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(c) National action. This would include: (i) identifying those involved in planning and implementing
programmes, from planners to practitioners and institutions and individuals involved with service delivery,
in order to enhance their capacity to respond to the problem; (ii) supporting the design and implementation
of training programmes, reviewed and updated on a regular basis, to form part of a continuing education
programme for trainers; and (iii) designing and instituting training programmes for the various sectors
involved in demand reduction programmes;
(d) International and regional action. The United Nations International Drug Control Programme and
other relevant international and regional organizations to facilitate: (i) the sharing of information on best
strategies; (ii) the development of guidelines on the development of curricula and training programmes,
including distance learning, and assistance for those requesting it; and (iii) the intercountry exchange of
experts for training purposes and the participation of foreign personnel in national training programmes
developed by Member States.
21. Objective 15. To evaluate strategies and activities for reducing illicit drug demand and to develop
mechanisms for intercountry, regional and interregional advocacy coordination, cooperation and
collaboration in order to identify, share and expand best practices and effective activities in the development
and implementation of drug demand reduction programmes. That would entail the following:
(a) Impact. Demand reduction programmes that are based soundly on validated experience and
evidence;
(b) Outputs. They would include: (i) domestic evaluation results of strategies and activities and
mechanisms for cooperation and data sharing; and (ii) mechanisms for facilitating the exchange of evaluation
results and other data assessing the effectiveness of strategies and activities at the domestic, regional and
interregional levels;
(c) National action. This would include: (i) monitoring and evaluating demand reduction strategies
and activities and utilizing the results to inform and improve national plans; and (ii) participating in
coordinating mechanisms for intercountry, regional and international exchange of information;
(d) International and regional action. The United Nations International Drug Control Programme and
other relevant international and regional organizations to facilitate the exchange of information by
establishing coordination mechanisms.
22. Objective 16. To create an international system of information on illicit drug demand reduction by
linking existing databases managed by international, regional and national organizations in order to provide
a network of information on knowledge and experiences that, to the extent possible, would use the abovementioned core set of regionally and internationally recognized indicators and to enable comparisons of
national experiences to be made. That would entail the following:
(a) Impact. Improved access to information, experiences and practices to facilitate the better design
of programmes and policies;
(b) Outputs. National, regional and international mechanisms allowing easy access to databases and
networks for the exchange of knowledge and experience of demand reduction;
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