The biggest global conversation on drug policy in the last 15 years was run by the United Nations in New York City 19-20 April 2016. A delegation of NZ NGOs joined diplomats, politicians, UN agencies and civil society representatives at the UN General Assembly Special Session.
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- Tweets, stories and links sent live from New York via our storify (see below)
- Agenda, background documents, how to stay in touch via International Drug Policy Consortium
- Recent coverage of debate on New Zealand's outdated drug laws
- Articles from our Matters of Substance magazine:
UNGASS 2016: What prospect for change? (February 2016)
Guest editorial - Some thoughts on human rights and the War on Drugs (February 2016)
Early days for UNGASS 2016 declaration (November 2015)
The UNGASS 2016 primer (August 2015)
During #UNGASS2016 Tuari Potiki, Drug Foundation chairperson, addressed the General Assembly Special Session, on Thursday 21 April. Text of speech with video.
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