Agenda item 6(a) – UNODC and HIV prevention related to injecting drug use Thank you Madame Chair, This statement is delivered on behalf of the International Network of People Who Use Drugs, which is composed of members of one of the key affected populations in the HIV epidemic. The statement is supported by Harm Reduction …
International Network of People Who Use Drugs (INPUD)
Plenary Day 3. Drug demand reduction and treatment : INPUD/HRI and IDPC statement
Thank you Madame Chair, This statement is delivered on behalf of Harm Reduction International, the International Network of People Who Use Drugs and the International Drug Policy Consortium. There can be no ambiguity when it comes to global efforts to reach zero new HIV infections. Thirty years of HIV/AIDS has clearly taught us what works …
Day 3: Informal Dialogue with Executive Director of the UNODC, Yuri Fedotov
The informal dialogue starts of with a question to Mr Fedotov about access to opioid-based pain relief medicines. Mr Fedotov agrees and states that the conventions are not intended to be prohibitive but are intended to control drugs. Following this there is a question, highlighting the experiences about Canada, Israel and the Netherlands, on access …
IHRA statement at CND plenary session under Agenda item #7
Thank you, Madam Chairman This statement is made on behalf of: • The International Harm Reduction Association • The International Network of People Who Use Drugs • Penal Reform International • Human Rights Watch • International Drug Policy Consortium • The German Coalition Against the Death Penalty • The Open Society Foundations Drug Policy Programme …
IDPC/EHRN side event – Preventing overdoses from illicit drugs
This side event, co-organised by the Eurasian Harm Reduction Network (EHRN) and the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) discussed how to prevent illicit drug overdose. In many parts of the world, and especially in Eurasia, overdose is one of the major causes of preventable deaths. The International Network of People Who Use Drugs (INPUD) first …
CND day 4 – Plenary statement of the UK/INPUD on drug demand reduction
This is the full test of the statement: ‘Thank you chairperson and colleagues. The UK would like to align itself with the position of the Presidency of the European Union. Before I start I would like to note the marked improvements in the World Drugs Report and we look forward to continuing progress in data …