Koli Kouame is a former United Nations civil servant from Côte d’Ivoire.
He notably served as the Secretary of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) between 2004 and 2010.
In this position, Mr. Kouame was in charge of the permanent staff in at the INCB in Vienna (Austria) working on the international drug control treaties.
As Chief of the Narcotics Control Unit, Mr. Kouame worked towards maintaining a balance between the licit supply of and demand for opiate raw materials for medical and scientific needs and was instrumental in initiating informal meetings of the Board with the main States importing and producing opiate raw materials.
Mr. Kouame then served as Chief of the Africa and the Middle East Section, Partnership in Development Branch, Division for Operations of the UNODC.