AU / Official opening of Ministerial Meeting for Drug Control and Crime Prevention (CAMDCCP)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, September 29, 2010/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Official opening of Ministerial Meeting for Drug Control and Crime Prevention (CAMDCCP)
What: 4th Session of the African Union Conference of Ministers for Drug Control and Crime Prevention (CAMDCCP)
Theme: “Turning the tide of drugs and crime in Africa- From policy to action”
When: 1 October 2010 starting at 09:00
Where: African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Who: Convened by the Department of Social Affairs of the African Union Commission and attended by Ministers for Drug Control and Crime Prevention from AU Member States
Why:
The CAMDCCP4 meeting aims to achieve the following outcomes:
Consensus regarding the strengthening of continental early warning systems, through the inclusion of epidemiological networks and threat assessments that will embrace data on illicit trafficking and epidemiological trends;
Adoption by the Ministers of key action areas for the strengthening of criminal justice systems in Member States, law enforcement cooperation, as well as for drug dependence treatment in order to turn the tide of drugs and crime in Africa.
During the meeting, the Ministers will:
Review the progress of implementation of the AUPA, including by national drug, and crime control authorities, Regional Economic Communities, and other regional and international partners;
Discuss new trends and challenges in drug control and crime prevention in Member States and at Regional level;
Determine how to strengthen information gathering and dissemination mechanisms on drugs and crime of Member States, Regional Economic Communities, and regional and international development partners.
All media representatives are invited to the official opening ceremony starting at 09:00 on 1st October 2009 at the Africa Union
SOURCE
African Union Commission (AUC)
