KUSH: A Potential Threat to Sierra Leone’s Human Capital Development Effort

2023 Africa Policy Week in Cape Town, South Africa 🌍 Reflecting on an impactful week in Cape Town! SANPUD, alongside its partners, hosted the enlightening #AfricaPolicyWeek. We had the privilege of hearing from conference delegates about their takeaways, insights on the journey of #DrugPolicyReform in Africa, and the urgent matters that demand attention. #AfricaPolicyWeek2023 #PolicyWeekRecap #ChampioningChange Edited by @iamkumordzi

A message from the West Africa Drug Policy Network to the President-elect of the Republic of Sierra Leone, H.E. Julius Maada Bio, regarding the current trend of illicit drug-related activities and its detrimental impact on individuals in Sierra Leone. 2023

Today is June 26, a day observed as the United Nations’ International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trade. Also known as #WorldDrugDay. The West Africa Drug Policy Network joins the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and all other advocates to amplify the call to put people first and end stigma and discrimination against people who use drugs. #SupportDontPunish #GlobalDayOfAction #WADPN 2023

This is the #PandemicTreaty inception meeting hosted by the West Africa Drug Policy Network with support from Harm Reduction International. A series of online meetings to discuss the effects of COVID-19 & make recommendations to the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) of the World Health Assembly (WHA) regarding the ongoing drafting & negotiation process of the pandemic treaty. Background In December 2021, the World Health Assembly (WHA) held a Special Session, (the second-ever since WHO’s founding in 1948) and agreed to develop a ‘WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic preparedness’ – the so-called ‘Pandemic Treaty’. The decision establishes an intergovernmental negotiating body (INB) to draft and negotiate the instrument. The INB held its first sessions in February and March 2022 to elect bureau officers and agree on working methods and timelines. All WHA Member States are members of the INB. The INB bureau – whose role is to guide the negotiations - is composed of the Netherlands and South Africa (co-chairs), Brazil, Egypt, Japan, and Thailand (vice-chairs). Learn more via https://hri.global/publications/negotiating-the-pandemic-treaty-a-primer/ #humanrights #drugpolicy #WADPN #harmreduction #worldhealthorganization #WHA #westafrica #covid19 #pandemic

Recap from #GambiaDrugLawReform Day 1: WADPN, in collaboration with Students for Sensible Drug Policy, SSDP-Gambia, organised a sensitisation meeting with CSOs & Religious Leaders on Drug Control Response. The conference aimed at having a road map and strategy to reform the Gambia drug law and policies for the well-being and human rights of people who use drugs. Video credit: Kerr Fatou Media, Gambia

The Legislative Committee of Liberia reports back to Senate on the Controlled Drug and Substance Act 2014 (amended). Following months of a careful review of the amended Controlled Drug and Substance Act 2014, the Legislative Committee of the Liberian Senate, on July 25, 2022, presented its findings and recommendations to the plenary. Read an article on the session via https://www.wadpn.org/post/legislative-committee-reports-to-senate-on-controlled-drug-substance-act-2014-amended

Lancement de l’Explicatif sur la Loi Type sur les Drogues - Session Française et Portugais Veuillez accéder aux documents via https://fr.wadpn.org/resources 2021 info@wadpn.org

You can have a quick read at the summary of the event here: https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2021/september/20210928_western-africa-model-drug-law Kindly access the documents via www.wadpn.org/resources 2021 info@wadpn.org