Solution to the Illicit Drugs Problem Sample Clauses

Solution to the Illicit Drugs Problem. The internal conflict in Colombia has a long history spanning a number of decades, which predates and has causes other than the appearance of crops used for illicit purposes on a large scale and the production and sale of illicit drug across the country’s territories. The persistence of the crops is in part linked to the existence of conditions of poverty, marginalisation, weak presence of institutions, as well as the existence of criminal organisations dedicated to drug trafficking. In order to contribute to the aim of laying the foundations for the construction of a stable and long- lasting peace it is necessary, inter alia, to find a definitive solution to the problem of illicit drugs, including crops used for illicit purposes and the production and sale of illicit drugs. We aspire to be a country at peace and without the problem of illicit drugs, and we are aware that the achievement of this aim also depends on agreements and definitions with a global scope by all of the states, in particular by those which have been directly or indirectly affected by this transnational problem. On the basis of the foregoing, the National Government and the FARC-EP consider: That many regions and communities across the country, especially those in conditions of poverty and neglect, have been directly affected by the cultivation, production and sale of illicit drugs, leading to a deepening of their marginalisation, inequality, gender-based violence and a lack of development. That the production and sale of illicit drugs and criminal economies have had serious effects on the Colombian people, in both rural and urban areas, impairing their enjoyment and exercise of their rights and liberties, and that women and young people have been particularly affected by these criminal economies. That these phenomena have a severe influence on specific forms of violence that particularly affect women, victims of human trafficking, sexual exploitation and violence resulting from the use of illicit drugs, among others, which requires the training of women in the planning and monitoring of action to combat this kind of violence. That the cultivation, production and sale of illicit drugs have penetrated, fuelled and financed the internal conflict. That institutions at both national and local level have been affected, in their integrity and performarnce, by the corruption associated with drug trafficking. That various sectors of society have been directly or indirectly engaged in the produ...