On #WorldHealthDay, we join the call to #StandWithScience.
Evidence shows punitive drug policies hinder HIV and hepatitis responses, while health-centered approaches save lives and reduce harm. Acting on science is essential.
📕 Read our report: globalcommissionondrugs.org/gcdp-reports...
Global Commissioners Adeeba Kamarulzaman and Pavel Bém have been appointed to the independent expert panel established by the Commission on Narcotic Drugs.
The panel will contribute to the 2029 global review of drug policy.
📚 tinyurl.com/e5wmbfmz
Ontario’s decision to end funding for supervised consumption services marks a continued and dangerous backslide - as we previously warned.
As highlighted by @hivlegalnetwork.bsky.social in their statement, these services save lives.
The #GCDP previous statement on the matter: tinyurl.com/z5tsb476
At #HRC61, a side event explored the development dimensions of drug policy and the importance of rights-based approaches.
Comm'r Ruth Dreifuss delivered closing remarks.
📄 tinyurl.com/mwxj6smy
#DrugPolicy #HumanRights
At #CND69, a side event by #AllianceForPublicHealth focused on #EUAccession and balanced drug policy reform in Ukraine, Moldova & the Western Balkans. Global Commissioners Bém & Kazatchkine participated, representing the Eastern & Central European & Central Asian Commission on Drug Policy.
#ECECACD
Join us at our side event at the CND to examine how to centre human rights in harm reduction; from meaningful participation and legal reform to sustainable, rights-based responses in a changing political and funding context.
Room M6 or online at https://bit.ly/HRCND69
In 1 hour:
#GCDP & #YouthRISE are co-organizing a side event on how youth leadership & inclusive processes can strengthen health systems & advance evidence-based drug policy.
🗓 Monday, 9 March 2026
🕐 13:00–14:00 CET
📍 In person: Vienna International Center (VIC), Room M7
💻 Online: bit.ly/46gjkBb
At #CND69, #GCDP & #YouthRISE are co-organizing a side event on how youth leadership & inclusive processes can strengthen health systems & advance evidence-based drug policy.
🗓 Monday, 9 March 2026
🕐 13:00–14:00 CET
📍 In person: Vienna International Center (VIC), Room M7
💻 Online: bit.ly/46gjkBb
On #UNAIDS #ZeroDiscriminationDay, our 2023 report “HIV, Hepatitis & Drug Policy Reform” shows how stigma and criminalization block HIV and hepatitis care for people who use drugs. Reaching 2030 targets demands evidence-based, health-centered drug policies.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2s4ymmjx
#HarmReduction
Today we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🌍💡
Women scientists, including in drug policy research and public health, such as Commissioner @profadeeba.bsky.social, play a vital role in advancing evidence-based approaches.
#IDWGS2026 #WomenInScience #DrugPolicy
"We must push for the alignment of drug policies with human rights and for a real review of the drug control architecture" says Commissioner Juan Manuel Santos during the launch of the @idpc.net report, “The UNGASS Decade in Review: Gaps, Achievements and Paths for Reform”.
#UNGASS2016 #DrugPolicy
Read the @idpc.net report, “The UNGASS Decade in Review: Gaps, Achievements and Paths for Reform” (available in English, French and Spanish):
🔗 tinyurl.com/mvf64du2
#UNGASS2016 #DrugPolicy #PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #HumanRights
Today, @idpc.net launches “The UNGASS Decade in Review: Gaps, Achievements and Paths for Reform”, marking 10 years since the 2016 UNGASS on drugs, featuring Swiss Ambassador to Geneva @swiss-un.bsky.social & a video message by Commissioner Juan Manuel Santos.
#DrugPolicy #PublicHealth #HumanRights
Commissioner Kgalema Motlanthe took part in an #OHCHR roundtable on racial discrimination in drug policy, highlighting the disproportionate impact of punitive approaches on people of African descent and the need for human rights- and evidence-based reform.
#DrugPolicy #PublicHealth
Europe faces a choice on drug policy: build on decades of evidence and public health progress, or revert to punitive approaches that have failed.
Read the op-ed by Commissioner Aleksander Kwaśniewski in Parliament Magazine:
🔗 tinyurl.com/8ympbr6m
#DrugPolicy #PublicHealth #EU
Proud to announce that Commissioner Pavel Bém, a valued member of the Global Commission, has been appointed National Drug Coordinator of the Czech Republic. His expertise in psychiatry and substance use disorder will help advance scientific, evidence-based drug policy.
🔗 tinyurl.com/ycxuf83m
@politico.com: "The EU’s new drugs strategy could reverse decades of evidence-based policy in Europe in favor of a failed punitive approach, former New Zealand Prime Minister @HelenClarkNZ has warned.
Read the article: pro.politico.eu/news/209583
Punitive drug policies continue to drive discrimination, violence and preventable deaths.
On Human Rights Day, the Global Commission reaffirms the need for drug laws that uphold dignity, health and human rights — policies that save lives and strengthen communities.
#HumanRightsDay #DrugPolicy
IDPC is deeply dismayed at this outcome, stands in solidarity with affected communities, and calls for mobilisation to denounce this injustice.
📄Read & share our full statement: https://f.mtr.cool/cdnxsqxtsw
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⚠️ UNDP shows punitive drug policies worsen poverty, exclusion and gendered harms — deeply affecting women who use drugs.
🌱 Development must centre rights, gender equality and harm reduction, not punishment.
#EVAWUD2025
On #WorldChildrensDay, we affirm that children’s rights must guide all public policies, including drug policy. Punitive laws harm children & youth through family separation, exclusion from education, & barriers to support. Rights- and health-based approaches aligned with the #UNCRC are essential.
The #GCDP expresses grave concern over recent lethal airstrikes authorized by the United States on boats in the vicinity of Latin America and the Caribbean, which are allegedly linked to drug trafficking.
Read our full statement: globalcommissionondrugs.org/u-s-lethal-s...
#DrugPolicy
🚫 For too long, global drug control has ignored the human cost.
At #HRC60, w @globalcdp.bsky.social, we called for drug policies that ensure human rights compliance at every level.
WATCH:
(1/3) Hamzah bin Ibrahim is scheduled to be hanged in Singapore tomorrow for a non-violent drug offence, despite giving substantive assistance to investigating authorities: www.theonlinecitizen.com/2025/10/13/i...
Comm'rs @helenclarknz.bsky.social & Michel Kazatchkine met w/ @bdb-offiziell.bsky.social, German Federal Government Commissioner for Drug & Addiction Policy, to discuss nat'l reforms, European developments, & global cooperation on health- & evidence- based #DrugPolicy.
📸 @bdb-offiziell.bsky.social
On #WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty, we reaffirm: capital punishment for drug offenses violates international law, fuels inequality, and fails to deter use or trafficking.
Drug policies must protect life, dignity, and human rights.
👉Read our latest report:
tinyurl.com/2v6aep9f
Commissioner Ruth Dreifuss met with Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director of @un-habitat.bsky.social, to exchange ideas on promoting cities that prioritize health, inclusion & resilience.
Collaboration is essential for people-centered urban development.
#UrbanHealth #ForumOfMayors #SDGs
Comm'r Ruth Dreifuss, official spokesperson at the 5th meeting of the UN #ForumOfMayors, highlighted how cities are on the front line of public health. By addressing inequalities, protecting human rights & supporting community-led responses, mayors can build healthier, stronger cities.
#UrbanHealth
During #HRC60, Commissioner Ruth Dreifuss met w/ Pakistan’s Minister of State for Law and Justice, Barrister Aqeel Malik, to discuss aligning drug policies w/ human rights principles, promoting evidence- and rights-based reforms, & strengthening int'l cooperation.
#DrugPolicy #HumanRights #GCDP
🧵 3/3 Read the #UNDP discussion paper: www.undp.org/publications...
