The Council on International Relations of Latin America and the Caribbean (RIAL) analyses the lessons of the UNGASS for Latin America and advances strategies which would catalyse innovation in drug policy in the region.
MENHARA has released a guide for MENA countries to include a gender perspective and promote equality and human rights for women and girls in their harm reduction programs.
A paper by the Global Drug Policy Observatory argues that whereas Clinton advanced a an ambitious, progressive strategy with some question marks, Trump's position is a sparse collection of misguided ideas.
Transform release the second edition of their guide to regulating legal markets for the non-medical use of cannabis. It is for policy makers, drug policy reform advocates and affected communities all over the world.
The voices of affected communities involved in the cultivation of prohibited plants are lacking in the global debate on drug policy reform in general and were at risk of being excluded from the UNGASS 2016. This report presents the discussions at the GFPPP.
ASEAN publishes work plan detailing the strategy to address illicit drug activities and mitigate its negative consequences to society in line with the 'drug free world' objective.
How can the outcomes of international drug control policy be measured? Currently, the UN drug control system lacks appropriate metrics to do so. However, the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals offers a chance to find new – and potentially better – answers to this question.
Khalid Tinasti (GCDP) analyses the current situation in Algeria and Morocco, which have chosen different approaches to drugs, and compares of the outcomes of their policy choices.
After almost 15 years since the fall of the Taliban, the policy discussion on counternarcotics remains uncertain of which way to proceed. In large part, this is because policy discussion is shaped by a superficial or misguided understanding of opium poppy and its role in rural livelihoods.
Students for Sensible Drug Policy give a roundup of the past year including events held, comments on UNGASS and drug policy changes enacted in universities in the US and around the world.
The newsletter is aiming to inform and keep updated organisations, institutions and individuals on drug policy developments along with news in the website and social media of the network.
