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The Fight for Accountability: Opportunities to Engage in Human Rights Advocacy for INPUD

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

Information Note for PEPFAR COP22

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

Key Recommendations for the Draft Global Fund  Strategy Narrative

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

Drug Decriminalisation: Progress or Political Red Herring?

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?

Key Populations’ Values and Preferences for HIV, Hepatitis and STI services: A Qualitative Study

27 August, 2021 Pусский | Français | Español A summary report of our key findings from this study can be found here.Pусский | Français | Español  In 2021 INPUD collaborated with the World Health Organization (WHO) Department for Global HIV, Hepatitis and STI Programmes on a global qualitative study examining the values and preferences of key populations, including people who inject drugs, for HIV, Hepatitis and STIs services. The findings of this… Read More »Key Populations’ Values and Preferences for HIV, Hepatitis and STI services: A Qualitative Study

Technical Brief: 2021 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS

1 December, 2021 Pусский | Español | Français In June 2021, Member States at the United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) on HIV and AIDS adopted a Political Declaration to end inequalities and get on track to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. INPUD was actively engaged in the HLM process, sitting on the HLM Multistakeholder Task Force, coordinated by AIDSFONDS and GNP+, and… Read More »Technical Brief: 2021 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS

The successes and challenges of GF – C19RM in meeting the needs of Key Populations

14 December, 2021 Effective, meaningful engagement of key populations and inclusion of community priorities and efforts within a country’s Global Fund COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM) is critical to mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on HIV and TB responses. The success and challenges of C19RM in meeting the needs of key populations are documented in this new community-led report by Mpact, in… Read More »The successes and challenges of GF – C19RM in meeting the needs of Key Populations

The IDUIT – Implementing Comprehensive HIV and HCV Programmes with People Who Inject Drugs

5 April, 2017 The IDUIT contains practical advice on implementing HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) programmes with people who inject drugs. It is based on recommendations in the WHO, UNODC, UNAIDS technical guide for countries to set targets for universal access to HIV prevention, treatment and care for injecting drug users – 2012 revision and the Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention,… Read More »The IDUIT – Implementing Comprehensive HIV and HCV Programmes with People Who Inject Drugs

Words Matter! Language Statement & Reference Guide

March 2020 Pусский | Español | Français The need to change our language in relation to people who use drugs has become an increasing topic of discussion, but there is still a long way to go. People who use drugs are highly diverse and their relationship with drug use takes many different forms. Current prohibitionist approaches to drug use and ‘war on drugs’ rhetoric… Read More »Words Matter! Language Statement & Reference Guide

Taking Back What’s Ours! A documented history of the movement of people who use drugs

21 September 2020 From July through September 2020, as part of HIV2020 Online, INPUD and Rights Reporter Foundation released an original ten-part film series – Taking Back What’s Ours! An oral history of the movement of people who use drugs – featuring the stories, histories and reflections of drug user advocates around the world. Taking Back What’s Ours! A documented history of the movement of people who… Read More »Taking Back What’s Ours! A documented history of the movement of people who use drugs