This morning at the Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, Harm Reduction International is launching its 10 by 20 campaign, calling on governments to redirect 10% of the resources they spend in the war on drugs to harm reduction. Harm reduction interventions such as needle and syringe exchange and opioid substitution therapy are low …
I represent Harm Reduction International but am speaking on behalf of harm reduction organisations from around the world. In recent months we have been discussing what outcomes we want to see from the UNGASS on Drugs in 2016. We have condensed these into two main calls: First, the time has come for harm reduction to receive …
Thank you Mr/Madam Chair I represent Harm Reduction International but am speaking on behalf of harm reduction organisations from around the world. In recent months we have been discussing what outcomes we want to see from the UNGASS on Drugs in 2016. We have condensed these into two main calls: First, the time has come …
Damon Barrett – HRI Convention of the Rights of the Child actually refers to drugs. Criminalizing children for anything, as you would an adult, isn’t appropriate. Is criminalization an appropriate legislative response to protecting children from drugs? What do we use to measure if criminalization has benefited children? Four main questions we must consider: 1. …
Jose Manuel Arroyo— in late 90s in Spain HIV rate around 60% in the community of IDUs. Number in prisons 50%. Infection rate among inmates in Spain about 30%. Highest HIV and mild HCV rates the highest in Europe. Remarkable challenge faced was to implement efficient and advanced measures for prevention and harm reduction. Spain …
Drugs and HIV groups call on UK to reject United Nations drugs declaration Lack of co-ordination, leadership and transparency from Home Office, Foreign Office and DFID has played into the hands of hardline states such as Russia As a critical high-level UN meeting on the future of international drug policy begins a coalition of UK …