The International AIDS Conference 2022 (AIDS2022) took place in Montreal, Canada between 29th July and 2nd August. Despite discrimination in the visa application process which rendered many community members from the Global South unable to attend the conference, INPUD nevertheless had a strong presence at the conference. This page contains content from INPUD members and the community of people who… Read More »People who Use Drugs at AIDS2022
21st July, 2022 This page contains all sessions at the AIDS 2022 conference which are either organised/co-organised by INPUD, or feature speakers from the community of people who use drugs. All times listed are local Montreal time. The full AIDS 2022 programme can be viewed at: programme.aids2022.org Friday, 29 July 2022 Accelerating the implementation of the Global AIDS Strategy through… Read More »INPUD Sessions at AIDS 2022
12 May, 2022 The following position papers – one prepared jointly with Harm Reduction International and Eurasian Harm Reduction Association, the other prepared just by INPUD – were shared jointly with the Global Fund Board in advance of their meeting on 12 – 13 May, 2022. The focus of the meeting was on the 2023-2025 allocating methodology and prioritisation of… Read More »Global Fund Catalytic Investments are Central to ‘Putting People and Communities at the Centre’
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
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
29 April, 2022 As a part of the Global Fund’s CRG Strategic Initiative, INPUD organized a Peer Technical Support Hub in April 2022 on the topic of the Global Fund Complaints Mechanism and how it works for communities. The webinar familiarises networks and communities of people who use drugs with the concept of the GF Complaints Mechanism and Office of… Read More »Global Fund Complaints Mechanism: How can people who use drugs use it effectively?
29 April, 20222:30pm London Time As a part of the Global Fund’s CRG Strategic Initiative, INPUD is organizing a Peer Technical Support Hub on the topic of the GF Complaints Mechanism and how it works for the communities. Register for the webinar here: bit.ly/3xe7YwF The objective of the call is to familiarise networks and communities of people who use drugs… Read More »Global Fund Complaints Mechanism: How can people who use drugs use it effectively?
18 February, 2021 Much of the research which informs policy and decision making systemically excludes communities and key populations such as people who use drugs, people who live on the streets, transgender people, sex workers and men who have sex with men. Narratives which inform research projects too often come from academic backgrounds which are detached from real life issues.… Read More »Taking the Lead: Addressing the Critical Role of Communities in Research
24 May, 2021 The United Nations General Assembly 2021 High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS (HLM) will take place from 8-10 June 2021. This kind of meeting only occurs once every five years and is a critical opportunity for people who use drugs to push for policies we have been advocating for in global spaces over decades, and for key population networks… Read More »Why Should We Engage in the 2021 UN High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS? (Video)