Topic: 2025-Combating Transnational Organized Crime
Country: Sierra Leone
Delegate Name: Sylvia Duncan
Transnational Criminal Organizations
The delegation of Sierra Leone believes that transnational organized crime is dangerous and measures need to be implemented to stop it. Many different traditional organized crimes occur around the world and it’s a problem everywhere that needs to be solved by implementing government policies. Whether it’s drug trafficking, cyber hacking, human trafficking, money laundering, or gambling, all types of organized crimes stir up countries and endanger citizens. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has committed to helping combat transnational organized crime, with more needed to be done to ensure safety in the world.
Sierra Leone has severe cases of human trafficking, gender based violence, and child labor crimes. Many of these crimes involving trafficking are done in groups of 3-4 people. The Sierra Leone government has combacted this by increasing efforts to help the victims of cases of human trafficking by giving them legal counsel and temporary shelters to stay at. The government is currently investigating 34 trafficking cases and offers medical and council support during the tough legal process. Sierra Leone has also created the Anti-Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Act of 2022 which criminalized sex trafficking and labor trafficking as well as prescribed penalties of a minimum of 25 years of imprisonment. In recent years illegal drug trafficking has been on the rise in Sierra Leone and across the world, leaving thousands dead because the drugs contain toxic chemicals . Sierra Leone has done their best to combat this issue by educating the general population about the harmful effects of these illegal drugs as well as seizing large amounts of illegal drugs from dealers. Many more things can be done to stop the illegal dealing of drugs such as increasing the amount of police at the border to make sure there is no drugs passing. In general, Sierra Leone hopes to help other countries to increase efforts to help and support victims of sex trafficking as well as combating the big war against drugs.
Sierra Leone hopes for more regulations that combat human trafficking as well as other transnational crimes that occur globally. Sierra Leone has created two governing bodies to help stop the spread of humaning trafficking. A task force advisory board which works on anti-trafficking policy as well as program monitoring. In addition to, a task force technological committee that coordinates program implementation that helps to report victims identification. The delegation would be happy to share our ideas about how to combat human trafficking and hope to share other useful ideas of how to battle transnational organized crime with the other nations in this committee.
