1. 2016-2021 REGIONAL PROGRAMME IN THE ARAB STATES TO COMBAT
CRIMINAL & TERRORIST THREATS
AND STRENGTHEN CRIMINAL JUSTICE & HEALTH SYSTEMS
IN LINE WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ON HUMAN RIGHTS
IN THE ARAB STATES

2. THE REGIONAL PROGRAMME
DEVELOPMENT OF RP
THE REGIONAL PROGRAMME
FOR THE ARAB STATES
DEVELOPED
UPON SPECIFIC REQUEST FROM THE MEMBER STATES
THROUGH CHALLENGES OBSERVED IN THE MENA REGION AND
NEEDS IDENTIFIED THROUGH ONGOING PROJECTS
At the more general, programmatic level, UNODC will prioritize the following:
Continue project development efforts throughout the region. Particular focus will be put on Tunisia and Palestine. UNODC has a limited portfolio in each Arab country, and it is based on requests from the national counterparts as well as available resources. The Office is doing every effort to expand its areas of operation.
The independent in-depth evaluation is scheduled to end in May 2014, and while the evaluation is not conducted by UNODC, the Office is helping in terms of scheduling meetings, travel, logistics, etc.
A major focus next year will be the development of the new Regional Programme ( ) with the League of Arab States and Arab countries. The draft Programme is to be presented at next year’s Steering Committee meeting for comments and/or endorsement.
THROUGH THE FINDINGS OF THE IN-DEPTH EVALUATION OF
THE FIRST REGIONAL PROGRAMME
THROUGH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
2014 STEERING AND FOLLOW-UP COMMITTEE MEETING

3. UNODC Conventions MAIN MANDATES DRUGS:
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961
Convention on Psychotropic Substances, 1971
United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, 1988
ORGANIZED CRIME:
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocols (“Organized Crime Convention - UNTOC” adopted in 2000, entered into force in 2003)
CORRUPTION:
United Nations Convention against Corruption
(“Convention against Corruption - UNCAC” adopted in 2003, entered into force in 2005)
TERRORISM:
Guided by universal legal regime (16 instruments), including specific General Assembly mandates, UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, Security Council and Crime Commission

4. STRUCTURE OF THE RP COMBATING CORRUPTION AND FINANCIAL CRIMES CRIME
SUB-
PROGRAMME I
SUB-
PROGRAMME II
SUB-
PROGRAMME
III
SUB-
PROGRAMME IV
SUB-
PROGRAMME V
COMBATING
CORRUPTION
AND
FINANCIAL
CRIMES
CRIME
PREVENTION
AND
CRIMINAL
JUSTICE
ORGANISED
CRIME
COUNTERING
TERRORISM
HEALTH
At the more general, programmatic level, UNODC will prioritize the following:
Continue project development efforts throughout the region. Particular focus will be put on Tunisia and Palestine. UNODC has a limited portfolio in each Arab country, and it is based on requests from the national counterparts as well as available resources. The Office is doing every effort to expand its areas of operation.
The independent in-depth evaluation is scheduled to end in May 2014, and while the evaluation is not conducted by UNODC, the Office is helping in terms of scheduling meetings, travel, logistics, etc.
A major focus next year will be the development of the new Regional Programme ( ) with the League of Arab States and Arab countries. The draft Programme is to be presented at next year’s Steering Committee meeting for comments and/or endorsement.
CROSS-CUTTING THEMES
DATA COLLECTION
AND
RESEARCH
REGIONAL
AND INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION
HUMAN RIGHTS
AND
GENDER MAINSTREAMING
PARTNERSHIPS WITH
CIVIL SOCIETY

5. SP I: ORGANISED CRIME ORGANISED CRIME SUB-PROGRAMME I Outcome 3:
Capacities to Counter
Migrant Smuggling and
Trafficking in Human Beings
Strengthened
Outcome 1:
Capacities to Effectively
Control Borders
Strengthened
Outcome 2:
Capacities to Counter
Trafficking of Drugs and
Illicit Goods Strengthened
Outcome 4:
Strengthened Capacities to
Develop Threat Assessments & Improved Policing Capacities
UNODC Approach to
Land Border Control
UNODC Approach to
Drug Trafficking
UNODC Approach to
Migrant Smuggling
Threat Assessment
Capacities
UNODC Approach to
Container and Cargo
Control
UNODC Approach to
Arms Trafficking
UNODC Approach
to Trafficking in
Human Beings
Criminal Information
Analysis
At the more general, programmatic level, UNODC will prioritize the following:
Continue project development efforts throughout the region. Particular focus will be put on Tunisia and Palestine. UNODC has a limited portfolio in each Arab country, and it is based on requests from the national counterparts as well as available resources. The Office is doing every effort to expand its areas of operation.
The independent in-depth evaluation is scheduled to end in May 2014, and while the evaluation is not conducted by UNODC, the Office is helping in terms of scheduling meetings, travel, logistics, etc.
A major focus next year will be the development of the new Regional Programme ( ) with the League of Arab States and Arab countries. The draft Programme is to be presented at next year’s Steering Committee meeting for comments and/or endorsement.
UNODC Approach to
Airport Control
UNODC Approach
to Trafficking in
Cultural Goods
Forensics
Cyber Crime

6. SP II: COUNTERING TERRORISM
SUB-PROGRAMME II
COUNTERING TERRORISM
Outcome 1:
Improved Criminal Justice Responses
to Terrorism
Legal Frameworks
Investigations and
Adjudications
Preventing the Use
of the Internet
for Terrorist Purposes
At the more general, programmatic level, UNODC will prioritize the following:
Continue project development efforts throughout the region. Particular focus will be put on Tunisia and Palestine. UNODC has a limited portfolio in each Arab country, and it is based on requests from the national counterparts as well as available resources. The Office is doing every effort to expand its areas of operation.
The independent in-depth evaluation is scheduled to end in May 2014, and while the evaluation is not conducted by UNODC, the Office is helping in terms of scheduling meetings, travel, logistics, etc.
A major focus next year will be the development of the new Regional Programme ( ) with the League of Arab States and Arab countries. The draft Programme is to be presented at next year’s Steering Committee meeting for comments and/or endorsement.
Countering
the Financing of Terrorism
Countering
Foreign Terrorist Fighters

7. SP III: COMBATING CORRUPTION AND FINANCIAL CRIMES
SUB-PROGRAMME III
COMBATING CORRUPTION
AND FINANCIAL CRIMES
Outcome 1:
Strengthened Capacities
to Preventing and
Investigating
Corruption
Outcome 2:
Improved
National
Criminal Asset Management
Systems
At the more general, programmatic level, UNODC will prioritize the following:
Continue project development efforts throughout the region. Particular focus will be put on Tunisia and Palestine. UNODC has a limited portfolio in each Arab country, and it is based on requests from the national counterparts as well as available resources. The Office is doing every effort to expand its areas of operation.
The independent in-depth evaluation is scheduled to end in May 2014, and while the evaluation is not conducted by UNODC, the Office is helping in terms of scheduling meetings, travel, logistics, etc.
A major focus next year will be the development of the new Regional Programme ( ) with the League of Arab States and Arab countries. The draft Programme is to be presented at next year’s Steering Committee meeting for comments and/or endorsement.
Outcome 3:
Capacities Strengthened to
Counter Money Laundering
and to Conduct Effective
Financial Investigations

8. SP IV: CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SUB-PROGRAMME IV
CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Outcome 2:
Strengthened
Capacities
of Criminal
Justice Systems;
Improved Access
to Justice
for Children;
Prevention and
Response
to Violence
Against Children
Outcome 6:
Prison Systems
in line with
UN Standards
and Norms;
Reduced
Recidivism
and
Violent
Extremism in
Prisons
Addressed
Outcome 1:
Development
and
Implementation of
Crime
Prevention
Strategies
Supported
Outcome 3:
Gender- Sensitive
Criminal Justice
Systems in place
and Strengthened
Responses to
Violence
Against
Women
Outcome 4:
Improved
Access to
Legal Aid
Outcome 5:
Improved
Justice – Police
Cooperation
Community Safety in Communities Affected
by Syrian Refugee Crisis
At the more general, programmatic level, UNODC will prioritize the following:
Continue project development efforts throughout the region. Particular focus will be put on Tunisia and Palestine. UNODC has a limited portfolio in each Arab country, and it is based on requests from the national counterparts as well as available resources. The Office is doing every effort to expand its areas of operation.
The independent in-depth evaluation is scheduled to end in May 2014, and while the evaluation is not conducted by UNODC, the Office is helping in terms of scheduling meetings, travel, logistics, etc.
A major focus next year will be the development of the new Regional Programme ( ) with the League of Arab States and Arab countries. The draft Programme is to be presented at next year’s Steering Committee meeting for comments and/or endorsement.
Local Crime Prevention
Initiatives
Focusing on Youth
Integrated National
Crime Prevention
Strategies

9. International Standards Capacity Strengthened while Supporting Efforts
SP V: HEALTH
SUB-PROGRAMME V
HEALTH
Outcome 1:
Adapted and
Evidence-Based
Prevention Conducted
in line with
International Standards
on Drug Use Prevention
Outcome 2:
Capacity Strengthened
to Provide
Evidence-Based
Drug Treatment,
Rehabilitation and
Care Services
in Community Centres
and Closed Settings
while Supporting Efforts
on Alternatives to
Incarceration
Outcome 4:
The Disparity
of Access to
Controlled Drugs
for
Medical Purposes
Addressed
Outcome 3:
Improved Access to
Health Services in
Prison Settings
At the more general, programmatic level, UNODC will prioritize the following:
Continue project development efforts throughout the region. Particular focus will be put on Tunisia and Palestine. UNODC has a limited portfolio in each Arab country, and it is based on requests from the national counterparts as well as available resources. The Office is doing every effort to expand its areas of operation.
The independent in-depth evaluation is scheduled to end in May 2014, and while the evaluation is not conducted by UNODC, the Office is helping in terms of scheduling meetings, travel, logistics, etc.
A major focus next year will be the development of the new Regional Programme ( ) with the League of Arab States and Arab countries. The draft Programme is to be presented at next year’s Steering Committee meeting for comments and/or endorsement.

10. STAKEHOLDERS OF THE RP STEERING AND FOLLOW UP COMMITTEE
oversight of implementation
REGIONAL PROGRAMME FOR THE ARAB STATES
Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon,
Libya, Morocco, Oman, State of Palestine, Qatar,
Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
SP I
ORGANIZED
CRIME
SP II
COUNTERING
TERRORISM
SP III
COMBATING
CORRUPTION
SP IV
CRIMINAL
JUSTICE
SP V
HEALTH
NATIONAL/REGIONAL
PARTNERS
INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
DONORS
UNODC
Middle East and North Africa
UNODC
HQ EXPERTISE

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