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Subject: The Terrorist Act taken on the U.S. Embassy in Rio de Janiero, Brazil
Sponsors: US, Canada, Brazil
Signatories: Paraguay, Barbados

The Organization of American States (OAS),

Alarmed by the terrorist attacks by the Joya del Oeste cartel upon the United States Embassy in Rio de Janiero, Brazil,

Determining that there exists a breach in peace and security as regards to the terrorist attacks by the Joya del Oeste,

Stressing that the matter be considered a law enforcement issue and not a declaration of aggression by any one state upon another, and thus no unilateral or multilateral infringement on an individual country's state sovereignty should be taken,

Respecting the need for all Governments directly and indirectly involved in the capture and prosecution of those perpetrating and financing the attacks on the U.S. Embassy through following the stated commitments of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,

1. Condemns the terrorist attacks on the United States Embassy by Joya Del Oeste cartel in Rio de Janiero, Brazil on May 15, 2010;

2. Declares its solidarity that all Governments of the Organization of American States work in conjunction with one another to bring the terrorist cell and all its conspirators to justice to address the deplorable actions taken on the United States Embassy in Rio de Janiero, Brazil;

3. Reaffirms OAS Member States' commitment to adhere to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in all law enforcement and judicial systems in the process of bringing such deplorable acts to justice.

CODE: OAS/DR/1/2
COMMITTEE: Organization of American States
SPONSORS: Peru, Belize, Colombia, Haiti, Mexico, Venezuela
SIGNATORIES: St. Lucia, Bolivia, The Bahamas, Canada

Combating Drug Related Organized Crime Through Organization

The Organization of American States,

Acknowledging the progress of the Work Program of the Technical Group on Transnational Organized Crime and its efforts to collaborate and voice opinions about organized crime,

Profoundly concerned about the rising rates of crime throughout the Caribbean due to its ideal geographical location as a transit point for drug trafficking,

Noting that the issues surrounding organized crime and specifically drug trafficking affect all countries of the OAS,

Recognizing the efforts of international documents on the topic of organized crime such as United Nations Convention Against Organized Crime that outlines repercussions for organized crime on an international level and defines terms concerning organized crime,

Appreciating the efforts made by the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) to reduce the amount of drug-related crime within the Organization of American States,

Emphasizing the proposed “Planning Conference on Combating Drug Related Organized Crime” that would help states individually organize their efforts to reduce drug related organized crime within their own country by prioritizing actions depending on whether countries are primarily producer, consumer or transit states,

Encourages states to take into consideration the differentiation in the dynamics of
human, weapon and drug trafficking issues may not be uniform within illicit narcotics producer states, consumer states and transit states and this should be considered in any discussion,

1. Requests that the Organization of American States recognize differences in drug-trafficking and related problems depending on location and activities within the state by shifting priorities for combating drug problems according to states primary function in trafficking by the status of the nations defined as:
a. Producer states: states in which illicit substances are agriculturally produced;
b. Consumer states: states in which there is a demand for the illicit substances that are produced within producer states;
c. Transit states: states in which illicit trafficked items are held and moved from a producer state to a consumer state;

2. Suggests that a set of priorities be created for each state depending upon whether the country is defined as either a producer, consumer or transit state in order to increase the effectiveness such as:
a. Increased border control for minimizing the trafficking of illicit substances;
b. Education and awareness of illicit substances;
c. Training for border control officers as well as other policing within nations;
d. Alternative development in order to shift economic dependency of illegal substances;
e. Strengthening policing within nations;

3. Calls upon the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) of the Organization of American States to come together for the purpose of a “Planning Conference on Combating Drug Related Organized Crime” to discuss how individual countries should prioritize different efforts to reduce drug trafficking issues, this conference would focus on the above stated differences in state dynamics (producer, consumer and transit states) as well as geographical position and come up with priorities depending on state’s individual needs, and would attempt to reevaluate the effectiveness of states current efforts to prevent drug trafficking, production and consumption, this conference will serve as an opportunity for countries to improve their individual efforts against drug related organized crime problems, this conference should occur as soon as possible within the next year according to what most appropriately fits into CICAD’s schedule;

4. Suggests that member nations take into consideration their status as producer, consumer or transit states when considering border control in order to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of current border control using the current funding of more developed nations to the OAS and any border control programs within individual nations;

5. Proposes that member states adopt a policy of partnership between border states, or in the Caribbean Islands, those states that there is the largest amount of interaction based on the perspective of those countries, for coordinated endeavors that follow each state’s sovereignty on trafficking issues such as:
a. Military endeavors;
b. Information sharing;
c. Border control;

6. Encourages all countries of the OAS to become party to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime.

OAS/Res/1/1
Organization of American States
Sponsors: Ecuador, Jamaica, Panama, The Bahamas, The Republic of Bolivia
Signatories: Brazil, St. Lucia, Mexico, Paraguay

Combating Organized Crime within the Western Hemisphere

Organization of American States,

Recognizing the importance of the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime (Palermo Convention) as well as the Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of the trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Material,

Taking Note of the different concerns that affect different regions within the Organization of American States (OAS),

Deeply concerned with issues relating to corruption that facilitates organized crime,

Appreciating the efforts of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Bolivian 6- Component Programme has done to create solutions to combat drug trafficking, organized crime, and corruption,

Commending the efforts of the UNODC with the work it has done with the OAS to create a model law on witness protection program in different Latin American countries,

Acknowledging the efforts by the United States of America and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas in joint actions to further combat the illicit drugs trade,

Stressing the importance of financial institutions in the operations of organized drug cartels,

Commending the efforts of the Caribbean Regional Drug Law Enforcement Training Centre (Redtrac) as a regional cooperation agency for the Caribbean states to combat drug trafficking with its efforts to train local police forces,


1. Recommends all OAS Member States to ratify the Palermo Convention and the Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of the trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Material;

2. Calls for the research and survey of the Bolivian 6- Component Programme in conjunction of the UNODC in order to see its effects on combating drug trafficking, organized crime, and corruption and to determine if the programme is successful and efficient at resolving these issues;

3. Recalls that the Bolivian 6- Component Programme contains the following components:

a. Integrated Development;
b. Prevention and Treatment;
c. The Fight Against Organized Crime;
d. Governance and Combating Corruption;
e. Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice;
f. Investigation, Analysis, and Information;

4. Fully Supports the UNDOC calling upon states party to the Palermo Convention to take the measures to protect witnesses who are involved with criminal trials dealing with organized crime, which has collaborated with the OAS to develop a model law for witness protection programs for Latin American countries and has already been implemented in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama, and Panama;

5. Calls for a model of law for witness protection programs to help promote a positive and safe atmosphere for those witnesses being called to testify against people on trial for their association with organized crime;

6. Recommends Operation Casablanca, in conjunction with the United States, as a program to be emulated in regulating financial institutions that may be used by drug cartels for money laundering;

7. Calls for further action to be taken in limiting the ability for drug cartels to use financial centers in all Member States to fund drug cartel activities;

8. Encourages OAS Member States to consider applying the REDTRAC framework in other regional blocs within the Americas to train law enforcement personnel to combat drug trafficking;

9. Requests third countries such as Canada and the United States to help fund an expansion of REDTRAC, until the Caribbean states are able to fully shoulder the financial burdens, in order for the program to accommodate and train more participants to strengthen the effectiveness of the law enforcement efforts to reduce drug trafficking within the Caribbean states;

10. Recommends that a transparency process be implemented for the funding of the expansion of REDTRAC consisting of:

a. bi-annual financial report be compiled for the Donor States funding the expansion of REDTRAC;
b. REDTRAC allowing representatives from the Donor States to audit training sessions;
c. an evaluation to be compiled after a five-year period for Donor States to review the progress of the expansion of REDTRAC and determine whether to continue the funding;

11. Calls upon security forces that receive funding from Donor States to agree and comply with multilateral agreements to investigate and pursue organized crime groups, including but not limited to drug cartels, terrorist groups, mafias, etc;

12. Fully supports OAS states to pursue domestic strategies for combating more recent forms of criminal activities undertaken by organized crime syndicates and terrorist organizations, including but not limited to:

a. cybercrime;
b. environmental crime;
c. counterfeiting;
d. flora and fauna smuggling;
c. express and virtual kidnapping.