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The Multilateral The Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism Evaluation Mechanism (MEM) and the Caribbean(MEM) and the Caribbean
JUNE - 2005
• Increases multilateral cooperation in the Hemisphere
• Assists countries in generating internal support for their counter drug effort
• Offers the countries an opportunity to request technical, financial or training assistance to implement assigned recommendations
• Stimulates change in the development of drug control systems
• Stimulates improvements in the capacity of member states and the hemisphere to deal effectively with all aspects of the drug problem
What does the MEM do?
Who Participates Who Participates in the Process?in the Process?
1) National Coordinating Entities (NCE):1) National Coordinating Entities (NCE): Provides the official Provides the official response to indicators and coordinates all information provided by the response to indicators and coordinates all information provided by the country requested by the GEG.country requested by the GEG.
2) Governmental Experts Group (GEG):2) Governmental Experts Group (GEG): Analyzes the information Analyzes the information and carries out national and hemispheric evaluations.and carries out national and hemispheric evaluations.
3) CICAD Commission:3) CICAD Commission: Approves the reports drafted by the GEG and Approves the reports drafted by the GEG and recommended changes by the IWG.recommended changes by the IWG.
4)4) Inter-governmental Working Group (IWG)Inter-governmental Working Group (IWG) reviews the process reviews the process and presents recommended changes to the Commissionand presents recommended changes to the Commission
5) The MEM Unit:5) The MEM Unit: Coordinates all activities of the process and Coordinates all activities of the process and provides technical support. provides technical support.
Areas Evaluated by the MEMAreas Evaluated by the MEM
1) Institutional Strengthening1) Institutional Strengthening (National Plans, (National Plans, International Conventions, and National International Conventions, and National Information System)Information System)
2) Demand Reduction2) Demand Reduction (Prevention, Treatment (Prevention, Treatment and Statistics on Consumption)and Statistics on Consumption)
3) Supply Reduction3) Supply Reduction (Drug Production, (Drug Production, Alternative Development, Pharmaceuticals, Alternative Development, Pharmaceuticals, and Chemicals)and Chemicals)
4) Control Measures4) Control Measures (Drug Trafficking, (Drug Trafficking, Firearms Trafficking, Money Laundering, Firearms Trafficking, Money Laundering, Corruption, Organized Crime)Corruption, Organized Crime)
How the MEM WorksHow the MEM WorksEvaluation Phase
Delivery/Reception of Questionnaires
3rd Drafting Session
Update of Statistical Data
Publication of the Final Report
Follow-up Phase
1st Drafting Session
Country Comments
2nd Drafting Session
Country Comments
Delivery/Receptionof Rec. Follow-up Forms
1st Drafting Session
Country Comments
2nd Drafting Session
Publication of the Final Report
Approval byCICAD
Approval by CICAD
Reception of requests For assistance
Refinement of the ProcessRefinement of the Process
The Intergovernmental Working Group The Intergovernmental Working Group (IWG), comprised of delegations from the (IWG), comprised of delegations from the 34 member states, meets before the onset 34 member states, meets before the onset of each MEM evaluation round to review of each MEM evaluation round to review and improve all operational aspects of the and improve all operational aspects of the mechanism, including the indicators of the mechanism, including the indicators of the evaluation questionnaire.evaluation questionnaire.
RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ASSIGNED RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ASSIGNED TO COUNTRIES IN ORDER TO TO COUNTRIES IN ORDER TO ASSIST ASSIST EACH COUNTRY IN EACH COUNTRY IN STRENGTHENING ITS POLICIESSTRENGTHENING ITS POLICIES TO TO COMBAT THE PROBLEM OF DRUGS COMBAT THE PROBLEM OF DRUGS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES AND AND RELATED ACTIVITIES AND INCREASE MULTILATERAL INCREASE MULTILATERAL COOPERATION IN THE HEMISPHERECOOPERATION IN THE HEMISPHERE
THIRD ROUND THIRD ROUND RECOMMENDATIONS 2003-RECOMMENDATIONS 2003-
20042004
506 recommendations in total506 recommendations in total
193 recommendations to 13 193 recommendations to 13 Caribbean countriesCaribbean countries
THIRD ROUND THIRD ROUND RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS
TOTAL RECOMMENDATIONS: 193
THIRD ROUND THIRD ROUND RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS
THIRD ROUND THIRD ROUND RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS
THIRD ROUND THIRD ROUND RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS
THIRD ROUND THIRD ROUND RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS
ASSISTANCEASSISTANCE
ASSISTANCE REQUESTED BY ASSISTANCE REQUESTED BY COUNTRIES TO IMPLEMENT COUNTRIES TO IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS
- Technical- Technical - Financial- Financial - Training- Training - Equipment- Equipment
ASSISTANCE TO IMPLEMENT FIRST ASSISTANCE TO IMPLEMENT FIRST ROUND RECOMMENDATIONSROUND RECOMMENDATIONS
Assistance was offered to 5 Caribbean Assistance was offered to 5 Caribbean countries to implement countries to implement recommendations dealing with recommendations dealing with Statistics on Consumption and Drug Statistics on Consumption and Drug Prevention and Treatment.Prevention and Treatment.
The Bahamas, St. Kitts and Nevis, The Bahamas, St. Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Grenada, St. Vincent and Suriname, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadinesthe Grenadines
ASSISTANCE TO IMPLEMENT ASSISTANCE TO IMPLEMENT SECOND ROUND SECOND ROUND
RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS
Assistance was offered to 7 Assistance was offered to 7 Caribbean countries to implement Caribbean countries to implement recommendations dealing with recommendations dealing with information systems, drug trafficking information systems, drug trafficking control, statistics on consumption control, statistics on consumption and prevention.and prevention.
Grenada, Haiti, Saint Lucia, Belize, Grenada, Haiti, Saint Lucia, Belize, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Suriname.Suriname.
ASSISTANCE TO IMPLEMENT ASSISTANCE TO IMPLEMENT THIRD ROUND THIRD ROUND
RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS Implementation forms to be sent to Implementation forms to be sent to
countries in August 05 for completioncountries in August 05 for completion Countries indicate whether they need Countries indicate whether they need
technical or financial assistance to technical or financial assistance to implement recommendationsimplement recommendations
Countries detail project proposals Countries detail project proposals and financial assistance needed for 3 and financial assistance needed for 3 priority projectspriority projects
FIRST ROUND REITERATED FIRST ROUND REITERATED RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS
49 Recommendations still 49 Recommendations still pending from the First pending from the First Evaluation Round 1999-2000Evaluation Round 1999-2000
23 countries (12 Caribbean)23 countries (12 Caribbean)
FIRST ROUND REITERATED FIRST ROUND REITERATED RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS
26 Ratification Conventions :15 Inter-American Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters
8 CIFTA Convention 2 1971 UN Convention 1 Inter-American Convention against Corruption
5 Approve/implement minimum treatment standards of care 4 Establish a statistical database/ register (on convictions for firearms trafficking, drug
matters)
4 Carry out prevalence studies, obtain information on drug consumption
4 Chemical/pharm control: 2 Establish regulations chemical control 1 Develop institutional infrastructure for chemical diversion
control 1 Establish centralized agency for operational exchange among
national authorities 3 Evaluation of progress/impact of prevention/treatment programs 2 Approve and implement drug plan 1 Implement a mechanism to calculate illicit cultivation areas of cannabis crops --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 49 RECOMMENDATIONS IN TOTAL
FIRST ROUND REITERATED FIRST ROUND REITERATED RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS
31 out of the 49 are assigned to Caribbean31 out of the 49 are assigned to Caribbean - Treaties: 15- Treaties: 15 - Chem / pharm control: 4- Chem / pharm control: 4 - Data collection: 3- Data collection: 3 - Treatment/minimum standards: 3- Treatment/minimum standards: 3 - Prevalence studies: 3- Prevalence studies: 3 - Drug Plan: 2- Drug Plan: 2 - Evaluation of demand progs: 1- Evaluation of demand progs: 1
ASSISTANCE FOR FIRST ROUND ASSISTANCE FOR FIRST ROUND REITERATED REITERATED
RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS Secretariat to offer assistance where Secretariat to offer assistance where
possiblepossible Communication to be sent out this Communication to be sent out this
Summer 05Summer 05 Implementation of recommendations Implementation of recommendations
reports to be published in June 06reports to be published in June 06
MEM PROMOTION IN THE MEM PROMOTION IN THE CARIBBEANCARIBBEAN
MEM needs more exposure in the MEM needs more exposure in the Caribbean.Caribbean.
Countries need to be made more Countries need to be made more aware of what the Mechanism can aware of what the Mechanism can offer.offer.
Need to establish the MEM as a diagnostic tool for the design and implementation of anti-drug policies and programs in each country.
Institutions involved in the drafting and execution of drug policies
Congress
Health
EducationPolice
F. Ministry
Commissioner
National OAS office
National Coordinating
Entity
MEM PROMOTION – NATIONAL LEVEL
Media
CICAD Exec.SecMEM Unitcontact
Angela CrowdyAngela CrowdyMEM Unit CoordinatorMEM Unit Coordinator
[email protected]@oas.org(202) 458 3885(202) 458 3885