UNTOC
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
President: Paulina de la Victoria Patiño
Chair: Yazid Reyes Oliveros, Daniela Gómez Bazaldua, Santiago López Rosas, Andrea Meza Hernández, Sofía López Rodríguez.
Topic A) Measures to regulate and eliminate the trafficking routes and production of synthetic drugs in laboratories, with emphasis on the fabrication of methamphetamines and cultivation of opium in the Golden Triangle in Asia
Topic B) Strategies to cease the trafficking and smuggling of firearms across the border states between the nations that compose the Sahel region in Africa due to the presence of several organized crime groups and lack of governance
Background and faculties
Formed on November 15, 2000, after the General Assembly’s resolution 55/25, the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) is the main international instrument to prevent and fight against transnational organized crime. It entered in force on September 29, 2003, and it is integrated by 192 Parties that reunite every two years. The objective of the Convention is to prevent and combat organized crime, so as to provide the necessary tools and strategies that enhance international cooperation to reduce criminal conduct, illicit activities and trafficking across borders. Its objective relies on three protocols focused on specific areas of organized crime: Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children; Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air; and Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, their Parts and Components and Ammunition.
The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime ensures to achieve its objectives through different actions such as:
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Create, adopt and update legal frameworks for extradition and criminal offenses to promote law enforcement;
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Strengthen international cooperation by implementing policies and strategies to enhance the authorities and work groups of the Member States;
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Investigate, collect and provide information through reports and publications of specialized organs such as the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime to address the emerging forms of organized crime;
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Facilitate and offer practical training and technical assistance to victims to increase awareness and understanding of the matter;
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Implement protective measures and provisions with trained units to execute coordinated efforts in crucial borderline points to ensure security and control across borders;
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Create programs by Member Parties to review and observe ongoing processes to establish their effectiveness, analyze and identify areas of improvement;
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Punish crimes and confiscate any instrument, equipment or device that contributes to the trafficking of people, trafficking of firearms or any other kind of illegal case.