Meetings of Heads of National Law Enforcement Agencies (HONLEAS) and

Sub-commission Contributions to the UNGASS process

Jo Dedeyne-AmannSecretariat to the Governing Bodies

The HONLEAS and Subcommission meetings bring the regional perspective on current trends in drug related issues to the CND

• Establishment and Rationale• Envisaged Outcome• Participation

The H– Added value?

Value of the HONLEAS

and Sub-commission:

• Strengthened bilateral,

regional and multilateral

cooperation• Operational recommendations and implementation

monitoring• Outcome basis for policy change

The HONLEA – An active role in UNGASS preparations?

The HONLEAS / Sub-commission are a forum for identifying policy issues at the regional level and can bring the regional perspective to the UNGASS:

• CND resolution 56/10 offers

the basis to further increase

relevance of subsidiary bodies

The HONLEA – An active role in UNGASS preparations?

‘WHAT’ TO DISCUSS:

What are the substantive topics to be addressed at the meetings?

– Supply reduction – Demand reduction – International cooperation

The HONLEA – An active role in UNGASS preparations?

‘HOW’ TO DISCUSS:In which format can contributions best be prepared?

– Working groups– Training workshops– Practical demonstrations– Field visits

The HONLEA – An active role in UNGASS preparations?

‘WHO’ TO DISCUSS:

What kind of participation is needed to

benefit from operational expertise and

to enable policy input?

The HONLEAS – What do you want them to be?

‘WHAT’ ? / ‘HOW’ ?/ ‘WHO’ ?

Your expectation in terms of topics, format, participation?

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