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A series of pivotal meetings convened in Georgia throughout 2023 marked a significant step forward in the campaign to promote effective and humane drug policies across Eastern and Central Europe

Globally nearly 1 in 5 people who inject drugs are living with  HIV and over a third  live with Hepatitis C  Wednesday, November 22, 2023 (Geneva, Switzerland)—Ahead of this year´s

The Social Justice Center held a round table with the participation of experts, communities and stakeholders to discuss drug policy, development trends, existing problems and prospects for drug policy reform.

On 19-21 June 2023, the second official visit of the Regional Commission on Drug Policy (ECECACD) took place in Kyrgyzstan. This event is important for overcoming problems related to drug

Public health is facing a serious crisis in much of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. A range of social and economic factors, the remaining impact of Covid and the war

Aleksander Kwasniewski, former President of Poland, Chair of the ECECACD, and Commissioner of the GCDP, Professor Kazatchkine, Special Advisor to the WHO Office for Europe, Commissioner of the GSDP and

Geneva, Switzerland & Online, 9 February 2023 Ahead of the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (24 February 2023), Commissioners Kwasniewski and Kazatchkine representing the Eastern and Central European and Central Asian

On Wednesday, 23 November, the Seimas Committee on Legal Affairs approved amendments to the Administrative and Criminal Code that propose to decriminalize possession of small amounts of cannabis without intent to distribute

ECECACD visit to Lithuania on November 2-4, 2022 The delegation of the ECECACD visited the Republic of Lithuania on November 2-4, 2022. During the visit Commissioners engaged in a dialogue