PROGRESS REPORT Global Country Policy Review:  A humanitarian comparative analysis on drug policies, on the basis of the Rome Consensus 2.0

Martin Ignacio Díaz Velásquez; Andres M. Pérez-Acosta; Carlos Esteban Convers-Baena; David Bruna; Jorge Manuel Molina Aguilar

doi:10.5281/zenodo.10805514

Autores/as

Martin Ignacio Díaz Velásquez European Institute for Multidisciplinary Studies on Human Rights and Science - Knowmad Institut https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5162-4786
Andres M. Pérez-Acosta Universidad del Rosario https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1133-8926
Carlos Esteban Convers-Baena Universidad del Rosario https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5468-4717
David Bruna European Institute for Multidisciplinary Studies on Human Rights and Science - Knowmad Institut https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8496-1930
Jorge Manuel Molina Aguilar Universidad Luterana Salvadoreña https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7288-9740

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10805514

Palabras clave:

Drug Policy, Política de Drogas, Drogen Politik, Abuso de Drogas, Drug Abuse, Schadensminimierung, Drogenmissbrauch, Drogenkonsum, Drug use, Consumo de drogas , Delitos no violentos relacionados con drogas, Non-violent drug-related crimes , Nicht gewalttätige Drogenkriminalität , Harm Reduction , Reducción de Daños

Resumen

This report advances our global understanding of drug policy by focusing on two key components: a bibliometric analysis and the creation of preliminary country profiles. We aim to identify trends, challenges, and opportunities within drug policy globally, emphasizing how these aspects can be better aligned with humanitarian principles, Rome Consensus 2.0, and Sustainable Development. Importantly, as the world has recognized the inability of the War on Drugs as a strategy to reduce drug use or drug-related crime, which is to say, to make us more safe and healthier (the two aims of the War on Drugs), this Project provides a new vision for where nations can go next that achieves the desired public safety and public health aspects all peoples want to see in their own communities and countries.

Drawing from the preliminary insights, the report advocates for a more holistic and evidence-driven approach to drug policy. This entails broadening support for harm reduction, improving treatment services and the professional workforce, encouraging international collaboration to address the challenges of the transnational illicit drug trade, and reassessing policies that perpetuate stigma. Serving as an overview for the upcoming Global Policy Review (GPR), this report emphasizes the importance of drug policy frameworks that respect human dignity and contribute to achieving Sustainable Development Goals, with intentions to expand the review to more UN member states and provide bi-annual updates.

Biografía del autor/a

Andres M. Pérez-Acosta, Universidad del Rosario

Director of the Observatory of Self-medication Behavior, Psychology Department, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Colombia. Editorial Director of the Knowmad Institut.

Carlos Esteban Convers-Baena, Universidad del Rosario

Psychologist graduated from Universidad Del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia. Master in Clinical Psychology from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia. Psychotherapist, Assistant researcher of the Observatory of Self-medication Behavior. Editorial assistant of Pserinfo.

David Bruna, European Institute for Multidisciplinary Studies on Human Rights and Science - Knowmad Institut

Bachelor in Philosophy and Liberal Arts, and Diploma in Citizen Security, graduated from Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Santiago, Chile. Diploma in Political Communication, Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguay. Student of MSc in Politics, Economics & Philosophy, Universität Hamburg, Germany. Member of Expert Committee in Knowmad Institut - European Institute for Multidisciplinary Studies on Human Rights and Sciences.

Jorge Manuel Molina Aguilar, Universidad Luterana Salvadoreña

Associate Academic Researcher at the Universidad Luterana Salvadoreña, Co-Director of the Self-Medication Behavior Observatory of the Universidad Del Rosario (Bogota, Colombia) and Member of the Ethics Committee of the Knowmad Institut.

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