Commissioner Michel Kazatchkine spoke at @inpud.bsky.social sky.social’s launch of “The Human Cost of Policy Shifts: A World in Turmoil”, highlighting why community-led networks are essential to effective health responses for people who use drugs. �� https://tinyurl.com/34mjxnxnzv #HarmReduction

At #HRC62, #GCDP Commissioner Adeeba Kamarulzaman joined @unaids.org, @undp.org, @inpud.bsky.social, @releasedrugs.bsky.social and others to discuss why decriminalization is an important component of effective HIV responses and public health. #DrugPolicy #HIV #HarmReduction

On #WorldDrugDay, drug policy stands at a crossroads. Ten years after the 2016 UNGASS on drugs, evidence is clear: punitive approaches have failed to reduce drug use or supply, while contributing to significant health & social harms. 📄Learn more about what can be done: tinyurl.com/msjexz7p

From advancing discussions on the future of the international drug control system to launching a children and youth initiative and convening leaders through at the World Health Assembly, the #GCDP continued advancing evidence-informed & people-centered reform throughout 2025. 📖 tinyurl.com/bdfta2rf

The Global Commission on Drug Policy is convening its #GCDP 2026 Annual Plenary Meeting. At a critical moment for global drug policy, Commissioners are meeting in Geneva to assess emerging challenges, explore opportunities for reform, and discuss priorities for the years ahead. #DrugPolicyReform

Webinaire sur la régulation des stimulants, avec @aidq.bsky.social, @fedeaddiction.bsky.social , @fedabxl.be , @transformdrugs.bsky.social et #GREA. Intervention de Commissaire Ruth Dreifuss. 🗓 28 Mai, 16 h à 18 h CET (10 h à 12 h au Québec) 🔗 tinyurl.com/38rhwn6b

Comment réguler les stimulants ? Un guide pratique - AIDQ

Dans le cadre du lancement du guide Comment réguler les stimulants ?, maintenant disponible en français, nous vous invitons à participer à un webinaire réunissant des expert·e·s internat...

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At #WHA79, #GCDP convenes a hybrid dialogue on scaling up opioid agonist therapy, a key public health response. 🗓 20 May, 13:00 – 14:15 (dialogue), 14:15 – 15:00 (catered lunch) 📍 Warwick Hotel, Geneva (Hybrid event) Register to attend: In person: tinyurl.com/3sa9csfv Online: tinyurl.com/4jjmc4bj

At #CND69, a video message by Dr. Zeinab Hijazi of @unicef.org highlighting the importance of centering young people in drug policy was featured at a #GCDP side event co-organized w/ #YouthRISE entitled, “The Next Generation of Care: Youth-Centered Innovations to Renew & Strengthen Health Systems.”

Ten years after the 2016 UNGASS on drugs, Commissioners @helenclarknz.bsky.social & @juanmansantos.bsky.social examine what has changed—and what must come next to advance more effective, evidence-based drug policies. 🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/yc5fpasz

On #WorldHealthDay, we join the call to #StandWithScience. Evidence shows punitive drug policies hinder HIV and hepatitis responses, while health-centered approaches save lives and reduce harm. Acting on science is essential. 📕 Read our report: globalcommissionondrugs.org/gcdp-reports...

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Global Commissioners Adeeba Kamarulzaman and Pavel Bém have been appointed to the independent expert panel established by the Commission on Narcotic Drugs. The panel will contribute to the 2029 global review of drug policy. 📚 tinyurl.com/e5wmbfmz

Professor Adeeba appointed to UN expert panel reviewing global drug policy

Professor Emeritus Dato’ Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman has been appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to an independent expert panel reviewing global drug policy ahead of the 2029 international r...

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Ontario’s decision to end funding for supervised consumption services marks a continued and dangerous backslide - as we previously warned. As highlighted by @hivlegalnetwork.bsky.social in their statement, these services save lives. The #GCDP previous statement on the matter: tinyurl.com/z5tsb476

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We unequivocally denounce the Government of Ontario’s decision to end provincial funding for Consumption and Treatment Services and order site operators across Ontario to draft wind-down plans to close by June 13, 2026. Read the full statement: www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/hiv-leg...

At #HRC61, a side event explored the development dimensions of drug policy and the importance of rights-based approaches. Comm'r Ruth Dreifuss delivered closing remarks. 📄 tinyurl.com/mwxj6smy #DrugPolicy #HumanRights

At #CND69, a side event by #AllianceForPublicHealth focused on #EUAccession and balanced drug policy reform in Ukraine, Moldova & the Western Balkans. Global Commissioners Bém & Kazatchkine participated, representing the Eastern & Central European & Central Asian Commission on Drug Policy. #ECECACD

Join us at our side event at the CND to examine how to centre human rights in harm reduction; from meaningful participation and legal reform to sustainable, rights-based responses in a changing political and funding context. Room M6 or online at https://bit.ly/HRCND69

In 1 hour: #GCDP & #YouthRISE are co-organizing a side event on how youth leadership & inclusive processes can strengthen health systems & advance evidence-based drug policy. 🗓 Monday, 9 March 2026 🕐 13:00–14:00 CET 📍 In person: Vienna International Center (VIC), Room M7 💻 Online: bit.ly/46gjkBb

At #CND69, #GCDP & #YouthRISE are co-organizing a side event on how youth leadership & inclusive processes can strengthen health systems & advance evidence-based drug policy. 🗓 Monday, 9 March 2026 🕐 13:00–14:00 CET 📍 In person: Vienna International Center (VIC), Room M7 💻 Online: bit.ly/46gjkBb

On #UNAIDS #ZeroDiscriminationDay, our 2023 report “HIV, Hepatitis & Drug Policy Reform” shows how stigma and criminalization block HIV and hepatitis care for people who use drugs. Reaching 2030 targets demands evidence-based, health-centered drug policies. 🔗 tinyurl.com/2s4ymmjx #HarmReduction

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Today we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🌍💡 Women scientists, including in drug policy research and public health, such as Commissioner @profadeeba.bsky.social, play a vital role in advancing evidence-based approaches. #IDWGS2026 #WomenInScience #DrugPolicy

"We must push for the alignment of drug policies with human rights and for a real review of the drug control architecture" says Commissioner Juan Manuel Santos during the launch of the @idpc.net report, “The UNGASS Decade in Review: Gaps, Achievements and Paths for Reform”. #UNGASS2016 #DrugPolicy

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Ten years after the #UNGASS2016, global drug policy is at a crossroads. @idpc.net's new report: 'The UNGASS decade in review: Gaps, achievements and paths for reform' shows where progress stalled, harms persist, and why reform can’t wait. 📘Read & share: bit.ly/idpc-ungass-...

Today, @idpc.net launches “The UNGASS Decade in Review: Gaps, Achievements and Paths for Reform”, marking 10 years since the 2016 UNGASS on drugs, featuring Swiss Ambassador to Geneva @swiss-un.bsky.social & a video message by Commissioner Juan Manuel Santos. #DrugPolicy #PublicHealth #HumanRights

Commissioner Kgalema Motlanthe took part in an #OHCHR roundtable on racial discrimination in drug policy, highlighting the disproportionate impact of punitive approaches on people of African descent and the need for human rights- and evidence-based reform. #DrugPolicy #PublicHealth

Europe faces a choice on drug policy: build on decades of evidence and public health progress, or revert to punitive approaches that have failed. Read the op-ed by Commissioner Aleksander Kwaśniewski in Parliament Magazine: 🔗 tinyurl.com/8ympbr6m #DrugPolicy #PublicHealth #EU

Op-ed: Why Europe should avoid the trap of repressive drug policy

The Commission's new EU Drugs Strategy retreats from decades of progressive approaches, embracing a punitive stance that has proved disastrous glob...

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Proud to announce that Commissioner Pavel Bém, a valued member of the Global Commission, has been appointed National Drug Coordinator of the Czech Republic. His expertise in psychiatry and substance use disorder will help advance scientific, evidence-based drug policy. 🔗 tinyurl.com/ycxuf83m

Vybraní adiktologové pějí ódy na Pavla Béma. Což překvapuje - zdravezpravy.cz

Vybraní adiktologové podporují Pavla Béma [ODS] jako nového národního protidrogového koordinátora. Což překvapuje.

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@politico.com: "The EU’s new drugs strategy could reverse decades of evidence-based policy in Europe in favor of a failed punitive approach, former New Zealand Prime Minister @HelenClarkNZ has warned. Read the article: pro.politico.eu/news/209583

Punitive drug policies continue to drive discrimination, violence and preventable deaths. On Human Rights Day, the Global Commission reaffirms the need for drug laws that uphold dignity, health and human rights — policies that save lives and strengthen communities. #HumanRightsDay #DrugPolicy

IDPC is deeply dismayed at this outcome, stands in solidarity with affected communities, and calls for mobilisation to denounce this injustice. 📄Read & share our full statement: https://f.mtr.cool/cdnxsqxtsw (3/3)

WHO upholds coca leaf ban, defying evidence and ignoring Indigenous rights

Despite clear evidence and contravening Indigenous rights, WHO recommends the harshest scheduling for the coca leaf, upholding racist and colonial underpinnings of its ban.

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⚠️ UNDP shows punitive drug policies worsen poverty, exclusion and gendered harms — deeply affecting women who use drugs. 🌱 Development must centre rights, gender equality and harm reduction, not punishment. #EVAWUD2025

Development dimensions of drug policy: Assessing new challenges, uncovering opportunities, and addressing emerging issues

UNDP charts a rights- and development-centred turn in drug policy, prioritising decriminalisation, harm reduction, equity-led transitions, and practical pathways to responsibly regulate some drug markets.

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On #WorldChildrensDay, we affirm that children’s rights must guide all public policies, including drug policy. Punitive laws harm children & youth through family separation, exclusion from education, & barriers to support. Rights- and health-based approaches aligned with the #UNCRC are essential.

The #GCDP expresses grave concern over recent lethal airstrikes authorized by the United States on boats in the vicinity of Latin America and the Caribbean, which are allegedly linked to drug trafficking. Read our full statement: globalcommissionondrugs.org/u-s-lethal-s... #DrugPolicy

U.S. Lethal Strikes in Caribbean Expose the Failures of Punitive Drug War - Global Commission on Drug Policy

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