he would place a strong emphasis on safeguarding health, human rights and justice, and stated that: "As ever, the poor and vulnerable suffer most. Whether we talk of the victims of human trafficking, communities oppressed by corrupt leaders, unfair criminal justice systems or drug users marginalized by society, we are committed to making a positive difference".
Yuri Fedotov has now tooken office as the new UNODC Executive Director. He declared that he would place a strong emphasis on health, human rights and justice, and stated : "Whether we talk of the victims of human trafficking, communities oppressed by corrupt leaders, unfair criminal justice systems or drug users marginalized by society, we are committed to making a positive difference".
In August 2010, Mexican President Felipe Calderon declared that he would support a national debate on the legalisation of illicit drugs, reversing his previous stance on the subject. He then underscored that he did not favour legalisation, particularly while the US and the international community maintained their prohibitionist approach. Nevertheless, Calderon's call is significant and has sparked intense discussions on drugs in the country.
This series of videos features people who have endured harsh and disproportionate sentences for drug-related crimes. The videos are part of a TNI/WOLA study investigating the prison systems of eight countries in Latin America. These personal stories illustrate the unjust impact of current drug laws on the most vulnerable individuals of society.
The Global Drug Policy program of the Open Society Institute is pleased to announce a call for letters of intent from organisations active or interested in drug policy reform in Asia. The deadline for submissions is Friday, 17th September 2010.
The International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy is calling for papers for the first Volume of The International Yearbook on Human Rights and Drug Policy, the first and only peer-reviewed journal focusing on human rights and drugs. The deadline for submissions for Volume 1 is 15th October 2010, but submissions are accepted on a rolling basis and later accepted submissions will be included in Volume 2.
The 18th International AIDS Conference brought together some 20,000 policy makers, people living with HIV, scientists, researchers, clinicians and advocates – all committed to halting the spread of HIV. IDPC and our members took advantage of this major event to advocate on the importance of more humane and effective drug policies to combat the HIV epidemic more efficiently.