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IV SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS:
Mar del Plata, Argentina
November 4-5, 2005

TEXT RELATED TO CICAD AND DRUGS

Declaration

Considering the efforts carried out in the Hemisphere in the fight against drug trafficking, we reiterate our support to ensure that alternative development projects contribute to economic growth, foster the creation of decent work, and support sustainable economic viability of communities and families in the countries affected by illicit crops.

Plan of Action

§To continue to strengthen regional cooperation and the mobilization of resources to advance in the fight against the production, trafficking and consumption of illicit drugs and psychotropic substances, calling upon the countries of the hemisphere, in cooperation with the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), to:
  • §develop, implement, and  evaluate substance abuse prevention programs, in particular for children and young people, such as “Life Skills”, among others;
  • §expand the “Program to Estimate the Human, Social, and Economic Cost of Drugs in the Americas”; and
  • §promote support for the integral and sustainable development strategies carried out by the countries affected by cultivation and production of illicit drugs.

DOCUMENTS FROM THE IV SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS

The heads of state and government at the Summit of the Americas