Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism

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The Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism is a peer-review system used by Organization of American States member countries to assess and strengthen their national drug control policies and cooperation efforts.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf drug policy evaluation mechanism
peer-review mechanism
abbreviation MEM
administeredBy CICAD
Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission
appliesTo OAS member states
basedOn expert review by government-appointed evaluators
national self-assessment questionnaires
characteristic consensus-based
governmental
multilateral
non-punitive
createdBy Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission
encourages sharing of best practices in drug control among OAS member states
technical cooperation among member states
evaluationCycle periodic rounds of evaluation
focusesOn control of illicit drug trafficking
drug demand reduction
drug supply reduction
drug-related institutional strengthening
international cooperation on drug control
money laundering related to drugs
fullName Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism
language English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
method multilateral evaluation of national reports
peer review among participating states
monitors implementation of recommendations from previous evaluation rounds
parentOrganization OAS
Organization of American States
produces evaluation reports on national drug control policies
recommendations for improving national drug control systems
purpose to assess national drug control policies of OAS member states
to promote cooperation among OAS member states on drug control
to promote implementation of comprehensive and balanced drug policies
to strengthen national drug control policies
region Americas
Western Hemisphere
sector drug control policy
public health
public security
startDate late 1990s
supports evidence-based drug policy making in OAS member states
uses standardized indicators for drug policy evaluation
website https://www.oas.org/en/cicad/mem/

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