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09UNVIEVIENNA294
2009-06-23 11:06:00
UNCLASSIFIED
UNVIE
Cable title:  

UNODC URGES DONORS TO USE ADAM

Tags:  SNAR USAID AF UN 
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UNCLAS UNVIE VIENNA 000294 

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SNAR USAID AF UN
SUBJECT: UNODC URGES DONORS TO USE ADAM

REF: UNVIE 284

UNCLAS UNVIE VIENNA 000294

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SNAR USAID AF UN
SUBJECT: UNODC URGES DONORS TO USE ADAM

REF: UNVIE 284


1. In a June 22 meeting with Charge and UK Ambassador, UNODC
Executive Director Antonio Costa gave his positive response
to the May 27 joint U.S.-UK letter requesting UNODC to expand
its benchmarks for measuring counternarcotics successes in
Afghanistan (Septel). In the course of this meeting, Costa
brought up the need for donors to better coordinate their
assistance, and lamented donors' failure to provide data to
UNODC's Automated Donor Assisstance Mechanism (ADAM). (Note:
ADAM is a UNODC created database for donor assisstance to
Afghanistan. It can only be useful if donors update their
data continuously. End Note.) This is an issue highlighted
by the independent consultant whom UNODC hired to evaluate it
Paris Pact Initiative, and also noted by participants at a
recent donors meeting mission convened (Reftel).


2. ACTION REQUEST: Although UNVIE has had email exchanges
with Washington regarding this problem, Mission would
appreciate Washington guidance on how to respond to Costa's
concern, to include any recommendations as to how ADAM might
become a more useful tool for those coordinating Afghan donor
programs.
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