United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Pakistan Regional Office

The Paris Pact Initiative - A partnership to counter traffic in and consumption of Afghan opiates

Brief Description

This project is meant to facilitate the follow-up to the first and second Ministerial Conferences on Drug Trafficking Routes from Afghanistan, which were held in Paris and Moscow in May 2003 and June 2006, respectively. It aims to positively impact on the drug situation in priority countries along the Afghan opiates trafficking routes through a concerted identification of problem areas (both geographically and substantively) and actions required to address them, as well as through coordination of counter narcotics technical assistance. To achieve these objectives, a consultative mechanism and an internet-based automated donor assistance database (ADAM - www.paris-pact.net) are continued from phase I (project number GLO/IO5) but reinforced in this phase through lessons learnt (e.g. external evaluation report). This second phase of the Paris Pact is brought in line with the UNODC Regional Strategic Paper for Central and West Asia, and as agreed at the Paris Pact Policy Consultative Group Meeting held in Vienna on Monday 27 November 2006, will aim to be even more successful and operationally-oriented by: (i) improving the operational focus of the consultative mechanism; (ii) ensuring a more efficient/effective follow-up to the Paris Pact recommendations; (iii) ensuring wider use and sustainability of ADAM; (iv) strengthening of analytical capacities; (v) advocating a balanced approach to drug issues; and (vi) fostering partnerships with sub-regional, regional and international players.

Objective: The overall drug control objective is "to contribute to the reduction of opiates trafficking, consumption and related problems in the countries along the Afghan opiates trafficking routes".

Output 1:

New coordinated law enforcement actions and ensuing strategies, through structured consultations at the expert and policy level.

Output 2:

To positively impact on demand reduction interventions in priority countries and areas along the Afghan opiate trafficking routes, through structured consultations at the expert and policy level.

Output 3:

To improve information sharing on and effectiveness of and maximize the efficiency of counter narcotics technical assistance in key countries along the Afghan opiates trafficking routes.