UNAIDS PCB and Commission on Narcotic Drugs

Mat Southwell, NGO Delegate for Europe & Project Manager INPUD

The International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD) is a global organization defending the rights and promoting the health of people who use drugs on the world stage.

In June 2010 I attended my first Program Coordinating Board (PCB) as an observer as part of INPUD’s engagement with a specific agenda item on HIV and injecting drug use. We were successfully able to work with NGO partners to secure a commitment from PCB to involve people who use drugs and our associations. This was set alongside a number of clear commitments to harm reduction strategies and principles.