MeDSeC VII Specialized Agencies

In order to reduce the burden on our staff, our Specialized Agency committees reuse old background guides. To supplement the information in the background guide, we provide brief 1-page update papers.

The Organization of American States

Topic A: The Creation of a Sustainable Tourism Program in the Caribbean

Topic B: Drug Trafficking

Member Countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas,
Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico,
Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela

Topic A Background Guide

Topic A Primary Sources

Topic A Update Paper

Topic B Background Guide

Topic B Primary Sources

Topic B Update Paper

Useful Links:
What’s The Future Of Sustainability In Tourism? Here’s Anguilla’s Answer--Forbes
Caribbean Islands - Threats--CEPF
The tech bros selling drugs by drone--The Economist
Designation of International Cartels--The U.S. Department of State
How US military action against drug cartels in Mexico could unfold--The Atlantic Council
Making Synthetic Drugs: A Primer*--InSight Crime
Reporter's notebook: 8 theories why fentanyl deaths are plummeting--NPR