The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) Jose Miguel Insulza, on Tuesday attended the meeting of G-8 in Paris, which was invited to speak about the situation safety and impact of organized crime in the region.
In its report, Insulza said the drug problem in the Americas is part of "a broader phenomenon of crime and violence is no longer possible to distinguish individual agents, and stressed the need for coordinated action to allow exchange of experiences to meet the criteria adopted phenomenon altogether.
While highlighting the achievements made by the OAS in this field which make it a "strategic player" in the fight against these scourges.
Speaking at the Ministerial Conference on the Transatlantic traffic of cocaine, which takes place on 9 and May 10, 2011 in Paris (France), and attended by the Ministers of Interior of the agency, the Secretary General Insulza said "same criminal gangs in our region are key players in drug trafficking, are also responsible for trafficking in arms and persons, money laundering, kidnappings and murders."
said that in this situation, it is essential follow up on commitments made by States in the American system, promote cooperation between the governments of the region and promote collaboration with other agencies and international organizations, he said.
"As the lead regional organization for the Western Hemisphere, the OAS is based, technical secretariat or coordinator of the most important political and technical forums hemispheric security," said the Head of the hemispheric organization. Among them
Tracking Mechanism of the Convention against Corruption, the Monitoring Mechanism of the Inter- Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women, the Convention against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives and Other Related Materials; the Hemispheric Plan Against Organized Transnational Crime, the Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism of Inter-American Drug Abuse Control, the Working Group to Prepare the Regional Strategy for the Promotion of Inter-American Cooperation in Dealing with Criminal Gangs, the Technical Group on Transnational Organized Crime, the Meeting of National Authorities of Trafficking in Persons, the Meeting of Officials Responsible for Penitentiary and Prison Policies, the meeting of forensic specialists, and the Group of Experts on Demand Reduction, Drug, Money Laundering, Maritime Traffic and Precursor Chemicals.
stressed that the problem of drugs, crime and violence directly affect the physical integrity, health, peace and property of people, and important areas of the economy of countries.
"Crime and violence kill in Latin America and the Caribbean, more people than AIDS or any other known epidemic and destroy more homes than any economic crisis we have suffered," he said.
argued that these reasons, it is necessary to continue the partnership between the States of the region and collaboration with other agencies and subregional organizations.
Among the efforts that have borne fruit so far highlighted the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (CEJA), which was created by the meetings of Ministers of Justice or other Ministers or Attorneys General of the Americas (REMJA) and seeks to improve the standards for legal expenses, the Group Assistance and Extradition, which has formulated guidelines for best practices in criminal assistance, the Network in Criminal Matters, which seeks to facilitate the efficient cooperation between authorities, the Crime Group Cyber performing regional training workshops to prevent and detect this crime, the Meeting of Officials Responsible for Penitentiary and Prison Policies, which has made important recommendations on the rights applicable to persons deprived of liberty, and the initiation of a pilot project to create American Network of Legal Cooperation in family law and children.
In its report, Insulza said the drug problem in the Americas is part of "a broader phenomenon of crime and violence is no longer possible to distinguish individual agents, and stressed the need for coordinated action to allow exchange of experiences to meet the criteria adopted phenomenon altogether.
While highlighting the achievements made by the OAS in this field which make it a "strategic player" in the fight against these scourges.
Speaking at the Ministerial Conference on the Transatlantic traffic of cocaine, which takes place on 9 and May 10, 2011 in Paris (France), and attended by the Ministers of Interior of the agency, the Secretary General Insulza said "same criminal gangs in our region are key players in drug trafficking, are also responsible for trafficking in arms and persons, money laundering, kidnappings and murders."
said that in this situation, it is essential follow up on commitments made by States in the American system, promote cooperation between the governments of the region and promote collaboration with other agencies and international organizations, he said.
"As the lead regional organization for the Western Hemisphere, the OAS is based, technical secretariat or coordinator of the most important political and technical forums hemispheric security," said the Head of the hemispheric organization. Among them
Tracking Mechanism of the Convention against Corruption, the Monitoring Mechanism of the Inter- Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women, the Convention against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives and Other Related Materials; the Hemispheric Plan Against Organized Transnational Crime, the Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism of Inter-American Drug Abuse Control, the Working Group to Prepare the Regional Strategy for the Promotion of Inter-American Cooperation in Dealing with Criminal Gangs, the Technical Group on Transnational Organized Crime, the Meeting of National Authorities of Trafficking in Persons, the Meeting of Officials Responsible for Penitentiary and Prison Policies, the meeting of forensic specialists, and the Group of Experts on Demand Reduction, Drug, Money Laundering, Maritime Traffic and Precursor Chemicals.
stressed that the problem of drugs, crime and violence directly affect the physical integrity, health, peace and property of people, and important areas of the economy of countries.
"Crime and violence kill in Latin America and the Caribbean, more people than AIDS or any other known epidemic and destroy more homes than any economic crisis we have suffered," he said.
argued that these reasons, it is necessary to continue the partnership between the States of the region and collaboration with other agencies and subregional organizations.
Among the efforts that have borne fruit so far highlighted the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (CEJA), which was created by the meetings of Ministers of Justice or other Ministers or Attorneys General of the Americas (REMJA) and seeks to improve the standards for legal expenses, the Group Assistance and Extradition, which has formulated guidelines for best practices in criminal assistance, the Network in Criminal Matters, which seeks to facilitate the efficient cooperation between authorities, the Crime Group Cyber performing regional training workshops to prevent and detect this crime, the Meeting of Officials Responsible for Penitentiary and Prison Policies, which has made important recommendations on the rights applicable to persons deprived of liberty, and the initiation of a pilot project to create American Network of Legal Cooperation in family law and children.
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