The undersigned are community-led organisations promoting the health and defending the rights of people who use drugs in Scotland, in Europe and at the global level. We welcome and endorse the statement developed by Scottish Drugs Forum and specialists from the drugs sector. Organisations that signed the letter
25 March, 2021 The following joint letter was sent to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken concerning key populations and PEPFAR, written by INPUD, GATE, Global Black Gay Men Connect, Global Network of People Living with HIV, Mpact Global Action for Gay Men’s Health & Rights, and the Global Network of Sex Work Projects
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
The submission of the International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD) to the Civil Society Task Force to UNGASS on Drugs 2016 is derived from INPUD’s Consensus Statement on Drug Use Under Prohibition: Human Rights, Health, and the Law. INPUD’s Consensus Statement focusses on human rights, health, and the law in relation to people who use drugs. The document – and this submission… Read More »INPUD Submission to The Civil Society Task Force to UNGASS on Drugs 2016
This contribution is in response to the request of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for relevant information with regard to the implementation of Our Joint Commitment to Effectively Addressing and Countering The World Drug Problem, the 2016 United Nations General Assembly Special Session On The World Drug Problem Outcome Document. This submission considers the relevant… Read More »INPUD submission to the OHCHR’s report on UNGASS implementation and human rights
06/06/2019 Following the publication on 17 May 2019 of the zero draft of the political declaration to be approved at the high-level meeting on Universal Health Coverage, please see a statement co-signed by global HIV, civil society and key population networks from the Free Space Process and the Partnership to Inspire, Transform and Connect the HIV response (PITCH). We very… Read More »Response to the Zero Draft of the UHC Political Declaration
INPUD joins over 500 other civil society organisations in expressing our concern about the functioning of UN Treaty Bodies during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has led to postponements, cancellations, and scaling-down of nearly all scheduled Treaty Body sessions in 2020, and since July have been limited to virtual meetings. This means planned reviews of state parties have had to be… Read More »Joint Civil Society Letter on 2021 UN Treaty Bodies reviews in the context of COVID-19
21 January 2021 The new Global AIDS Strategy for 2021 – 2026, being developed by UNAIDS, will have significant impacts on community and key population led responses in the global HIV response. A sharpened focus on historically under-prioritised responses such as prevention, human rights, decriminalisation and community-led responses will, along with accompanying actionable results, will help catalyze a re-invigorated future HIV… Read More »Joint Response to the UNAIDS Strategy Tream on the Global AIDS Strategy 2021 – 2026