69th UN CND Side Event
Join us for a hybrid CND69 side event launching new guidance on the decriminalisation of drug use in the context of HIV.
Position Paper: Strengthening Key Populations’ Role in Global Health Initiatives
A new position paper by Global Action for Trans Equality, Global Network of Sex Work Projects, International Network of People who Use Drugs, and MPact Global Action for Gay Men’s Health and Rights calls for key population communities to be placed at the centre of the global HIV response. This position paper outlines the critical role that key population communities… Read More »Position Paper: Strengthening Key Populations’ Role in Global Health Initiatives
Obituary — Theo van Dam
With deep sadness, the International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD) mourns the passing of Theo van Dam — a legendary activist, movement builder, and uncompromising voice for the rights and dignity of people who use drugs in the Netherlands, across Europe, and globally. Theo was one of the pioneers of the Dutch drug user movement in the 1990s… Read More »Obituary — Theo van Dam
The Canary in the Coal Mine?: Community Lessons From the Global Fund GC7 Mid-Cycle Reprioritisation
This report is a community-led assessment of the Global Fund’s GC7 mid-cycle grant adaptation and reprioritisation. Within this report, we raise critical issues that have intensified as a result of the high political and financial uncertainty facing global health, the fate of lifesaving efforts for HIV, TB, and malaria, and the future of community-led programming and services for and by… Read More »The Canary in the Coal Mine?: Community Lessons From the Global Fund GC7 Mid-Cycle Reprioritisation
Integration Without Erasure: Brief to the Global Fund
This brief offers practical recommendations to the Global Fund on how to integrate services responsibly, with communities at the centre and rights protected. The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has declared that in the impending Grant Cycle 8 (GC8) it will accelerate the integration of HIV, TB and malaria (HTM) efforts into primary health care (PHC) and… Read More »Integration Without Erasure: Brief to the Global Fund
Learnings from the Jude Byrne Emerging Female Leader Award
This resource shares key learnings from the Jude Byrne Emerging Female Leader Award, a programme empowering women who use drugs through mentorship, leadership development and community advocacy. The Jude Byrne Emerging Female Leader Award honours the memory of the legendary drug user advocate Jude Byrne. Established in 2022 by the International Network of People Who Use Drugs (INPUD) and the… Read More »Learnings from the Jude Byrne Emerging Female Leader Award
Oral Interventions at the 60th Session of the Human Rights Council
Aditia Taslim, our Advocacy Lead, delivered pre-recorded oral interventions in two Agenda Items at the 60th session of the Human Rights Council, on the impact of climate change on human rights, and on the panel discussion on economic, social, and cultural rights. During the climate change discussion, Aditia emphasised the importance of having resilient communities to challenge and counter the… Read More »Oral Interventions at the 60th Session of the Human Rights Council
INPUD Board Meeting and New Board Leadership
INPUD has conducted a successful Board Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, between 8th and 10th September 2025. The Secretariat presented the work completed in 2025, and the Board leadership candidates presented their vision and priorities. Additionally, Strategic Plan 2025–2029 has been presented. New Board Leadership has been elected: Ernesto Cortés (LANPUD), ChairVielta Parhomenko (ENPUD), Vice ChairHasan Taraif (MENANPUD), Treasurer Additionally, we… Read More »INPUD Board Meeting and New Board Leadership
With Deepest Condolences and In Loving Memory of Louise Vincent
It is with profound sadness that we mourn the passing of Louise Vincent, INPUD’s Interim Chair, a long-time Board Member, a respected friend, and a true peer leader in our global movement. Louise was a fearless advocate, a powerful voice for justice, and a guiding light to so many of us in the struggle for the rights, health, and dignity… Read More »With Deepest Condolences and In Loving Memory of Louise Vincent
Sowing Change to Harvest Justice – HR25 Closing Ceremony Speech
One of the most powerful moments of HR25Bogotá came at the very end. Anton Basenko closed the HR25 conference with the kind of speech that hits hard and stays with you. His speech was raw, honest and deeply rooted in lived experience. And really, it wasn’t just a speech. It was a demand for justice. A call to centre lived… Read More »Sowing Change to Harvest Justice – HR25 Closing Ceremony Speech