Today, The Independent Panel Co-Chairs, Helen Clark & Ellen Johnson Sirleaf applaud the adoption of an historic pandemic agreement. Now they say, it's urgent to start the work. "Consider this agreement a foundation from which to build, starting today." 👉 bit.ly/3F9vh1b

In historic move, ⁦World Health Organization (WHO)⁩ Member States approve 20% funding increase and 2026–27 budget who.int/news/item/20-0…

Colombia’s female prison population has increased more than fivefold since 1991, largely driven by drug laws that disproportionately punish women. Now Colombia is attempting a new approach – pivoting from punishment to rehabilitation. theguardian.com/global-develop… Harm Reduction International

Ronan Farrow is asking a very important question. 🎯🎯🎯👇

At #WHA78 countries incl Australia expressed high ambitions for the 2025 UN #HLM4 on #NCDs & #MentalHealth With political declaration negotiations underway, Veronica LeNevez, Hayley Jones & I share some improvements we hope to see: 🔗croakey.org/at-a-critical-… #LeadOnNCDs #ActOnNCDs

As the African Union’s Special Envoy for the African Medicines Agency (#AMA), I was proud to witness a historic milestone in Kigali 🇷🇼. At the 2nd Conference of the States Parties, Ms. Delese Mimi Darko of #Ghana was officially appointed as the first Director General of AMA.

The Global Think-tank on Steatotic Liver Disease is proud to announce two groundbreaking publications: The People-First Liver Charter, in Nature Medicine nature.com/articles/s4159… 2. A call for doubling the MASH diagnostic rate: thelancet.com/journals/lanep… #SLDthinktank #LiverTwitter

Attending the The Global Commission on Drug Policy (GCDP) event at Chatham House, hearing from Louise Arbour (former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights), ex-Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, and former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo on global drug policy reform. #GobalDrugPolicy #HumanRights

🚨 Reflections from the powerful session on “Navigating the Synthetic Drug Challenges” led by Steve Rolles and Dr. Caroline Copeland (UK): We are entering a new and dangerous era in global drug policy. What we heard today confirms the urgency. 👇 Here are two key takeaways from

"The cartels are becoming stronger than the states of many countries." Former president of Colombia and The Global Commission on Drug Policy (GCDP) commissioner Juan Manuel Santos on why greater cooperation is needed between countries in tackling the drug cartels controlling the illicit drugs trade. Watch the

'With nearly half of Australians now in favour, the national mood has shifted significantly over the past decade,' Roy Morgan CEO Michele Levine said. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

Honoured to welcome the Global Commission on Drug Policy to the Thistle including former New Zealand PM Helen Clark, Commissioner Michel Kazatchkine & Scottish Government Minister Maree Todd The visit shows vital international support for safer drug consumption services in Scotland 🌍

Drugs Policy Minister Maree Todd joined delegates from The Global Commission on Drug Policy (GCDP) for a tour of the Thistle Safer Drug Consumption Facility in Glasgow. The Thistle service has already helped save lives and supported many people who would otherwise not be engaging with any services.

'People make choices - they may be very risky. The key thing is to keep them alive.' I spoke to former prime minister of New Zealand Helen Clark after her tour of Glasgow's drug consumption room.

It was a pleasure to host members of the Global Commission alongside Cllr Allan Casey and Maree Todd today at #theThistle

Health taxes can be a powerful tool to reduce harmful product consumption, improve health outcomes, and generate revenue. Let's talk about it! 👉 Register here: vitalstrat.org/44Qgj8U Join us for a virtual briefing to explore insights and evidence-based policy recommendations

The overdose crisis is a public health crisis. In the lead-up to International Overdose Awareness Day this Sunday, we spotlight three cities working with community-based groups to #EndOverdose and save lives. #IOAD2025 #Cities4Health

Amid Europe’s worst drug crisis, POLITICOEurope spotlights The Thistle - the UK’s 1st supervised drug consumption facility. #GCDP Commissioners Helen Clark & Michel Kazatchkine visited the site in July with Maree Todd (Scottish Government) & Cllr Allan Casey (Glasgow City Council) to learn about its

The world’s top cocaine producer is pushing drug reform at the UN. But the US just decertified Colombia as a counternarcotics partner—for the first time in nearly 30 years. What's at stake for overdue drug reform? My story Foreign Policy: foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/19/col… #colombia #UNGA

Colombia’s calls for global decriminalization and coca destigmatization have elevated its voice in the debate, but not necessarily its ability to set the rules, writes Mie Hoejris Dahl. foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/19/col…