Translation of "Stratégie internationale antidrogue du Canada " (French → English) :

The objective of the EU Drugs Strategy 2013-20 in the field of international cooperation, is to further strengthen dialogue and cooperation between the EU and third countries and international organisations on drug issues in a comprehensive and balanced manner.

[1] The eleven general aims of the Strategy are to: (a) ensure that drugs remains a top priority for the EU; (b) ensure that actions are evaluated; (c) continue the balanced approach to drugs; (d) give greater priority to drug prevention, demand reduction and the reduction of the adverse consequences of drug use; (e) reinforce the fight against drug trafficking and to step up police cooperation between Member States; (f) encourage multi-agency cooperation and the involvement of civil society; (g) use to the full the possibilities offered by the Amsterdam Treaty, particularly Article 31 e) on minimum rules on drug trafficking; (h) ...[+++]ensure collection and dissemination of reliable and comparable data on drugs in the EU; (i) progressively integrate the applicant countries and to intensify international cooperation; (j) promote international cooperation, based on the UNGASS principles; and (k) emphasise that implementation of the strategy will require appropriate resources.

This EU Drugs Strategy takes into account relevant UN political documents, including the UN Political Declaration and Action Plan on International Cooperation towards an Integrated and Balanced Strategy to Counter the World Drug Problem, adopted in 2009, which states that drug demand reduction and drug supply reduction are mutually reinforcing elements in illicit drugs policy and the UN Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS.

The EU Drugs Strategy is part of an overall approach that enables the EU to speak with one voice in the international arena and with the partner countries.

The Strategy is structured around two policy areas: drug demand reduction and drug supply reduction, and three cross-cutting themes: (a) coordination, (b) international cooperation and (c) research, information, monitoring and evaluation.

This funding will support the following initiatives: implementation of the Canadian Diabetes Strategy and the International Drug Strategy; innovative information and communications technology applications in health service delivery; support for the Organization for the Advancement of Aboriginal People's Health, Aboriginal Health Institute; initiatives to address the needs of people infected with hepatitis C; injury prevention initiatives for seniors; partnerships with the voluntary sector; and operational support for the Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Heal ...[+++]th in Winnipeg.