[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 62 (Tuesday, May 8, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E759-E760]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  WORLD COMMUNITY NOT DOING ENOUGH ABOUT GLOBAL ILLICIT DRUG CHALLENGE

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                        HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 8, 2001

  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, the worldwide profits from the illicit drug 
trade by some estimates, including the United Nations Drug Control 
Program (UNDCP), exceed $400 billion dollars annually. In our nation 
alone, the annual societal costs from illicit drugs exceed $100 billion 
dollars, and continue to wreck havoc and destruction on our families 
and communities.
  The UNDCP is often the only entity from the world community in 
certain nations and regions around the globe, like Afghanistan, where 
we can help address the threat from illicit drugs. We all face the 
serious threat from the trade and production of these deadly 
substances.
  Last year, the entire UNDCP's budget did not exceed $80 million 
dollars, in a struggle

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against a multi-billion dollar worldwide illicit drug industry. In some 
places like Colombia, the trade in illicit drugs earns as much as $2 
million dollars a day for the narco-guerillas. In just 40 days, this 
illicit income alone, would exceed the entire UNDCP annual budget for 
last year.
  I ask that the UNDCP donor nation lists and amounts that the very few 
nations contributed for the last several years be included hereinafter. 
The pledge list, will show that less than 30 of the world's nations 
even contribute to UNDCP, and less than 20 of those nations, are major 
donors. The U.S. last year took the lead with just a small, modest $20 
million contribution to UNDCP.
  Hopefully this appalling neglect of the UNDCP, and the indifference 
to the fight against the illicit worldwide drug trade be reversed, as 
it should. The nations of the world must face up to their obligations 
in our fight against illicit drugs.
  I compliment our nation, and other leading major donor nations to the 
UNDCP like Italy, Sweden, the UK, Japan, among others. I urge that the 
U.S. continue this year with at least a $20 million dollar contribution 
to UNDCP, so that we will remain in the position to continue to argue 
we are doing our share and other nations should join us in doing even 
more for the benefit of our young people, and future generations in 
this critical fight against illicit drugs.
  Attachment, UNDCP Donor list 1997-2001.


                 FUND OF UNDCP--PLEDGES DURING THE PERIOD 1998-2001--STATUS AS OF 26 MARCH 2001
                                             [United States dollars]
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                                                     1997         1998         1999         2000         2001
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United States..................................    9,720,400    4,033,600   25,305,000   20,000,000  ...........
Italy..........................................    6,881,720    8,499,089    9,191,176   11,844,481   11,834,488
Sweden.........................................    4,716,382    5,233,471    4,274,510    4,647,799    4,010,417
United Kingdom.................................    6,802,199   11,575,353    4,250,270    4,353,793    3,231,969
European Commission............................    1,001,660    4,886,528    3,205,128    4,266,331  ...........
Netherlands....................................    1,139,278    1,092,574      974,610    3,936,543      250,000
Japan..........................................    5,000,000    3,817,000    3,854,000    3,379,000  ...........
Norway.........................................      629,749    1,058,170    2,032,680    1,556,092  ...........
France.........................................    1,352,810    1,404,796    1,323,143    1,294,856  ...........
Denmark........................................    1,661,732    1,677,114    1,220,765    1,112,440  ...........
Germany........................................    3,205,324    3,368,763      885,724    1,075,826  ...........
Canada.........................................      500,000      685,205    1,020,408    1,020,000  ...........
Austria........................................      430,285      558,873      620,611      829,628  ...........
Luxembourg.....................................       55,987    1,777,180      733,225      773,593  ...........
Switzerland....................................      617,505      736,584      725,584      601,046  ...........
Spain..........................................      444,063      570,104      505,045      559,200  ...........
Australia......................................      547,107      481,701    1,130,649      454,737  ...........
Finland........................................      345,000      125,000      367,589      337,500  ...........
Belgium........................................      329,660      313,040      256,544      428,099  ...........
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    Total major donors.........................   45,380,861   51,894,145   61,876,661   62,470,964   19,326,874
Ireland........................................      215,175      297,000      269,260      229,720  ...........
Turkey.........................................      150,000      200,000      250,000      250,000  ...........
Mexico.........................................       50,000      300,000      100,000      100,000  ...........
Colombia.......................................  ...........      300,000       93,000  ...........  ...........
Republic of Korea..............................      154,000      100,000       75,000      104,000  ...........
Other member states............................      440,137      404,760      372,136      400,000      139,500
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    Total voluntary............................   46,390,173   53,495,905   63,036,057   63,554,684   19,466,424
Cost-sharing:
    Brazil.....................................  ...........    4,220,128    4,598,978   11,805,213    2,037,749
    Dominican Republic.........................  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........      200,000
    Peru.......................................  ...........  ...........      622,000       44,297      103,837
    Bolivia....................................      500,000  ...........      138,750    1,219,389  ...........
    Colombia...................................    1,192,041      539,025  ...........      574,150  ...........
    OAS........................................  ...........  ...........  ...........      130,000  ...........
    UNAIDS.....................................  ...........      242,000  ...........      179,250      553,675
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        Total cost-sharing.....................    1,692,041    5,001,153    5,359,728   13,952,659    2,895,261
        Public donations.......................      620,305    1,258,285      654,939      437,114      260,000
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            Total..............................   48,702,519   49,755,343   69,050,724   77,944,457  22,621,685
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Ranked by pledges made in 2000.
Earmarked multi-year contributions are shown according to the year in which they are pledged irrespective of the
  year(s) for which they are meant.
Unearmarked contributions are shown according to the year for which they are pledged.
Switzerland: In addition to cash contributions, the Government has also made in-kind contributions to UNDCP.




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