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Santo Domingo. – During this Monday's edition of LA Semanal, the Director of the Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) in the Dominican Republic, Rebeca Márquez, presented to President Luis Abinader a communication on behalf of the United States Government encouraging the Dominican Republic to consider presenting a candidate to lead the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Márquez explained that the current Executive Director of the UNODC, Ghada Waly, will leave her position in November 2025, at the end of a transition period, which will open a selection process to fill the vacancy.
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In that sense, the United States considers that the Dominican Republic has the necessary track record and commitment in terms of drug control and the fight against organized crime to propose a candidate with leadership capacity. The U.S. government highlighted that the Caribbean country has demonstrated good practices in the application of policies against drug trafficking and crime, so its eventual candidacy would contribute to strengthening the role of UNODC as a specialized body in the matter. President Abinader thanked for the deference and assured that his government will evaluate the proposal within the framework of its foreign policy aimed at strengthening multilateral cooperation and the international fight against drugs and organized crime. He also expressed his gratitude for the recognition of the efforts that his government has been developing in the fight against drugs, emphasizing that it constitutes a State priority to maintain and deepen those advances.
