AG/RES. 1457 (XXVII-O/97)
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN DRUG ABUSE CONTROL COMMISSION
(Resolution adopted at the sixth plenary session, held on June 4, 1997)
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
HAVING SEEN:
The observations and recommendations of the Permanent Council on the annual reports of
the organs, agencies, and entities of the Organization (AG/doc.3513/97);
The document "Anti-Drug Strategy in the Hemisphere," approved by the
Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) at its twentieth regular session, in
October 1996, and endorsed by the member states at a ministerial-level meeting held in
Montevideo in December 1996; and
The draft amendments to the Statute of CICAD, which were adopted by the Commission at
its twentieth regular session;
REAFFIRMING its commitment to the principles and purposes set forth by the Organization
in the Inter-American Program of Action of Rio de Janeiro against the Illicit Use and
Production of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances and Traffic Therein, the
Declaration and Program of Action of Ixtapa, and the Inter-American Program of Quito:
Comprehensive Education to Prevent Drug Abuse;
RECALLING:
The Declaration of Principles and the Plan of Action of the Summit of the Americas held
in December 1994;
The drug control initiatives in the Plan of Action of the Summit of the Americas and
the activities undertaken by CICAD to implement them; and
Resolution AG/RES. 1396 (XXVI-O/96), "Combating Money Laundering";
CONSIDERING:
The increasing consumption of illicit drugs, which is of concern to member states;
The desirability of strengthening CICAD's policy leadership position in the Hemisphere
and its increasingly specialized role in providing support to member states in all fields
of drug control;
That the member states have as their common goal the elimination of the supply of and
demand for illicit drugs;
That the Declaration of Principles of the Summit of the Americas held in 1994
recognizes the pernicious effects of organized crime and illegal narcotics on the
economies, ethical values, public health, and social fabric of their countries;
That the Plan of Action of the Summit of the Americas states that the problems of
illegal drugs and related criminal activities pose grave threats to the societies, free
market economies, and democratic institutions of the Hemisphere; and
That, according to the same Plan of Action, a broad, coordinated hemispheric strategy
is required to reduce illicit drug use and production, and that the member states agreed
to work together to formulate such a strategy; and
RECOGNIZING the continuing excellence of the work carried out by CICAD and its
assistance to member states to combat illicit drug trafficking throughout the Hemisphere,
RESOLVES:
- To take note of, endorse, and transmit to the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control
Commission (CICAD) the observations and recommendations made by the Permanent Council on
its annual report.
- To approve the amendments to the Statute adopted by CICAD at its twentieth regular
session.
- To take note, with thanks, of the progress that CICAD has made on money laundering
control measures, through its Group of Experts, and in particular, its adoption, at its
twentieth regular session, of an ongoing system of assessment of money laundering and
measures to counter it under the Plan of Action of Buenos Aires adopted by a
ministerial-level meeting held in December 1995. Further, to approve the ongoing nature of
CICAD's commitment to this issue through the reconvening of its Group of Experts in 1997,
and to urge member states that have not yet done so to complete the questionnaire on laws
and other measures in force regarding control of money laundering within the framework of
the Ministerial Plan of Action of Buenos Aires.
- To instruct CICAD to report, through the Permanent Council, to the General Assembly at
its twenty-eighth regular session on the outcome of the follow-up meeting of the Group of
Experts on Money Laundering Control.
- To approve the CICAD five-year initiative to expand its program of training, technology
transfer, and international cooperation to combat money laundering, in accordance with the
Ministerial Declaration and Plan of Action of Buenos Aires, and to urge the Inter-American
Development Bank to cooperate in the financing of this very important initiative.
- To note with satisfaction and commend CICAD's support to member states, through their
national drug control commissions, in their international coordination efforts, and to
instruct CICAD to continue providing such assistance.
- To recognize the work carried out by the Group of Experts on Arms and Explosives and
urge it to persist in its endeavors, particularly with regard to the conclusion of Model
Regulations for the control of illicit trafficking in firearms, in order to ensure that
those regulations are applied as soon as possible.
- To recommend to member states that have not yet done so that they institute a system of
epidemiological surveillance of drug use, taking into account CICAD's Inter-American Drug
Use Data System (SIDUC) model, in order to determine trends in drug use over time.
- To urge member states to give strong political and institutional support to
school-based drug abuse prevention programs, and to the training of teachers and school
administrators to enable them to become effective agents of prevention.
- To recommend to member states that they consider the adoption of the World Health
Organization's schedules for the assessment of standards of care in substance abuse
treatment, as an aid to local evaluation of the adequacy and range of service provided for
drug users, and to help bring about improvements in standards of care for drug abusers.
- To invite member states to strengthen their drug abuse prevention programs to make sure
that they include specific warnings about the dangers of the misuse of drugs.
- To recommend to member states that they establish a method for evaluating drug abuse
prevention programs, bearing in mind the recommendations of CICAD's First Inter-American
Seminar on Evaluating the Impact of Drug Abuse Prevention Programs, held in Santiago from
July 22 to 24, 1996.
- To urge member states to continue lending support in the form of human resources and
funds in order to enhance the use of telecommunications and other technologically advanced
media through CICAD's Inter-American Drug Information System (IADIS).
- To request CICAD to report, through the Permanent Council, to the General Assembly at
its twenty-eighth regular session on progress made in the implementation of the above
recommendations.
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