On this edition of Century of Lies: Drug Policy, HIV, and Health. The
High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development is the central
United Nations platform for the follow-up and review of the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development
Goals. HLPF 2025 was held the 14 through the 23 of July in New York. A
number of side events were held at the HLPF, including one held July
17 entitled Evidence and Science-Based Approaches in Drug Policy, HIV
and Health: Good Practices and Windows of Opportunity. On this week\'s
Century we hear portions of that event, including presentations by
Anton Basenko, Executive Director of the International Network of
People who Use Drugs; Jindrich Voboril, a leading expert on drug use
and the former national drug coordinator of the Czech Republic; and
Catherine Cook, Acting Executive Director of Harm Reduction
International.