Topic: Political Corruption in Latin America
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Delegate Name: Joey Bennett
School: Williamston High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Democratic Republic of the Congo position papers GLIMUN 2018 committees
Throughout Latin American countries you see corruption. The average departmental corruption rate in some countries can range from 11% to 55%. As members of SPECPOL, it is our job to combat corruption and dishonesty in Latin America. We see corruption everywhere from the smallest local governments to the largest national organizations, inside tax collection agencies, the police, and military forces, the natural resource production agencies. As the delegates of SPECPOL, we all need to pitch in and find a resolution before it is too late to fix the corruption in Latin America. The DRC knows very well what corruption can do to any economy. A sweeping majority of the population believes the police and military forces are corrupt. The Congo has tried to combat corruption in these agencies by removing the leaders who support this practice. Inside the tax agencies, there is an astronomically high rate of bribery when big businesses meet tax officials. The natural resource department lacks the transparency needed to conduct a clean and honest business, this makes it particularly easy to get away with shady and dishonest practices. The Congo has a ranking of 102 in the world on the GDP scale. with a GDP of 37.2 billion dollars. There are two million kids in Congo on the verge of starvation. This is what corruption can do to an economy. The Democratic Republic of the Congo wholeheartedly believes in a solution to solve these problems. The DRC does not wish the state of their country on any other nation, this is why the Congolese government would like to suggest two solutions to this committee, one solution the Congo would like to propose to the committee is the countries should implement laws like the Congo’s legal anti-corruption framework. This will criminalize most forms of corruption by public officials, including abuse of office. This will be successful with a rigorous enforcement Another solution to the Democratic Republic of the Congo would like to propose is a mechanism to audit, monitor, and evaluate local and state governments. This will create a checks and balances system for the governments of Latin America.
