Reducing illicit traffic in opiates will contribute to enhanced
international peace and stability as well as to solving problems of
economic, social and humanitarian character related to the world drug
problem. Efforts should focus on the following key areas:
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Strengthening the capacity of the Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan in combating illicit opium poppy cultivation and illicit
opiates production, including through law enforcement and
socio-economic measures, such as alternative livelihoods, and in
fighting trafficking as a contribution to international endeavours to
improve stability in the region and beyond and tackle terrorism,
organized crime and corruption;
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Continuing to assist the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan as
necessary in implementing its national Drug Control Strategy, aimed
at eliminating, significantly and measurably, the illicit traffic in
opiates, including through increased support for relevant Afghan
institutions;
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Providing urgent and appropriate technical assistance and
support to the most affected transit States, based on the principle
of common and shared responsibility, in order to promote the
capacities of such States to counter the flow of illicit drugs;
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Taking measures to stem the illicit traffic in opiates and to
stop the diversion of precursor chemicals used for the illicit
manufacturing of heroin and other opiates between Afghanistan, Paris
Pact partners and other countries in the region and beyond, and to
eliminate illicit heroin production facilities and their spread;
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Providing further training to assist the Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan and other relevant Paris Pact partners to effectively
implement the applicable international conventions including through
relevant programmes and projects;
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Facilitating cross-border operations between law enforcement
agencies, including the planning of joint operations and in this
respect appreciating joint operations by the members of the
Triangular Initiative and supporting coordination of border
management activities in the region, including the coordination of
donor assistance to the region's border management programmes;
Supporting the United Nations, in particular UNODC, in its efforts to coordinate effective and resultoriented
assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and neighbouring countries in countering illicit
traffic in opiates, including through the UNODC Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighbouring
Countries;
Commending the work of UNODC to collect and analyse
data on illicit traffic in opiates and trends regarding the global
Afghan opiate trade, encouraging the utilization of such analyses, as
appropriate, while formulating and implementing regional and country
programmes to support and assist States affected by opiates
originating in Afghanistan, and encouraging Paris Pact partners to
collect and share relevant data with UNODC.
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Elaborating and implementing comprehensive regional programmes,
to effectively counteract the challenges and threat of illicit
traffic in opiates, in particular, the UNODC Regional Programme for
Afghanistan and Neighbouring Countries, including:
- Supporting trans-regional cooperation;
- Enhancing counter-drug and related anti-crime
cooperation and coordination efforts among regional and
international organizations, including through controlled deliveries
and joint operations, to interdict illegal shipments of opiates and
precursors, such as the law enforcement operation Channel, the
operations TARCET and TOPAZ and the operations conducted in the
framework of the Triangular Initiative;
- Encouraging and supporting Paris Pact partners to
coordinate initiatives to promote health and welfare of human
beings, social and economic development, including trade
capacity-building and job creation, crop substitution and
alternative development programmes in Afghanistan in collaboration
with the international organizations concerned.
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