On this edition of Century of Lies: Gender-Inclusive Drug Policies.
The UN General Assembly opened its Eightieth Session on September 9 of
this year. 2025 also marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Fourth
World Conference on Women and adoption of the Beijing Declaration and
Platform for Action. A number of events and discussions are being held
at the UN to mark these occasions. One of these events, held September
22 in at the UN in New York City, is the subject of this week\'s show.
Entitled \"Towards a Gender-Inclusive drug policy: Beijing +30,\" this
high-level side event shone a bright light on how discriminatory drug
laws harm women\'s health, fuel incarceration, and deepen inequality.
It also focused on how gender-responsive, rights-based reforms can
repair those harms and drive progress toward a better future. This
week on Century we hear speakers from that event including Arlene B.
Tickner, At-Large Ambassador for Gender Affairs and Global Feminist
Policy at the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Christine
Stegling, Deputy Executive Director of the Policy, Advocacy and
Knowledge Branch at UNAIDS; Kassandra Frederique, Executive Director
of the Drug Policy Alliance; Mandeep Dhaliwal, Director of the HIV and
Health Group at the UN Development Program; and Gabriela Mrdero,
First Secretary, Gender and Humanitarian Affairs, at the Permanent
Mission of Mexico to the United Nations.