| 1. The
15th IFNGO ASEAN NGOs Workshop formally adopts
the speech of the Honourable Mr Nohamad Maidin
BPM, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Singapore
Ministry of Home Affairs, at the official opening
ceremony on 23rd
2. Record thanks and appreciation
to the Honourable Minister of State, Ministry
of National Development and Mayor, Central Singapore
District, Mr Heng Chee How for gracing the SANA
Volunteers’Night and the official Farewell Dinner
on 25th November 2005.
3. Grateful thanks and
appreciation is recorded to the Government and
people of the Republic of Singapore and in particular,
SANA Singapore for the gracious and kind hospitality
in hosting the 15th IFNGO ASEAN NGOs Workshop
in Singapore, 22nd – 25th November 2005
4. Recognizing the importance
and efficacy of an integrated, coordinated and
holistic approach to overcome the drug menace
and the incidence of recidivism, IFNGO ASEAN NGOs
are encouraged to work closely and enhance the
partnership with their respective Government and
Community, to implement measures and programmes
in preventive drug education, treatment and rehabilitation,
and aftercare and continued re-integration of
recovering drug users.
5. Recognizing the stigma
and difficulties that ex-offenders, including
recovering drug users, would face in seeking gainful
employment and re-integrating into society, IFNGO
ASEAN NGOs are strongly urged to collaborate with
their Government, Community, and business and
social organizations to adopt and implement measures
and programmes, for example the “Yellow Fibbon
Project” as presented at the 15th IFNGO ASEAN
NGOs Workshop, for the aftercare and betterment
of the welfare of the ex-offenders and their families.
6. Recognizing the role
and importance of involvement by family in the
rehabilitation and the re-integration of drug
users, IFNGO ASEAN NGOs should include families
in their concerns and programmes.
7. The IFNGO ASEAN NGOs
commit to periodic review, update and/or implementation
of innovative and effective programmes in preventive
drug education, treatment and rehabilitation and
aftercare and continued re-integration in perspective
against overall efficiency and effectiveness of
existing programmes, and share their experiences
in these areas at the Workshop.
8. The IFNGO ASEAN NGOs
to consider the proposal of holding the ASEAN
Workshop on a biennial basis rather than annually.
With the proposed system, the IFNGO ASEAN NGOs
Workshop will alternate with the IFNGO International
Conference, and there will be at least one IFNGO
meeting held each year.
9. The IFNGO ASEAN NGOs
to consider the proposal of changing the current
hospitality system to one where the host NGO takes
care of the conference and related expenses, and
for all the participants to pay for their own
accommodation and the conference fee as is presently
done in the case of the IFNGO International Conference
that is held biennially.
10. Record thanks and appreciation
to NGO ANCC NCSW Thailand, ASPAC NGO and ONCB
Thailand for jointly agreeing to host and organize
the 16th IFNGO ASEAN NGOs Workshop in Thailand
in November 2006.
11. Record thanks and appreciation
to NGO ANCC NCSW Thailand, ASPAC NGO Thailand
for jointly agreeing to host and organize the
16th IFNGO ASEAN NGOs Workshop in Thailand in
November 2006.
12. Record appreciation
to BASMIDA Brunei Darussalam for offering to host
and organize the 17th IFNGO ASEAN NGOs Workshop
in the year 2007 and the 23rd IFNGO International
Conference in Brunei Darussalam in the year 2009.
13. Reiterate IFNGO ASEAN
NGOs strong support of OFAP (Organizacao das Familias
da Asia e do Pacifico) Macau, SAR China’s offer
to host and organize the 22nd IFNGO International
Conference in the year 2007.
14. Record thanks and appreciation
to BERSAMA Indonesia for agreeing to explore the
possibility of hosting the 18th IFNGO ASEAN NGOs
Workshop in Indonesia in the year 2008.
15. Record sincere congratulations
to Chairman of NATReSA Mauritius, Mr Marie Jean
Michel Gerard LESAGE on his unanimous election
as president IFNGO 2005-2007 at IFNGO’s Extra-ordinary
General Meeting held in Singapore on 23rd November
2005.
16. The meeting also recorded
hearty congratulations to Mr Marie Jean Michel
Gerard LESAGE on assuming the office of President
of AFROCAD-African Cities Against Drug Abuse.
17. IFNGO ASEAN NGOs Workshop
are urged to consider including alcohol abuse
and its harmful effects in its future deliberation. |
