The letter of cooperation, which was signed by the ECOWAS President, Marcel de Souza, and Mr. Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of UNODC on behalf of the two institutions, indicates that they would constantly evolve measures and programmes to check the crimes and develop economic and human development in the region.
After the evaluation of the results of the UNODC Regional Programme and the ECOWAS Plan for West Africa 2008-2014, and considering emerging threats and trends, they both developed new regional programme for West Africa, while ECOWAS elaborated its regional action plan to address illicit drug trafficking, organised crime and drug abuse in West Africa, both covering a 2016 – 2020 implementation period.
The two strategic documents are aimed at mobilising joint efforts to successfully face current and future threats in West Africa.
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