Topic: Political Corruption in Latin America
Country: Sweden
Delegate Name: Paul Janes
School: East Grand Rapids High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Sweden position papers GLIMUN 2018 committees
Corruption is a problem any government has to be wary of. In Sweden preventing corruption is a point of emphasis when making new laws. This can be shown by Sweden being ranked the 6th least corrupt country in the world. However that isn’t the same for South American countries, with many of them being some of the most corrupt countries in the world. Sweden frowns upon the governments for allowing corruption to the extent that these South American countries have. Specifically Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Guatemala, which according to the 2017 Corruption Perceptions Index are 169th, 151st, and 143rd respectably. However those 3 countries aren’t the only ones who have been plagued with corruption, which is why this topic is so important. Sweden thinks that this topic is extremely important as it not only affects the governments, but as a result it affects the people living in those countries. Because of this Sweden urges the committee to find a solution that isn’t tailored to specific countries, but a solution that all member nations could implement if there was suspected corruption. This could be achieved through a multitude of methods, however it is imperative that all countries agree on the method. In addition it is important that a 3rd party investigates the corruption within suspected countries, but only if that country agrees to the investigation. Sweden is looking forward to see what ideas other countries present to the committee, and is hoping that the committee as a whole can agree on a solution to stop corruption.
