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Globalization and the International Drug Problem in Central Asia and Pakistan Sub-Regional Workshop organized by UNESCO/MOST in collaboration with UNDCP Tashkent, 14-15 December 1998 Contents of the proceedings Agenda List of participants

MOST has organized, in collaboration with the UNESCO Offices in Tashkent and Islamabad, and the UNDCP Office for Central Asia, the Sub-Regional Workshop on " Globalization and the International Drug Problem in Central Asia and Pakistan ". This workshop took place in Tashkent, on 14-15 December 1998. The panels included participants from CAR countries and Pakistan, as well as international experts, national decision-makers and UN professionals. This workshop was organized in the framework of the MOST Project " Economic and Social Transformations connected with the International Drug Problem ". The proceedings are available in English on demand. For more information and full texts, please contact: Carlos R. Sanchez Milani Programme Specialist UNESCO/MOST Fax: +33 1 45 68 57 24 E-mail: c.milani@unesco.org Contents of the Proceedings Welcome Speech by Mr M.Barry Lane, UNESCO Representative in Tashkent Introducing Remarks by Mr Bogdan Lisovich, UNDCP regional Representative for Central Asia Globalization Trends and the Drug Problem: an Introduction by Mr Carlos R. Sanchez Milani, UNESCO/MOST Drug-trafficking, Money Laundering and the Financial Crisis: the case-study of Japan by Mr Guilhem Fabre, University of Le Havre, France The Drug Problem in Afghanistan by Mr Alain Labrousse, International Consultant, International Drug Watch The Impact of Drug Trafficking on Urban Life. Study of Peshawar City, NWFP, Pakistan by Ms Sarah Safdar, Chairperson, Department of Social Work, University of Peshawar Drug Trafficking with Special Reference to Karachi, Pakistan by Mr Fateh Muhammad, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Karachi Issues related to Drugs Repression in Tajikistan by Mr C. Musoev, Head of Department, narcotics legal Turnover, Tajikistan Drug Abuse and Epidemiological Data in Turkmenistan by Ms T. Annamuradova, Chief Narcologist, Ministry of Health Care, Turkmenistan Social and Economic transformations in Central Asia and the International Drug problem: An Uzbekistan case-study by Mr Kadyr Alimov, Economist, Professor, University of World Economy and Diplomacy The Drug Situation in Kazakhstan in 1998 by Mr Baurjan Jusupov, Director Republican Centre of Social Science Research Drug Trafficking and Social Issues in Kyrgystan Mr Nurbek Omuraliev, Director Social Science Research Centre, National Academy of Science of Kyrgystan Agenda 14 December 1999 Session I (9 :30 – 10 :30) - Opening Session Chairperson : Mrs. Rano Ubaidullaeva, Director , National Social Center « Public Opinion » Mr. Alisher Ikramov, Secretary-General, Uzbekistan National Commission for UNESCO Mr. Barry Lane, UNESCO Representative in Uzbekistan Mr. Bogdan Lisovich, UNDCP Regional Representative Prof. Alimov, University of World Diplomacy and Economics Dr. Carlos R. Sanchez Milani, UNESCO/MOST : The MOST project on « Economic and Social Trasnformations connected with the International Drug Problem » Coffee-break : 10 :30-10 :45 Session II (10:45 - 12:30) – International Perspectives of the Drugs Phenomenum Chairperson : Dr. Carlos R. Sanchez Milani, UNESCO/MOST 10 :45-11 :20 Dr. Guilhem Fabre, « Globalization, the Asian Crisis and the Drug Problem » 11 :20-12 :00 Dr. Alain Labrousse, « The Drug Phenomenon in Asian countries : the case of Afhganistan » 12 :00-12 :30 Debate 12 :30-14 :00 Lunch Break Session III (14:00-15:30): National Perspectives I Chairperson : Mr. M. B. Lane, UNESCO Tashkent 14 :00-14 :30 Prof. Kadir Alimov, Case-study Uzbekistan 14 :30-15 :00 Mr. Baurjan Jusupov, Director, Republican Center of Social Sciences Research, Case-study Kazakstan 15 :00-15 :20 Preliminary Discussion 15 :20-15 :30 Coffee-break Session IV (15:30-17:00): National Perspectives II Chairperson : Mr. Bogdan Lisovich, UNDCP Regional Representative 15 :30-16 :00 Mr. Nurbek Omuraliev, Director, Center for Social Research, National Academy of Sciences, Case-study Kyrgyzstan 16 :00-16 :30 Case-study Turkmenistan 16 :30-17 :00 Discussion 18 :30-20 :00 Welcome Party (buffet)   15 December Session V (9:00 – 11 :00): National Perspectives III Chairperson : Dr. Anjum Haque, UNESCO Islamabad 9 :00-9 :30 Professor Fateh Muhammad Burfat : The drugs situation in Pakistan : production, consumption and trafficking 9 :30-10 :00 Professor Dr. Sarah Safdar : The drugs policy in Pakistan 10 :00-10 :30 Mr. Safol Musaev, Head ; Illicit Drugs Control Department, State Commission on Drugs Control, Case-study Tadjikistan 10 :30-10 :45 Coffee-break 10 :45-11 :00 Preliminary Discussion Session VI (11 :00 – 12 :30): Governmental Priorities and UNDCP Action Plan Chairperson : Mr. Alisher Ikramov, Secretary-General, Uzbekistan National Commission for UNESCO 11 :00-11 :30 Ms. Rano Ubaidullaeva, Academician, Director, National Social center « Public Opinion », Presentation of Uzbekistan Governmental Priorities 11 :30-12 :00 Mr. Bogdan Lisovich, UNDCP regional activities in Central Asia 12 :00-12 :30 Discussion 12 :30-14 :00 Lunch Break Session VII (14 :00 – 15 :30): What’s next ? Conclusions and Recommendations Round Table for project preparation : Policy Planning, Research and Training Facilitators : Mr. Bogdan Lisovich, UNDCP Regional Representative and Dr. Carlos R. S. Milani, UNESCO/MOST Participants : Five Central Asian countries, Pakistan, UNDCP, UNESCO/MOST, UNESCO Islamabad, UNESCO Tashkent, Uzbek National MOST Liaison Committee, international experts, National Committee on Drugs Control, Uzbek National Commission for UNESCO, and other UN agencies (UNDP, UNHCR) 15 :30-16 :00 Mr. Barry Lane, UNESCO Tashkent, Concluding Remarks and Future Perspectives List of participants Mrs Rano UBAYDULLAEVA Director, Social Centre: "Public Opinion" 5/3 Mustaqillik sq., Tel : (7 371) 139 84 26 Fax : (7 371) 139 84 29 Tashkent, 700008, Uzbekistan Mr Michael Barry LANE Head, UNESCO Tashkent 11 Abdulla Kodiri str., Tel : (7 3712) 41 80 20/41 80 92 Fax : (7 371) 120 71 16 Office Tashkent, 700011 Uzbekistan Mr Alisher IKRAMOV Secretary General, 54 Buyuk Ipak Yuli str., Tel : (7 3712) 67 05 61 Fax : (7 3712) 67 05 38 Uzbekistan National Commission for UNESCO Uzbekistan Tashkent, 700137 Mr Carlos R. S. MILANI Programme Specialist UNESCO/MOST Paris, France Mrs Anjum HAQUE Programme Specialist P.O. Box 2934 Tel : (92 51) 81 33 08 Fax : (92 51) 82 53 41 UNESCO Islamabad Sausi Pak Tower (1st Floor) Islamabad Pakistan Mr Sana SANAOUALLAH Scientific Adviser, BAP 20 Bundesrain, CH- Tel : (41 31) 323 57 07 Fax : (41 31) 312 31 80 3003 Bern Switzerland Mr Guilhem FABRE Scientific Coordinator for Asia 25 rue Philippe Lebon Tel : (33 1) 40 15 69 72 fax : (33 1) 40 15 72 30 UNESCO/MOST BP 420, 76057 Le Havre France Mr Alain LABROUSSE Expert for UNESCO/MOST 5, rue de la Montagne Ste Geneviève Tel : (33 1) 40 36 63 81 Fax : (33 1) 40 38 11 65 75005 Paris, France Mr Fateh MUHAMMAD Assistant Professor, Dep.of Sociology, University of Karachi Tel : (92 21) 632 75 28 Fax : (92 21) 496 92 77 University of Karachi India Mrs Sarah SAFDAR Professor, Dep. of Social Work University of Peshavar Tel : (92 21) 84 24 46 Fax : (92 21) Peshavar 25000 Pakistan Mr Kadir ALIMOV Professor, University of World Economy and Diplomacy 6/27 Lakhuty str., Tel : (7 371) 132 63 55 Tashkent, 700015 Uzbekistan Mr Safol MUSAEV Head of Dep., State Commission on Drugs Control of Tajikistan 3, Parvina str., Tel : (7 371) 24 92 27 Fax : (7 3772) 24 68 79 Dushanbe, Tajikistan Mr Timur NAZAROV Head of Dep., National Informational Analytic Centre for Drugs Control 6 Mustaqillik, sq. Tel : (7 3772) 139 10 72 Fax : (7 371) 139 80 73 Tashkent, 700008 Uzbekistan Mrs TACHNABAT Chief Narcologist, Annamuradova Ministry of Healthcare prospect of Turkmenistan 90 Magtumguli Tel : (7 3632) 35 21 34 Fax : (7 3632) 35 50 32 Ashgabat Turkmenistan Mr Baurjan DJUSUPOV Director, Kazakh Centre for Study of Public Opinion 412-413, 37 A, Tel : (7 3272) 39 64 84 Fax : (7 3272) 32 36 40 Zheltoksan str., Almaty, Kazakhstan Mr Nurbek OMURALIEV Director, National Public Opinion Centre 265 A, Chuy Prospect, Tel : (7 3312) 24 37 35 Fax : (7 3312) 24 36 47 Bishkek, Kyrgystan Mr Qidir DJURAEV Head of Science Dep., 54, Buyuk Ipak Yuli, str., Tel : (7 3712) 67 05 42 National Commission for UNESCO Uzbekistan Tashkent, 700137 Fax : (7 3712) 67 05 38 Mr Alisher UMAROV National Programme Officer 11 Abdulla Kodiri str., Tel :(7 3712) 41 80 20 / 41 80 92 Fax : (7 371) 120 71 16 Tashkent 700011 UNESCO Tashkent Uzbekistan Mr Komiljon KARIMOV Head of Education Dep. 54 Buyuk Ipak Yuli str., Tel : (7 3712) 67 05 49 Fax : (7 3712) 67 05 38 National Commission for UNESCO Uzbekistan Tashkent, 700137

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