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Second Advisory Board Meeting for the International Journal of Prevention and Substance Use Disorders, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 13 to 14 December 2012.

 “We are very pleased to be partnered with the Colombo Plan and in particular we are happy to support for the production of an Arabic version of the International Journal of Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders” said his Excellency Dr Hamad Abudul Al Gaferi, Director General of the National Rehabilitation Centre, Abu Dhabi, [...]

The Colombo Plan Council elected its 66th President

The Colombo Plan Council elected H.E. Ashok K Kantha, High Commissioner of India as the President of the Council for FY 2012/2013.  This election was made at the 279th Council session held on 17 December 2012 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.    H.E. Ashok Kantha is a career diplomat with vast of experience in international relations.

The 9th International Training Course on Precursor for Asian Narcotics Law Enforcement Officers

Realizing that the knowledge on the control of precursors and essential chemicals is rather new for narcotics law enforcement officers in many Asian countries whose experience and skills are still limited and inadequate, the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), in collaboration with the Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme, thus decided to organize the [...]

Empowering Afghanistan Women shelter Providers through Training of Trainers, 5-17 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The Women Shelter Programme addressed the plight of battered women due to domestic violence. As a long term measure of strengthening the capacity of women shelter providers, the Colombo Plan has organized a training of trainers programme combined with a study tour to Malaysia. The Training programme was in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in Grand Millennium [...]

Afghan Premiere League Visits Preventive Drug Education Partner Schools in Kabul

Afghans love for the sport of soccer is undeniable and many young people are enticed to play the sport which indicates a positive stance in promoting anti-drug campaign. Afghan’s first-ever professional football league has created a new level of pride for the people of Afghanistan. The CPDAP for its initiative to promote healthy lifestyle among [...]

New Development of ODIC Program

Drug addiction is a phenomenon that seems never ending and forces experts to continuously innovate new kind of intervention to assist individuals who need help. There are many forms of treatment that have already answered some needs but people become confused of how and what kind of treatment different individuals need. Hence, there was an [...]

The Colombo Plan 61st Anniversary

3rd Regional Training for Law Enforcement Officers

The Colombo Plan collaborated with the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB), Singapore to organize the 3rd run of the Regional Training for Law Enforcement Officers in Singapore from 18-22 June 2012. 32 mid-ranked officers from Law Enforcement agencies of 16 member countries were trained by this five day programme that was held at Furama City, Hotel [...]

Training Course on Entrepreneurship Development for Rual Women

Training Course on Entrepreneurship Development for Rural Women, 21-27 May 2012, Indonesia is collaboration between the Colombo Plan and the Asian Productivity Organisation. The objective of this training course is to build capacities of women entrepreneurs, consultants, trainers and extension officers who provide business advisory services to women. The promotion of entrepreneurship amongst rural women [...]

Training Programme on Trade Promotion

The Colombo Plan and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) organised the Training Programme on Trade Promotion on 10-26 May 2012 in Seoul, Korea. The aim of this training programme is to share Korea’s experiences in economic development driven by export oriented trade policies. There were 14 participants from 10 developing member countries of the [...]