Civil society engagement

News11 December 2024

From crowdfunding to government support: How Bulgaria’s only harm reduction center secured public support and government resources

Despite ongoing challenges, the Pink House Project has expanded its provision, which includes a drop-in centre and mobile outreach van.

Publications11 December 2024

Charter of Rights for People Affected by Substance Use - Scotland's National Collaborative

IDPC was delighted to join the launch of the Charter, welcoming its commitment to civil society engagement and encouraging political leadership to resource its implementation.

Events

Health and human rights summit: Advancing the wellbeing of people who use drugs

Adelaide, Australia

10 December 2024 - 11 December 2024

On 11th December in Adelaide, the Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL) host an open forum event centring the health and human rights of people who use drugs.

News2 October 2024

Canada: Drug decriminalisation is under attack

Communities must unite against the political weaponisation of the overdose crisis and defend human-rights-focused solutions such as decriminalisation and harm reduction.

Blog28 August 2024

Introducing IDPC’s new Strategic Plan for 2024-2027!

IDPC’s new Strategic Plan for 2024-2027 outlines an ambitious approach to advance drug policy reform, addressing pivotal challenges for our movement in relation to funding, equitable regulation, and media impact, to name a few.

Publications13 August 2024

IDPC Progress Report 2023-2024

IDPC reflects the network's collective efforts toward a world where responses to drug use, cultivation, production and supply are shaped by well-being, solidarity, evidence and compassion.

Publications13 August 2024

The ‘Vienna Spirit’ shatters: Report of the 67th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs and its high-level segment

IDPC highlights growing tensions at the latest CND session, where geopolitical divides and challenges to the punitive drug control paradigm were prominent and potentiated by civil society.

News5 August 2024

Canada: The war over safe drug supply in Vancouver

Activists at DULF have spearheaded a life-saving intervention by distributing drugs of known content, igniting a crucial debate on the necessity of safer supply policies to prevent overdose fatalities.

News31 July 2024

Secure the future: Civil society and human rights imperative for public health and HIV response in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia

The Rise & Decriminalize Movement, a coalition of community-led organizations in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia, publish a communique about dwindling public health services for people affected by HIV.

Publications28 June 2024

The cost of complacency: A harm reduction funding crisis

HRI highlight how underinvestment in harm reduction in low- and middle-income countries hinders progress towards global health goals, whilst costly punitive drug policies prevail.

Blog26 June 2024

World Drug Day 2024: Human rights and harm reduction take centre stage while UN drugs agency grapples with denial

The UN system increasingly questions the validity of the 'drug war', embracing harm reduction and decriminalisation — so why is UNODC stuck in the inertia of the past?

Publications30 May 2024

IDPC contribution to the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats

IDPC recommends improving data collection, prioritising health-based responses, reviewing drug policy frameworks and ensuring robust civil society engagement.

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