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		External Links Inter American Drug Abuse Control/Commission (CICAD/OAS) This is a technical, autonomous agency of the Organization of American States (OAS), of which Trinidad and Tobago is a member. Its mandate is the pursuit of international cooperation in drug control. Its key focus is the issue of demand reduction. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) The responsibility of this agency is to coordinate all drug control activities spearheaded by the United Nations. It also has a mandate to promote the implementation of international drug control. International and Regional Treaties and Agreements The Government of Trinidad and Tobago is a signatory to several international and regional treaties and agreements governing the control of illegal drugs. The main agreement is the Vienna Convention 1988, (updated from 1961, 1972, and 1976) which was signed and ratified by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago on 1995/ 05/18. This convention is the major international instrument governing the cooperation of countries in drug related matters. Its main objective is to counter the magnitude and extent of illicit drug trafficking and its attendant consequences. Anti Drug Strategy in the Hemisphere This mechanism evolved from CICAD meeting Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1996. It speaks to Commitment to improve strategies and measures in demand reduction. Addressing all matters pertaining to the above and illicit production, trafficking and distribution of drugs. Regional (Barbados Plan of Action) This refers to a May 1996 Counter Drug Plan of Action of eighty recommendations detailing strategies for drug control, coordination and cooperation in the Caribbean. Trinidad and Tobago assented to this plan on 1976/05/17. Barbados Declaration of Principles A Caribbean/US Summit of Heads of Governments took place in Barbados on 1977/05/10 and agreed to strengthening cooperation for social, economic and security development. Inter Governmental Task Force on Drugs This Ministerial body was established at the Eighth CARICOM Inter-Sessional Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda, February 1997. Trinidad and Tobago, as a member of the Task Force, agreed to the establishment of a Regional Integrated Counter Narcotics Programme in May 1997. CARICOM CARICOM's mandate regarding drug abuse includes monitoring the: Regional Integrated Counter Narcotics Programme and the Regional Task Force on Crime and Security Source: SSA
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