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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…

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…

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…

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…

The 65th CND will begin in a couple of days, and will run from March 14 to 18. The CND can seem quite overwhelming at first and even for veteran attendees, but in this blog we give you a run down of the Side Events to look out for, and a collection of useful resources…

Written by Beatrix Vas, the Project Manager for the Global Drug Policy Index project. Youth RISE participated in the creation of the Global Drug Policy Index as a member of the Harm Reduction Consortium, and acted as the lead consortium partner for onward granting to implement advocacy activities around the GDPI launch using the findings…