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Webinar: Human Rights Violations against People who Use Drugs in Sub-Saharan Africa

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28th June, 2022 The African Network of People who Use Drugs (AfricaNPUD) and INPUD hosted a webinar on 28th June 2022 discussing human rights and people who use drugs in Sub-Saharan Africa. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted structural inequalities which expanded human rights violations against people who use drugs in sub-Saharan Africa. During this webinar AfricaNPUD, with speakers from the community… Read More »Webinar: Human Rights Violations against People who Use Drugs in Sub-Saharan Africa

Understanding the ‘Pandemic Treaty’ and it’s relevance for people who use drugs

In December 2021 the World Health Assembly (WHA) held a Special Session, the second-ever since WHO’s founding, and agreed to develop a ‘WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic preparedness’ – the so-called ‘Pandemic Treaty’. The decision establishes an intergovernmental negotiating body (INB) to draft and negotiate the instrument. The INB held its first sessions in February and… Read More »Understanding the ‘Pandemic Treaty’ and it’s relevance for people who use drugs

Joint Statement by INPUD, HRI and NSWP for INB Public Hearing

12 – 13 April, 2022 The following joint statement was written by INPUD, Harm Reduction International and Global Network of Sex Work Projects for submission to the public hearings on an international instruments on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (INB) held by the WHO held on 11-12 April, 2022.

‘We are the Evidence’ – Community-led Responses on Decriminalisation, COVID-19 and Harm Reduction

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13 April, 2021 ‘We Are the Evidence’: Community-Led Responses on Decriminalisation, Harm Reduction and COVID-19 is a discussion on why and how people who use drugs should be at the centre of advancing policy towards decriminalisation of drugs. INPUD, along with HIV Legal Network, UNAIDS and the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services, presented this virtual side event at… Read More »‘We are the Evidence’ – Community-led Responses on Decriminalisation, COVID-19 and Harm Reduction

Peers in the Pandemic: How Networks of People who Use Drugs Responded to the COVID-19 Pandemic (Video)

6 October, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted life as we know it, forcing us to adjust to new realities under lockdown conditions that all too often left people who use drugs behind and at increased risk of harm as many of the health services we have come to rely on were closed, defunded or made inaccessible. Peers faced an increased… Read More »Peers in the Pandemic: How Networks of People who Use Drugs Responded to the COVID-19 Pandemic (Video)

COVID-19 – INPUD Wellbeing Access Fund Small Grants

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

In the time of COVID-19: Civil Society Statement on COVID-19 and People who use Drugs

APRIL 7, 2020 This statement, endorsed by over 300 organisations and individuals, was developed by INPUD in collaboration with the International Drug Policy Consortium and Harm Reduction International. Translations in Spanish, French and Russian, are available for download below. Pусский | Español | Français We, as community and civil society organisations working in drug policy reform and harm reduction, urge the international community to take proactive and coordinated action to protect… Read More »In the time of COVID-19: Civil Society Statement on COVID-19 and People who use Drugs