Hemispheric Drug Strategy CICAD/OAS

October, 2010

Hemispheric Drug Strategy• The High Level Group for updating Hemispheric Drug Strategy

completed the process, after carrying out 4 consultative meetings that resulted in the development of 5 drafts and finally in the document presented at the 47th Ordinary Session of CICAD. Likewise, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States at its fortieth regular session in Lima, Peru, June 2010 resolved to endorse the strategy.

• Hemispheric Anti-Drug Strategy leads to the Hemispheric Drug Strategy, which contains a semantic change that means a profound conceptual change as can be seen in the highlights:

• Emphasis on the need to respect human rights in the implementation of Public Policies on Drugs.

• Recognize that poverty and marginalization are elements of vulnerability for the use and trafficking of drugs, and also recognized the need to develop social inclusion policies as a way to mitigate these vulnerabilities.

• Includes the concept of gender in the formulation of public policies on this issue.

• Highlights the importance of institutional strengthening for the development of Public Policies on Drugs.

• Debate highlights the importance of national and hemispheric levels, to promote the participation of the scientific community, policy makers and the community.

• Expressly recognizes that drug dependency is a chronic, relapsing disease with biological, psychological and social and as such should be treated in the field of Public Health.

• Highlights the necessity and importance of Public Policies on Drugs, in all its aspects, be based on scientific evidence.

Hemispheric Drug Strategy

• In the 47 Regular Session of CICAD approved the delegation of Mexico as General Coordinator of the process of developing the Action Plan.

• Also adopted the "Proposed methodology and course of action for the construction of the Plan of Action on Drug Strategy in the Hemisphere."

Plan of action of the Hemispheric Drug Strategy

Plan of action of the Hemispheric Drug Strategy

To facilitate dialogue in the HLG there will be a general coordinator and 5 sub-coordinators by thematic area. Each of the sub-coordinators will work as facilitators of the dialogue: integrating the proposals and actions received by the Member States and identifying the agreeing and disagreeing elements. The general coordinator will be responsible for the development of the proposals consolidated in different thematic areas and will promote consensus among the Member States.

Thematic Areas Coordinator

General coordination Mexico

Institutional Building: Surinam

Demand Reduction: United States

Supply Reduction: Colombia

Control Measures: Argentina

International Cooperation: Venezuela

Building the initial proposal

• Update of the Draft presented before the HLG of the Strategy, based on the Hemispheric Drug Strategy.

• Preparation of an analysis based on the application of a questionnaire, in which the Member States express what they need and can offer in terms of the actions required for the implementation of the Hemispheric Drug Strategy.

Building the initial proposal

• For the development of the Action Plan that allows the implementation of the Hemispheric Drug Strategy, a High Level Group (HLG) is created with the participation of all Member States of CICAD and 23 focal points have been designated to represent them in the process and as far as possible to act as a liaison among the stakeholders in the Member States.

Focal Points

• Virtual Forum: A secure virtual space was created to facilitate this communication. The Group published all the different proposals, support materials and promoted the interaction among the focal points of each Member State, in this virtual space.

• From the initial proposal, it is expected that the Member States will present observations and recommendations, which will be differentiated and separated by thematic area. The coordinators will analyze the different proposals to differentiate and reconcile them. In order to do this, they will interact with those who have made proposals, through the available virtual tools, particularly through the secure virtual forum which will be created.

Dynamic of the Negotiation

• Through the platform we will receiving proposals until October 31st.

• To finalize the electronic consultations a reviewed version of the Action Plan proposal will be developed and distributed to the Member States in preparation for an upcoming in person session.

Dynamic of the Negotiation

• The HLG will meet in person from November 8th to the 11th, in Washington D.C.

Plan of action of the Hemispheric Drug Strategy

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Bienvenidos al Foro Virtual para la Construcción del Plan de Acción Hemisférico sobre Drogas. Aspiramos a que esta plataforma se constituya en una herramienta central para el intercambio de información con miras a avanzar en el proceso de negociación, a fin de integrar la propuesta de Plan de Acción encomendado por los Comisionados de la CICAD.

Te invitamos a que lo utilices como el medio primordial de comunicación y lo adecues a tus necesidades, ya que su diseño base busca ser una plataforma amigable y flexible que te brinde los elementos necesarios para conducir consultas y formular propuestas.

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Welcome to the Virtual Forum for the Construction of the Hemispheric Action Plan on Drugs. We hope that this platform becomes a major tool for exchanging information in order to advance the negotiation process aimed at integrating the Action Plan requested by the Commissioners of the CICAD.

We invite you to use it as the primary means of communication and that you adapt it to suit your needs, since its basic design seeks to be a friendly and flexible platform that gives you the necessary information to conduct consultations and make proposals.

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