A/RES/70/182 International cooperation against the world drug problem conventions and give adequate follow-up to subsequent resolutions of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly, including for the strengthening of regulatory authorities and controls, provision of information and fulfilment of reporting requirements, and urges donors to contribute to the Office for those purposes; 50. Takes note of the resolutions adopted by the Commission on Narcotic Drugs at its fifty-eighth session, 11 the 2014 report of the International Narcotics Control Board 21 and the recommendations contained therein and the World Drug Report 2015, and calls upon Member States to strengthen international and regional cooperation and coordination to counter the threat to the international community caused by the illicit production of and trafficking in drugs, especially those in the opium group, as well as other aspects of the world drug problem, and to continue to take concerted measures within the framework of the Paris Pact 22 and other relevant regional and international initiatives and mechanisms, such as the Istanbul Process on Regional Security and Cooperation for a Secure and Stable Afghanistan, 23 also known as the “Heart of Asia” initiative, in order to strengthen cross -border cooperation and information exchange, with a view to countering drug trafficking, with the support of the United Nations Office on Dr ugs and Crime and other international and regional organizations; 51. Urges Member States to continue to actively cooperate with the International Narcotics Control Board in the exercise of its mandate, and reiterates the need to ensure that an appropriate level of resources is made available to the Board to enable it to engage with Governments to effectively monitor compliance by States parties with the three international drug control conventions; 52. Emphasizes the important role that civil society plays, in particular non-governmental organizations, in addressing the world drug problem, notes with appreciation their important contributions, and notes that representatives of affected populations and civil society entities, where appropriate, should be e nabled to play a participatory role in the formulation and implementation of drug demand and supply reduction policy; 53. Encourages Member States to ensure that civil society plays a participatory role, where appropriate, through consultation in the deve lopment and implementation of drug control programmes and policies, in particular with regard to aspects of demand reduction; 54. Encourages the continued contribution of the meetings of Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies and of the Subcommis sion on Illicit Drug Traffic and Related Matters in the Near and Middle East of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs to the strengthening of regional and international cooperation, and in this regard welcomes the discussions conducted in Brussels from 22 to 25 June 2015, Algiers from 14 to 18 September 2015, San Pedro Sula, Honduras, from 5 to 9 October 2015, Bangkok from 19 to 22 October 2015 and Abu Dhabi from 8 to 12 November 2015; 55. Welcomes the ongoing efforts to strengthen cooperation in addressing the world drug problem and to seek effectiveness and comprehensiveness in the _______________ 21 International Narcotics Control Board, document E/INCB/2014/1. See S/2003/641, annex. 23 A/66/601-S/2011/767, annex. 22 14/16