Topic: Drug Cartels and Organized Crime
Country: Malaysia
Delegate Name: Arthur Woodworth
School: Kalamazoo Central High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Malaysia position papers GLIMUN 2015 committees
The issue of illicit drug trafficking is a very serious issue, and one that Malaysia has taken strong actions to prevent. It is an international issue, being the world's largest illicit commodity market, and thus infringes upon national sovereignty due to the international nature of many crime organizations. As such, in order to interdict upon the illicit trade of narcotic drugs, international steps must be taken to minimize the influence of these criminals, such as pushing for harsher punishment of drug smuggling and drug manufacture in member states.
The Security Council does not have many tools to deal with this issue directly, so it must encourage full cooperation of the member states in this situation. In addition, certain aspects of the issue of drug trafficking are perhaps better suited to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, such as drug prevention and organized crime issues. Issues of corruption must also be addressed, as governmental officials are sometimes found to be involved in organized crime, and sometimes allow illicit drugs to pass through regulations, whether for personal gain, or to avoid punishment by organized crime syndicates.
Malaysia encourages its fellow member states of the United Nations to continue towards the goal of ridding our countries of illicit narcotic drugs, and is opposed to measures seeking to decriminalize such drug use, as such drugs are harmful to society and the health of the citizenry. Malaysia hopes to be able to negotiate measures to ensure that illicit drug trafficking is heavily impeded, while protecting national sovereignty.
