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International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 15h

🔔 L.31 is a turning point for the global drug policy debate, signalling clearer leadership by Geneva-based bodies, committed to enacting stronger safeguards and moving toward people-centred reform.

International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 15h

🌱 The resolution also seeks to protect civil society space, recognises Indigenous rights and traditional uses, advances alternatives to incarceration, and acknowledges environmental rights — a first for the Council's involvement in drug policy!

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International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 15h

❌ Attempts to strip out harm reduction from the text backfired. Russia's amendment on this matter was defeated with 25 votes against the deletion and only 10 in favour).

Harm reduction is now widely recognised as *essential* for rights-based #DrugPolicy

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International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 15h

🔎 The Council will remain active on the issue and strengthen coherence with Vienna-based bodies — including the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) — through systematic information sharing.

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International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 15h

⚖️ The #HRC60 just reset the terms of global drug policy. Res L.31, adopted by consensus, affirms this issue as firmly embedded within the human rights mandate.

🔎 Our analysis: https://f.mtr.cool/zxyezoyhfa

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International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 16h

❌ Attempts to strip out harm reduction from the text backfired. Russia's amendment on this matter was defeated with 25 votes against the deletion and only 10 in favour).

Harm reduction is now widely recognised as *essential* for rights-based #DrugPolicy

International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 16h

🔎 The Council will remain active on the issue and strengthen coherence with Vienna-based bodies — including the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) — through systematic information sharing.

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International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 1d

6. Strengthen the European Union’s role at the UN — At a time when the multilateral system is threatened by reactionary ideology, the EU must lead with health and rights, showing leadership in supporting key UN norms and guidance.

International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 1d

5. Enable policy innovation — Dialogue and learning around pioneering policy experiments by EU Member States — including in relation to decriminalisation and responsible regulation — should be promoted by the new Strategy.

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International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 1d

4. Prioritise harm reduction and the right to health — Well-funded, scaled-up programmes, as well as support for their evaluation and refinement, are essential.

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International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 1d

3. Reinforce an evidence- and rights-based approach — The SDGs and latest international guidance on drug policy and its alignment with rights protections should be prioritised.

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International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 1d

2. Safeguard civil society participation — With authoritarian rule on the rise, the Strategy should show leadership in protecting advocates and affected communities, ensuring participation and accountability mechanisms.

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International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 1d

1. Avoid an overemphasis on supply reduction — Punitive approaches have failed to reduce the drug market and fuel human rights abuses. A balanced approach calls for action plans and resources for all pillars, not just supply reduction.

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International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 1d

🛑 Europe can’t punish its way out of drug problems — IDPC’s 6 asks call on the European Commission to commit to a balanced EU Drug Strategy.

📝 Full contribution: https://f.mtr.cool/qpjmozdixj

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International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 2d

📢 This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to align global drug policy with UN values — we must make it count!

🔔 Help us share and amplify the letter and the call ahead of the October deadline!

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International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 2d

📘 For detailed recommendations, check out IDPC's report:

Repairing the “machinery”: Recommendations and expectations for the independent review of international drug policy commitments

IDPC lays out key considerations and aspirations for the independent panel established by the CND to review the UN drug control system, highlighting potential pitfalls to avoid to make this review count.

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International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 2d

⏳ The deadline for UN nominations to the international drug control expert review panel approaches.

With 182 organisations worldwide, we urge UN Secretary-General António Guterres to appoint #Health & #HumanRights experts.

Share the open letter! 👇👇👇

183 civil society groups urge UN Secretary-General to lead historic global drug policy review with a bold, inclusive and transformative vision

Global civil society groups call on the UN Secretary-General to ensure the independence, credibility and representativeness of the UN review's expert panel, and to champion meaningful, rights-affirming reform.

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International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 2d

❌ Punitive drug laws continue to fuel human rights violations.

🕊️ Our event at #HRC60 saw states and advocates call for the Council's adoption of a resolution centring human dignity.

WATCH:

Drug policy reform: A powerful tool to prevent serious human rights violations

The event will explore how drug policy reform can prevent serious human rights violations, broaden discussions beyond health, and highlight pathways toward decriminalisation, the abolition of the death penalty, and international cooperation.

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International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 8d

🕯️ Singapore's execution of Datchinamurthy Kataiah, after hours of cruel uncertainty, should enliven calls for a #DeathPenalty moratorium.

@amnesty.org & @adpan.bsky.social:

Singapore: Cruel and unlawful drug-related execution of Malaysian man renews urgency for moratorium on executions

The execution after hours of uncertainty for the victim and his family has reignited international outrage and demands for a moratorium.

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International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 8d

📝 The #CNDBlog is following this week’s thematic discussions at the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs.

✍️ Transcripts of the morning & afternoon sessions (Prevention + Treatment & Health Services) are now online!

Follow the debate at:

CND Blog

Live reporting from the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs

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International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 9d

🚨 TOMORROW — CND Thematic Discussions start in Vienna! From health impacts to the coca leaf review, expect debates on growing dissent & ongoing crises — incl. #HarmReduction funding.

📺 Info & webcast:

CND Intersessional meeting - Thematic discussions on the implementation of all international drug policy commitments following up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration (Autumn 2025)

A CND event to review global drug policy progress, address urgent health challenges, and prepare for 2028 stock-taking and reforms.

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International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 9d

TOMORROW @ the UN CND!

As sweeping aid cuts threaten #HarmReduction at a time of deep need, join this hybrid event demanding renewed financial & political support

More info & online access: https://f.mtr.cool/xbitfcaicb

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International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 13d

No trial, no evidence, no due process — in a worrying escalation of the US drug war, Trump ordered alleged smuggling boats destroyed, killing at least 17 people in the Caribbean.

America is blowing up boats and asking questions later

Trump’s drug war playbook looks disturbingly like Duterte’s, the Philippine leader now facing trial for crimes against humanity.

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International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 13d

Dismantling @unaids.org in haste, as affected communities face intensified backlash, indicts the international community’s commitment to ending the epidemic.

UNAIDS PCB NGO Delegation denounces measure:

With the HIV response in crisis, UNAIDS must not be sunset in 2026

The world cannot potentiate struggles to end the pandemic by dismantling the foremost international body coordinating the response.

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International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 14d

At the #HRC60 Dialogue with the EMRIP, IDPC and partners highlighted the colonial roots of the UN classification of the coca leaf and called for change.

Decolonising drug policy: Protecting the coca leaf and Indigenous rights – Statement to the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

IDPC and five other organisations called on the UN to correct historic injustices, respect Indigenous perspectives, and address the harmful impacts of current drug policies.

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