The UN Deputy Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Ghada Waly , warned that terrorist armed groups use drug trafficking as a source of financing, and have reconciliation relations with organized crime groups.
Waly, in a speech on the occasion of the signing of the program of the regional framework for Arab countries (2023-2028) between the League of Arab States and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, as well as the “launching of the Arab Plan for the Prevention and Reduction of Drug Dangers to Arab Society,” stressed that drug trafficking networks cross borders, and therefore their dangers cannot be countered not only within national borders, but also through regional cooperation.
The same spokeswoman pointed out that the launch of this plan is one of the mechanisms of regional cooperation in the face of the exacerbation of these challenges to prioritize support and meet the requirements of individuals and communities, highlighting that the plan methodology is based on evidence-based practices, and participates it in addition to governments, the private sector and civil society.
Waly said that the regional framework for the Arab countries (2023-2028) in the field of prevention and reduction of drug risks is based on the positive results achieved during the past years, as the last program from 2016 to 2022 provided about $130 million to the countries of the region, and helped to participate 10,000 officials and officials in international and regional forums.
“UNODC projects have expanded in a number of areas, such as combating corruption and human trafficking,” the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime added, stressing the importance of addressing the drug issue through the social rehabilitation of the recovered.
The official said that the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is ready to support Arab countries in the field of forensic medicine and various tools in the fight against drugs, noting that the resilience of illicit drug markets during the COVID-19 pandemic proves the ability of worrying traffickers to adapt to crises at a time when we are witnessing the increase in demand for
Waly reported that the ILO estimates that youth unemployment rates in Arab countries are 42% in 2022, which is higher than global averages, noting that 60% of the region’s population are young people who must be spared risks, such as drugs, terrorism and extremism.
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