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Annual General Meeting - 10 June 2013, Vilnius
10 May 2013
Our Annual General Meeting of members will be held on 10 June 2013, during our international conference Read more
Call for Nominations for Directors of Harm Reduction International
29 April 2013
Nominations are currently being invited for people to serve as Directors (who are also Trustees) of Harm Reduction International, and to sit on the Board of Directors . Directors and Trustees are responsible for the governance of the organisation and the broad strategy. Read more
Maintaining the Momentum: HIV epidemics in Europe: Vulnerability & Response
09 April 2013
On route to Vilnius, Lithuania for the Harm Reduction 2013 conference you may want to visit this event hosted by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and supported by the World Bank… Read more
Nominations invited for 2013 Harm Reduction International Awards
28 March 2013
Nominations are invited for the following awards to be announced at the 2013 International Harm Reduction Conference being held in Vilnius, Lithuania in June. Read more
Media Release: IHRC 2013 VIP speaker announcement
08 March 2013
rofessor Michel Kazatchkine, the UN Secretary General`s Special Envoy on HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia to address the 23rd International Harm Reduction Conference. Lithuanian Minister… Read more
UN Report Highlights Abuse as ‘Drug Treatment’; UN Expert Says Donors Should Stop Funding Drug Detention Centers
04 March 2013
(Geneva) – A United Nations report about torture and other abuses in healthcare settings points to the need for donors to withdraw funds to compulsory drug detention centers, Human Rights Watch and Harm Reduction International said today. Read more
Updated technical guidance on target setting towards universal access for people who inject drugs from WHO, UNAIDS & UNODC
06 February 2013
WHO, UNAIDS and UNODC have released updated technical guidance on target setting towards universal access to HIV prevention, treatment and care for people who inject drugs. Read more
Urgent Message to Harm Reduction International Supporters
19 December 2012
Colleagues and friends, We are writing to update you on some urgent and serious developments here at Harm Reduction International. From 2006—2012, Harm Reduction International benefitted from a… Read more
Media Release: Launch of HRI's Death Penalty for Drug Offences Global Overview 2012: Tipping the Scales for Abolition
19 November 2012
Over 540 people executed for drugs in Iran in 2011, a trend continuing into 2012 and a five-fold increase since 2008 says a new report released today at the UK House of Lords. No executions in… Read more
Call for Expressions of Interest: Intersections between Sex Work and Drug Use
10 October 2012
CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST To lead on the research and drafting of a new Harm Reduction International (HRI) report exploring the intersections between sex work and drug use. Harm Reduction… Read more
