A decade after the #UNGASS2016, many promises remain far from fulfilled.
At #CND69, IDPC calls for urgent reforms to align global drug policy with human rights, public health, and the meaningful participation of affected communities.
At #CND69, govs rejected US attempts to strip the proceedings from addressing the #2030Agenda.
The (unprecedented) early vote signals support for global drug policy debates to be rooted in rights and development.
More on the #CNDBlog:
https://cndblog.org/2026/03/plenary-monday-morning-session/
Starting in an hour at #CND69:
Human Rights Implication of Drug Policy: Prevention, Effective Remedies and Accountability
🕐 16:30–17:30
📍 M3
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Starting in an hour at #CND69:
Nordic Mobilization on Human Rights and Drug Policy – Exploring Shared Nordic Values as a Foundation for Human Rights-Based, Inclusive and Sustainable Drug Policy
🕐 15:00–16:30
📍 M3 (In-person)
Starting in an hour at #CND69:
A Decade of Drug Policy and Human Rights: Gaps, Achievements and Paths Forward
📍 Mozart Room
The Next Generation of Care: Youth-Centered Innovations to Renew and Strengthen Health Systems
📍 M7
#UNGASS2026 coincided with real gains in harm reduction — but our most recent report shows how quickly these can be undone under authoritarian rule.
'The UNGASS decade in review' explores how to future-proof international drug policy: http://bit.ly/idpc-ungass-10y
#CND69 starts next Monday.
The era of quiet consensus in Vienna is far gone, with geopolitics bleeding into drug policy debates.
The outcome of those five days in Vienna will shape funding, laws and policies.
Our webinar unpacks it for civil society:
Conflict and displacement have tested drug policy frameworks in ways the #UNGASS2016 could not have anticipated.
'The UNGASS Decade in Review' documents how #HarmReduction groups saved lives while formal responses lagged.
Read now: http://bit.ly/idpc-ungass-10y
#CND69 is around the corner & we don't expect business-as-usual:
- Consensus is broken.
- Blocs for/against reform are in flux.
- Pressures on multilateralism loom in the background.
Our webinar unpacks this for #DrugPolicyReform advocacy:
Despite #UNGASS2016 commitments, policing practices remain driven by seizures and arrest targets.
'The UNGASS Decade in Review' shows how these dynamics deepen inequality and mistrust, potentiating harm.
Read more: http://bit.ly/idpc-ungass-10y
#CND69 is days away.
The 'consensus' at the heart of global drug control has cracked.
The blocs for & against rights-based reform are in flux.
Our prep webinar — with IDPC member orgs — gives you context & resources to better navigate the meeting:
Drug policies compound discrimination. Women and girls — especially those criminalised, racialised, or living in poverty — face layered harms under punitive systems.
The UN human rights office is seeking evidence and good practices.
Submit contributions by 31:
📣 Starting tomorrow at 14:00 GMT 📣
Our pre-#CND69 webinar gives you a sneak peek into the session's debates and civil society entry points — don’t miss it!
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While reporting on a promising expansion of regulatory efforts, 'The UNGASS Decade in Review' also critically assesses how reform without equity can reproduce old harms.
Responsible regulation requires meaningful community engagement.
Read on: http://bit.ly/idpc-ungass-10y
'The UNGASS Decade in Review' traces how the global drug control regime is unfit to respond to changing drug markets and risks, leaving states and communities with a fatally flawed toolbox to adequately respond.
Read on: http://bit.ly/idpc-ungass-10y
📣 One week to go! 📣
CND 69: Key issues and opportunities offers a strategic preview of the state of the debates and civil society entry points ahead of #CND69.
🗓 Wed, 25 Feb
🕑 14:00 GMT
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'The UNGASS Decade in Review' demonstrates how this moment marked a shift in the recognition of community experts — but acknowledgement does not always translate into influence.
Our latest report critically assesses this gap. Read on: http://bit.ly/idpc-ungass-10y
The '#WarOnDrugs' is not gender-neutral — it is deeply patriarchal. From punitive policing to child kidnappings by the state, women and girls pay a disproportionate price.
OHCHR drafts a report on these impacts & promising avenues forward.
Share inputs by 31 Mar.:
'The UNGASS Decade in Review' shows the #UNGASS2016 failed to halt extreme violence in the name of drug control. Human rights safeguards are often treated as optional — rarely enforced.
More on the evidence & need for change: http://bit.ly/idpc-ungass-10y
The #UNGASS2016 highlighted the power of rights-based approaches to #DrugPolicy.
'The UNGASS Decade in Review' examines the positive outcomes of moving in this direction, as well as limitations in scale-up.
Evidence, community insights & more: http://bit.ly/idpc-ungass-10y
📢 THIS THURSDAY!
The Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs (VNGOC) organises an informal online meeting on civil society participation at #CND69.
🗓 12 Feb 2026
⏰ 1–2 PM CET
Info & registration at:
The #UNGASS2016 gestured toward a rebalancing of drug policy. Our latest report, 'The UNGASS decade in review', shows spending still rewards punishment over solutions.
What should effective investment look like? Read on: http://bit.ly/idpc-ungass-10y
As Thailand heads to the polls, #DrugPolicy is back in focus. Despite recent reforms, punitive measures remain widespread.
What pathways for a fairer & more effective approach? Unchisa Eaimtong, from IDPC's Bangkok office, for the #IDPCblog:
Language shapes justice. The recording for this webinar unpacks how stigmatising labels impact reintegration and human rights — and what the UN and partners can do to advance dignity-based, person-centred language.
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Heading to #CND69 or supporting advocacy around it?
'CND 69: Key issues and opportunities' offers a strategic preview of key debates and civil society entry points.
🗓 Wedn., 25. Feb.
🕑 14:00 (GMT)
Available in EN / FR / ES
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Ten years after the #UNGASS2016, global drug policy is at a crossroads.
@idpc.net's new report: 'The UNGASS decade in review: Gaps, achievements and paths for reform' shows where progress stalled, harms persist, and why reform can’t wait.
📘Read & share: bit.ly/idpc-ungass-...
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
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