In 2018, Luxembourg ranked no. 4 among UNODC’s GP donors in absolute terms and by far no. 1 in per capita terms. The cooperation between the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the United Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is strong and trustful. Luxembourg supports UNODC across many areas of our mandate – hence to assist UN Member States in their fight against illicit drugs, transnational organized crime and terrorism. LUXEMBOURG UNODC PARTNERSHIP Non-earmarked contributions (in Euro) Luxembourg supports us institutionally through its generous contribution of unearmarked funds, which has been continuously growing in the last years to reach EUR 340,000 in 2018. On top of that, projects funded by Luxembourg target very concrete challenges mainly in its official partner countries – such as border management on the Western Balkans, creating livelihoods in Laos for former drug farmers and terrorism prevention in West Africa. Luxembourg also contributes to our global work to treat and take care of HIV victims and to make sure that stolen assets are returned to their owners. Photo: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Lao PDR Office LAOZ49 Alternative Development Project. Earmarked contributions (in Euro) KEY PARTNERS: • Ministry of Foreign and European Af an Affairs • Fonds de Lutte contre certain rtaines formes de criminalité • Ministry of F ry of Finance PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS
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In 2018, Luxembourg ranked
no. 4 among UNODC’s GP donors in absolute
terms
and by far
no. 1in per capita terms.
The cooperation between the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the United Offi ce on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is strong and trustful. Luxembourg supports UNODC across many areas of our mandate – hence to assist UN Member States in their fi ght against illicit drugs, transnational organized crime and terrorism.
LUXEMBOURGUNODC
PARTNERSHIP
Non-earmarked contributions(in Euro)
Luxembourg supports us institutionally through its generous contribution of unearmarked funds, which has been continuously growing in the last years to reach EUR 340,000 in 2018. On top of that, projects funded by Luxembourg target very concrete challenges mainly in its offi cial partner countries – such as border management on the Western Balkans, creating livelihoods in Laos for former drug farmers and terrorism prevention in West Africa. Luxembourg also contributes to our global work to treat and take care of HIV victims and to make sure that stolen assets are returned to their owners.
Photo: United Nations Offi ce on Drugs and Crime Lao PDR Offi ce LAOZ49 Alternative Development Project.
Earmarked contributions(in Euro)
KEY PARTNERS:
• Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs• Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
• Fonds de Lutte contre certaines formes • Fonds de Lutte contre certaines formes
de criminalité
• Ministry of Finance• Ministry of Finance
PARTNERSHIPSFOR THE GOALS
ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT IN THE LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
Approx. EUR 1.6 million – pledged in 2018
Opium cultivation is widespread in Lao PDR, and takes place in some of the poorest and most marginalized areas of the country. Through Luxembourg funding, UNODC is helping these areas develop by taking part in national and international value chains. Coffee is being introduced as a main alternative to opi-um, and former opium farmers are in the process of establishing a farmers’ cooperative for processing and commercializing high quality coffee to premium markets across the world.
Former opium farmers from four districts in Huapanh province in the northern part of Laos initiated coffee cultivation in 2016, and are expecting their fi rst commercial harvest in 2019. In preparation for this, processing centres will be built in each vil-lage and the farmers will be trained on all aspects necessary to transform coffee cherries into high quality green coffee beans.
The name of the farmers’ cooperative will be Vanmai Coffee. Vanmai means “New Day” in Lao language, and the farmers are working with the project and local authorities to ensure that Vanmai builds the capacities that are needed to create a sustainable change.
Through this work, the project aims to introduce a development model that can provide a path out of poverty for drug affected and marginalized communities in the country.
EVIDENCE-BASED AND GENDER-RESPONSIVE SERVICES TO PREVENT TRANSMISSION OF HIV AND OTHER BLOOD-BORNE INFECTIONS AMONG PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS AND IN PRISONS AND OTHER CLOSED SETTINGS
EUR 200,000 - pledged in 2017
As a co-sponsor of UNAIDS, UNODC supports the implementation of evidence-based and gender-responsive services to prevent transmission of HIV and other blood-borne infections among people who use drugs and in prisons and other closed settings to reach particularly the target 3.3 of the Sustainable Develop-ment Goals on ending AIDS by 2030.
With the generous support of Luxemburg, UNODC, assisted Member States, civil society organizations and other partners in developing, adopting and implementing strategies and pro-
grammes on HIV/AIDS as related to drug use, in 25 high priority countries and people in prisons in 33 high priority countries.
In Vietnam, UNODC continued to support scaling up of opioid substitution therapy in prisons, including targeted technical
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CONTAINER CONTROL PROGRAMME IN SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE
EUR 374,800- pledged in 2017
Under the framework of the global UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme (CCP) activities for South Eastern Europe were launched in Albania and Montenegro and in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2013/14. The Programme assists the governments in creating sustainable inter-agency Port Control Units (PCUs) in selected sea and dry ports to minimize the risk of shipping containers being exploited for illicit drug traffi cking, transna-tional organized crime and other forms of black market activity. CCP’s mission is to build a capacity in countries who seek to improve trade security, facilitation standards and controls at their borders. Offi cers from customs, border police and the anti - narcotics service work in the PCUs at Durres Port, Albania, Bar Port, Montenegro and Bijaca land border crossing point in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Their main aim is to support capacity development in border management; develop policies and processes, to enhance the collection, sharing and use criminal intelligence as a tool in interdicting illicit activities; and include cross cutting issues in border management such as gender, human rights and anti–corruption.
Consultations to expand CCP operations to Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244) are ongoing.
Training activities
1. Mentorship mission to the Port of Durres, Albania, 19-23 March 2018
2. Joint Meeting of the Heads of the Port Control Units in South Eastern Europe, Budva, Montenegro, 26 April 2018
3. Joint Steering Committee Meeting for Albania and Montenegro, Tirana, Albania, May 8, 2018
4. One - week training on Strategic Trade and Export Control, Week One, Tirana, Albania, 02-06 July, 2018 – 16 participants trained
5. Two fi eld missions of the National Project Offi cer in BiH to Bijaca BCP (January – July 2018)
Seizures in 2018 (1 January – 31 December 2018)
Port of Durres, AlbaniaFebruary 10, 2018 – 11.4kg of heroinFebruary 28, 2018 – 613.3kg of cocaineAugust 15, 2018 – 6.1kg of cannabis herbDecember 11, 2018 – 5.3kg of cannabis sativa
Port of Bar, MontenegroJune 14, 2018 – 38kg of cocaineAugust 17, 2018 – 7,680 pieces of fake Duracell batteriesOctober 8, 2018 – 868 boxes of smuggled cigarettes
Land Border Crossing Point of Bijaca, Bosnia & HerzegovinaJanuary 13, 2018 – 2800 packs of cigarettes, 0.5 kg of tobaccoFebruary 14, 2018 – 297 kg of tobacco, 11051 packs of cigarettesFebruary 19, 2018 – 1 motor vehicle March 9, 2018 – 221 kg of tobaccoMarch 29, 2018 – 750 packs of cigarettes March 29, 2018 – 100 liters of alcohol drinks April 16/17, 2018 - 9050 packs of cigarettesJuly 10, 2018 – 3750 packs of cigarettesAugust 8, 2018 – 2 motor vehiclesSeptember 27, 2018 – 1 motorcycle October 6, 2018 – 5500 packs of cigarettesOctober 8, 2018 - 1 motor vehicle November 15, 2018 – 3050 packs of cigarettesDecember 2, 2018 – 1 kg of tobacco, 1846 packs of cigarettesDecember 18, 2018 – 4 kg of tobacco
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assistance for developing and improving harmonized tools to monitor and evaluate HIV services in prisons. UNODC also pro-vided training of trainers for peer educators on HIV prevention and drug dependence treatment in Vietnam.
In Myanmar, UNODC provided technical support to improve HIV services for people who use drugs in particular in Kachin State, Shan North and Sagaing Region.
Luxembourg has continuously contributed the UNODC/World Bank Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative (StAR) through UNODC. StAR builds on its asset recovery efforts through a combination of country engagements, policy infl uence, partnerships and regional activities, knowledge and innovation, as well as through advocacy and communications.
Country engagements, which are a major component of StAR activities, are typically multi-year programs aimed at addressing the basic capability of countries to undertake asset recovery and to provide technical assistance for them to advance cases. In 2017, StAR responded to the needs of countries across fi ve continents by providing technical assistance such as advice to asset recovery practitioners, introducing new legal tools for asset recovery (e.g. non-conviction based forfeiture), capacity build-ing for fi nancial investigations (e.g. open source investigations, electronic evidence, digital forensics, etc.), building capacity to implement the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), and coordinating effective management and disposal of seized and confi scated assets. In the policy and knowledge realms, StAR worked closely with the UNCAC, Implementation Review Group (IRG), and Working Group on Asset Recovery (ARWG) and maintained its role as a crucial stakeholder resource by updating its databases and fi nalizing other knowledge prod-ucts. In addition to a meeting of the Global Focal Point Network on Asset Recovery (GFPN) by StAR and INTERPOL, StAR also organized the fi rst Global Forum on Asset Recovery (GFAR)
focusing on assisting four countries (Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Tunisia and Ukraine) through organizing more than 100 bilateral and multi-jurisdictional meetings to advance case specifi c efforts.”
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UNODC is a global leader in the fi ght against illicit drugs and internation-al crime. UNODC operates in all regions of the world through an extensive network of fi eld offi ces. UNODC relies on voluntary contributions, mainly from Governments, for 90 per cent of its budget.
UNODC is mandated to assist Member States in their struggle against illicit drugs, crime and terrorism. In the Millennium Declaration, Member States also resolved to intensify efforts to fi ght transnational crime in all its dimensions, to redouble the efforts to implement the commitment to counter the world drug problem and to take concerted action against international terrorism.
