Reaffirms its commitment to counter the world drug problem in all its manifestations; calls upon the Government of Afghanistan to intensify to identify and dismantle laboratories illicitly manufacturing heroin and morphine and to trace and curb the illicit supply of precursors; commends regional initiatives to strengthen international and regional cooperation aimed at countering the threat posed by the illicit production of drugs in Afghanistan and trafficking in drugs originating in that country; encourages cross-border cooperation among Afghanistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan; encourages the States neighbouring Afghanistan to enhance coordination through existing regional mechanisms for strengthening border cooperation and information exchange; encourages Member States and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime to provide technical assistance and support needed for strengthening the efforts of States neighbouring Afghanistan to fight drug trafficking; welcomes the trilateral ministerial meeting held in Vienna in June 2007; calls upon Afghanistan to mainstream the counter-narcotics programme in the forthcoming Afghan national development strategy; emphasizes the need to strengthen the law enforcement capacity.

Adopted without vote, 42nd plenary meeting

In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the Economic and Social Council at its substantive session of 2008 (30 June to 25 July 2008) - E/2008/INF/2/Add.1 - 15 August 2008 - p. 77-79.