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ECECACD highlighted the EECA region perspectives at the the European Conference on Law Enforcement and Public Health

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

Press Conference: “One year On: The Impact of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine on Drug and Health Policy in Ukraine and across the Eastern European and Central Asian region

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

Lithuanian Seimas Committee on Legal Affairs approved the bill on decriminalization of cannabis

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

The Regional Commission on Drug Policy calls for support of the bill by Lithuanian Seimas on decriminalization of possession of cannabis

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

Why we came together

The ECECACD was created in 2021 by leaders from the region, former high-level politicians, diplomats, scientists, philanthropists to advocate for evidence-based, human rights oriented drug policy in the EECA region. https://youtu.be/hvUKGlaGhwA

Health impact of the war in Ukraine

International AIDS Conference, Montreal, July 29-August 2, 2022 Media Roundtable: The Russian invasion of Ukraine: implications for the delivery of HIV, TB and Hepatitis services in the Eastern European and

Members of the ECECACD have visited the Kyrgyz Republic

Members of the Eastern and Central European and Central Asian Commission on Drug Policy (ECECACD) have last week visited the Kyrgyz Republic. The Commissioners met with Government representatives including Mr.

Former President of Poland Aleksander Kwaśniewski to launch the Eastern and Central European and Central Asian Commission on Drug Policy (ECECACD)

Thursday November 18, 2021, (Warsaw, Poland)— A group of distinguished personalities from the Eastern European and Central Asian region led by the Former President of Poland Aleksander Kwaśniewski, today launched the Eastern and Central

Abandoning repressive drug policies will save € 12.34 billion in four EECA countries and will curb the HIV/AIDS epidemic

The Economist Intelligence Unit and the Alliance for Public Health presented a study based on research and modelling in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia. It is the first such study in

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