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Economic Cooperation
Organization and DOCCU
in a Nutshell
• 1964
• 1985
• 1992
Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD)
Revived as Economic Cooperation Organization
Enlargement to 10 Member States:
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Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Republic of Azerbaijan
Islamic Republic of Iran
Republic of Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz Republic
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Republic of Tajikistan
Republic of Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
ECO Region
•8 Million Square Kilometers
•440 Million Inhabitants (57 % Under 24)
•Young GenerationVulnerable to Drug
Share of Countries in Total Population of the Region
Population and Population Density of ECO countries
Population
Country
Afghanistan
Azerbaijan
Iran
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz
Pakistan
Tajikistan
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
(000)
Population Density
(population per
km2)
(%)
35,320
8.2
54.2
9,173
2.1
105.9
74,799
17.3
45.4
16,559
3.8
6.1
5,515
1.3
27.8
176,745
40.8
222.0
6,977
1.6
48.8
73,640
17.0
95.0
5,105
1.2
10.4
29,341
6.8
65.4
433,174
100.0
54.4
Birth Rate
(per 1000
people)
Death Rate
(per 1000
people)
Fertility
Rate
(births per
woman)
43
16
6.2
19
6
1.9
17
5
1.6
23
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2.6
27
7
3.1
27
7
3.3
28
6
3.2
18
5
2.1
21
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2.4
21
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2.5
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ECO Region
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GDP and Economic Indicators of ECO
Member States in 2011
GDP
per
capita
GDP
Country
Mln US$
%
18,034
1.0
620
Azerbaijan
63,404
3.4
6,912
Iran
514,060
27.7
6,816
Kazakhstan
188,050
10.1
11,357
6,198
0.3
1,124
210,741
11.4
1,196
6,522
0.4
835
774,775
41.8
10,605
Turkmenistan
28,062
1.5
5,495
Uzbekistan
45,324
2.4
1,545
ECO Region
1,855,169
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4,283
Pakistan
Tajikistan
Turkey
Inflation
Rate (%)
7.0
5.7
1.0
7.9
3.2
20.6
7.5
8.3
6
16.5
3
11.9
7.4
12.4
8.8
6.5
14.7
6.1
8.3
7.6
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(Mln US$)
External
Debt
(Mln US$)
Unemployment
Rate (%)
83
2,623
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4,485
8,427
5.4
4,150
19,113
12.3
13,227
124,437
5.4
694
5,486
2.5
1,309
60,182
6.0
11
3,323
2.3
16,047
307,007
9.8
3,186
445
5.3
1,403
8,382
7.0
44,595
539,427
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FDI
(US$)
Afghanistan
Kyrgyz
GDP Growth
Rate (%)
Foreign Trade of Merchandise of ECO Countries in 2012
Foreign Trade (Bln US$)
Regional
share (%)
Country
Foreign
Trade to
GDP (%)
Share of Interregional Trade
in 2011(%)
0.7
37.5 *
52.3
22,217
5.0
62.9
7.2
161,092
46,908
18.6
37.4 *
4.7
44,539
136,825
47,747
15.8
67.8
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1,894
5,374
7,268
-3,480
0.8
112.3
18.2
Pakistan
24,567
44,157
68,724
-19,590
7.9
29.7
6.8
Tajikistan
1,358
3,778
5,136
-2,420
0.6
73.5
37.9
Turkey
152,469
236,545
389,014
-84,076
44.9
49.3
7.1
Turkmenistan
16,500
9,900
26,400
6,600
3.1
76.3
16.7
Uzbekistan
10,836
11,296
22,132
-460
2.6
43.2
23.6
436,914
428,599
865,513
8,315
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Exports
Imports
Total
Balance
Afghanistan
370
5,500
5,870
-5,130
Azerbaijan
32,634
10,417
43,051
Iran
104,000
57,092
Kazakhstan
92,286
Kyrgyz
ECO Region
Activities
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Trade and related areas
Energy
Transport
Environment and Sustainable Development
Human Development and Health
Agriculture and Food Security
Industry
Economic Research and Statistics
Tourism
Disaster Risk Reduction
Reconstruction of Afghanistan
Drugs Control and Organized Crime
ECO Secretariat
• Based in Tehran, 70 Staff, nationals of Member States
• Secretary General, 3 DSGs
• Directorates and Units
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Directorate of Trade and Investment
Directorate of Transport and Communications,
Directorate of Agriculture, Industry and Tourism
Directorate of Human Resources and Sustainable Development
Directorate of Energy, Minerals and Environment
Directorate of Project, Economic Research and Statistics
External Relations
Coordination and Follow-up
Drug and Organized Crime Unit
Regional Centers and Affiliated Bodies
External Relations and Outreach
• Observership
• MoU with UN System agencies, and regional and
International organizations
• Joint projects and activities with partners
Drugs and Organized Crime
Coordination Unit
An Overview of ECO and Establishment of DOCCU
Chronology
1993
1996
1999
2006
2009
Istanbul Declaration (Drugs as major ECO concern)
ECO Plan of Action on Drug Control (revised in 2008)
MOU with UNDCP and establishment of DCCU
Fully integration in ECO structure
Upgraded as DOCCU
Main Components of Joint Regional Strategy
Joint Regional Strategy to Combat Drugs, Terrorism
and Trans-national Organized Crime (2008)
Drug Control Cooperation
Combating Trans-national
Organized Crime (terrorism, drug-trafficking, human
trafficking, illegal migration, money laundering etc. )
Training and Capacity Building
Action Plans Originated from the Joint Regional Strategy
ECO Plan of Action on Drug
Control (2008)
ECO Plan of Action on Combating
Tans-national Organized Crime
(2010)
Key Elements of Plan of Action on Drug Control
ECO Plan of Action on Drug Control
(2008)
Supply Reduction
Fight against illicit trafficking in narcotic
drugs and psychotropic substances
Demand reduction, treatment and
rehabilitation of drug users
ECO Plan of Action on Combating
Trans-national Organized Crime
(2010)
Drug Control
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Counter-Terrorism
Terrorism
Border Control & Management
Smuggling
of Migrantsand
& Human
Migrant Smuggling
HumanTrafficking
Trafficking
Activities by DOCCU
Training and Capacity Building
Networking
Meetings
Publications
Partnerships
Public Relations and Visibility
Institutional initiatives (ECOPOL,
RCCACO, ..)
MOUs of ECO
• Technical Cooperation
• Advisory services
• Exchange of Information
MOU with
UNDCP
1995
• Drug abuse prevention and
control
MOU with
Colombo Plan
2003
MOUs of ECO
• Narcotics control
• Preparation of ECO Plan of
Action on Fight against
Human Trafficking
MOU with
ASEAN (2006)
MOU with IOM
(2009)
MOUs of ECO
• EC
is
providing
a
total
contribution of 9.5 ME to finance
technical assistance, training
activities, holding of seminars
and purchasing equipments for
the
ECO
Member
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including countries along the
Western Heroin Traffiking ruote.
MOU with EC
(2009)
EC Financed Project
Component I
• Strengthening the capacities of the ECO-DOCCU
Component II
• Establishing I-24/7 as the central communication system for information and
intelligence exchange at the regional and trans-regional levels.
Component III
• Developing a network of border control cooperation at Land/Air/Sea Ports of Entry
for container control to stem the flow of drugs, precursors and other illegal
trafficking
Component IV
• Establishing a network of forensic laboratories in the ECO region, notably with regard
to drugs, precursors and forged documents, but possibly also other elements of
evidence
Activities in the Frames of EC-funded Project
International Kick off Conference for the EU-funded project “Fight against
Trafficking from/to Afghanistan with the ECO Member States
(Tehran, Iran, 24th January, 2011)
Activities in the Frames of EC-funded Project
The Workshop on “Counter Narcotics Investigation”
(Ankara: 14 – 16 )
Activities in the Frames of EC-funded Project
The Second Workshop on Prevention of HIV / AIDS related to Drugs
15th – 17th October, 2012
Workshop on “Undercover and Surveillance Techniques”
4–8 March 2013
Activities in the Frames of EC-funded Project
The National Focal Points (NFPs) Meeting on Drug Control Matters
(Tehran: 8 – 9 May, 2013)
Activities in the Frames of EC-funded Project
The workshop titled “Train the Trainers”
(Ankara, 17-21 June, 2013)
Activities in the Frames of EC-funded Project
The workshop titled “Interview and Interrogation Techniques”
(2 – 6 December 2014)
Activities in the context of EC-funded Project
Publications and Public Relations
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Upcoming Events
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1st ECO Drug Liaison Officers (DLO) Meeting (2-3 September 2014, Baku)
Workshop on Drug Interdiction at Airports (3-7 November 2014, Istanbul)
Technical meeting with decision making bodies of ECO Member States on "Drug
Demand Reduction" (25-26 August 2014, Tehran)
Brainstorm meeting/workshop on “Alternative Development Program in
Afghanistan” (17-18 September 2014, the ECO Secretariat.
Field Visits to the Member States
Regional Conference in association with Copenhagen University on legal policies
(September 2014, Copenhagen, Denmark)
Workshop for three focal points(Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan) on legal policies
(16-17 September, 2014, ECO Secretariat)
Closing Conference of the Project (November 2014, ECO Secretariat)
Useful Links
ECO Secretariat
www.eco.int
ECO-DOCCU
ECO Statistical Network
http://www.ecodoccu.org/
http://ecosn.org/
Thank You for Your Attention
Queries:
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