Organised by AFEW International, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, the Andrey Rylkov Foundation for Health and Social Justice, and the International Drug Policy Consortium Chaired by Ann Fordham (IDPC). Richard Elliot (Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network): To provide a public health overview. Punitive approaches to drug control in the region are rife. But also resources and energy are …
From Side Events
Side event: How can we make the International drug control system better protect our youth?
Panel: Jane Slater (Anyone’s Child/Transform Drug Policy Foundation), Peter Muyshondt (Anyone’s Child), Fiona Gilbertson (Anyone’s Child/Recovering Justice), Inez Feria, Murtaza Majeed, Donna May (Anyone’s Child/mumsDU) Watch the video of the event onAnyone’s Child website. Jane Slater: These are the real people who are being impacted by our policies. I think there is a lot of …
Side event: Partnership between civil society and law enforcement
Jamie Bridge, IDPC: What impact is your country’s drug policy having? Drug Impact Assessments are not new. The UNODC compiled an Illicit Drug Index that was used in the 2005 World Drug Report but not since then. It might still be used behind the scenes but never reported on again, which is a shame because …
Side event: Harm reduction in a changing global context
Louise Van Deth, AIDS Fonds. I’m proud to chair this all women panel. The Dutch elections were followed closely by the whole world, it stopped the trend of disasters in elections. Since we are also a small group, I’d also like to invite you, when you have questions and comments, to state your name and say …
Side Event: Overdose crisis: origins, challenges and best practice
Moderator: Daniel Wolfe (OSF) Annette Verster (WHO): We know that of the mortality related to drug use, which is very much linked to opioid use, over a half is related to overdose. It is preventable and reversible. 10% of people dependent on opioid, globally, have access to treatment. In terms of its reversibility, you might have …
UNODC-WHO Special Launch Event – The SOS Initiative – Stop Overdose Safely: Emergency Community Management of Opioid Overdose including interim Naloxone
Rein Oidekevi, Estonia. Serious topic, require strong action, PWID experience most severe health risks, high risk of OD and premature death, lack of action can lead to unacceptable loss of life, important to review drug policy to place stronger emphasis on human rights, naloxone programs can immediately reverse the effect of opioid overdose, national program …