The Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism (MEM) and the Caribbean JUNE - 2005

The Multilateral The Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism Evaluation Mechanism (MEM) and the Caribbean(MEM) and the Caribbean

JUNE - 2005

• Increases multilateral cooperation in the Hemisphere

• Assists countries in generating internal support for their counter drug effort

• Offers the countries an opportunity to request technical, financial or training assistance to implement assigned recommendations

• Stimulates change in the development of drug control systems

• Stimulates improvements in the capacity of member states and the hemisphere to deal effectively with all aspects of the drug problem

What does the MEM do?

Who Participates Who Participates in the Process?in the Process?

1) National Coordinating Entities (NCE):1) National Coordinating Entities (NCE): Provides the official Provides the official response to indicators and coordinates all information provided by the response to indicators and coordinates all information provided by the country requested by the GEG.country requested by the GEG.

2) Governmental Experts Group (GEG):2) Governmental Experts Group (GEG): Analyzes the information Analyzes the information and carries out national and hemispheric evaluations.and carries out national and hemispheric evaluations.

3) CICAD Commission:3) CICAD Commission: Approves the reports drafted by the GEG and Approves the reports drafted by the GEG and recommended changes by the IWG.recommended changes by the IWG.

4)4) Inter-governmental Working Group (IWG)Inter-governmental Working Group (IWG) reviews the process reviews the process and presents recommended changes to the Commissionand presents recommended changes to the Commission

5) The MEM Unit:5) The MEM Unit: Coordinates all activities of the process and Coordinates all activities of the process and provides technical support. provides technical support.

Areas Evaluated by the MEMAreas Evaluated by the MEM

1) Institutional Strengthening1) Institutional Strengthening (National Plans, (National Plans, International Conventions, and National International Conventions, and National Information System)Information System)

2) Demand Reduction2) Demand Reduction (Prevention, Treatment (Prevention, Treatment and Statistics on Consumption)and Statistics on Consumption)

3) Supply Reduction3) Supply Reduction (Drug Production, (Drug Production, Alternative Development, Pharmaceuticals, Alternative Development, Pharmaceuticals, and Chemicals)and Chemicals)

4) Control Measures4) Control Measures (Drug Trafficking, (Drug Trafficking, Firearms Trafficking, Money Laundering, Firearms Trafficking, Money Laundering, Corruption, Organized Crime)Corruption, Organized Crime)

How the MEM WorksHow the MEM WorksEvaluation Phase

Delivery/Reception of Questionnaires

3rd Drafting Session

Update of Statistical Data

Publication of the Final Report

Follow-up Phase

1st Drafting Session

Country Comments

2nd Drafting Session

Country Comments

Delivery/Receptionof Rec. Follow-up Forms

1st Drafting Session

Country Comments

2nd Drafting Session

Publication of the Final Report

Approval byCICAD

Approval by CICAD

Reception of requests For assistance

Refinement of the ProcessRefinement of the Process

The Intergovernmental Working Group The Intergovernmental Working Group (IWG), comprised of delegations from the (IWG), comprised of delegations from the 34 member states, meets before the onset 34 member states, meets before the onset of each MEM evaluation round to review of each MEM evaluation round to review and improve all operational aspects of the and improve all operational aspects of the mechanism, including the indicators of the mechanism, including the indicators of the evaluation questionnaire.evaluation questionnaire.

RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ASSIGNED RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ASSIGNED TO COUNTRIES IN ORDER TO TO COUNTRIES IN ORDER TO ASSIST ASSIST EACH COUNTRY IN EACH COUNTRY IN STRENGTHENING ITS POLICIESSTRENGTHENING ITS POLICIES TO TO COMBAT THE PROBLEM OF DRUGS COMBAT THE PROBLEM OF DRUGS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES AND AND RELATED ACTIVITIES AND INCREASE MULTILATERAL INCREASE MULTILATERAL COOPERATION IN THE HEMISPHERECOOPERATION IN THE HEMISPHERE

THIRD ROUND THIRD ROUND RECOMMENDATIONS 2003-RECOMMENDATIONS 2003-

20042004

506 recommendations in total506 recommendations in total

193 recommendations to 13 193 recommendations to 13 Caribbean countriesCaribbean countries

THIRD ROUND THIRD ROUND RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS

TOTAL RECOMMENDATIONS: 193





ASSISTANCEASSISTANCE

ASSISTANCE REQUESTED BY ASSISTANCE REQUESTED BY COUNTRIES TO IMPLEMENT COUNTRIES TO IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS

- Technical- Technical - Financial- Financial - Training- Training - Equipment- Equipment

ASSISTANCE TO IMPLEMENT FIRST ASSISTANCE TO IMPLEMENT FIRST ROUND RECOMMENDATIONSROUND RECOMMENDATIONS

Assistance was offered to 5 Caribbean Assistance was offered to 5 Caribbean countries to implement countries to implement recommendations dealing with recommendations dealing with Statistics on Consumption and Drug Statistics on Consumption and Drug Prevention and Treatment.Prevention and Treatment.

The Bahamas, St. Kitts and Nevis, The Bahamas, St. Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Grenada, St. Vincent and Suriname, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadinesthe Grenadines

ASSISTANCE TO IMPLEMENT ASSISTANCE TO IMPLEMENT SECOND ROUND SECOND ROUND

RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS

Assistance was offered to 7 Assistance was offered to 7 Caribbean countries to implement Caribbean countries to implement recommendations dealing with recommendations dealing with information systems, drug trafficking information systems, drug trafficking control, statistics on consumption control, statistics on consumption and prevention.and prevention.

Grenada, Haiti, Saint Lucia, Belize, Grenada, Haiti, Saint Lucia, Belize, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Suriname.Suriname.

ASSISTANCE TO IMPLEMENT ASSISTANCE TO IMPLEMENT THIRD ROUND THIRD ROUND

RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS Implementation forms to be sent to Implementation forms to be sent to

countries in August 05 for completioncountries in August 05 for completion Countries indicate whether they need Countries indicate whether they need

technical or financial assistance to technical or financial assistance to implement recommendationsimplement recommendations

Countries detail project proposals Countries detail project proposals and financial assistance needed for 3 and financial assistance needed for 3 priority projectspriority projects

FIRST ROUND REITERATED FIRST ROUND REITERATED RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS

49 Recommendations still 49 Recommendations still pending from the First pending from the First Evaluation Round 1999-2000Evaluation Round 1999-2000

23 countries (12 Caribbean)23 countries (12 Caribbean)


26 Ratification Conventions :15 Inter-American Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters

8 CIFTA Convention 2 1971 UN Convention 1 Inter-American Convention against Corruption

5 Approve/implement minimum treatment standards of care 4 Establish a statistical database/ register (on convictions for firearms trafficking, drug

matters)

4 Carry out prevalence studies, obtain information on drug consumption

4 Chemical/pharm control: 2 Establish regulations chemical control 1 Develop institutional infrastructure for chemical diversion

control 1 Establish centralized agency for operational exchange among

national authorities 3 Evaluation of progress/impact of prevention/treatment programs 2 Approve and implement drug plan 1 Implement a mechanism to calculate illicit cultivation areas of cannabis crops --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 49 RECOMMENDATIONS IN TOTAL


31 out of the 49 are assigned to Caribbean31 out of the 49 are assigned to Caribbean - Treaties: 15- Treaties: 15 - Chem / pharm control: 4- Chem / pharm control: 4 - Data collection: 3- Data collection: 3 - Treatment/minimum standards: 3- Treatment/minimum standards: 3 - Prevalence studies: 3- Prevalence studies: 3 - Drug Plan: 2- Drug Plan: 2 - Evaluation of demand progs: 1- Evaluation of demand progs: 1

ASSISTANCE FOR FIRST ROUND ASSISTANCE FOR FIRST ROUND REITERATED REITERATED

RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS Secretariat to offer assistance where Secretariat to offer assistance where

possiblepossible Communication to be sent out this Communication to be sent out this

Summer 05Summer 05 Implementation of recommendations Implementation of recommendations

reports to be published in June 06reports to be published in June 06

MEM PROMOTION IN THE MEM PROMOTION IN THE CARIBBEANCARIBBEAN

MEM needs more exposure in the MEM needs more exposure in the Caribbean.Caribbean.

Countries need to be made more Countries need to be made more aware of what the Mechanism can aware of what the Mechanism can offer.offer.

Need to establish the MEM as a diagnostic tool for the design and implementation of anti-drug policies and programs in each country.

Institutions involved in the drafting and execution of drug policies

Congress

Health

EducationPolice

F. Ministry

Commissioner

National OAS office

National Coordinating

Entity

MEM PROMOTION – NATIONAL LEVEL

Media

CICAD Exec.SecMEM Unitcontact

Angela CrowdyAngela CrowdyMEM Unit CoordinatorMEM Unit Coordinator

[email protected]@oas.org(202) 458 3885(202) 458 3885

mailto:[email protected]

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The Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism (MEM) and the Caribbean JUNE - 2005