BMUN LXIX OAS

 Happy Friday, Delegates!  This week, in relation to Topic A, we want you to think about the reality of government corruption within proposing solutions to the War on Drugs:                   In November of 2020, after having been accused of taking several bribes in exchange for protecting drug cartel leaders, the ex-Defense Ministry, General Cienfuegos, had his case of drug charges dropped in an announcement from the United States' Attorney General William Barr based on the justifications of preserving diplomatic relations with Mexico. With that, General Cienfuegos was allowed to return to Mexico where the Mexican government was supposedly going to proceed with an investigation into such claims. This puzzled many, including a previous U.S. attorney in New York that questioned the suspicious actions of the United States raising such a high-profile case against General Cienfuegos, and then dropping such cases only a month ...

   Happy Friday Delegates!  This week we would like you to consider COVID-19s effect on drug use to further your research for topic A, the War on Drugs.  According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, from 2000-2018, drug use increased exponentially greater in developing countries compared to developed countries. Although COVID-19’s effect on illegal drug supply is not certain, rising unemployment and a decrease in opportunities has had serious consequences. Developing countries, and consequently the poorest individuals have been disproportionately affected throughout the pandemic, increasing their vulnerability to drug use, growing and trafficking.  Moreover, normally drug users are already susceptible to extreme risk, yet accompanied by COVID-19, the unsafety of drug use has skyrocketed. Due to COVID-19 regulations, access to drugs have changed and traffickers must now think of other ways to provide them. Additionally, the pandemic has caused a shortage of hig...