The Global Commission on Drug Policy (GCDP)

Webinaire à venir sur la régulation des stimulants 💻 Avec @GREA, @AIDQ, @FedeAddiction, @fedabxl et @TransformDrugs, et une intervention de Commissaire Ruth Dreifuss. 🗓 28 Mai 🕐 16 h à 18 h CET (10 h à 12 h au Québec) 🔗Inscription : aidq.org/fr/calendrier-… #PolitiquesDesDrogues #SantéPublique #RéductionDesRisques

At #WHA79, the #GCDP convened a high-level dialogue on expanding access to opioid agonist therapy (OAMT). With speakers from @WHO, @UNAIDS, @GlobalFund, @INPUD, @SkounOrg & government representatives from Kenya and Ukraine, discussions highlighted urgent gaps and the need for health-centered, evidence-based drug policy. #DrugPolicy #PublicHealth #HarmReduction @MYGenevaUN @UKRinUNOG

DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER⬇️ Inter-Ministerial Dialogue on accelerating access to opioid agonist therapy (OAMT): 🗓 20 May 📍 Warwick Hotel, Geneva (Hybrid event) 🕛 Inter-Ministerial Dialogue: 13:00 (incl. lunch reception) 🔗 In-person registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… 🔗 Zoom registration: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… @WHO, @UNAIDS, @GlobalFund, @MYGenevaUN @UKRinUNOG @INPUD

🧠 Duševní zdraví a závislosti patří mezi největší výzvy současnosti. A přesto se o nich pořád mluví příliš málo, příliš pozdě a mnohdy jsou na okraji zájmu. 18. června 2026, ale tato témata zazní po celý den, a to na mezinárodní konferenci AddictionsCEE. Tato mezinárodní platforma přivede do sálu Kaiserštejnského paláce přední lékaře, vědce, zákonodárce a renomované odborníky z praxe z celé střední a východní Evropy i ze Západu. 🌍 Na programu budou témata jako jsou kupříkladu - opioidová krize a harm reduction, regulace látkových i nelátkových závislostí, digitální závislosti a jejich dopad na psychiku mladých lidí, i nové psychoaktivní látky. 💡 Závislost není slabost charakteru. Je to komplexní zdravotní a společenský fenomén a způsob, jakým se k němu společnost staví, přímo ovlivňuje životy milionů lidí v regionu. Přijďte se v červnu zúčastnit odborné konference a zjistěte, jak to vidí ti nejlepší odborníci v oboru, a zapojte se do diskuse, která má skutečný dopad na politiku i praxi. 📍 Praha, Kaiserštejnský palác 📅 18. června 2026 🔗 Registrace a program: addictionscee.eu/cs Mezinárodní konferenci organizují @IRAP_ThinkTank, @Inst_MH a ARAS – Rumunská asociace proti AIDS. Konference proběhne pod záštitou @NUDZ_cz.

On #InternationalHarmReductionDay, we reaffirm the importance of drug policy approaches grounded in evidence, health, and human rights. Punitive drug policies continue to undermine prevention and treatment efforts, leaving people who use drugs at heightened risk of preventable harms. Evidence consistently shows that scaling up harm reduction services saves lives, strengthens public health, and supports more humane and effective drug policies. #HarmReduction #DrugPolicy #PublicHealth @HRInews @INPUD @UNAIDS @WHO

At #WHA79, the #GCDP will convene a hybrid Inter-Ministerial Dialogue on accelerating access to opioid agonist therapy (OAMT)—a critical, evidence-based response to opioid use disorder. With speakers from @WHO, @UNAIDS, @GlobalFund, @MYGenevaUN, @UKRinUNOG, @INPUD & @Skoun_org. 🗓 20 May, – (dialogue), – (catered lunch) 📍 Warwick Hotel, Geneva (Hybrid event) 🔗 In-person registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… 🔗 Zoom registration: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… #DrugPolicy #PublicHealth #HarmReduction

At #CND69, a video message by Dr. Zeinab Hijazi of @UNICEFhealth was featured at the #GCDP side event co-organized with @YouthRISE entitled, “The Next Generation of Care: Youth-Centered Innovations to Renew and Strengthen Health Systems.” As part of our ongoing work examining the harms caused by drug policies on children and youth - including a dozen global consultations - this contribution highlights the importance of centering young people in drug policy. ▶️ Watch Dr. Hijazi below 👇 #DrugPolicy

Record drug use. Growing harm. New ACIC data shows unprecedented levels of heroin, cocaine & meth use. VAADA is calling for urgent investment in treatment, harm reduction & prevention. 👉 ow.ly/FStp50YT3OK

Ten years after the 2016 UNGASS on drugs, the global community faces a critical moment to reflect on progress and remaining challenges. Commissioners @HelenClarkNZ and @JuanManSantos examine what has changed—and what must come next to advance more effective, evidence-based drug policies. 🔗 Read more: globalcommissionondrugs.org/10yearsafterun… #UNGASS2016 #DrugPolicy #GlobalHealth

Join this upcoming @WomenDeliver conference side event where Commissioner @ProfAdeeba will join the panel to explore the gendered impacts of punitive drug policy, tracing women's lived experience and collective resistance. 📅Wednesday, 29 April 🕛12:00 PM – 1:30 PM AEST 📍Hybrid: Room 219, Level 2, Melbourne Convention Centre & Online 💻Register for live streaming: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… @aivl @EleosJustice @MonashMalaysia @ADPANetwork @LBHMasyarakat @cpjp_org_au @IADLLaw

@globalcdp is pleased to co-organize a webinar on Islam & drug policy, featuring Commissioner @ProfAdeeba The webinar aims to contribute to ongoing global drug policy discussions by presenting Islamic ethical perspectives that support humane, public health-oriented and rights-based approaches to drug policy, including harm reduction. 📅 30 April 2026 | 11:00AM (CET) 🔗Register here: iasociety.zoom.us/webinar/regist… @iasociety @dppmys @IDPCnet @JusticeProject_ @MENAHRA

On the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, we reaffirm that global cooperation remains essential to address complex challenges, including drug policy.   Multilateral cooperation remains essential to advancing evidence-based responses that protect health, promote development, and support peace.   Now, more than ever, renewed commitment to dialogue, shared responsibility, and international cooperation is critical.   Our report, Drug Policy and the Sustainable Development Agenda, highlights how multilateral, health- and development-oriented responses can better support peace, equity and sustainable development.   🔗 Read more: globalcommissionondrugs.org/position_paper…   #Multilateralism #Diplomacy #DrugPolicy #GlobalGovernance

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