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Next week the United Nations is convening the largest gathering on drug policy that the world has seen in two decades. It was the...

One year ago, the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) elaborated five main “asks” for the UN General Assembly Special Session...

The Global Drug Policy Program and Release are proud to invite applications to the 2016 Asia & Africa Advocacy Fellowship Program on Drug...

Speaking at a drug abuse summit in Atlanta, the US president committed to tackling heroin and prescription opioid epidemic with...

ECOWAS Support Project Support to ECOWAS Regional Action Plan on illicit drug trafficking, organized crime related to it and drug abuse...

Projet d’appui à la CEDEAO Appui au « Plan d’action régional de la CEDEAO en matière de lutte contre le trafic illicite de stupéfiants,...

Commission on Narcotic Drugs Fifty-ninth session Vienna, 14-22 March 2016 Preparations for the special session of the General Assembly on...

The course will introduce students to a number of complex issues that relate to the management of global drug control, addressing the...

Harm reduction refers to a range of services and policies that lessen the adverse consequences of drug use and protect public health....

Today we celebrate the first annual International Drug Policy Reform Day, a global day of action to stand up for the millions of lives...

VIENNA (14 March 2016) — Over 200 civil society groups from all over the world have today released a statement condemning governments for...

In April 2016, the member states of the United Nations will gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly Special Session...

The government has in recent years increasingly embraced various public health interventions for reducing exposure to harm by people who...

With the UN’s drug control policy setting bathed in opaque diplomatic light, civil society advocates are left looking for the subtleties...

Communiqué “Position Commune Ouest Africaine vers la Session Extraordinaire des Nations Unies de 2016 sur les Problèmes liés aux...

In my last article I wrote about the recently concluded West Africa regional consultation towards the United Nations General Assembly...

The Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), Nigeria, in a bid to introduce, train and educate students and youths on drug policies,...

Representatives of Government ministries, law enforcement officers and civil society organisations across West Africa gathered in Accra,...

A recent news story cited Ghana’s Deputy Superintendent of Police, David Selom Hukportie, as bemoaning the formidable challenges he faces...

A few serious tweaks to global drug policy could have positive and lasting effects on the global environment. The issues of illicit drug...