15 February, 2022 INHSU and INPUD are proud to honour the memory of a legendary drug user advocate with the new Jude Byrne Emerging Female Leader Award. Jude Byrne was an extraordinary person and fearless advocate for people who use drugs over a career spanning decades, holding numerous roles with the Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL) as… Read More »Introducing the Jude Byrne Emerging Female Leader Award
15 February, 2022 Download the full statement here. Harm Reduction International (HRI), the International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD) and the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC), urge the Singaporean Government to immediately halt the impending execution of Roslan bin Bakar and another person on death row for a drug offence, which is scheduled for this Wednesday 16 February… Read More »Joint Statement Urging Singapore to Halt the Impending Executions of Two People for Drug Offences
6 May, 2021 Español | Français | Pусский The Global AIDS Strategy 2021-2026 is one of the first strategic documents in the entire United Nations system to align with the Sustainable Development Goals and has been generally considered one of the most progressive and community-oriented strategies ever produced by a UN agency. This brief outlines key targets set by the strategy that may be helpful for people who use… Read More »Briefing Note: Global AIDS Strategy 2021 – 2026
25 November, 2021 Human rights violations against people who use drugs have been widely documented, including abuses by police; abuses in detention; discrimination by schools, employers and health care workers; and in some countries, extrajudicial killings. As a growing number of United Nations (UN) experts and agencies, as well as some member states, have acknowledged these harms, there remains a… Read More »The Fight for Accountability: Opportunities to Engage in Human Rights Advocacy for INPUD
4 February, 2022 PEPFAR is the second largest donor for harm reduction services. Yet, investment for people who inject drugs remains at only 1% from their total allocation for HIV prevention. COP22 Guidance includes a lot of emphasis on inclusion and participation of key population. However, with the lack of quality data of people who use drugs around the world,… Read More »Information Note for PEPFAR COP22
10 September 2021 The International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD) and Harm Reduction International (HRI) commend the Global Fund on reaching the penultimate stage of the strategy development process. Following on from our inputs into the strategy framework as well as first draft of the strategy narrative, we strongly request that the subsequent recommendations are included during the… Read More »Key recommendations for the Global Fund Strategy 2023-2028
10 September, 2021 INPUD, together with Harm Reduction International, have put together a statement with key recommendations for the draft Global Fund Strategy Narrative. This was submitted to the Global Fund as input while they go through the process of developing their new strategy. The key recommendations we submitted were: 1. Overall Comment: The draft Strategy narrative lacks an overall strategic vision connecting the moving parts. There is a lack of prioritisation that can guide funding allocations to address inequities and inequalities and drive investments to plug current gaps… Read More »Key Recommendations for the Draft Global Fund Strategy Narrative
30 September 2021 As part of INPUD’s ongoing advocacy to influence the new PEPFAR Strategy, we have provided recommendations for consideration into the latest draft of the strategy document. While we commend the introduction of community-led monitoring in the draft, it is critical for PEPFAR to specifically allocate funding for community-led services and responses, particularly in addressing societal enablers and… Read More »Submission of feedback from INPUD to the Draft Overview of PEPFAR Strategy: Vision 2025
4 February, 2022 Access the application form here or at the bottom of this page. Pусский | Français INPUD is very aware of the ongoing and disproportionate impacts of the dual COVID-19 and HIV pandemics for our communities. Drug user -led networks are under increased pressures as we have moved to adapt our operations and ways of working, made even… Read More »COVID-19 – INPUD Wellbeing Access Fund Small Grants
12 April, 2021 Pусский | Español | Français Over the past decade there have been increasing claims that the world is moving towards a critical turning point in international drug policy, based on a growing recognition that governments must consider alternative approaches to drug policy which include decriminalisation. While this shift has been hailed as a sign of progress by many, INPUD believes there… Read More »Drug Decriminalisation: Progress or Political Red Herring?