Do you know that government has increased 15% GST on tobacco? The tax generated will be used on healthcare of tobacco related diseases and cancer patients. This is surely a great step to motivate people to quite smoking and support health. A day workshop organized by Pakistan Red Crescent Society...

Pakistan -U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN) Exchange Ambassadors Award Ceremony August 3, 2019. U.S. Embassy Islamabad, Pakistan

Training of Drug Prevention Professionals on Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) - (Media Based Prevention) 15-19 July 2019 Islamabad,Pakistan

Deputy Assistant Secretary Massinga was excited to meet with young #Pakistani leaders at roundtable with our alumni. At the roundtable, DAS learned about positive developments in their individual efforts to advance shared interests in economic growth, human rights, and capacity building in various...

Today is International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking!!! Drug misuse has had a significant impact on young people here in Jamaica. Alcohol, one of the most abused drugs in Jamaica, is affecting our high school students. This is followed by marijuana and tobacco. If this continues, it...

A lot of young people in Suriname use sigarettes as a transition drug. They usually begin smoking sigarettes to show how cool they are and step over to using marihuana and other drugs if there's no guidance. This is the reason why it is important for young people to know the dangers and for them to...

Team GuyYAD (Guyanese Youths Against Drug) Project is After-school Sports-based project. Read yourself into it and feel free to leave your comments :)

Today we celebrate the International Day against drug abuse and Illicit trafficking (26th June) with the them Health for Justice. Justice for Health, This year's theme highlights that justice and health are two sides of the same coin when it comes to addressing drug problems.

From 17 - 21 June 2019, UNODC trained a total of 16 trainers in Pakistan on the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) Course-5 which covers school-based interventions. The training of trainers (ToT) of UPC in Pakistan consists of 3 selected courses from the UPC coordinator series that includes an...

#Mauritius’ Minister of Youth and #Sports, Stephan Toussaint, has announced that two universities in his country will offer a degree in #Commonwealth youth work starting in August. The Minister was speaking at the opening of a three-day workshop about the delivery of the #youth work degree in his...

Monthly Newsletter from April 1, 2019 – April 30, 2019 During this month, Drug Free Pakistan Foundation (DFPF) had organized CVE training program for the hostel superintendents and faculty of University of Education, Lahore. DFPF field team from Lahore office also conducted interviews for the...

The Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) of the Organization of American States (OAS) trained youth from 13 OAS English-speaking Caribbean member states to become youth leaders in preparation for the Caribbean Youth Forum on Drug Use Prevention to be held...

On 3rd May 2019 Drug Free Pakistan Foundation (DFPF) with collaboration of Iqra University organized one day Workshop on Substance Psychoactive Use Prevention at Iqra University Karachi, Pakistan . The main objective's of this workshop was raising awareness among youth on Psychoactive Substance .How...

The European Union is proud to launch the AU-EU Youth Hub Call for Proposals for € 10 million! One step more toward implementation of innovative ideas from Youth! If you are a civil society organisation, African or European, find out how to apply here! aueuyouthhub.org

On April 29th 2019, at DHA Golf Club a dinner was hosted by Dr. Farhan Essa on request of PUAN Karachi Leadership for Minister for Public Affairs to Pakistan Mr. Chris Fitzgerald, visiting Karachi from Islamabad for the first time. The purpose of the meet up was to arrange a networking opportunity...

Monthly Newsletter March - 2019: During this month, Drug Free Pakistan Foundation (DFPF) had organized mentorship sessions for the members of music and drama society in University of Education Township and bank road campus Lahore. These session were organized of several skills from music such as...

’16 x 16’ is a new global initiative, supported by the Government of Italy, as part of UNDP’s Youth Global Programme for Sustainable Development and Peace (Youth-GPS), to recognize and support 16 youth-led organisations, movements or networks that promote Sustainable Development Goal 16 (#SDG16). It...

South East Asian Fellowship Program on Drug Policy 2019 Submitted by Avinash Tharoor on Wed, 03/04/2019 - 15:12 APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: Friday 26 April 2019 Eligible Countries: Myanmar, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos ABOUT THE...

Drug abuse affects all societies worldwide, but the impact differs in male and female. Women and girls comprise ⅓ of global drug users yet are only ⅕ of those receiving treatment. UNODC promotes voluntary HIV testing services for women to achieve Sustainable Development Goals hashtag#SDG5.