Good evening most honorable Chair and fellow esteemed delegates. Welcome to the 2011 Model United Nations conference. We implore that this Security Council may unite together to address the pressing issues at hand. Illegal Pan-American arms trafficking, Nuclear non-proliferation, uranium mining and energy regulation, and terrorism are of great importance, which we must reach lasting peaceful solutions, and trust in this Security Council to do so.
Illegal Pan-American arms trafficking is an issue that is no doubt important to the region. Nigeria feels that this is not a serious global issue due to the fact that the threat of arms from the region does not pose an imminent threat to the safety of those not currently involved in the conflict. The processes taken by those in the region to reduce the trade of such arms such as proactive police enforcement and investigations into the origins of the weapons has been sufficient in reducing the overall flow of weapons into the black market. We urge this Security Council to take little action to regulate the conflicted nations against actions in identifying the sources and the enforcement taken by the countries’ forces.
Regarding the topic of nuclear non-proliferation, uranium mining and nuclear energy; the Federal Republic of Nigeria disregards the notion that obtaining nuclear weapons is a crime for any country. In addition they should not be regulated nor monitored. On nuclear energy Nigeria supports deregulation on the trading and mining of Uranium and its uses in energy harvesting. The United Nations should respect and support decisions of individual nations.
Terrorism is a pertinent issue globally, be it in international waters, or within the borders of a conflicted region. Nigeria proposes the definition of Terrorism as follows; “The use of violence and intimidation towards civilians in pursuit of political or religious aims by rebels of a body other than that of a recognized sovereign nation.” Actions must be taken to curb the ever-persistent terror organizations as well as lone terrorists. We urge the United Nations to enact a global intelligence network with the purposes to identify threats that pose danger to the stability and safety of a nation, as well as provide a system that would allow aid in an attempt to suppress a terrorist attack.
The Federal Republic of Nigeria would like to thank all delegations and the chair for their cooperation and time, and would also like to reiterate our hopes to come to peaceful solutions for the topics on the docket.
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