A/RES/71/211
International cooperation to address and counter the world drug problem
and money-laundering, and, in some cases, terrorism, including money-laundering
in connection with the financing of terrorism, by using an integrated,
multidisciplinary approach, such as through promoting and supporting reliable data
collection, research and, as appropriate, intelligence - and analysis-sharing to ensure
effective policymaking and interventions;
69. Invites Member States to enhance national, regional, subregional,
interregional and international capacity to prevent and counter money -laundering
and illicit financial flows stemming from drug trafficking and related crimes,
including, as appropriate, through the detection, investigation and prosecution of
such activities, with a view to effectively addressing safe havens, and to identify and
mitigate money-laundering risks linked to new technologies, as well as emerging
money-laundering methods and techniques, by using, inter alia, existing United
Nations Office on Drugs and Crime technical assistance tools;
70. Encourages Member States to strengthen coordinated border
management strategies, as well as the capacity of border control and law
enforcement and prosecutorial agencies, including through technical assistance,
upon request, including, and where appropriate, the provision of equipment and
technology, along with necessary training and maintenance support, in order to
prevent, monitor and counter trafficking in drugs, trafficking in precursors and other
drug-related crimes, such as trafficking in firearms, illicit financial flows,
smuggling of bulk cash and money-laundering;
71. Also encourages Member States to use existing subregional, regional and
international cooperation mechanisms to combat all forms of drug -related crime,
wherever committed, including, in some cases, violent crimes related to gangs,
including by enhancing international cooperation to successfully counter and
dismantle organized criminal groups, including those operating transnationally;
72. 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;
73. 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;
74. 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;
75. Also requests the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime 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;
76. 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
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