10+Ukraine

__**Brief Background of the Topic:**__
Drug trafficking is dated back in the 1800's, and rose significantly in the 1960's. As the 1960's progressed, crime and drug trafficking were linked and became the same issue, and acts were passed to prevent drug abuse. Drug trafficking is an exchange of illegal drugs, producing and manufacturing them, and using these drugs. Drug trafficking is a huge problem in the United Nations because it is linked to terrorism. Drug trafficking is linked to terrorism because it is funding terrorist groups to carry out attacks.

__**UN Involvement:**__
The United Nations involvement for Ukraine has created a state law enforcement that demonstrates the increase in dynamics of drug related crimes, exceeding 64,000 alone in 2006; and is trying to stop this issue. UN Ukraine's opinion on this issue is that it is killing their country and over 116,00 were involved with drug problems in 2007. They have created organizations such as the UNODC (United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention) and the UNDP (United Nations Development Program). In addition, the United Nations has also discussed that drug trafficking has become a negative outcome for all countries.

__**Country Policy and Involvement:**__
Ukraine's involvement with this issue has become more productive over the years. They have intertwined with the UNDP in solving problems for drug trafficking. In addition, this project (drug policy development) involves aiming at improving of the national and legal and institutional framework, as well as focusing on the adoption of comprehensive national drug legislation. Ukraine has also set an objective to reinforce the law enforcement agencies' drug intelligence capacity in order to improve their investigative capacity. Lastly, Israel and Ukraine created an agreement of cooperation in the field of drug trafficking and crime prevention, which was composed in 1994.

__**Solutions:**__
As if today, the average drug users in Ukraine are declining. Their resolutions are working and and coming to a denouement. Ukraine's solutions included higher punishment of drug trafficking, drug abuse, and drug commercializing. In addition, Ukraine has joined the UNDP for help, and has instigated further investigation into drug trafficking. Ukraine also has several ideas to prevent drug trafficking. For instance, the UN could create a network called the DTN (Drug Trafficking Network) for all countries to state their problems and possible resolutions. This will echo throughout the world and conflicts could be easily resolved.