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Written by Carolina Ahumada. The Youth RISE Small Grants Programme is financed by the Robert Carr Civil Society Networks Fund (RCNF) and aims to support community organizations and initiative groups of young people affected by drug policies. These grants are offered to our International Working Group (IWG) Members and their respective organizations. This year the…

Written by Ross Paterson, our Finance Officer. The reasons why people use drugs are numerous. For some, they serve as a form of escape, often leading to harmful patterns of use usually associated with destructive social and personal consequences. Others use drugs for functional purposes, as a means to improve productivity and to overcome challenges associated…

Key populations, including people who use drugs, are vulnerable worldwide under punitive drug laws and inadequate service provision, but during such a time of war and conflict in Ukraine, key populations are even more vulnerable. Here are a list of resources, fundraisers and statements that we have gathered so far. International Network of People Who…

Youth RISE is attending the 65th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) this week virtually. We have been updating daily about the side events attended, and the happenings at the Plenary and the Committee of the Whole (CoW). We are giving the youth perspective and reflection on CND through daily vlogs and through…

This blog was written by our Financial Officer, Ross Paterson. Watch the recording of our side event here! On Thursday 17th March, at the 65th UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), Youth RISE ran its very own side event, in collaboration with the Women’s Harm Reduction International Network (WHRIN) and co-sponsored by Students for Sensible…

Youth RISE is attending the 65th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) this week virtually. We will be updating daily about the side events attended, and the happenings at the Plenary and the Committee of the Whole (CoW). We are giving the youth perspective and reflection on CND through daily vlogs and through…

Background  Young people who use drugs (YPUDs) and other inadequately served populations (ISPs) have a set of unique needs in terms of harm reduction and support services. As a result of the current pandemic, many of these needs have been emphasised, and a demand and need for the wider availability of online and/or remote provision…

Written by our Finance Officer, Ross Paterson. Today was an exciting day for Youth RISE and its partner organisations, as the Global Drug Policy Index (GDPI) was the subject of a side event at the 65 th UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND). The side event provided a fantastic opportunity to showcase this pioneeringproject and…