Speeches

1) The republic of south Sudan believes that the issue of Narco-terrorism stems from the base
cause that is drug trafficking and that, in order to solve the issue of Narco-terrorism, we must
first address the ineffective drug control policy that has been laid down. Over the years, we have
seen that the policy that has been laid down by the international community has focused on
suppressing the supply and criminalizing the use of illicit drugs. However, drug trafficking has
only increased since then and it is about time that we look for a viable solution based on these
changing requirements. South Sudan believes that the United Nations and 1st world countries
should work together with 3rd world countries in order to help address not only the issue of drug
trafficking and manufacture, but to help these countries’ people and governments understand
the active harms of being involved in the drug industry, in order for them to provide their full
cooperation.

2) The republic of south Sudan believes that drug trafficking through West Africa, from South
America is having a destabilizing impact on security and development in West Africa. According
to Antonio Maria Costa, the then Executive Director of United Nations office on Drugs and
Crime, "drug cartels buy more than real estate, banks and businesses; they buy elections,
candidates and parties. In a word they buy power". In 2008, it was estimated that around 50
tons of cocaine from the Andean countries were transiting West Africa every year. Those
figures have since gone up, with Africa now also getting involved a lot more in the
manufacture of illicit drugs. This process promotes the culture of corruption, which in turn
makes foreign investment a lot harder to come by there, which causes legal businesses
to have a much harder time functioning, especially considering how a lot of wealth is
concentrated in the hands of a few people. In order to make sure that African countries
understand the need of tackling these issues, as well as ensuring they have the power to
do so, South Sudan would like the committee to look into the idea of UN intervention.