UPCOMING UNODC EVENTS United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime communiqué sRegional Counter “It begins from a doubt…” Narcotics Workshop, UNODC Container Control Programme is making an impact ISSUE no 8 December 2014 27-28th Jan on trafficking on illegal drugs and chemicals in Pakistan's major ports. 2015 sLaunch of Report “The Approximately 90% of world trade is conducted (ANF) and Pakistan Customs in Pakistan. Through this issue Socio-economic using maritime containers. Over 500 million the CCP, Port Control Units have been set up in containers are shipped around the globe per year nine locations in Pakistan, along the country's Ministerial Review Meeting P.2 As DefDimensionsence and Diplomati of c jour- in international supply chains. Only 2% of those main road and rail links covering the major cities, Improving Regional Cooperation under TI P.3 nalisTt,r affickingI have been in P engersonsaged in containers are inspected. industrial areas and its international borders Integrated Border Management Strategy P.4 coveringand Smugglingdiverse domain of of dip- with Afghanistan, China and India. UNODC courtesy call on H.E. President of Pakisan P.5 lomatiMigrc affanairtss. in I hatheve P trakisavelledtani More than 4000 containers pass through Crime Scene Investigation and Training fromCon Indiate xt,to DR Islamabad, Congo and wit- Pakistan's sea ports every day. Port authorities Rafi was working as an inspector checking cargo P.6 nessF ebruarydiffere n2015t social, eco- have 24 hours to 'clear' containers to make sure and containers, when he was selected for Netherlands Contributes to Law Enforcement P.7 nomic, security and political legitimate trade isn't impeded. As Pakistan sits UNODC training in profiling and detection. Rafi National Conference on e-Learning for P.8 s58th Session of the UNODC issues. Yet it was amazing, that on some of the busiest trade routes as a transit said: “It's not possible to check 4000 containers a Pakistan’s Law Enforcement Commission on Narcotic country for trafficking illicit drugs and chemicals, day. We use profiling to help us identify the I couldn’t have opportunity to REPRESENTATIVE It is Illegal, Un-Islamic and Immoral P.10 Drugs (CND), Vienna, the challenge of inspecting sufficient containers suspect containers. deal with an emerged global provide traffickers with a means to conceal their International Anti-Coruption Day P.11 threatMar ofch Nar 2015cotics. Then there “Before UNODC CCP there was no profiling and PAYS COURTESY CALL products and avoid detection. Closing the Gap - World AIDS Day P.12 comes a new landscape in my we had no way to capture data. I realized after my TO H.E. Provincial Launches - Drug Use Survey 2013 P.13 professional endeavours when The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime training that data is very important: you can't Drugs and the Media - Workshop for the Journalists P.14 UNODC Pakistan invited me for with the World Customs Organization (UNODC- profile and identify the suspect containers THE PRESIDENT Behind the Scene Monitoring and Evaluation P.15 participation in “Regional WCO) operates the Container Control without it.” OF PAKISTAN Counter Narcotics Awareness Programme (CCP) with the Anti Narcotics Force Rafiullah - a Success Story Container Control Prog P.16 Workshop for Journalists”. What a workshop it was, at the most stunning place near Commemorating 100,000 hours Islamabad, with regional jour- nalist buddies‘A saf ander oncommunity a won- , free from the threats posed by organized crime and drug use and of training milestone derful subject. Three days full of interactivconfidene sessions,t in lis theten- integrity of the criminal justice system to provide access to justice’ Since 2010, UNODC Pakistan and its e-Learning Programme is cross cutting in its ing the experts, understanding Mr Cesar Guedes called on Government's counterparts have achieved a contribution towards five of UNODC's country the President of Pakistan, the problems, discussions with milestone of imparting 100,000 hours of e- programme outcomes. It strengthens Pakistan's H.E. Mr. Mamnoon Hussain Learning training to more than 15,000 law law enforcement in areas such as , identifying and regional friends. It gave not at the President House. enforcement personnel, e-Learning is a flagship interdicting the smuggling of drugs and precursor only knowledge about increas- programme, which has been spearheaded by chemicals, combating human trafficking and ing Narco Threats, but also cre- Mr Guedes briefed the UNODC globally as a capacity-building initiative migrant smuggling operations and strengthening ated an appeal to contribute to President about UNODC's for law enforcement in numerous countries and in border management and cross-border ongoing efforts in eradicating assistance to the govern- ment of Pakistan under its Pakistan. It constitutes 92 nationally customized collaboration. the menace”. modules delivered across 40 e-Learning centers in Country Programme and A number of government entities participate in the training establishments of law enforcement in highlighted some of the the e-learning programme and include; the Pakistan. The breadth of knowledge and the main achievements of this National Police Academy, the Federal scope of delivery has ensured maximum Programme. Investigation Agency, , Pakistan attendance and knowledge gains. Main story - page 5 Customs, Anti Narcotics Force, Airports Security The programme's geographic and thematic reach Force, , Pakistan Maritime is designed to support Pakistan's law enfocement Security Agency, Khyber community to meet the challenges faced by the Pakhtunkhwa, Frontier Corps Balochistan, UNODC country's diverse landscape, and security , Balochistan Constabulary, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime environment. Today, it is contributing to building , Police, the capacity of over 20 law enforcement agencies. Islamabad Capital Territory Police, Balochistan Plot # 5-11, Diplomatic Enclave, G-5, Islamabad It also complements other traditional training Police, Police, Gilgit-Baltistan Police and Tel: +92 51 2601461 Fax: +92 51 2601469 Email: [email protected] methods; thereby promoting a more holistic Azad Jammu & Kashmir Police. Website: http://www.unodc.org/pakistan approach to learning. 57th SESSION OF Continued from page 2...

THE COMMISSION t h e G o v e r n m e n t o f ON NARCOTICS Pakistan, while underlining the evolution of a combined DRUGS (CND) training strategy based on international best practices. "Our record drug seizures during 2013 are directly attributed to our commit- ment and resolve to fight the drug menace, as well investing in the institutional strengthening of the Anti Narcotics Force Academy A special event entitled "En- three years ago" said Major hancing Training for Law General Malik Zafar Iqbal, Enforcement" was jointly Director General of the Anti hosted by the Government Narcotics Force, while mak- of Pakistan and the UNODC ing his opening remarks at Country Office, during the UNODC committed to improving the ceremony. margins of the 57 th session “Addressing maritime trafficking of the Commission on UNODC Country Office Narcotics Drugs. The routes is an issue of increasing regional cooperation under the Pakistan briefly presented Permanent Representative how various core and spe- of Pakistan to the United urgency“ Triangular Initiative cialist curriculum modules Nations (Vienna), H. E. Ms. were developed and cus- Ayesha RIYAZ, and other Vienna, 14 March 2014 - Speaking at a ministe- from Afghanistan, as well as other forms of trans- UNODC Country Office in Pakistan technically facili- Tehran to better plan and coordinate simultaneous tomized for junior, mid and high level delegates were rial review meeting of the Triangular Initiative, national organised crime in West Asia. Efforts tated the 4th Triangular Initiative (TI) Counter- drug-interdiction operations, and conducting senior level officials in also present at the occasion. the Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs include joint operations and the use of liaison Narcotics (CN) Intelligence Officials Meeting and Controlled Delivery (CD) operations against the Pakistan, and the "train- the-trainer" strategy that While making his welcome and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov, said, "Ad- officers to ensure greater information sharing 11th TI Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) in Tehran, international drug trafficking networks. aims at integrating these a d d r e s s , U N O D C dressing maritime trafficking routes is an issue of between the three countries. Islamic Republic of Iran from 20-21 October 2014. Major General Khawar Hanif highlighted a strong modules into the national Representative in Pakistan, increasing urgency. During my recent mission to UNODC Headquarters also enabled result oriented commitment by Pakistan to better interdict drugs training curricula. The Anti Mr. Cesar Guedes, said "the the Gulf countries, the use of maritime routes for discussions between the TI partners during both UNODC's 2013 Afghanistan Opium Survey trafficking along the southern route and expressed Narcotics Force (ANF) special event reflects our the meetings, given strategic importance of various drug trafficking was highlighted as one of the reported that Afghanistan's opium crop had gratitude to efforts of UNODC Pakistan for capacity emphasized the strong con- close partnership with the follow-up actions as per the joint statement of 7th main challenges.” increased by a record 36 percent, while opium building of the Pakistani law enforcement agencies nection between training and TI Ministerial meeting in Vienna on 14 March 2014. production had increased through specialist training, provision of opera- capacities and operational our combined strategy to This meeting was held in the margins of the 57th Because of their geo- by 49 per cent. The report tional equipment and facilitations through regional results. The ANF seized 250 fight drug trafficking and In 2013, Iran, Pakistan, United Commission on Narcotics Drugs (CND) high-level graphical position, coun- further noted that the area cooperation forums. Mr. Cesar Guedes acknowl- tons of narcotics during other forms of transnational Arab Emirates, Australia and segment. tries in the Gulf region under cultivation rose to edged the efforts of the Pakistan delegation to 2013, worth about USD 1.46 organized crimes in the face trafficking in a Oman launched operations that 209,000 hectares from the The Government of Pakistan was represented by a maintain a close interaction with UNODC on vari- billion in the international region". "UNODC's capacity range of drugs and pre- seized vessels containing more previous year's total of high level delegation lead by Major General ous matters of strategic importance and bilateral market. This institution is b u i l d i n g to t h e A nt i cursor chemicals. To halt than 10 tons of drugs. 154,000. In 2007, cultiva- Khawar Hanif, Director General Anti Narcotics interest. One of the most significant developments positioning itself as a Narcotics Force Academy is the trafficking, countries Force, Major General Ejaz Sh of the meetings was Pakistan's consent to expedite regional centre of excel- a part of its Country tion reached a peak of need to intercept ships establishment of Border Liaison Offices in Taftan lence in counter-narcotics Programme (2010-2015), 193,000 hectares. As a ahid, Inspector General Frontier Corps (FC) (Pak-Iran border) and Chaman (Pak-Afghan bor- training, which in many and is expected to have a as they move between ports in West Asia and the response, UNODC is developing new and innova- Balochistan and other senior policy officials from der). ways was made possible greater impact in Pakistan Gulf region. As part of its own efforts, UNODC tive approaches to tackle the anticipated the Narcotics Control Division (Ministry of Interior due to close collaboration and the region, through fos- has developed a Maritime Cooperation increase in drug trafficking. One of these and Narcotics Control), Government of Pakistan, with international partners, tering national and interna- Framework to confront this issue. In 2013, Iran, approaches is the inter-regional drug control Ministry of Home and Tribal Affairs Government of particularly UNODC. tional interagency coopera- Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Australia and approach. This strategy brings together regional Balochistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas tion" added Mr. Guedes. Oman launched operations that seized vessels centres to enhance criminal intelligence sharing (FATA) Secretariat, Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) and containing more than 10 tons of drugs. and operational collaboration along the Balkan, Pakistan Customs. The special event high- Northern, and Southern routes used for shipping lighted the ongoing partner- Given a breakthrough in terms of approval of the The Triangular Initiative, launched in 2007, coor- ship between UNODC and drugs and precursors to and from Afghanistan. SOPs during the meeting by the Iranian counter- dinates the efforts of Afghanistan, Iran and p a r t s , f u r t h e r d i s c u s s i o n s f o c u s e d Continued on page 3... Pakistan against the threat of opiates flowing operationalisation of the Joint Planning Cell (JPC)

2 3 HUMAN TRAFFICKING MAINSTREAMING AND MIGRANT GENDER IN SMUGGLING DEVELOPMENT RESPONSES NEWSLETTER

UNODC Country Office Quetta, 20 th November Pakistan organised a lunch Development of Integrated Border 2014 - H.E. Marcel De Vink, As me mb ai snsaard o"rW oofm tehne United Nations Office on NDevtehleorplmanednts Iassnude s thine Drugs and Crime has Management Strategy under CountryPakistan :R eprMaeseninstrteatiamvein ofg recently assisted the United Nations Office on Federal Investigation gender in development Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Agency in establishing a UNODC's Pakistan Country UNODC Representative pays courtesy responses" The event was a Mr. Cesar Guedes met with Research and Analysis c o l l a b o r a t i v e e f f o r t I n s p e c t o r G e n e r a l Centre (RAC) at their head- Programme (2016-2020) call to H.E. The President of Pakistan Balochisbetweetnan UPNoliceOD Ct o adis-nd quarters is Islamabad. The cussUNW OMEN.UNODC's important RAC would enable the FIA initiative to reinforce to identify the gaps in pre- The keynote guest speaker UNODC works with the the international com- lenges in the region. On 4 June 2014 – Islamabad, Mr. Cesar Guedes drug use in Pakistan was also discussed. H.E the Balochistan's Criminal vailing immigration prac- was Ms. Khawar Mumtaz, called on the President of Pakistan, H.E. Mr. President was highly appreciative of the work Justice System with the tices across international munity to enhance coordination and a compre- Over the course of 2014, UNODC – anticipating supportChair o off Govtheernmen Nationt aofl airports in Pakistan and hensive response to the interrelated issues of Mamnoon Hussain at the President House. being undertaken by UNODC and assured his con- the post-withdrawal scenario of NATO forces NCommissione t h e r l a onn d thes . stTatush e would additionally be illicit trafficking in and abuse of drugs; and other tinued support to the office in its efforts to from Afghanistan - convened a several policy Netherlands Government responsible for gathering related crimes. These goals are pursued through Mr. Guedes briefed the President on UNODC's strengthen the criminal justice system and the of women in Pakistan and operational forums of officials from coun- has contributed USD 2.5 statistical data related to assistance to the government of Pakistan under rule of law. (NCSW).This seminar is part three primary functions; research, guidance and million in a four-year deportees and victims of ter-narcotics and border management agencies its Country Programme and highlighted the main of a larger effort to enhance support to the government in the adoption and programme with the human trafficking and in Pakistan and Afghanistan. These events pro- implementation of various drugs and crime achievements of this Programme. He informed GCOPoAK'sv e rstnaffm undere n tstand- o f migrant smuggling. Their vided the platform and environment for partici- related conventions, treaties and protocols as the President about Pakistan's successful partici- Bingal oofch ithesta ncurr taentrg echal-ting findings along with in- pants to brainstorm and evolve integrated bor- well as assistance to face their respective chal- pation in the Commission on Narcotics Drugs drugslenges fandaced crimeby women issues, in depth analysis would be der management strategy to tackle drug traffick- lenges in these fields. (CND) and UNODC's sponsored Triangular withPakis tUNODCan and howas the UNODC's imple- shared with relevant ing and other challenges affecting both countries Initiative Ministerial between Pakistan, The meeting also touched on menworkting can partner more .effectively stakeholders through quar- Pakistan's location next to Afghanistan and the due to their shared boundaries. Afghanistan and Iran during the margins of high- one of UNODC's flag-ship ini- Mrref.l eEhsanct ge nMehboobder sens ittheive terly newsletters and an Arabian Sea makes it vulnerable to the trafficking annual report on irregular These strategies have served to improve border level segment of the CND, held in Vienna this Additionalresponses IGin Balochisthe varioustan, of drugs, precursors chemicals, humans and the t i at i ve , t h e e - L e a r n i n g migration. procedures to facilitate trade while interdicting year in March. The meeting also touched on one Aaspectsmbass ofad itsor mandat Marcee.l MrDe. smuggling of migrant weapons, ammunition programme which has success- Vink stated that "Pakistan The RAC would enhance unwanted flows and promoting cross border l of UNODC's flag-ship initiative, the e-Learning Collie F. Brown, Officer-in- and other transnational crimes. UNODC is stra- fully trained personnel of over faces a complex crime situ- FIA's capacity in data col- cooperation. Four Pak-Afghan Integrated Border programme which has successfully trained per- tegically positioned with its technical expertise aCthioarng ep aarntdic uAladrv istor tohne lection and reporting and Management Workshops have been held with sonnel of over 20 Pakistani law enforcement 20 Pakistani law enforcement rCegionrimin aduel Ju sttoic eits t huniqueanked would overall contribute and global viewto assist with addressing these agencies on 92 computer based modules cover- agencies resulting comprehensive recommendations. It is geogrthe gaphicaluest s locapeaketion.r aItn dis towards standardization of issues. It has collaborated with the government envisaged that a final report will be launched dur- ing a range of law enforcement subjects such as necessary to deploy the lat- data collection across all to implement various interventions focusing on remarked that "this event is ing the 1st quarter 2015. The report will incor- border management, car search, crime scene est equipment and imple- field offices. Further, the counter-narcotics and border management in an a first step towards under- porate consolidated recommendations for investigation and prosecution. ment international and centre would assist the effort to enhance Pakistan's capacity to combat s t a n d i n g a n d future border management capacity-building national best practices." senior management in stra- various domestic and transnational mainstreaming more gen- into the planned UNODC's Country Programme- Mr. Guedes stressed the prescient need for He was pleased therefore tegic resource allocation. crimes.Pakistan's geographic location and the der responsive approaches II (2016-2020). ensuring effectiveness of the criminal justice sys- to support the Balochistan changing regional dynamics in the last decade tem to dispense speedy justice and for a holistic policein our pr byogr prammes."oviding Crime have expanded the scope of UNODC's mandate rehabilitation programme to deal with those Scene Investigation (CSI) and capacity-building initiatives in an effort to addicted to narcotics substances. The results of training on international effectively respond to the old and emerging chal- the the landmark national household survey on

4 5 CONTINUOUS PRISON LEARNING CENTER MANAGEMENT (CLC) INFORMATION SYSTEM (PIMS)

PMIS

The establishment of Continuous Learning Center (CLC) for the Balochistan P r i s o n M a n a g e m e n t Prosecution Department by Information System (PMIS), UNODC is to help provide a software developed for better understanding of the management and record of situation and increased Crime Scene Investigation The Netherlands contributes to prisoners. After successful cooperation among Police installation of PMIS in Camp and prosecution. The CLC is and Training Unit for Gujrat Police improve law enforcement and Prison, Lahore, it is being established for the prosecu- scaled-up in 20 prisons of tors and investigators to be Punjab and two prisons of trained through modern (Punjab) criminal justice in Balochistan Balochistan. National technologies and it will also Academy for Prisons serve as a center for coordi- Administration (NAPA) is nation among the relevant also equipped with PMIS stakeholders. Through the Pakistan faces many challenges including seri- Government of Norway, the unit will be repli- On 20th November 2014, H.E. Marcel De Vink, Ambassador Marcel De Vink noted that "Paki- software and the same is technology available in the ous crime, ensuring adherence to human rights, cated in two other districts - Sialkot and Ambassador of the Netherlands and Mr. Cesar stan faces a complex crime situation particular being used for the training CLC, UNODC is also develop- and a general lack of law enforcement and crimi- Gujranwala and will serve as a model for other Guedes, Country Representative of United to the region due to its unique geographical loca- of prison staff at national ing a distance learning pro- nal justice capacity. Some of these challenges are districts in Punjab. First Responders and Crime Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) vis- tion, characterized by both conventional and and provincial levels. gram for the prosecutors and investigators on the top- transnational in nature and require support for scene investigation kits have also been provided ited Quetta and met with various provincial offi- transnational-organized crime. To fight against In addition, UNODC con- ics like in-Court room the police and legal authorities to facilitate in to the Unit. Investigators assigned to these units cials to discuss UNODC's Netherland funded such offences, it is necessary to deploy the latest ducted series of training ses- Advocacy skills, presenta- international cooperation. will acquire and utilise theoretical and practical programme of support to Balochistan's criminal equipment and implement international and sions in collaboration with tion of evidence etc, to be knowledge and skills through targeted training justice system. Since 2010, the Government of national best practices." He noted his satisfac- UNESCO for prison supervi- Punjab is the most populous province of sors on management and delivered from other cit- and and investigation of specific cases. Particular Netherlands has contributed USD 2.5 million tion of the work being done by the province to Pakistan. According to the 1998 census, the popu- administration of prisons ies/countries due to limited attention is being given to crime scene investiga- over a four-year period to support various address drugs and crime and expressed the con- access to Balochistan. The lation of the province is approximately 72 mil- across the country. The tion and first responders training, which is essen- institutions in Balochistan which target drugs tinued support of the Government of center is also equipped with lion. It contains several major cities of the coun- prison officials including doc- tial for the improvement of investigation. The and crime issues. UNODC has served as the Netherlands. tors, psychologists and a library where the litera- try: Lahore, Faisalabad, , Multan, training has increased awareness of the use implementing partner for this effort. The dele- superintendents were ture on Law and other rele- Gujranwala and Gujrat. District Gujrat has In response, Representative Guedes thanked vant fields will be available forensic evidence in investigations. gation met with the Secretary, Prosecution trained at provincial level in around approximately 4500 police personnel Ambassador De Vink for the support provided by a series of training sessions f o r t h e P r o s e c u t i o n department, Inspector General Police and the and around 350 investigating officers assigned to In 2014, investigators from the unit have cleared his Government to UNODC, especially for activi- on drug abuse and HIV pre- Department. Chief Minister and visited areas where activities 21 police stations. 11 of 13 using skills and equipments provided to ties in the Province of Balochistan. He also vention programmes within were being undertaken. One of these sites vis- them to collect physical evidences such as fin- acknowledged the Inspector General of Police the prison settings. UNODC is supporting Punjab Police Department ited was the “smart” classrooms being com- ger prints, mobile data and DNA collection. The for his partnership in the programme.Mr. in Gujrat district in the areas of crime scene man- pleted by UNODC. The facilities is being cases relied heavily on the physical evidence Guedes also emphasized that "this police agement and investigation and police prosecu- equipped with modern training tools to include rather than eye witness accounts as have been programme recognises that access to justice is tion cooperation. This effort has revealed the online facilities for distance learning. the routine previously. fundamental for the stability of Pakistan as it need for advanced and specialised training in the Ambassador De Vink and Representative could improve trust between citizens and law management of crime scene, collection and pres- Guedes also met with Additional Secretary enforcement institutions.” ervation of evidence. Specific to this support, Prosecution and Prosecutor General, and visited UNODC in partnership with Punjab Police the Continuous Learning Center (CLC) for the Department is completing the establishment of Prosecution Department which is also funded by a crime scene investigation unit and training pod the Dutch Government. at Gujrat District police lines. Funded by the

6 7 UNODC E-LEARNING ACHIEVEMENTS PROGRAMME AND IMPACT e-Learning is UNODC's s130,000+ hours of global initiative and is being t ra i n i n g h a s b e e n delivered in 18 different imparted using e- languages, across 52 Learning platform in countries. In Pakistan's Pakistan. context, the strength of this s1 9 , 0 0 0 + l a w t r a i n i n g p r o g r a m m e enforcement personnel e m a n a t e s f r o m i t s trained across Pakistan. relevance to a broad range of agencies and crime s40+ State-of-the-art e- t y p e s . e - L e a r n i n g ' s Learning centers have geographic and thematic been established across reach helps meet the Pakistan. challenges faced by the s2 0 P a k i s t a n i l a w country's diverse law enforcement agencies enforcement landscape, have partnered UNODC and security environment. in the programme Today, it is contributing implementation. towards the capacity b u i l d i n g o f 2 0 l a w s81% national knowledge enforcement agencies gains. where it complements sQualitatively, e-Learning other traditional training h a s e n h a n c e d methods; thus contributing m a n a g e m e n t a n d towards a more progressive decision-making skills of approach towards learning. National Conference on e-Learning for Pakistan’s Law Enforcment l a w e n f o r c e m e n t T h ro u g h e - L e a r n i n g , personnel. UNODC has provided a The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in In the opening speech, Mr. Guedes, UNODC collection and preservation, detecting and inves- demand new enforcement skills, knowledge and se-Learning has built flexible and cost effective Pakistan organised a National Conference on e- Representative acknowledged the support of tigating transnational organized crimes, criminal awareness to strengthen law enforcement mech- awareness on human solution to Pakistan's law Learning for Pakistan's Law Enforcement on 12 national and international counterparts for intelligence, and crime scene investigations. anism. rights, and improved the enforcement agencies. This November 2014, at the Serena Hotel Islamabad. UNODC e-Learning Programme, which has capacity of investigating p l a t f o r m o f f e r s a n Minister Iqbal, while addressing the Conference The Director General National Police Bureau The event was organised in collaboration with proven to be effective in the standardization of various crime types. interactive approach, highlighted Pakistan Vision 2025 framework that (NPB) Mr. Ihsan Ghani while addressing the the Narcotics Control Division and the National training for law enforcement agencies in which is more engaging and focuses on enabling the strict enforcement of Conference expressed his profound apprecia- Police Bureau of Pakistan. The aim of the Pakistan. Mr. Guedes assured the commitment easy to comprehend. The e- the rule of law—by strengthening the judicial sys- tion for the role of the e-Learning programme. Conference was to commemorate the milestone of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to Learning modules allow the tem, revamping police and the criminal justice This contributed to build the capacity of of delivering over 100,000 hours of standardized support Government of Pakistan in achieving transfer of standardized system. Welcoming the UNODC's initiative of e- Pakistan's Police and breaking geographic and computer based training to law enforcement per- security and justice for its people and the region; knowledge across all Learning for Pakistan's law enforcement, the distance barriers. sonnel through the e-Learning platform The by providing comprehensive assistance in com- centers, thus ensuring the Federal Minister pledged the Government of programme was introduced in 2010 by UNODC bating drugs and crime. The Conference was attended by the senior rep- uniformity in training Pakistan's support to strengthen such efforts in Pakistan. resentatives, heads or deputies of Pakistan's law across all regions and A video documentary on the achievements of e- and to build partnership with all the stake- enforcement agencies, and their respective agencies; and promoting Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Learning was screened on the occasion which holders and the International community to help a m o n g p e r s o n n e l a training establishments. In addition, members of Reform Mr. Ahsan Iqbal, Secretary Narcotics informed that with the 92 e-Learning courses overcome the challenges Pakistan faces. common understanding of the Government of Pakistan Ministries; Control Division Mr. Akbar Khan Hoti, Director offered by UNODC and delivered across 40 e- issues related to drugs and The Secretary, Narcotics Control Division, Mr. Diplomatic Missions; UN Agencies; International General National Police Bureau Mr. Ihsan Ghani, Learning centers across twenty law enforcement crime. The platform's Muhammad Akbar Khan Hoti in his speech NGOs; experts from the academia and the mem- and UNODC Country Representative Mr. Cesar agencies, UNODC and the law enforcement agen- interactive approach underlined the need to strengthen the border bers from the civil societies also attended. Guedes addressed the Conference. The speakers cies have imparted training to more than 15,000 ensures higher knowledge control. He noted Pakistan long and porous bor- of the Conference highlighted the role of the e- law enforcement personnel. This amounts to retention rate, as it appeals der with Afghanistan to the west and a large Learning platform in broadening the knowledge more than 100 thousand hours of training on to broader audience and costal belt in the south as huge challenges for and field effectiveness of law enforcement per- core law enforcement functions including; wide-ranging learning style. law enforcement to control the flow of drugs. sonnel of Pakistan. searches and interdiction techniques, evidence The Secretary stressed that these challenges

8 9 TRAINING OF PLAY YOUR ROLE TRAINER IN THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP SELFIE CAMPAIGN BY UNODC FOR ANTI CORRUP- 28th April to 16th May, 2014 -TION DAY 2014 and 20 Oct to 07 Nov 2014

UNODC COPAK organized two 15-days ToT on mod- ern techniques/methods from 28th April to 16th, 2014 and 20th Oct to 7 Nov 2014, which is one of the various initiatives to focus on the capacity building of LEAs in In light of events for com- Pakistan. Session was con- memorating anti-corruption ducted by Internationally day, a series of activities acclaimed world-class were planned globally and trainers, from UK, Norway at national levels each year, and Pakistan. Break the Corruption Chain - one of the activities planned ToT successfully trans- “It is illegal, un-Islamic, and immoral” International Anti-Corruption Day under COPAK this year was a formed the concept of "National Selfie Campaign training in LEAs in Pakistan Anti-Corruption 2014". by focusing on student cen- The slogan of this campaign tered participatory This was the hard-hitting message of the United FIA helpline with information that could help to On 9th December, Pakistan observed interna- lighted that Pakistan improved its ranking in the was "Break the corruption approach of trainings Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and catch the smugglers. A dedicated Skype channel tional Anti-Corruption Day with a ceremony Corruption Index published by Transparency chain" . This is a great oppor- which is to distinguish Federal Investigations Agency (FIA)'s anti was established, as well as an email address to organised by the National Accountability Bureau International. tunity to raise once voice clearly between the human-trafficking and migrant smuggling cam- give the public as many means as possible to at the President House. The ceremony had par- and concerns against the instructors, trainers and paign. Less than a year on, the results speak for report and seek assistance. facilitators. The major ticipants from different areas of work including Other speakers including senior government offi- scourge of corruption. themselves. change needed in mod- “This was the first campaign of its kind in F e d e r a l M i n i s t e r s , c i a l s a c k n o w l e d g e d Following procedures were ern day training in law The challenging security situation, weak econ- Pakistan. It has never happened before and Governors, Civil Society, UNODC's role in coordinat- sent out as to how it works: enforcement is the need omy and government focus on counter- when we started, we had our apprehensions.” m e m b e r s f r o m t h e ing the UNCAC review CAMPAIGN HASHTAG: of trainee-led learning ses- International Diplomatic being the secretariat to #breakthechain sions to make it at par with terrorism and counter-insurgency make said Director of Immigration at the FIA Corps, representatives of international best prac- Pakistan a fertile ground for human traffickers. Immigration Lahore, Dr Usman Anwar. U N C A C a n d t o t h e U N O D C A C C O U N T S : tices. The two TOTs The most affected provinces are Punjab and Judiciary and the Media. Conference of State https://www.facebook.com The campaign was designed to give the public together, were attended Balochistan. Victims are typically women and Parties (CoSP). /unodc avariety of means to anonymously pass on their by 26 students. Trainers children. Afghan males are typically trafficked as H.E. President of Islamic M I C R O S I T E : from Police, Pakistan knowledge about human trafficking cells. forced labour while women are forced into pros- Republic of Pakistan, Mr. Additional activities organ- www.anticorruptionday.org Customs. Anti Narcotics UNODC provided the technical support needed Mamnoon Hussain pre- ised by UNODC Pakistan Step 1: Take a selfie first with Force, Frontier Corps KPK titution in the United Arab Emirates. The smug- to get the communication channels working. sided over the conference a 1 line message against cor- and Balochistan and FIA glers often come from the same communities as for 9th December included participated. their victims and where their identities are an Approximately 15 – 20 calls per day were and inaugurated a commemorative stamp with a a week long of branding in collaboration with ruption( Optional: you can print and hold the Anti- 'open secret'. received alongside emails and messages on anti-corruption message on it. During the cere- UNDP and the National Accountability Bureau, Corruption logo while taking Skype over the two month period of the cam- m o n y, M r. C e s a r G u e d e s , C o u n t r y this included anti-corruption messages on ban- UNODC and the FIA designed a public awareness the selfie) paign. In addition, the FIA engaged law enforce- Representative UNODC (among other speakers) ners and streamers hung over at different points campaign which appeared on the radio outlets, Step 2:Upload it on your ment to raise their awareness of human traffick- delivered a speech on the importance of com- in the city. in local newspapers, on billboards, flyers and facebook page and tag ing as a crime and addressed students at col- batting the scourge of corruption and acknowl- posters as well as being sent via SMS. The flyers UNODC in it leges to alert them to the potential dangers. edged the importance of adopting and imple- Informative radio shows and TV interviews were and information were specifically targeted at Step 3: Have fun and raise Targeted messages were aimed at young people menting the United Nations Convention Against organised in which panelists spoke about the areas wherehuman traffickers are known to Corruption (UNCAC) in its true spirit. importance of implementing the UNCAC and your voices across the who are prime targets for traffickers. globe! work such as airports and bus terminals. raised awareness about the convention along President Mamnoon while emphasising the with highlighting this year's anti-corruption Step 4: Email the link of your The anti-human trafficking messages were selfie posted on facebook accompanied by a call-to-action to contact the importance of eradicating corruption also high- theme "Break the corruption chain".

10 11 CONSULTATIVE Continued from column - MEETINGS & page 12... CAPACITY BUILDING INTERVENTIONS to train and educate female medical doctors, psycholo- In close collaboration with gist and counselors from the National and provincial partner NGOs on a range of AIDS Control Programme, topics related to drug and Narcotics Control Division HIV prevention and referrals and Provincial Prison among women who use departments, UNODC drugs, spouses of male who COPAK organised a national inject drugs and female pris- consultative meeting on oners. Promoting and Increasing Access to HIV Prevention and Care Services in Prisons in Pakistan in December 2014. Purpose of the meet- Close the Gap- UNODC Pakistan ing was to exchange experi- ences on the delivery of HIV Country Office Commemorates Provincial Launches - REGIONAL PROBLEM- services for prisoners in REGIONAL SOLUTION Pakistan, review global nor- World AIDS Day Drug use survey 2013 Training for Law mative guidance on recom- Enforcement Official's mended HIV prevention, on HIV Service Provision treatment and care services "Close the Gap" is the theme of this year's World Pakistan, civil society organisations and the UN The drug use survey 2013 report was launched in and to capture their past-year drug treatment for People who for prisoners and to agree AIDS Day. Under the leadership of the Joint in curbing the HIV epidemic in Pakistan. Islamabad and at provincial levels in Punjab, history. The second purpose was to elicit infor- United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Sindh . mation about high risk drug use including risk Inject Drugs on a "road-map" for joint Partner NGOs across all four provinces arranged (UNAIDS) in Pakistan, the World AIDS Day com- The provincial health ministers graced the factors for HIV and hepatitis B and C transmis- a c t i o n s t o s u p p o r t medical camps with free HIV and hepatitis B and memoration called for closing the gap to make events as Chief Guests in the provinces. sion, service utilization, arrest history, and treat- enhanced HIV response for C testing facility, seminars, awareness sessions U n d e r t h e R e g i o n a l available HIV prevention, treatment and care for ment needs. prisoners at provincial level. and stage shows. The Drug Use in Pakistan 2013 is the result of a all. This means everyone should have equal yet programme for Afghanistan collaborative research effort between the 1200 Key Informants - Specifically, individuals in A meeting to present the equitable access to HIV testing and counseling, As a cosponsor of UNAIDS, UNODC joined panel and neighboring countries, Narcotic Control Division (NCD) and UNODC. regular contact with drug user and also those findings from the evaluation treatment and prevention services. discussion, jointly organised by ILO and UNAIDS UNODC Pakistan Country The survey is the most extensive exercise to map who had better knowledge around patterns and of a pilot drug dependence on the occasion of the World AIDS Day in Office organized a 3 days UNODC assists the Government of Pakistan and drug use in Pakistan and was conducted across trend among drug users, were interviewed in t r e a t m e n t a n d c a r e Islamabad. training workshop on civil society organisations in their efforts to the country by combining the data from house- the same 23 districts. Around 50 key informant programme for people Prevention and Treatment expand access to HIV prevention, treatment and Panel Discussion hold questionnaires, key informant interviews interviews were carried out in each district. of Drug Dependence among affected by opioid depend- care services for people who inject drugs, their and data from drug treatment centres. Heads of agencies of the United Nations, senior Prior to the commencement of the fieldwork Vulnerable Groups work- ence in Pakistan was held on spouses and people in prisons. By doing so officials from the Government of Pakistan, There are four components of the survey: (both problem drug user and key informant shop in Tashkent for the law 17 November 2014 under UNODC supports efforts to prevent new infec- NGOs, CSOs and representatives of the affected interviews, Focus Group Discussions were con- enforcement officers from the Chairmanship of tions among the most marginalised individuals National Household Drug Use Survey - This sur- communities were present. ducted in all 23 districts to assess the general eight regional programme Secretary, Narcotics Control lending support to the global target of ending vey was based on the household survey spread and extent of drug use. Division. AIDS by 2030. Mr. Cesar Guedes, Representative, UNODC approach. 51,000 interviews were carried out in countries Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, UNODC organized five days Pakistan Country Office shared the mandate and the four provinces, Pakistan Administered Audit of drug treatment centres - Data was col- Mass awareness Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, training workshop on role of UNODC in addressing HIV epidemics Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan. Field staff was trained lected from 58 treatment centres. Treatment T u r k m e n i s t a n a n d Gender Responsive Harm Like every year, UNODC Pakistan Country office among people who use drugs and prisoners. In by experts from UNODC, the NCD and the centres with minimum 10 bed capacity were con- Uzbekistan . Reduction Services for promoted the World AIDS Day theme and his talk he highlighted the importance of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. tacted. The information collected included the reached out to the general public through a ten addressing drug related HIV epidemics and the number of drug users treated as well as other females who use drugs. The Problem Drug Use Survey – 4,500 drug users day radio programme on HIV prevention and need to close the prevention and treatment gap, information relating to treatment capacity, the objective of the training was were interviewed in 23 districts. The purpose of treatment gaps. "Close the Gap" campaign was leaving no-one behind. forms of interventions and services provided. carrying out interviews with the drug users was aired nation-wide through radio talk shows and two-fold: The first purpose was to estimate the live discussions on strategy and policy, featuring size of the heroin and opium using population Continued on column the role and response by the Government of - page 13...

12 13 JOURNALISTS’ SEIZURES OPINION 2014

1. 45 Kg Heroin case (October 2014) - Karachi PCU profiled a container number CLHU 3810970, destined for Malaysia at Karachi International Hamza Rahman Malik, Defence & Diplomatic Reporter, Container Terminal (KICT), Associated Press of Pakistan Karachi and recovered 45 Kg of Heroin concealed in As Defense and Diplomatic 25 Nestle Fruit Juice. journalist, I have been 2. 80 Kg Heroin (August engaged in covering 2014) - Karachi PCU profiled a container, diverse domain of diplo- destined for Turkey at matic affairs. I have trav- Q a s i m I nte r n at i o n a l eled from India to DR Container Terminal (QICT), Congo and witness differ- Karachi and recovered 80 ent social, economic, secu- Drugs and the Media - Regional Behind the scene - Kg of Heroin which was rity and political issues. Yet tactfully canceled inside it was amazing, that I Counter Narcotics Awareness Monitoring and Evaluation the walls of the cartons. couldn't have opportunity 3. 12 ton of HCL and 12 to deal with an emerged Workshop for Journalists on the road Kg Herion (August 2014) - global threat of Narcotics. Lahore dry port PCU profiled a container Then there comes a new 23 September 2014, Bhurban - UNODC under its narcotics action should not be merely limited to In the heat of summer 2014, UNODC's M&E Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. "We realise that our col- destined to Nigeria and landscape in my profes- Regional Programme for Afghanistan and its law enforcement agencies. Team travelled to the capital cities of all four prov- leagues are travelling to areas which are not recovered 12 ton of HCL. Neighbouring Countries has organized a two day inces to collect feed-back and success stories always safe to implement programmes. We take sional endeavours when Talking to the journalists from the region, The prohibited chemical workshop on "Drugs and the Media, The from UNODC's many partners in law enforce- precautions, like avoiding night travel and we UNODC Pakistan invited Secretary Narcotics Control Division was contained in 400 Regional Counter Narcotics Awareness ment and civil society. The aim is to improve even ate kebab in our armoured vehicle", says me for participation in “Re- Muhammad Akbar Khan Hoti said "Journalists ca n e s . Two a c c u s e d Workshop for Journalists" on 23 - 24 September UNODC's knowledge on the results of interven- Ms. Sofia Sultan, Monitoring and Evaluation gional Counter Narcotics have a very important task, they collect reports p e r s o n s h a v e b e e n 2014 in Bhurban, Pakistan. tions and lessons learned. Officer (Research). arrested and during the Awareness Workshop for and communicate news items in numerous Journalists”. What a work- UNODC is a global leader in the fight against illicit forms. Diverse aspects of life are equally impor- Planning began in the beginning of May for the Apart from the interviews and focus group dis- back tracking 12 Kg of shop it was, at the most drugs and transnational organized crime and tant to report on, especially when we talk about first visits to Peshawar and Lahore. UNODC cussions, the team also visited a number of e- Heroin was also recovered stunning place near operates in all regions of the world through an the curse of illicit drugs in our societies". works with a wide range of law enforcement and learning centers and inspected equipment pro- from a house. 4. 57.6 Kg Heroin (April Islamabad, with regional extensive network of field offices such as the other government agencies as well as a number vided by UNODC. The overall impression was of a This regional workshop brought journalists from 2014) - Karachi PCU journalist buddies and on a ones in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The United of NGOs, in all of Pakistan's four provinces. The programme in motion with stakeholders eight countries of the region, namely Islamic profiled a container, Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is the UN list of activities implemented since the inception expressing an overall satisfaction with the collab- wonderful subject. Republic of Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of Iran, destined for Republic of Office with the exclusive mandate to counter of the current country programme in 2010 is long oration. A range of success stories were col- Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, B e n i n a t P a k i s t a n Three days full of interac- illicit drug trafficking, and crime prevention and varied, including both training courses and lected, which will be published in a small booklet Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan for discussions, infor- International Container tive sessions, listening the worldwide. other types of capacity building, facilitation of and suggestions and lessons learned were ana- mation sharing, the building of networks and Terminal (PICT), Karachi experts, understanding the cross-border collaboration as well as direct out- lysed and shared with programme officers. "We Countering the harms of illicit drugs is the shared agreement on future joint working in the area of and recovered 57.6 Kg of problems, discussions with reach to drug users and prisoners and much are happy that the work to further improve our responsibility of all levels of society. As illicit counter narcotics awareness raising. Heroin canceled in 24 regional friends. It gave not more. When the field visits ended in August, the qualitative data collection is moving along suc- drugs harms all levels society - governments, civil Habib cooking oil tins. only knowledge about M&E team had visited 20 different stakeholders cessfully - it is important that we keep track of society, the media and journalists. The media has 5. 5140000 Cigarettes increasing Narco Threats, and talked to exactly 100 people who either par- our results and learn from our efforts", says been identified as an important tool for public (January 2014) - Karachi but also created an appeal ticipated in in-depth interviews or as part of UNODC's Representative, Mr. Cesar Guedes. awareness in today's world and journalists can PCU profiled a container, to contribute to ongoing focus group discussions. destined for Libya at play an important role in raising public aware- efforts in eradicating the Pakistan International ness of counter-narcotics issues. Ways of doing During the visits, the M&E team had to face the Container Terminal (PICT), menace”. this include publicizing the threat of drugs to indi- security challenges which programme officers Karachi and seize 5140000 viduals, families, communities, governments are met with on a daily basis, when implement- loaded on a 40 feet and society in general. Responsibility for counter ing activities especially in Balochistan and container with brand name "Business Royal Cigarettes" as a counterfeit goods. 14 15