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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT, MARCH 1996
United States Department of State
Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
International Organizations
International organizational efforts continue to be a key component of
the overall U.S. counternarcotics strategy. Through multilateral
organizations the United States has the opportunity to multiply
contributions from other donors and decrease the perception that drugs
are exclusively a U.S. problem. The US participation in multilateral
programs also supports indigenous capabilities in regions where the U.S.
is unable to operate bilaterally for political or logistical reasons.
Moreover, the U.S. contributions to UNDCP have had significant impact on
the operations and expansion of UN counternarcotics programs and policy.
UNDCP has increased the number of projects as well as expanded the scope
of its effort to include emerging drug source areas such as Vietnam,
Cambodia, and the Central Asian states. U.S. contributions to UNDCP
have had significant impact on the operations and expansion of UN
counternarcotics programs and policy. In the past year, the level of
U.S. contributions has also led to increased commitment from other
donors, whose primary vehicle for international drug control efforts
continues to be the UN. Recent U.S. contributions to UNDCP have led to:
- an expansion of the Southeast Asia program which targets the
largest opium producer, Burma through a cooperative program that
includes China, Thailand, and Laos. In addition to new programs in
Vietnam and Cambodia the program now includes a pilot project in the Wa-
controlled area of Burma and a project for the Kachin-controlled area;
- development of a program to support the eradication campaign
in Nangarhar province, a key opium cultivation area in the second
largest opium producer, Afghanistan;
- establishment of a joint Pakistan-Indian law enforcement
program;
- provision of UNDCP chemical control investigative training
and administrative advice in Southwest Asia and Latin America;
- development of a maritime cooperation program;
- establishment of a regional training project in the Caribbean
to train prosecutors and judges in order to improve conviction rates on
narcotics-related cases;
- the establishment of a demand reduction training center for
Central European nations;
- provision of legislative advice which led to significant
changes in antidrug laws in Central Europe and the Newly Independent
States (NIS) in order to implement 1988 UN Convention;
- coordination of bilateral and multilateral assistance to
Eastern Europe and the NIS, and provision of training and advice to
bolster law enforcement and customs institutions.
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