UN: Regional, Local Govts Need Greater Role In Anti-Drug Policies

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, or UNODC, said Tuesday that Peru’s regional and local governments should take on greater responsibilities in the Andean country’s anti-drug policies, state news agency Andina reported. Flavio Mirella, UNODC’s representative in Peru and Ecuador, noted that regional and local governments manage solid resources that can be used to [...]

U.S. Seeks Partners to Support Peru’s Anti-Drug Program

Budgetary constraints are leading the U.S. government to seek other nations with which to share the cost of supporting Peru’s counter-narcotics program, according to U.S. Ambassador Rose Likins during the CADE 2011 business conference in Cusco on Thursday. Likins’ announcement follows statements made earlier this week in Lima by William Brownfield, U.S. assistant secretary of state for [...]

UN Recommends Opening Drug Chemical Center In Peru

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said Tuesday that Peru should look at setting up the first regional center for controlling chemicals that are used in the drug trade. The UNODC’s representative in Peru and Ecuador, Flavio Mirella, said there is a need for such a center in the region as the drug trade [...]

UN applauds move for greater information sharing to combat corruption

An initiative that seeks to improve information sharing between Peru’s judiciary, its public ministry and the comptroller general’s office is an important step to combat corruption, said Flavio Mirella of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). “All the efforts that seek greater cooperation to investigate and prosecute the cases are extremely important,” state [...]