Plan de acción para abordar el tráfico ilícito de drogas, la delincuencia organizada y el abuso de drogas en África Occidental

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Plan de acción para abordar el tráfico ilícito de drogas, la delincuencia organizada y el abuso de drogas en África Occidental

20 septiembre 2016

El Presidente de la Comunidad Económica de Estados África Occidental (ECOWAS) instó no solo a aumentar las detenciones, los decomisos y los encarcelamientos, sino también a que se refuercen las intervenciones en materia de prevención y tratamiento. Más información, en inglés, está disponible abajo.

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ECOWAS Ministers of Justice and Interior have on the 5th of September 2016, adopted the ECOWAS Drug Action Plan to Address Illicit Drug Trafficking and Organized Crimes in the West Africa.

The 15-Member State’ Ministers including the Minister of Justice of Mauritania, have by this action at the end of their ministerial meeting, given more Philip to the resolve to chart a holistic course that is consistent with the collective wish of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, stakeholders and the people of West Africa to rid the region of the menace of drug trafficking and all forms of organised crimes.

By adopting the Action Plan, ECOWAS Commission, Member States, and all her partners will also now have a common strategic framework to guide their work in countering illicit drug trafficking, organized crimes and drug abuse in the region.

The Ministerial meeting was preceded by the meeting of Drug Demand Reduction, Law Enforcement and Legal/Judicial Cooperation from ECOWAS Member States and Mauritania who reviewed, validated and recommended for approval by the Ministers, of the ECOWAS Drug Action Plan 2016-2020. The recommendation was contained in the 9-page Final Report submitted to Minsters for their consideration.

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