In light of the start of the 66th Commission on Narcotic Drugs (March 13-17), we have shared our open letter...
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Sober Youth DRC: Visit of an important delegation to the WFAD project funded by the Swedish Cooperation in the DRC
Today, March 10, 2023, the WFAD office in the DRC had the privilege and honour to welcome an important delegation,...

66th Commission on Narcotic Drugs – An Overview
The 66th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) will occur between March 13th and 17th in Vienna, Austria....

International Women’s Day 2023
Today, we celebrate International Women’s Day. This year, UN Women and the United Nations marked DigitALL: Innovation and technology for...

National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week 2023 – Hold and promote your event
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism are gearing up for National Drug...

Kinshasa-DRC: Former Kulunas, beneficiaries of the WFAD’s Swedish-funded Sober Youth project, on their way to becoming barbers and tailors
In December 2020, the World Federation Against Drugs launched its three-year project ‘Sober Youth-Healthier Communities: Transforming Violent Youth in Kinshasa’,...

4th Summit of the Istanbul Initiative
On February 1st and 2nd, WFAD joined the 4th Summit of the Istanbul Initiative organised by the Turkish Green Crescent...

Published Research: Challenges and Prescriptions for Homeless Drug Users’ Social Reintegration
As part of the project “Strengthening Social Support for Homeless Drug Users in Iran”, a collaborative research in Iran was...

Publication of Mapping Research on Substance Use Dependence Awareness and Available Treatment for Children in Kerala, India
As part of our project, Strengthening Capacities – Empowering Children – funded by ForumCIV and implemented in Kerala, India together...

VNGOC: Call for Speakers: Side event at the 2023 ECOSOC Partnership Forum
The VNGOC together with NYNGOC and the UNODC Civil Society Unit is organising an online side event in the margins...
