A/RES/70/182
International cooperation against the world drug problem
manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms in some regions of the world and the
need to prevent the spread of that problem to other regions, and urges Member
States to take adequate measures, consistent with their international treaty
obligations and other relevant international standards, to fully cooperate in
preventing the acquisition and use of firearms and ammunition by those criminal
organizations involved in drug trafficking and in combating the illicit manufacturing
of and trafficking in such firearms and ammunition;
38. Calls upon Member States to also consider, when developing
comprehensive policies to tackle the world drug problem, measures, programmes
and actions that address the needs of those affected by drug-related violence and
crime;
39. Reaffirms the importance of the United Nations Office on Drugs and
Crime and its field offices in building capacity at the local level in the fight against
transnational organized crime and drug trafficking, and encourages the Office to
maintain an effective level of support for national and regional efforts in countering
the world drug problem;
40. Requests the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to continue to
collaborate with relevant intergovernmental, international and regional organizations
involved in addressing the world drug problem, as appropriate, in order to share best
practices and scientific standards and to maximize the benefits from their unique
comparative advantage, and to continue to provide technical assistance to Member
States so as to enhance capacity in countering the world drug problem, including
enhancing the analytical work of laboratories, by carrying out training programmes
to develop indicators and instruments for the collection and analysis of accurate,
reliable and comparable data on all relevant aspects of the world drug problem and,
where appropriate, by supporting requesting States to enhance or develop new
national indicators and instruments;
41. Welcomes the further collaboration, within their mandates, between the
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the World Health Organization,
which provides leadership and guidance to further strengthen public health as part
of a comprehensive and balanced approach to drug demand reduction based on
scientific evidence, including by intensifying efforts to mainstream gender
perspectives into all policies and programmes related to the world drug problem;
42. Invites Member States to invest, where necessary and taking into account
specific needs and available resources, in capacity-building and quality-enhancing
activities for the collection and reporting of information, to participate in joint
cooperation efforts organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and
by other national, regional or international organizations and bodies, aimed at the
exchange of technical knowledge of experts in the area of data collection, analysis
and evaluation and of practical experience in the area of drug data, and to regularly
report data and information relating to all aspects of the worl d drug problem to the
Office through the annual report questionnaires, and invites the Commission on
Narcotic Drugs, as the central policymaking body of the United Nations system on
drug-related matters, to strengthen the capacity of the Office to collect, analyse, use
and disseminate accurate, reliable, objective and comparable data and to reflect such
information in the World Drug Report;
43. Encourages the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to continue
its efforts in supporting States to establish, upon request, operational frameworks
essential for communication within and across national borders and in facilitating
the exchange of information on and analysis of drug trafficking trends, with a view
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