· Chair: Diana González Martínez
· Moderator: Ramón Cruz Camarillo Rojas
Topics:
• a. Measures to counter drug cartels around the world
• b. Preventive actions against drug consume.
Dear Delegates:
For me it is a pleasure to be in charge of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs Committee on our PAZMUN model in 2012.
Since I was in my first grade in high school, me and my classmates begun the practice of this type of UN models, just like you are now. Someones were better than others, but some were outstanding with the ability to speak quickly and clear as to feel confident in front of a bigger number of people but they still made the effort to implement this model with satisfaction, commitment and responsibility.
For all the secretariat today, it is being fascinating, funny and above a big engagement to take the organization, planning and discussions to finally culminate into this model to be interesting and attractive to every one of you, the delegates, with whom without we would not be able to achieve our main objective. Because each one of us formed a work team in which we are faced with problems, which will be presented during these months of hard work also we will be giving our best to have the satisfaction that once again our model could be a success, likewise accept and enjoy the accomplishments that any one of us could ever have had.
Having the mind with positive thoughts, positive attitude and cooperation, to be proud of everyday's work to have useful model.
Being separated into different committees doesn’t mean that we are not a big work team, which starts from administrators, teachers and students that each of us will give something to the model and also need support, understanding and cooperation.
Luck is the only thing left to say, feel confident, defend your points of view and especially take the advantage of every quality that you have to lead a discussion with perfect results.
A UN model formed by excellent delegates. Good luck!!!
Sincerely,
President of Commission on Narcotic Drugs PAZMUN 2012
Angelica Monserrat Arratia.
Position: Chair
Name: Diana González Martínez
Favorite subject: Artes Visuales
Hobbies:
· Go out with friends.
· Listen to music
· Make hand crafts.
Committee: Narcotic Drugs
Position: Moderator
Name: Ramón Cruz-Camarillo Rojas
Favorite subject: History because I like to learn and know what happened years before we even existed.
Hobbies: Read, play videogames, Football.
Something I think others haven´t done: stay awake during 25 hours
United Nation Office on Narcotic Drugs ( CND )
MISSION:
UNODC mission is to combat the threats posed by drugs, crime and terrorism, helping States achieve substantial reductions in drug supply and demand and assisting countries in forging new partnerships for tackling important issues such as money-laundering, smuggling of migrants and trafficking in human beings.
UNODC is a organization fighting against illicit drugs and international crime. Established in 1997 between an agreement with the United Nations Drug Control Programme and the Centre for International Crime Prevention.
This committee is in all the regions over the world working with an extensive network of field offices.
This committee is in all the regions over the world working with an extensive network of field offices.
Pillars of the work UNODC programme :
· Enhance the capacity of Member States to counteract illicit drugs, crime and terrorism.
· Research and analytical work to increase knowledge and understanding of the bad use of drugs and crime issues.
· The development of domestic legislation on drugs, crime and terrorism, and the provision substantive services to the treaty-based and governing bodies.
It makes big efforts to integrate and mainstream the gender perspective, particularly in its projects for the provision of alternative livelihoods, as well as those against human trafficking.
On 26 June every year, UNODC marks the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. In 2009, the campaign theme is "Do drugs control your life? "
On 9 December every year, UNODC commemorates the International Anti-Corruption Day. The current theme is "Corruption. Your 'No' Counts".
UNODC can help in the following areas:
Organized crime and trafficking : UNODC helps Governments react to the instability and insecurity caused by crimes like the smuggling of illicit drugs, weapons, natural resources, counterfeit goods and human beings between countries and continents.
Corruption: Impediment to economic and social development. UNODC partners with the public and private sectors, as well as civil society, to control corrupt individuals that have been on government, national borders and trading channels.
Crime prevention and criminal justice reform : Promotes the use of training manuals and the adoption of codes of conduct and standards also norms that aim to guarantee that the accused, the guilty and the victims can all rely on a criminal justice system that is fair and grounded on human rights values.
Drug abuse prevention and health: Through educational campaigns and by basing its approach on scientific findings, UNODC tries to convince youth not to use illicit drugs, drug-dependent people to seek treatment and Governments to see drug use as a health problem, not a crime.
Terrorism prevention: UNODC is moving towards a more programmatic approach that involves in developing long-term, customized assistance to entities involved in investigating and adjudicating cases linked to terrorism.
Topic A: measures to counter drug cartels around the world
The uses of drugs have ever existed. Many cultures over the world, years before the technology develop, society take importance and government be clear, different type of plants were used it like medicine to cure diseases.
With the pass of the years the human began to create substances with this kind of plants that affect the human body, obviously the excess with this type of substance will cause deaths, and many brain diseases. Drugs consumption began to increase in the 60´s and 80´s, thanks of the music develop and the society started giving importance , because of that, Latin America has become a drug´s consume region due to the number of routes of drugs between this countries.
The traffic of drugs is recognized as the action of promote and facilitate the illicit substances consumption that are addictive for humans. There are 3 kinds of traffic of drugs: maritime, air and land traffic.
The drugs cartels have increase in the last 10 years. The countries that have more problems with these are: Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Afghanistan and Pakistan, U.S., Afghanistan, Italy, UK, etc.
Napolitano Insists Mexico Drug War Not a Failure
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano defended hard-line US drug policies and Washington's approach to prohibition-related violence in Mexico Monday even as Central American leaders prepare to discuss decriminalizing or legalizing the drug trade. Napolitano spoke in Mexico City, on the eve of a trip to Guatemala, where President Otto Perez Molina has recently led the call for a new model.
Napolitano signaled continued support for Mexican President Felipe Calderon, who called out the army to fight the cartels in December 2006. Since then, despite numerous arrests or killings of major cartel figures, the trade continues seemingly untouched, and the death toll has climbed to more than 50,000.
In recent years, under pressure in Mexico, the cartels have also pushed into Central America, causing upticks in violence and increased trafficking activity throughout the isthmus.
"I would not agree with the premise that the drug war is a failure," Napolitano said in remarks reported by Reuters, among others. "It is a continuing effort to keep our peoples from becoming addicted to dangerous drugs."
Napolitano compared the so far fruitless hunt for Sinaloa cartel head Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the search for Osama bin Laden. She said Mexico and the US would persevere until they got their man.
"It took us 10 years to find Osama bin Laden and we found him, and you know what happened there," Napolitano said. "This has to be handled in a somewhat different way. It's a different type of crime and it's a different type of plague, but that's also why it is so important that we act not only bi-nationally, but in a regional way, to go after the supply of illegal narcotics," she noted.
Guatemala's Perez has a different idea. He wants a regional debate on drug policy, including discussion of legalization and decriminalization, and it looks like he will get his wish at a Central American summit in April.
In recent years, under pressure in Mexico, the cartels have also pushed into Central America, causing upticks in violence and increased trafficking activity throughout the isthmus.
"I would not agree with the premise that the drug war is a failure," Napolitano said in remarks reported by Reuters, among others. "It is a continuing effort to keep our peoples from becoming addicted to dangerous drugs."
Napolitano compared the so far fruitless hunt for Sinaloa cartel head Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the search for Osama bin Laden. She said Mexico and the US would persevere until they got their man.
"It took us 10 years to find Osama bin Laden and we found him, and you know what happened there," Napolitano said. "This has to be handled in a somewhat different way. It's a different type of crime and it's a different type of plague, but that's also why it is so important that we act not only bi-nationally, but in a regional way, to go after the supply of illegal narcotics," she noted.
Guatemala's Perez has a different idea. He wants a regional debate on drug policy, including discussion of legalization and decriminalization, and it looks like he will get his wish at a Central American summit in April.
TOPIC B: Preventive actions against drug consume
The prevention of drug consume had been by programmes with an effective results when they respond to the needs of a community, involve all the relevant sectors and are based on scientific evidence; effective programmes should also incorporate strong monitoring and evaluation components.
It has been shown that, for every dollar spent, good programmes for the prevention of drug use among youth can save up to 10 dollars! UNODC has been working for many years to identify good practices with the help of youth and community-based organizations through two major projects, the Global Youth Network against Drug Abuse and the Global Initiative on Primary Prevention of Substance Abuse. With the help of other experts (academics, practitioners and representatives of U. N. agencies), we have identified what works and what does not work in different prevention settings.
Some countries that are involved are:
United States: Showing interest and efforts to counter illegal drugs. The government that launched the war on drugs by significantly increasing the budget and bringing in other agencies to help in the drug enforcement.
Colombia: Efforts against the cartel bases operating in here, thinking these efforts would defeat the growing drug problem.
Peru and Bolivia: Had a big problem with the drug´s cartels they are making strategies called for increased drug enforcement efforts against this countries.
Mexico: Cartels that the army was send to fight that despite numerous arrests or killings of major cartel figures
If only marijuana was legalized, drug traffickers would continue to traffic in heroin and cocaine. In either case, traffic-related violence would not be ended by legalization.
If only marijuana, cocaine, and heroin were legalized, there would still be a market for PCP and methamphetamine. Where do legalizers want to draw the line? Or do they support legalizing all drugs, no matter how addictive and dangerous?
In addition, any government agency assigned to distribute drugs under a legalization scenario would, for safety purposes, most likely not distribute the most potent drug. The drugs may also be more expensive because of bureaucratic costs of operating such a distribution system. Therefore, until 100 percent pure drugs are given away to anyone, at any age, a black market will remain.
According to the 1999 Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) study, more than half of arrestees for violent crimes test positive for drugs at the time of their arrest.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Stop the drugs wars. “Napolitano insists Mexico drugs not a failiure”. 2012. http://stopthedrugwar.org/topics/drug_war_issues/source_countries/mexican_drug_war. 28/February/2012
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Anonymous. “Crime, Violence, and Drug Use Go Hand-In-Hand”. 2009. http://www.justice.gov/dea/demand/speakout/07so.htm. 27/ February / 2012
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