A team from the Organisation of American States (OAS) and the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) last week said that the agencies are drafting a new 2016-2020 strategy on drugs and is pleased with Guyana’s involvement.
They made the remarks during a courtesy call on Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee at his Brickdam office.
(CICAD) Assistant Executive Secretary Angela Crowdy said Guyana’s participation with the Commission is “very valuable” and the objective of the visit is to further advance collaboration and cooperation. Crowdy was accompanied by Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism (MEM) Specialist Karen Adriana Sanjines and Jean Ricot Dormeus, OAS Director in Guyana, a report from the Government Information Agency (GINA) said.
Crowdy also revealed that CICAD and the OAS are crafting a new 2016/2020 plan of action and it is important for all member states to be actively involved in that document.
Further, she said, the delegation is also here “to present the results of the multilateral evaluation mechanism which has published its report on the 34 member states, regarding drug control progress in the hemisphere and implementation of the plan of action’s objectives.”
In his remarks, Rohee said Guyana looks forward to strengthening its partnership with CICAD/OAS as it had pledged to do, noting that the country launched the National Drug Strategy master plan that seeks to impose upon the country the necessity to promote international cooperation with all bodies around the world, including hemispheric bodies such as the OAS and CICAD.
CICAD is an authority body that deals with the fight against narcotics within the hemisphere, GINA said.
