Webinar: Drugs are rainbows! 🌈
07/06/2024 | 1:00pm GMT+1📍

EuroNPUD developed 5 incredible resources for social media focused on harm reduction and drug policy. And now, they will share the results of this project with the world! 🌎

Register here👉zoom.us/meeting/regist…

'We Need to Talk About Drugs (Policy)'! 👀

'Through this exhibition, the Paradigma Coalition invited attendees to reflect on the human cost of punitive drug policies and to advocate for a more compassionate and equitable approach'. ❤️‍🩹

Press release here: youthrise.org/paradigma-exhi…

'We need to Talk About Drugs (policy) exhibition:

'The curated selection of photographs and images offered a rich tapestry of identities and perspectives, with contributors sharing personal portraits, anonymous photographs, or self-made artwork'.🎨

youthrise.org/paradigma-exhi…

CND Final Picture Recap! 📸 2/2

We're excited to share with you some of our favorite moments of the 67th Session of the CND, check them out! 📷

CND Final Picture Recap! 📸 1/2

We're excited to share with you some of our favorite moments of the 67th Session of the CND, check them out! 👀

UNODC Prevention Treatment Rehabilitation Section @UNODC GhadaFathiWaly Justice Tettey Wadih Maalouf Youth RISE SSDP International Exploring effective prevention is important, the seeming exclusion of harm reduction from the forum is irresponsible and unsustainable in the context of wider UN discourse and member state practice.

Prevention and harm reduction are complimentary - not antagonistic
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UNODC Prevention Treatment Rehabilitation Section @UNODC GhadaFathiWaly Justice Tettey Wadih Maalouf Youth RISE SSDP International Was there any participation by young people who use drugs or harm reduction services - as surely sensible, appropriate, and in line with UN good practice guidelines for participation of impacted communities?
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UNODC Prevention Treatment Rehabilitation Section @UNODC GhadaFathiWaly Justice Tettey Wadih Maalouf How forum participants are selected, & how the agenda determined is very opaque

It is notable that youth orgs that advocate for harm reduction in UN arenas, including Youth RISE & SSDP International, have long been excluded from the forum, despite repeated requests to particpate
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UNODC Prevention Treatment Rehabilitation Section @UNODC GhadaFathiWaly Justice Tettey Wadih Maalouf In the context of the importance the UN, & UNODC rightly places on harm reduction, specifically regards youth access & the right to health, the absence of *any* mention from the youth forum statement is difficult to understand.
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UNODC Prevention Treatment Rehabilitation Section @UNODC GhadaFathiWaly Justice Tettey Wadih Maalouf Harm reduction is also emphasised in this years CND resolution on overdose prevention
unodc.org/documents/comm…

Multiple UN mechanisms have made clear youth must have equal access to harm reduction, as part of their fundamental right to health
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UNODC Prevention Treatment Rehabilitation Section @UNODC GhadaFathiWaly Justice Tettey Wadih Maalouf Prevention is important, but why is there no mention of harm reduction for youth?

Harm reduction has been identified by many UN mechanisms as an key element of the policy response to drug use, including the UN system common position on drugs
unsceb.org/sites/default/…
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Our Global Fund Project Manager, Isaac Olushola, is representing YouthRISE at the UN Civil Society Conference in Nairobi, Kenya (May 9th-10th)📍

There's still time to join a hybrid session on May 10th, don't miss out and register here👉🏾bit.ly/3Jvil49 #OurCommonFuture

Our Global Fund Project Manager, Isaac Olushola, is representing YouthRISE at the UN Civil Society Conference in Nairobi, Kenya (May 9th-10th)📍

Thank you Isaac for your amazing work advocating for the youth around the globe! 🌍✊🏾

'Young people are at the forefront of creating new spaces, practices, and dialogues, challenging existing norms and paving the way for brighter futures'.

'We need to talk about drugs (policy)' | Paradigma Coalition's Exhibition at the UN Civil Society Conference in Nairobi📍

'This photographic exhibition [...] sheds light on the diverse stories of young people worldwide affected by the war on drugs'.

'We need to talk about drugs (policy)' | Paradigma Coalition's Exhibition at the UN Civil Society Conference in Nairobi📍

Access to harm reduction is a part of the right to health. We need strong, accessible, and integrated health systems that are sensitive to the distinctive needs of all, including people who use drugs.

hri.global/topics/drugs-a…

International Network of People who Use Drugs Youth RISE National Harm Reduction Coalition The Global Commission on Drug Policy (GCDP)
#HarmReductionDay

'We need to talk about drugs (policy)' | Paradigma Coalition's first Exhibition at the UN Civil Society Conference in Nairobi, Kenya (May 9-10th)📍

These stories, sent by individuals between 18-30 years old, highlight the many ways drug policies impact young lives👇🏾

There is a high level of resilience in people engaged with harm reduction, but above all, there is a loving and compassionate heart interested in helping those in need. Love is action, and action is harm reduction! ❤️‍🩹

'The 67th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs #CND culminated in a historical day [...], as member states resorted to voting on resolutions for the first time in modern history, and finally included the words “harm reduction”.

Check it out 👉🏾idpc.net/blog/2024/03/h…