The report focuses on the HIV pandemic, putting forward recommendations for the UN and the governments to follow, urging them to take action. It acknowledges the negative consequences of the law enforcement policies and of the drug war and their link with the increase in HIV risk and the spreading of violence across the globe.
The report also mentions the Vienna Declaration, drafted under the leadership of the International AIDS Society, which calls for evidence-based policies on illegal drugs.
Citation: 'The War on Drugs and HIV/AIDS How the Criminalization of Drug Use Fuels the Global Pandemic', Global Commission on Drug Policy (2012)