The aim is to provide a two to three year plan for counter narcotics measures.

Bringing the judicial system and other key state institutions to their knees is the main aim of the drug cartels.

The objective of research and analysis is to assist Member States in assessing and monitoring the world's drug and crime problems.

With the Cold War s end, fighting communism was no longer the US armed forces main objective USSOUTHCOM increasingly concentrated on pursuing coercive anti drug initiatives, and funds to fight the drug war were plentiful.

The key issues are the methods of eradication the pace and scope of counter narcotics activities and the respective roles and sequencing of eradication, interdiction and provision of alternative livelihoods.

The world drug problem

Australia, Luxembourg and Switzerland revised draft resolution

Female drug addicts

In favour

Netherlands

Republic of Korea

Nigeria draft resolution

(a) Building counter narcotics institutions and provincial structures

(c) Journals on drugs and crime (Bulletin on Narcotics, Forum on Crime and Society)

It promotes the ratification of the international instruments related to drugs, crime and corruption through special targeted measures and the provision of technical assistance to requesting States, with a focus on strengthening the legal regime against drugs and crime.

The overall objective is to help articulate strategic direction and priorities for UNODC, within the framework of guidance provided by the Commission on Narcotic Drugs and the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, and to institute a result based management system in UNODC.

During the reporting period there were a number of successful interdiction operations by the Afghan Special Narcotics Force (ASNF) and the National Interdiction Unit (part of the Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan).

Narcotics and terrorism are interrelated, because narcotics are the main source of financing for terrorism.

Third biennial report of the Executive Director

Counter narcotics activities

E.04.XI.17) Schools School based Education for Drug Abuse Prevention (United Nations publication, Sales No.

Drugs and alcohol

Drugs and terror

The Commission considered the first and second biennial reports, respectively, at its forty fourth and forty sixth sessions.

The aim

Target size

Overall objective

Outputs

Resources

General description

His war on drugs has killed thousands of alleged drug dealers and addicts in four months.

Measures against newly emerging drugs and precursors not controlled under the international drug control treaties

The Global Assessment Programme completed modules on Focus Assessment Studies a Qualitative Approach to Data Collection (United Nations publication, Sales No.

The international drug control treaties provide the framework for international cooperation in countering the drug problem.

Work will continue on the development of indexes on drugs and crime, including the global illicit drug index initiated in 2005 (see World Drug Report 2005).

A Drug War on Auto Pilot

National drug control strategies

Burma s Drug Lord Generals

Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances

Illicit synthetic drugs

Illicit synthetic drugs

Universal membership of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs

The Commission on Narcotic Drugs,

D. Counter narcotics activities

The efforts of UNODC will strengthen the drug interdiction and border control capacity of national and regional drug law enforcement bodies.