
Assistant Secretary General of the OAS, Albert Ramdin (left), and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala, Fernando Carrera, sign the agreement for the holding of the OAS General Assembly. Photo: Courtesy of the Government of Guatemala.
Guatemala proposes debate about drug policy in the OAS General Assembly
THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF GUATEMALA, Fernando Carrera, stated that the study the OAS will present by the end of March on the results of current drug policies and new approaches to strengthen these efforts in the Americas, will present the next General Assembly of the Organization with enough material to reflect on this problem. The Assembly will address a dialogue on security issues, especially focusing on a discussion and evaluation of antidrug policies. The Assistant Secretary General of the OAS, Albert Ramdin, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala, Fernando Carrera, signed the agreement for the holding of the Assembly, which will bring together the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Americas in Antigua, Guatemala, from June 4 to 6 of the present year.
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Costa Rica will treat drug addicts who break the law instead of sending them to prison
COSTA RICA WILL IMPLEMENT a pilot program this year, with the support of the OAS, that seeks to establish social reintegration and medical treatment as alternate measures to prison for drug addicts convicted of minor non-violent crimes. This initiative, know as "Drug Treatment under Judicial Supervision Program" or Drug Treatment Courts, includes the participation of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission of the Organization of American States (CICAD-OAS).
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OAS donated firearms marking equipment to Peru
THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF THE OAS donated to the Government of Peru equipment for the marking of firearms, which will be operated by the Firearms and Munitions Factory of the Peruvian Armed Forces, to improve the controls in the fight against illicit trafficking and organized crime. This initiative is part of the program for “Promoting Firearms Marking in Latin America and the Caribbean,” which is an OAS endeavor already being implemented in 25 countries in the region.
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