NMMUN 2011 Posting Guidelines


The NMMUN 2011 Blog is intended for the use of delegates to the 2011 New Mexico Model United Nations Conference. Following are some guidelines to follow.

All posts, additions, pages, files, or comments must be relevant to issues of the Model UN Conference, and they must be in language and intent appropriate for constructive discussion and debate of those issues. If members post inappropriate information or language, the Blog will have to be closed.

The primary purpose of the NMMUN 2011 Blog is to allow delegates to upload their position papers as a “Post” so that they can be read, shared, and discussed prior to the conference.

One student per delegation will be allowed to post its Position Statement, but all students may read the posts. If you wish to respond or comment on the blog and are unable to do so, ask your delegation’s designated person who is allowed to post to send the comment.

To post your nation’s Position Statement, simply past it into the text box as a “Post” on the Blog. The title should be “Your Country’s Name, Organization [General Assembly or Security Council], Position Statement” For example: “Guatemala, General Assembly, Position Statement”

Sunday, November 6, 2011

The Republic of Congo, GA Policy Statement

Bonne soirée les autres délégués, good evening madam/sir chair, fellow delegates. The Republic of Congo feels that although not all topics are pertinent to our delegation, all of the issues presented do in some way affect the world as a whole. We would like to thank the entire assembly in advance for its efforts in peacekeeping. We also like to thank you all for giving us your attention.

Due to the fact that the global economy, ours included, is grossly affected by the European debt crisis, we support the notion of providing the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) with a banking license that would enable it to use its assets as collateral to borrow even more money from the European Central Bank. We would find it suitable to enlarge the EFSF in order to stabilize the euro and provide loans to ailing euro-zone countries.

Guidelines for post-revolutionary nation stabilization hugely affect our country. The reason being is our country has recently resolved a civil war but still struggles to recover from its damages. We urge the United Nations to enact missions to provide aid to nations recently affected by revolutions. The extent of these missions would be up to the discretion of each country, keeping in mind that each country is unique and holds its own needs and values. Seeing as we are in this state of nation, it would be best to help countries in a similar situation by providing aid in healthcare, agriculture, and technology. The United Nations should not intervene in the political affairs of these countries.

A definition of private military firms in our country would be a group of mercenaries hired under private contracts administered through the government to complete a defined task in return for some sort of personal gain. Appropriate engagement for these firms would be limited to their defined tasks as stated in their contracts by governmental forces. These tasks may include, but are not limited to, training local citizens for military purposes, tactical support, or military engagement. The Republic of the Congo feels that the United Nations should not impose regulations upon private military contractors established by governments, as this is an issue to be regulated internally. However, the UN should intervene if an opposing military firm threatens the overall well being of a nation who requests assistance.

We have concluded that the definition of terrorism in our country is as follows: the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims. The UN should allow stable nations to respond in the ways that the injured party sees fit, and to only intervene if expressly asked to do so by that nation. This being said, we advise all countries to handle acts of terrorism accordingly and to the highest extent as pertaining to the severity of the specific act.

The Republic of the Congo would like to once again thank you all for allowing us to present our views on these very important topics. We hope for a successful meeting of the General Assembly in which all countries may reach a consensus that will benefit the world as a whole.

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