Civil society organisations call on the UN Statistical Commission to contribute to the improvement of the ARQ review process, including by promoting collaboration with relevant UN agencies.
The Youth Rise report assesses the variation of youth movements at national level, achievements at the international level followed by an internal structural review on how to improve.
The findings of the CSTF reveal that most respondents endorsed both the extension of the 2009 political declaration and further 'integration' of the more recent UNGASS outcome document.
IDPC evaluates the impacts of drug policies implemented in Asia over the past decade, assessing progress made towards international and regional goals and concluding on the need to move away from the damaging drug-free approach.
IDPC outlines the key drug policy developments in India since the UNGASS Outcome Document was adopted in 2016, which highlights health and human rights concerns in relation to both drugs and drug policies.
In this publication it is argued that ensured availability of medical practices can be established if authorities are willing to work with all stakeholders including the international community.
The LSE IDPU argue question the effectiveness of drug courts courts, proposing instead a direction that aims to divert individuals involved with drugs, from the criminal justice system.
The authors look at the stark contrast between the intense violence associated with the prohibited coca market in Colombia and how strong, local, self-help, and non-state institutions in poor communities in Bolivia have been a key factor in mitigating violence and criminal activity in coca-growing areas.
The authors track the evolution of alternative development as a concept and practice, identifying avenues for improvement in light of the UNGASS Outcome Document.
The authors argue that, while illicit markets are frequently associated with violence and disorder, they can also provide a lifeline to those living within the margins of society.
UNODC fin a general trend of decreasing prices and supply of opium, suggesting a possible decrease in demand. Of the 11 countries in the East and Southeast region of Asia that systematically share drug data with the UNODC, 9 of them now place methamphetamine as the top drug of concern - compared to 7 countries putting heroin in pole position 10 years ago.
