Civil society engagement

News19 May 2025

Hungary: Drugreporter will not be silenced

The Hungarian government's Russia-style bill targeting civic freedoms is an unacceptable threat to democracy.

News16 April 2025

UNAIDS launches the development of the new Global AIDS Strategy 2026-2031

In response to emerging challenges, this UNAIDS strategy will propose bold, multisectoral, evidence-based targets to end AIDS as a public health threat.

News10 April 2025

How the shift in US funding is threatening both the lives of people affected by HIV and the community groups supporting them

Amid US funding freezes, the future of clinics and healthcare services around the world is unclear, putting decades of progress in the global fight against HIV at risk.

Events

23rd International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA)

Accra, Ghana

3 December 2025 - 8 December 2025

The 23rd ICASA seeks to drive integrated, innovative, and rights-based responses to end AIDS, TB, and malaria while strengthening health systems and pandemic preparedness.

Publications7 April 2025

Eliminating hepatitis C in Europe: A report on policy implementation for people who inject drugs - 2024

C-EHRN's civil society monitoring identifies necessary but unequal progress on treatment and access to services, decrying enduring challenges related to funding, legislation, stigma and political will.

Events

DCRs Symposium 2025: Drug consumption rooms, a pillar of harm reduction and human rights

Strasbourg, France

18 June 2025 - 20 June 2025

This conference brings together global perspectives to advance the drug consumption room model and human rights-based harm reduction policies.

Publications4 April 2025

European Web Survey on Drugs (EWSD) 2024

EUDA's survey explores the current drug use habits of more than 66,000 Europeans from 31 countries.

News18 March 2025

Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán’s new war on drugs

Against the advice of civil society, Hungary will amend its constitution to criminalise drug use, continuing its history of repressive social reforms.

News10 March 2025

RFP: EHRA is seeking consultant for development of submissions to UN Treaty Bodies on Moldova and Kazakhstan

The consultant will develop two country reports on human rights violations, policy challenges, and recommendations, featuring insights from lived experience.

Publications20 February 2025

Stigmatising substance use terminology in grant abstracts following high-level language guidance

Eschliman et al. show that stigmatising terminology in NIDA-funded grant abstracts has dropped by over half since 2013 and provide guidance for further elimination.

News20 February 2025

STOPAIDS membership statement on impact of PEPFAR cuts on the HIV response

IDPC joins 41 organisations in urging the UK Government to oppose US funding cuts to PEPFAR and strengthen the UK’s response to fill the gap.

News14 February 2025

‘RCF’s long-term investment into community-led networks fuels harm reduction advocacy’ — Interview with Jamie Bridge

Years of advocacy, including by IDPC with the support of the Robert Carr Fund, led to the first CND resolution acknowledging 'harm reduction' in 2024.

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