Diplomacy or Denialism: World Leaders Heading Towards Monumental Failure in Tackling Global Drug Problem at UN Summit

VIENNA–(ENEWSPF)–14 March 2016 — Over 200 civil society groups from all over the world have today released a statement condemning governments for failing to acknowledge the devastating consequences of punitive and repressive drug policies as they prepare for a UN summit on the issue next month.

In April 2016, world leaders will gather in New York to decide on the future of global drug policy, at the first UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS)[i] on…