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accordance with international agreements, strategies, the capabilities of Arab personnel working in this field ISSUE No. 447
and resolutions pertaining to drug control, crime and transfer knowledge and expertise.
prevention, and criminal justice.
Mr. Al-Harfash also highlighted that the workshop,
These remarks were made during Mr. Alharfash’s which gathers 55 experts and specialists from 11 Arab
speech at the opening of the workshop «Combating countries and relevant international organizations,
Online Trafficking in Drugs and Psychotropic aims to familiarize participants with pre-cooperation
Substances», organized by NAUSS Regional Expertise frameworks with government agencies and civil
Center for Combating Drugs and Crime in Avila, Spain, organizations in Arab countries to enhance the national
from September 25th to 27th, 2023. The workshop is efforts in preventing the illegal online trafficking of
part of a series of scientific activities held by NAUSS drugs and raising awareness about this issue . The
in collaboration with the National Police Academy workshop also sheds light on the necessary procedures
in Spain and the United Nations Office on Drugs and for a stronger monitoring of websites to combat online
Crime “UNODC”, under the framework of their joint drug trafficking crimes, highlights the role of modern
memoranda of understanding. technologies in detecting online promotion methods,
and emphasizes the role of civil society institutions and
Mr. Al-Harfash emphasized that NAUSS, being the programs in drug prevention and raising awareness of
scientific branch of AIMC, utilizes its academic, its online risks.
training, and research programs and scientific activities
to implement the Arab security strategies and action It should be noted that in line with its strategic
plans. This includes the Arab Strategy for Combating objectives and within the framework of a constructive
the Illicit Use of Drugs and Psychotropic Substances partnership with the UNODC, NAUSS established the
and its multiple phase plans. NAUSS aims to enhance Regional Expertise Center for Combating Drugs and
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