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
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
When the US foreign aid cuts happened, our community paid the price. This report shows how. The impact of US foreign aid cuts on the health and well-being of people who use drugs has been massive and monumental. INPUD has conducted a rapid assessment to understand the depth and breadth of this impact. The findings highlight that evidence-based harm reduction… Read More »The Human Cost of Policy Shifts: The Fallout of US Foreign Aid Cuts on Harm Reduction Programming and People Who Use Drugs
Who’s Afraid of Human Rights? quips the discussion topic for the INPUD-led Side Event at the 68th United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs on Wednesday 12 March 2025 at 1630 hours. Other relevant questions are: Who Values voice, choice, inclusion and engagement as a pathway to better health and quality of life? And: Who believes health, rights, and dignity for all people is a… Read More »68th UN CND Side Event
To our community of people who use drugs, The recent decision by the U.S. administration to terminate USAID programmes threatens devastating consequences for people who use drugs and other marginalised communities worldwide. It will only be through our stalwart resilience and the beating pulse of community that we will move forward despite the bleak outlook. Because we refuse to be cast… Read More »Standing Together on U.S. Cuts
Intervention presented on behalf of People who Use Drugs in Kenya by WRADA ‘s Rita Gatonye in February 2025 in Geneva at the UN Human Rights Spaces. People who use drugs in Kenya experience a range of issues that limit their access to health services and enjoyment of human rights as guaranteed by international human rights standards and the Constitution of Kenya… Read More »Rita from WRADA steps up: Read the intervention here
INPUD, AfricaNPUD and WRADA were represented by some of our amazing community leaders in Geneva this week to speak up for people who use drugs. Aditia Taslim, Ahmed Said and Rita Gatonye (respectively) cut the charismatic swathe our community is known for as “The Amazing Three”, as they presented our issues at a scheduled session of Member States and in… Read More »Human Rights & Harm Reduction Heroes speak up for Kenyans who use drugs: The Amazing Three take the lead in Geneva this week
This report unpacking the Global Fund (GF) grant-making process is essential reading for all drug user-led communities. Learn about the various stages and how our networks can participate to ensure that our community’s critical needs and priorities are addressed and included in each final grant agreement. There is a great deal of work to be fully involved in grant-making, from… Read More »Global Fund Grant-Making for People Who Use Drugs
Technical advice released to amplify the voices of drug users in Global Fund’s mid-cycle grant revision On the heels of INPUD’s June 2024 well-attended webinar of the same name, Amplifying the voices of the community in the Global Fund grant revision process advises drug user-led networks on the practice of renegotiating (or reprogramming) country-based, signed-off grants mid-cycle. Designed as a pathway to… Read More »Global Fund Grant Revision Process
This Guide has been written to provide drug user-led networks with invaluable advice for building the sorts of partnerships that will advance our movement and make us stronger. It draws from the experience of our regional networks for making an effective audit of partnerships we have already forged and assessing new partnerships as they develop. As other key populations have… Read More »Partnership Guide for Drug User-Led Networks: The Good, Bad and Ugly