... into global health diplomacy. Anna Duchenko can be contacted at: tyshkevych@aph.org.ua 28 03 2017 13 06 2017 14 06 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only HIV/AIDS Human rights Crisis management Public health Harm...

... implications The wider debate prompted by the UNGASS indicated a breakdown in the previous consensus around the prohibition and punitive paradigm of the international conventions. Social implications Greater emphases on health and human rights aspects of international drug policy were included...

... such as those of the United Nations and civil society organisations, in particular harm reduction networks and drug users groups. This work, based largely on a human rights approach to harm reduction, included developing and disseminating evidence‐ based reports and publications, advocacy and lobbying...

... and abhorrent in terms of human rights violation (Lines, 2007). That conclusion will be offered after due examination of contrary arguments, and with respectful acknowledgement of the fact that different cultures have different beliefs as to what constitutes justice. The editorial will go on to argue...