📄 The World Health Organisation (@who.int) published a revised operational guide on needle and syringe programmes The guide provides evidence-based steps to help countries plan, implement and scale up needle and syringe programmes as part of harm reduction responses for people who inject drugs.

📰 New interview with Het Parool Correlation’s research officer, Joana Moura, spoke to Dutch newspaper Het Parool about the rising use of crack cocaine in European cities and, more specifically, Amsterdam. Read the full article here: buff.ly/4f8sJXn

As part of the 69th Session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs, De Regenboog Groep is organising a side event ‘Drug Consumption Rooms in Practice: Facts, Myths, and Lessons Based on Experience and Evidence’. C-EHRN’s director, Katrin Schiffer, will be one of the moderators.

🚨 New Report Alert! 🚨 Discover the latest insights into evolving drug trends across 20 European cities (2024–2025). 🔗 Read the full report here: buff.ly/NbJqAZO #MonitoringHREurope #HarmReduction #DrugTrends

The European Ombudswoman has asked the European Commission to provide a written response on the withdrawal of #EU4Health 2025 operating grants. A crucial step for transparency and accountability. 📄 Letter: buff.ly/a0RCtio #CivilSociety #EUHealth

🇺🇳 The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is requesting submissions for their upcoming report “Human rights challenges in addressing all aspects of the world drug problem, in particular on the impact of drug policies on the rights of women and girls”.

📢 New project “Funding Gaps Undermining Drug Harm Reduction in Italy and Spain” 🇪🇸🇮🇹 Last year, Journalismfund Europe (@journalismfund.bsky.social), the non-profit organisation advocating for independent journalism, supported an investigative project about harm reduction services in Spain and Italy.

🇮🇸 Matthildur is a non-profit, volunteer-led organisation in Iceland that provides harm reduction and mental health services for people across the country. To learn more about the organisation’s philosophy, we spoke with chairman Svala Jóhannesdóttir. 🔗 Read the interview here: buff.ly/ovjowQc

This week, we’re bringing together the ENDCR in Amsterdam for 2 days of exchange, learning & strategic discussion, including joint sessions with the EUDA. From monitoring & evaluation to community building & thematic working groups, we focus on strengthening DCR practice & cooperation across Europe.

Ten years after the #UNGASS2016, global drug policy is at a crossroads. @idpc.net's new report: 'The UNGASS decade in review: Gaps, achievements and paths for reform' shows where progress stalled, harms persist, and why reform can’t wait. 📘Read & share: bit.ly/idpc-ungass-...

🌍 Non-profits should be able to operate across borders. 250+ civil society organisations from across Europe are calling on the Commission to allow cross-border collaboration in the EU. Learn more below and read our open letter: bit.ly/4radFEw #SaveECBA #EUCivilSociety @eucivilsociety.bsky.social

🔍 In the first article of our debunking harm reduction myths series, we set out to address this negative myth around drug consumption rooms: do drug consumption rooms (DCRs) increase crime in neighbourhoods? Here are the facts 👇

Using the '#WarOnDrugs' to justify intervention only fuels violence and impunity. Latin America knows this script — and its costs. We join partners worldwide to demand that sovereignty, human rights, and international law are not collateral damage. Read & share:

In 2025, De Regenboog Groep launched the Trauma-Informed Care Project, which was aimed at improving the trauma-sensitivity of the organisation. 💡 To learn more about the project, we interviewed the project coordinator, Mariana Matos. Read the full interview here: buff.ly/mmiyW2y

🎥 The Recording of the European City Initiative for Drug Policy Webinar is Published! Last week, C-EHRN hosted a webinar, where three European cities (Athens, Zurich, and Berlin) delivered presentations on their strategies for urban drug policy. 🔗 Watch the recording here: buff.ly/V2lrh4x

🇲🇩 The Union for Equity and Health is an organisation that provides services focused on health and human rights, including harm reduction, for people in Moldova. 💬 We interviewed the director of the organisation, Ala Iatco, to talk about their activities. 🔗 Read the interview here: buff.ly/yJZXJzg

📢 Abstract submissions and scholarships for the International Conference on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users 2026 are now open! 👉 Find out more information and apply here: buff.ly/LT5lBwo

✊ The Dance for Freedom Protesters Respond to Hungarian Government's War on Drugs On the 6th of December, two-three thousand people came together in front of the Hungarian Parliament to protest the increasingly harsh drug enforcement. 🎥 Watch Drugreporter’s video to learn more: buff.ly/6NJ07Ii

This Thursday, we bring together experts from Athens, Berlin and Zurich to share concrete practices, real-world challenges and transferable solutions for cities across Europe. The session is designed to spark peer learning & strengthen local responses to drug-related challenges. 🔗 buff.ly/KKrErKq

Civil society is the backbone of EU health. We urge Member States: restore #EU4Health operating grants & secure a strong #MFF budget for health in 2028–2034. 👉 Read the full statement here: buff.ly/cUNCaY2 #EU4Health #MFF #EUHealthPolicy #CivilSociety #EUCivilSociety #CivicSpace #PublicHealth

❗Statement on the New EU Drugs Strategy❗ 🇪🇺 On 8–9 December, C-EHRN and its director, Katrin Schiffer, participated in the EU Civil Society Forum on Drugs meeting. Among the discussion topics was the new EU Drugs Strategy, which was published on the 4th of December.

💡We are honoured to welcome Insa Holl (Senate Department for Science, Health and Care Berlin) as our speaker for the city of Berlin at the European City Initiative for Drug Policy (ECIDP) Webinar on December 18th! 📅Thursday, December 18th, 15:00-16:00 CET 🔗Register now: buff.ly/3ebbogn

The EU must do better: the proposed policing-first approach of the draft Strategy presented by the Commission sidelines harm reduction and omits key human rights guidance. With 80+ orgs, we call for a balanced, health-centred and rights-based approach!

🤝 Last week, C-EHRN was one of the co-organisers of the annual conference on mental health and dependence in Brussels, together with Institute for Rational Addiction Policies (IRAP) and Institute for Mental Health and Addiction Studies (IMHAS).

🌍 Join the International Chemsex Conference! 📍 Antwerp, Belgium 📅 3 – 5 March 2026 Among the organisers is one of the C-EHRN members, Belgian organisation Vlaams expertisecentrum voor Alcohol en andere Drugs (VAD). 👉 Early bird tickets available until the 15th Dec. More info here: buff.ly/lPzVC3P

⭐ The Cyprus National Addictions Authority is a semi-governmental organisation in Cyprus that implements and promotes harm reduction measures. 💡We sat down with Evi Kyprianou and Konstantinos Stylianou to learn more about NAAC's activities. 🔗 Read the full interview here: buff.ly/MClWmY5

💡We are honoured to welcome Marios Atzemis (Municipality of Athens) as our speaker for the city of Athens at the European City Initiative for Drug Policy (ECIDP) Webinar! 📅Thursday, December 18th, 15:00-16:00 CET 🔗 Register now: buff.ly/3ebbogn

🌏 We are honoured to welcome Andrea Weiss (Social Welfare Department, Protection and Prevention, City of Zurich) as our speaker for the city of Zurich at the European City Initiative for Drug Policy (ECIDP) Webinar! 📅Thursday, December 18th, 15:00-16:00 CET 🔗 Register now: buff.ly/yrzwQSo

IDPC is deeply dismayed at this outcome, stands in solidarity with affected communities, and calls for mobilisation to denounce this injustice. 📄Read & share our full statement: https://f.mtr.cool/cdnxsqxtsw (3/3)

❤️ Today is #WorldAIDSDay! 💡 We're sharing our new report with insights on how harm reduction organisations are navigating the intersections of drug use, infectious disease care, and broader health & social systems across Europe and neighbouring regions. 🔍 Explore here: buff.ly/xooHBGG #EU4HBOOST

🔌The IDPC Drug Decriminalisation [e]Course is back online! ✨ 🎓 Learn what decriminalisation is and what it's not, how to advocate for it, and how to design rights-based models. 👉 Access for free & share widely with your networks:

🎉 The Beyond Numbers Report has been published! 💡 To support the launch of the report, Eurasian Harm Reduction Association hosted a webinar, where speakers discussed the report in more detail. Read the report and watch the webinar recording here: buff.ly/pJ3I3yA

🌍 Webinar Alert: European City Initiative for Drug Policy Join us on 18 Dec., 15:00 CET for a dynamic session exploring innovative city-level strategies for drug policy and harm reduction across Europe, featuring approaches from Athens, Berlin and Zurich. 🔗 Register now: buff.ly/3ebbogn

European AIDS Treatment Group's (@eatgroup.bsky.social) SCOPE project has just opened three opportunities to help community members learn, grow and connect across the WHO European region. If you want to support peer-driven HIV prevention, apply before the 3rd of December:

Today is day 1 of #EVAWUD25. Ending gender-based violence means ending harmful drug policies. Wishing everyone a potent #EVAWUD impact.

🌍 Find out about major national-level developments since Harm Reduction International's (@harmreductionintl.bsky.social) last Global State of Harm Reduction Report! Read the 2025 Update to Key Data here: buff.ly/uk67U3J

💡TOMORROW💡 Join us and Eurasian Harm Reduction Association (EHRA) for the webinar about the new report Beyond Numbers: Harm Reduction across South-Eastern Europe, developed under the EU-funded BOOST project. 📅 Date: 25th November 2025 🕐 Time: 13:00 CET 💻 Register here: buff.ly/q62FYJU

📢 The HIV Prevention Alliance launched the Call to Action! C-EHRN is proud to be part of the alliance and its mission to end the HIV epidemic by 2030. 🔗 The Call to Action is live and you can find the key resources, video explainer and Policy Brief via the website: buff.ly/WoQIA50

❗Happening in 1 week❗ Join us for the launch of the new report Beyond Numbers: Harm Reduction across South-Eastern Europe, developed with Eurasian Harm Reduction Association (EHRA) under the EU-funded BOOST project! 📅 Date: 25th November 2025 🕐 Time: 13:00 CET 💻 Register here: buff.ly/q62FYJU

Registrations are open for the upcoming EU conference on mental health & dependence👉 buff.ly/cjdjX83 The event will explore evidence-based & human rights–oriented approaches to mental health, dependence, and policy solutions. C-EHRN is joining as a co-organising partner alongside IRAP and IMHAS.

🌐 This is our sixth webinar of the CORE Knowledge Hub How to Find Money for Your Local HIV Organisation: Tips from a Community-Based Perspective 12 November at 12:00 CET ⤵ Tap/Click below for info & to register www.eatg.org/events/core-... #COREActionEU #EU4Health @aidsactioneurope.bsky.social

A new article in @eurcorrespond.bsky.social explores the crucial role of DCRs and the ongoing challenges they face, featuring several members of C-EHRN and the European Network of Drug Consumption Rooms: H17 (run by Maendenes Hjem), Ragazza, Argos (run by Ithaque), and Transit. 📖

🎧 In the final episode of the “Who Does It Best?” podcast, producer Wojciech Oleksiak takes listeners on a journey across Europe’s drug policy landscape 🌍 Our director, Katrin Schiffer, also contributed to the content through an interview earlier this year. 👉 Tune in here:

🎥 Missed our webinar “Scaling Up Naloxone Access in Europe: Overcoming Challenges”? You can now watch the recording and hear from experts across Europe. 👉 buff.ly/BhoalUc @deutscheaidshilfe.bsky.social @euda.europa.eu @scottishdrugsforum.bsky.social #HarmReduction #Naloxone #PublicHealth

❗New Resource: The Catalogue of Civil Participation 🗣 The BRIDGE Project, coordinated by Volonteurope (@volonteurope.bsky.social) and co-funded by the Council of Europe, highlights the important role civil societies play in democratic decision-making and inclusive governance. 👇

🚨 The EU’s new “Return Regulation” is really a Deportation Regulation. It expands detention, weakens safeguards & creates profit for private contractors — at the expense of people’s dignity & communities. More than 250 organisations call on MEPs to reject it.

❗TOMORROW❗ Don’t forget to register for our webinar happening on the 5th of November! 📅 5 November 2025 🕛 13:00–14:30 CET 📍 Online (Zoom) | Register here: buff.ly/yt2nElt Join us for… - Expert presentations; - Panel discussion; - Q&A session.

Am 28.11. auf der StadtNachAcht diskutiere ich (@mybrainmychoice.bsky.social DE) mit @correlationnet.bsky.social, @sarosip.bsky.social (HU), Release (UK), Cooperativa Sociale Alice Onlus (IT) und @ssdpofficial.bsky.social über Strategies to Withstand Political Challenges. Ich freu mich enorm drauf!

📢 New Webinar! Harm Reduction across South-Eastern Europe: Struggle and Hope Beyond the Numbers 🌍 How is harm reduction surviving—and evolving—across South-Eastern Europe? 📅 Date: 25th November 2025 🕐 Time: 13:00 CET Interested? Register here: buff.ly/J98PPy9

✊ Today is International Drug Users’ Day #IDUD2025 To celebrate this day, we would like to put a spotlight on two campaigns that remind us about the importance of advocacy for the communities of people who use drugs around the world 👇