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What is Harm Reduction? A Position Paper by the Eastern and Central European and Central Asian Commission on Drug Policy

Harm reduction emerged at the height of the HIV epidemic as an innovative approach to curb the spread of HIV among people who inject drugs. At its core, harm reduction

Launch of the Informal Group of Members of the European Parliament on Drug Policy

On 23 September, the Informal Group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on Drug Policy was launched at the European Parliament under the leadership of MEP Vytenis Andriukaitis and

Visit of ECECACD to Ukraine marks International Day against drug abuse and Illicit trafficking

June 26, 2025 — In commemoration of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Ukraine hosted a high-level visit by Commissioners of the Eastern and Central European and Central Asian

Roundtable discussion «European Integration Processes, Legislative Harmonization, and a Balanced Drug Policy Based on Human Rights in Ukraine», 7 April, Kyiv

Vytenis Andriukaitis, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and member of the ECECAD contributed to the round table on April 7, 2025 The round table gathered together decision makers, experts,

ECECACD at the 68 th Session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)

Eastern and Central European and Central Asian Commission on Drug Policy hosted a side event at the 68th Session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs. The new report “The

The Intersection of Health, Drug Use, and Imprisonment in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

This report examines the intertwined challenges of drug use and imprisonment and their effect on health outcomes in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA), with a specific focus on people

Planning Drug Policy Reform in Moldova

On December 16, 2024, a national meeting titled “Collective Reflection on the Future of Drug Policy in the Republic of Moldova” was organized with support from ECECACD, the Alliance for

Advocacy for Reform at the International Harm Reduction Conference, Warsaw, December 2-4, 2024

Aleksander Kwasniewski, the former President of Poland and chair of the Eastern and Central European and Central Asian Commission on Drug Policy (ECECACD), inaugurated the 6th European Harm Reduction Conference

High-Level Meeting in Astana on Drug Policy and Opioid Agonist Therapy

President Alexander Kwasniewski, Professor Michel Kazatchkine and Vytenis Andriukaitis, Commissioners of the Regional Commission on Drug Policy (ECECACD) were received by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Advocacy at the 67th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND 2024)

At the 67th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna (March 2024), ECECACD co-sponsored four side events, advocating for evidence-based and human rights-oriented drug policies: Public Health Policing: