Global Commission on Drug Policy
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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
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
February 11, 2026 at 9:36 AM
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
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
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
#DrugPolicy #PublicHealth #HumanRights
February 3, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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
#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
#DrugPolicy #PublicHealth
January 26, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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
#DrugPolicy #PublicHealth
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
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
December 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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
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
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
📸 @bdb-offiziell.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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
📸 @bdb-offiziell.bsky.social
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
Collaboration is essential for people-centered urban development.
#UrbanHealth #ForumOfMayors #SDGs
October 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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
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
#UrbanHealth
October 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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
#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
#DrugPolicy #HumanRights #GCDP
September 25, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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
#DrugPolicy #HumanRights #GCDP
🧵 2/3 Keynote speaker Commissioner Ernesto Zedillo highlighted the human, social, and economic costs of punitive drug prohibition, stressing the urgent need to move beyond the old conventions and adopt approaches centered on health, rights, and sustainable development.
September 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
🧵 2/3 Keynote speaker Commissioner Ernesto Zedillo highlighted the human, social, and economic costs of punitive drug prohibition, stressing the urgent need to move beyond the old conventions and adopt approaches centered on health, rights, and sustainable development.
🧵 3/4: The event brought together @inpud.bsky.social, #OHCHR, Marta Machado (National Secretary for Drug Policy, Brazil), H.E. Ambassador Gustavo Gallón (Permanent Mission of Colombia to the UN) and Charity Monareng (Students for Sensible Drug Policy International (SSDP Intl).
September 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🧵 3/4: The event brought together @inpud.bsky.social, #OHCHR, Marta Machado (National Secretary for Drug Policy, Brazil), H.E. Ambassador Gustavo Gallón (Permanent Mission of Colombia to the UN) and Charity Monareng (Students for Sensible Drug Policy International (SSDP Intl).
🧵 2/4: Commissioner Ruth Dreifuss delivered the keynote, sharing findings from the Global Commission’s 2024 report on the impacts of criminal justice responses to drugs.
September 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🧵 2/4: Commissioner Ruth Dreifuss delivered the keynote, sharing findings from the Global Commission’s 2024 report on the impacts of criminal justice responses to drugs.
Commissioner Michel Kazatchkine spoke at the 4th Intl. Symposium on Drug Consumption Rooms (DCRs). His session explored DCRs as a pillar of harm reduction & human rights. Advocating for health & dignity, DCRs are vital in public health strategies.
#HarmReduction #HumanRights #DrugPolicy
#HarmReduction #HumanRights #DrugPolicy
June 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Commissioner Michel Kazatchkine spoke at the 4th Intl. Symposium on Drug Consumption Rooms (DCRs). His session explored DCRs as a pillar of harm reduction & human rights. Advocating for health & dignity, DCRs are vital in public health strategies.
#HarmReduction #HumanRights #DrugPolicy
#HarmReduction #HumanRights #DrugPolicy
Tomorrow, join the in-person launch of the #GCDP report, “Beyond Punishment: From Criminal Justice Responses to Drug Policy Reform,” at a side event of the 34th #CCPCJ.
🗓️ 21 May | 🕐 13:00–14:00 CET
📍 Vienna International Centre, M3
🔗Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/j/88695639103
📖 Report: tinyurl.com/5n85ffbx
🗓️ 21 May | 🕐 13:00–14:00 CET
📍 Vienna International Centre, M3
🔗Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/j/88695639103
📖 Report: tinyurl.com/5n85ffbx
May 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Tomorrow, join the in-person launch of the #GCDP report, “Beyond Punishment: From Criminal Justice Responses to Drug Policy Reform,” at a side event of the 34th #CCPCJ.
🗓️ 21 May | 🕐 13:00–14:00 CET
📍 Vienna International Centre, M3
🔗Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/j/88695639103
📖 Report: tinyurl.com/5n85ffbx
🗓️ 21 May | 🕐 13:00–14:00 CET
📍 Vienna International Centre, M3
🔗Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/j/88695639103
📖 Report: tinyurl.com/5n85ffbx
Comm'r Geoff Gallop will deliver the keynote at the in-person launch of the #GCDP report, “Beyond Punishment: From Criminal Justice Responses to Drug Policy Reform,” at the 34th #CCPCJ.
🗓️ 21 May | 🕐 13:00–14:00 CET
📍 VIC (Vienna), Rm M3
🔗Zoom: tinyurl.com/5696rydv
📖 Report: tinyurl.com/5n85ffbx
🗓️ 21 May | 🕐 13:00–14:00 CET
📍 VIC (Vienna), Rm M3
🔗Zoom: tinyurl.com/5696rydv
📖 Report: tinyurl.com/5n85ffbx
May 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Comm'r Geoff Gallop will deliver the keynote at the in-person launch of the #GCDP report, “Beyond Punishment: From Criminal Justice Responses to Drug Policy Reform,” at the 34th #CCPCJ.
🗓️ 21 May | 🕐 13:00–14:00 CET
📍 VIC (Vienna), Rm M3
🔗Zoom: tinyurl.com/5696rydv
📖 Report: tinyurl.com/5n85ffbx
🗓️ 21 May | 🕐 13:00–14:00 CET
📍 VIC (Vienna), Rm M3
🔗Zoom: tinyurl.com/5696rydv
📖 Report: tinyurl.com/5n85ffbx
Join our Inter-Ministerial Dialogue during #WHA78.
Comm’rs @helenclarknz.bsky.social & Kazatchkine, will join speakers frm @who.int, @unodc.bsky.social, @un-habitat.bsky.social, @inpud.bsky.social & more.
📍 Hybrid: In person(CLSD) & Online – via Zoom
🌐Registration (mandatory): tinyurl.com/mr48r33e
Comm’rs @helenclarknz.bsky.social & Kazatchkine, will join speakers frm @who.int, @unodc.bsky.social, @un-habitat.bsky.social, @inpud.bsky.social & more.
📍 Hybrid: In person(CLSD) & Online – via Zoom
🌐Registration (mandatory): tinyurl.com/mr48r33e
May 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Join our Inter-Ministerial Dialogue during #WHA78.
Comm’rs @helenclarknz.bsky.social & Kazatchkine, will join speakers frm @who.int, @unodc.bsky.social, @un-habitat.bsky.social, @inpud.bsky.social & more.
📍 Hybrid: In person(CLSD) & Online – via Zoom
🌐Registration (mandatory): tinyurl.com/mr48r33e
Comm’rs @helenclarknz.bsky.social & Kazatchkine, will join speakers frm @who.int, @unodc.bsky.social, @un-habitat.bsky.social, @inpud.bsky.social & more.
📍 Hybrid: In person(CLSD) & Online – via Zoom
🌐Registration (mandatory): tinyurl.com/mr48r33e
Tomorrow at #WHSNewDelhi2025:
“A Different Future For Drug Policies: Rejecting Punitive Frameworks and Embracing Health-Led Approaches”
🗓️ April 26 | 🕒 15:15-16:45 IST | Room 15 - Panelists will explore how South&Southeast Asia can move beyond punishment & toward health, rights & harm reduction.
“A Different Future For Drug Policies: Rejecting Punitive Frameworks and Embracing Health-Led Approaches”
🗓️ April 26 | 🕒 15:15-16:45 IST | Room 15 - Panelists will explore how South&Southeast Asia can move beyond punishment & toward health, rights & harm reduction.
April 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Tomorrow at #WHSNewDelhi2025:
“A Different Future For Drug Policies: Rejecting Punitive Frameworks and Embracing Health-Led Approaches”
🗓️ April 26 | 🕒 15:15-16:45 IST | Room 15 - Panelists will explore how South&Southeast Asia can move beyond punishment & toward health, rights & harm reduction.
“A Different Future For Drug Policies: Rejecting Punitive Frameworks and Embracing Health-Led Approaches”
🗓️ April 26 | 🕒 15:15-16:45 IST | Room 15 - Panelists will explore how South&Southeast Asia can move beyond punishment & toward health, rights & harm reduction.
Tomorrow at #WHSNewDelhi2025:
“A Different Future For Drug Policies: Rejecting Punitive Frameworks and Embracing Health-Led Approaches”
🗓️ April 26 | 🕒 15:15-16:45 IST | Room 15 - Panelists will explore how South&Southeast Asia can move beyond punishment & toward health, rights & harm reduction.
“A Different Future For Drug Policies: Rejecting Punitive Frameworks and Embracing Health-Led Approaches”
🗓️ April 26 | 🕒 15:15-16:45 IST | Room 15 - Panelists will explore how South&Southeast Asia can move beyond punishment & toward health, rights & harm reduction.
April 25, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Tomorrow at #WHSNewDelhi2025:
“A Different Future For Drug Policies: Rejecting Punitive Frameworks and Embracing Health-Led Approaches”
🗓️ April 26 | 🕒 15:15-16:45 IST | Room 15 - Panelists will explore how South&Southeast Asia can move beyond punishment & toward health, rights & harm reduction.
“A Different Future For Drug Policies: Rejecting Punitive Frameworks and Embracing Health-Led Approaches”
🗓️ April 26 | 🕒 15:15-16:45 IST | Room 15 - Panelists will explore how South&Southeast Asia can move beyond punishment & toward health, rights & harm reduction.
For those attending #WHSNewDelhi2025, join the #GCDP session “A Different Future For Drug Policies: Rejecting Punitive Frameworks & Embracing Health-Led Approaches”. Explore how South & Southeast Asia can move beyond punishment & toward health, human rights & harm reduction.
🗓️ 26 April | 15:15 IST
🗓️ 26 April | 15:15 IST
April 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
For those attending #WHSNewDelhi2025, join the #GCDP session “A Different Future For Drug Policies: Rejecting Punitive Frameworks & Embracing Health-Led Approaches”. Explore how South & Southeast Asia can move beyond punishment & toward health, human rights & harm reduction.
🗓️ 26 April | 15:15 IST
🗓️ 26 April | 15:15 IST
This is about more than just ending an epidemic. It's about the kind of world we want to live in. A world where no one is criminalized for who they are. A world where no one is denied healthcare because of their identity. A world where every life is valued equally. [email protected]
#HRC58
#HRC58
March 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This is about more than just ending an epidemic. It's about the kind of world we want to live in. A world where no one is criminalized for who they are. A world where no one is denied healthcare because of their identity. A world where every life is valued equally. [email protected]
#HRC58
#HRC58
"Sustaining the HIV response & addressing broader global health challenges, including non-communicable diseases, demands a fundamentally different approach that prioritizes regional collaboration, shared responsibility, & inclusive policies & policy making." - @profadeeba.bsky.social
#HRC58
#HRC58
March 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"Sustaining the HIV response & addressing broader global health challenges, including non-communicable diseases, demands a fundamentally different approach that prioritizes regional collaboration, shared responsibility, & inclusive policies & policy making." - @profadeeba.bsky.social
#HRC58
#HRC58
Commissioner @ProfAdeeba delivered a powerful keynote at #VAADAConference2025, sharing how harm reduction transformed Malaysia’s HIV response & prison health policies. A call to action for evidence-based reforms in SE Asia and beyond! #HarmReduction
February 13, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Commissioner @ProfAdeeba delivered a powerful keynote at #VAADAConference2025, sharing how harm reduction transformed Malaysia’s HIV response & prison health policies. A call to action for evidence-based reforms in SE Asia and beyond! #HarmReduction
The course explored critical topics such as harm reduction, access to controlled medicines, drug policy reform & the global opioid crisis. Participants gained insights into aligning public health & diplomacy to reshape drug policies. #DrugPolicy #PolicyReform #GlobalHealth
February 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The course explored critical topics such as harm reduction, access to controlled medicines, drug policy reform & the global opioid crisis. Participants gained insights into aligning public health & diplomacy to reshape drug policies. #DrugPolicy #PolicyReform #GlobalHealth
The Geneva Course on Drug Policy, Public Health, & Diplomacy has concluded another successful program! This course brought together global experts & participants, creating a hub to rethink drug policies through the lenses of public health & diplomacy. #DrugPolicy #PublicHealth
February 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The Geneva Course on Drug Policy, Public Health, & Diplomacy has concluded another successful program! This course brought together global experts & participants, creating a hub to rethink drug policies through the lenses of public health & diplomacy. #DrugPolicy #PublicHealth