Gold! Gold! Gold! sing the dwarves in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld stories. The same song is sung by gold smugglers all over the world.
One of the very best sources regarding world trade of unlawful goods you can download from The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. Based on public reports and criminal intelligence, the World Atlas identifies more than 1,000 routes used for smuggling and other illicit flows.
Gold is just one of many illicit commodities which are smuggled across borders. The precious metal is transformed into wedding rings, bangles and investment coins. Most buyers don’t know (or want to know) anything about the human suffering and the destruction of the environment each gram represents.
All the Kings Men….
The illicit exploitation of natural/environmental resources, such as gold, minerals, diamonds, timber, oil, charcoal and wildlife, is the single-largest overall category of threat finance to conflicts today, estimated at 38% share of illicit flows to armed groups in conflict.
The Atlas and other kind of enlightening information you are bound to find on the Global Initiative web site are indeed informative. However, All The Kings Men seem to forget the one important question: Why does organize crime take place?
The Global Initiative comprises a network of nearly 300 independent global and regional experts working on human rights, democracy, governance, and development issues where organized crime has become increasingly pertinent.
The reasons are as mentioned above, but one of the reasons that is not an issue is the unwillingness of the one percent super rich to share the Worlds resources. The Walmart family owns more money than the 100 million poorest Americans.
All the Kings Men….
The illicit exploitation of natural/environmental resources, such as gold, minerals, diamonds, timber, oil, charcoal and wildlife, is the single-largest overall category of threat finance to conflicts today, estimated at 38% share of illicit flows to armed groups in conflict.
The Atlas and other kind of enlightening information you are bound to find on the Global Initiative web site are indeed informative. However, All The Kings Men seem to forget the one important question: Why does organize crime take place?
The Global Initiative comprises a network of nearly 300 independent global and regional experts working on human rights, democracy, governance, and development issues where organized crime has become increasingly pertinent.
The reasons are as mentioned above, but one of the reasons that is not an issue is the unwillingness of the one percent super rich to share the Worlds resources. The Walmart family owns more money than the 100 million poorest Americans.
Is another reason political regimes that make it impossible for one billion people to live on an American dollar a day? Organize crime will continue to grow. Time has come to make A World Atlas of Necessary Global Sharing. The Global Initiative Atlas
Ingen kommentarer:
Legg inn en kommentar