-Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961;
-United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances of 1988;
- Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971
The Criminal Code punishes those offenses in articles 274 al. 2 275 al. 1, 2 and 3; 276 al. 1,
2, 3 and 5. This concerns the possession and consumption of cannabis.
All these laws adequately protect children against drugs. They should be supplemented in
order to fight effectively against the producers, growers of these substances, users, drug
traffickers and all the intermediaries, by aggravating the penalties and widening the scope of
these laws.
Nevertheless, Congo has been equipped itself with a Child Protection Act (4-2010 of 14 June
2010) which, in its Article 69 prohibits "to encourage the child to the consumption of drugs,
narcotics and alcohols; to use the child in the production and marketing of such substances. "
Similarly, there is a bill on narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances that is still not
adopted.
Administratively, the anti – drugs Inter-Ministerial Technical Committee established by
Decree No. 94-578 of 25 October 1994 is a body of decision support. It aims to encourage
prevention, care, social inclusion, information and research. Unfortunately, this committee is
affected by major difficulties of operation. The National Anti drug project is no longer
operational. Lack of training and detection equipment complicates the work of the police and
customs. At the police, there is an anti drug national service (led by 2 agents) established in
1992, at the Directorate of Judicial Police. From 1998 to 2003, the service began file update
on drug users information, their address or place of residence. This service does not have the
means to be more operational.
Some actions are taken by the administrative structures, United Nations agencies and local
NGOs to reduce the extent of the phenomenon. The Ministry of Health, Social Affairs and
Family, in partnership with NGOs, including Caritas addresses the difficulties related to child
drug abuse. It conducts sensitisation of children who are in the street and creates "spaces for
children"; The WHO held from January 30 to February 1, 2007 in Ouesso a workshop on the
establishment of school anti-drug club. On the occasion of the International Day against Drug
Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the Ministry for Health organized in partnership with the WHO
and NGOs, advocacy activities for offenders and police officers, through the AIDS-drug
prevention programme and submitted a draft law against smoking and also revised the
pharmaceutical legislation. Several courses are taught on drugs at the National School of
Police. The establishment of 65 anti drugs clubs respectively by the NGO Club antidrogue et
antisida à l’école (CADASE: 59) with the support of the WHO and the Association Serment
Merveil (6). The NGO Attack against drugs, prostitution and AIDS (Attack3) created a free
sensitisation bulletin "journal Attack3" in which a caricature section highlights the effects of
drug. It also conducts information, education and communication with the support of
UNICEF.
In order to reduce drugs and alcohol youth vulnerability, the government took into account
strategies in the poverty reduction strategy paper, including: (i) strengthening the fight
against trafficking and drug use; (ii) the continuation and completion of the disarmament,
demobilisation and reintegration of war veterans; (iii) the implementation of specific actions
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