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Position Paper for the 2019 ESOMAS Summit of the Americas I. General Statement The delegation of The Republic of Honduras would like to welcome all the member states of the Organization of American States (OAS) in this year’s Summit of the Americas. The Republic of Honduras is committed to improving cooperation on border security and regional stability across all the OAS through cooperative means. The Delegation of Honduras supports the OAS goal “to strengthen the peace and security of the continent” as stated in the OAS Charter, Article 2.The Republic of Honduras is honored to have this opportunity to participate in this year’s Summit of the Americas. The Republic of Honduras acknowledges the importance of the Organization of American States (OAS) through cooperative diplomatic efforts to improve on limiting the amount of corruption across the OAS. During this Summit, the Republic of Honduras looks forward to the progress and communication with the fellow member states, which hopefully work together as a unit to improve the integrity and diplomacy across our great nations. Reflecting on recent years, the OAS has proved to the member states that these Summits work, and they provide a sense of teamwork with member states to work towards a common goal with one another. With the hope of limiting corruption, The Republic of Honduras likes to reflect on templates such as The Mission to Support the Fight against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras (MACCIH), in that the suppression of corruption and the promotion of the law will serve to strengthen the future of Honduras. The corruption from some in government that Position Paper, Page Two President Juan Orlando Hernandez has had to remedy shows the commitment of the President to root out corruption. The Mission to Support the Fight against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras (MACCIH) has demonstrated Honduras’ good faith efforts and its dedication to ensuring a better future for all its citizens. We wish to close with expressing the upmost respect for the topics chosen for this year’s Summit, for which the Republic of Honduras will work diligently to address. The Republic of Honduras continues to put forth the effort to ensure its citizens are not cheated of fundamental rights, but acknowledges that it would not be possible without the help of the OAS. II. Particular Statements Committee: General Committee (GC) The Republic of Honduras strongly believes that ensuring fair and transparent campaigns and elections should be a top priority, in that it is key to the combating of corruption. Not only that, the spirit of democracy necessitates the rooting out of corruption, which could be argued as the number one cause that countries fail and do not flourish as they should. The Organization of American States (OAS) has shown that the issue of corruption will not be tolerated as reflected in the past. The Republic of Honduras is proud to be the frontrunner in the OAS’ Mission to Support the Fight Against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras, in which just this one document has helped Honduran authorities prosecute “12 corruption cases against business and public officials” as reported in Americas Quarterly by Cecilia Tornahghi. Position Paper, Page Three President Juan Hernandez has announced that the “Special Commission for Police Reform Restructuring” would be extended, according to World Report (2019). With this effort, thousands of police officers involved with corruption have been removed along with more than “1,300 case files removed for further investigation into alleged criminal activities” (World Report 2019). Despite heavy criticism, The Republic of Honduras has shown that under President Hernandez, there has been a serious crackdown on corruption and a pivot towards reform. These are positive developments towards the future of the Hernandez administration and all of Honduras. The Republic of Honduras is proud to discuss issues regarding corruption, given that The Republic has experienced its negative effects firsthand. Nicaragua has shown a plan to reduce impunity, and is willing to cooperate with sister states to provide a better future for the Americas. B: Committee: Executive Secretariat for Integral Development (SEDI)?????????? The Republic of Honduras affirms that some of the important and current issues in the Organization of American States (OAS) include ensuring fair elections, abating gang activity and lowering crime in young adults and teenagers. There have already been programs in place to try to ensure youth participation in the government, such as Honduras Joven, which is our national youth program that has helped us to establish trust within our young voters. This in turn makes the OAS better as a whole. Nonetheless, The Republic of Honduras and President Juan Orlando Hernandez continue our dedication to empower youth involvement in politics by supporting the goals of the Executive Secretariat for Integral Development (SEDI) to educate our youth in politics on an even more comprehensive level. The Republic of Honduras understands that encouraging more of our future leaders will take Position Paper, Page Four consistent effort and will support methods that will ensure political education in hopes of encouraging a better lifestyle for our displaced youth. Through OAS, The Republic of Honduras will make sure to comply with resolutions that will aid in an upward trend of voting among young adults and in turn, will diminish illegal activity within our youth. According to the Human Rights Watch, “The Mission to Support the Fight against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras (MACCIH), established in 2016 through an agreement between the government and the Organization of American States (OAS), advanced investigations in a number of cases regarding corruption by senior officials” (Human Rights Watch, 2018). It is still important to focus on some of the issues that could help us continue an even more positive impact on our country. It has been suggested that The Republic of Honduras struggles with issues of corruption. In order to lay these rumors to rest, we believe that establishing and promoting more engagement within our youth will aid us in two different areas: a greater trust in our government and a decrease in gang activity that is happening among youth. We believe that crime activity could possibly stem from the assumption that such activity is the only way to get out of an unfortunate lifestyle. By showing our future leaders that voting and engaging in politics can make a change, it is our hope that it will create a brighter future for The Republic of Honduras. The resolutions we have proposed to the OAS will be funded by the Republic of Honduras. These include the following objectives: to incorporate more government and political science classes in Honduran schools, to garner more interest in the government of Honduras, and to help youth understand current political events. Finally, our objective is to make elections and campaigns more visible to audiences, with the hope that this will aid in strengthening our sense of democracy. Since there has been corruption in the past, it Position Paper, Page Five has created a disconnect between the people and the government. To rectify this, we must make sure more legislative actions and successes are being reported in the news.C: Committee: Secretariat for Multidimensional Security (SMS)The Republic of Honduras affirms that the growing number of incarceration rates and high rates of gang development are critical to the well-being of the member states of the Organization of American States (OAS). The Republic of Honduras supports the goals of the Secretariat for Multidimensional Security (SMS) since it will further bring peace and safety to all member states. SMS is going to support resolutions on how the OAS may help the Republic of Honduras provide a safer environment. President Hernandez has shown his commitment to criminal justice reform and reducing crime rates by initiating and passing article 184 of the Honduran Criminal Code, which states that all people must be put on mandatory pretrial detention. Due to the overwhelming success of this law, incarceration rates have risen and in some cases have led to prison overcrowding. Honduras supports proposals to address this challenge, as most recent research shows how overcrowding in prisons causes there to be a hostile environment that could promote violence. By detaining potentially violent criminals, Honduras has shown its willingness to fight violent crime. The resolution for the overcrowding in some prisons would be to build more prisons or to build detention centers where those with lesser charges are to be placed. Another resolution to growing incarceration rates would be to make detention centers where the justice system is able to keep track of those who have had a trial separate from those who have not. A resolution for gang development in the Republic of Honduras would be to provide a community center that allows children to feel like they are safe and that they can do great things with their lives. Most of the gang members are inducted at a Position Paper, Page Sixyoung age, and most regret it when they grow up and end up in prison. These resolutions would be funded by the Republic of Honduras by raising prices on exports. The excess profit will be used to contribute to the new centers and detention centers. Another way these resolutions could be funded is by adjusting the government spending budget; a considerable portion of the budget is spent on our military, yet spending can be reduced if the OAS member states agree to help with military security.?The Republic of Honduras has a need for border security and regional stability to eliminate certain challenges within the country. The issue of instability could become a major issue across Honduras and threatens to increase violence. According to the World Atlas, the Republic of Honduras has struggled with high murder rates, with most of those numbers coming from firearm related deaths. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), countries that experience more violent crimes than other counties are those that have a large gap between the wealthy and poor society. The World Bank reports that in 2013, 64.5% of Hondurans were living in poverty and 15.7% of money in the Republic of Honduras came from the United States from migrants sending money. In Honduras, human smuggling can be a challenge, due to some people wanting to migrate out of the Republic of Honduras. President Juan Orlando Hernandez has shown his love for the people of Honduras, and his commitment to fighting for its people to live in dignity. The delegation of Honduras will continue to fight for border security and to provide stability among the OAS member states.References Americas Quarterly. 2019. “AQ Top 5 Anti-Corruption Figures: Luiz Antonio Marrey.” Americas Quarterly, July 22, 2019. Quarterly. 2019. “Fighting Corruption: What Works/What Doesn't.” Americas Quarterly, July 22, 2019. .“Honduras Corruption Rank.” Honduras Corruption Rank | 2019 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast | News.. . 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(October 19, 2019)OEA. “OEA - Organización De Los?Estados?Americanos:?Democracia?Para La Paz, La Seguridad y El Desarrollo.”?OAS, 1 Aug. 2009,?es/acerca/offices_news.asp?sCode=HON.?Postema,?Mirte, et al. “Honduras.”?Human Rights Watch,?americas/honduras.???????????????????????????????????????????????????????Pachico, Elyssa. 2016. “The Problem?With?Counting Gang Members in Honduras.”?InSight?Crime, 17 Feb. 2016,?news/analysis/the-problem-with-counting-gang-members-in-honduras/.?Palmero, Nan. “Honduras.” OEC. Accessed October 24, 2019. , Patricio. “The Cost of Systemic Corruption in Honduras: Migration North.”?Global Americans, 23 Apr. 2019, 2019/04/the-cost-of-systemic-corruption-in-honduras-migration-north/.?Rawley, Alex. 2017. “Overcrowding, Abuse, and Neglect: The Reality of Honduran Prisons.”?COHA, 8 June 2017,?overcrowding-abuse-and-neglect-the-reality-of-honduran-prisons/.?Roth, Kenneth. 2019. “World Report 2019: Rights Trends in Honduras.” Human Rights Watch, January 17, 2019. 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