Bearing in mind that the « Rome Statute » treaty was established on July, 17, 1998 by the International Criminal Court establishing four core international crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression,Having considered that our past leader of state, Saddam Hussein, was accused on August 21st 2006 of Crimes against Humanity,Noting that Amnesty International issued a statement that it « opposed the death penalty in all circumstances but it was especially egregious when this ultimate punishment is imposed after an unfair trial. »,
Declaring that prosecuting and then killing a leader of state, as the US so willfully did, was the worst possible action that could have been taken.During the Sixty-eight session of the General Assembly of the United Nations,1) Calls for the creation of a Working Group on the Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts,
2) Proposes the negotiation of a convention on the basis of the State responsibility articles;3) Recommends the adoption of the articles by the general assembly in the form of a declaration or resolution;4) Further recommends the retention of the articles adopted by the ILC with no further action;5) Calls upon the need to take a long-term approach to dealing with the reasons behind terrorism;6) Emphasizes the reconstruction of Iraq should ensure democracy, human rights and the freedom of opinion are all respected;
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Body
GA 1
Issue Concerning to
Ensuring the fundamental rights in the process of tackling terrorism
Represented Country
DPRK
Delegate's Name :
Mihaela
Throughout the past decade, the world has experienced an aggressive rise in terrorist attacks. Only in 2014, no less than 28,817 terrorist attacks occurred worldwide, resulting in more than 30,000 deaths and 28,500 injuries. As the Global Terrorism Database shows in their report, 73% of the attacks were concentrated in the Middle East, South Asia and North Africa.
The UN has shown active commitment towards supporting countries suffering from terrorist attacks. Several acts have been signed by member states of the UN, highlighting the norms to be respected by nations when dealing with terrorist attacks. Among them, the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism Treaty show international measures need to be implemented when tackling terrorist activities. Yet, major issues with fundamental human rights do arise when the sanctions are to be applied to a state and not a person.
Indeed, since the ratification of (which?) treaty, the United States has deliberately violated Article 2 of the ICSFT countless times. The US’s most recent implication was in the birth of the Arab Spring. As stated by Global Research, "preparations for the “Arab Spring” began not as unrest had already begun, but years before the first “fist” was raised, and within seminar rooms in D.C. and New York, US-funded training facilities in Serbia, and camps held in neighboring countries, not within the Arab World itself". Activists of April 6 Movement were recruited from Egypt and Tunisia by the US Department of State with the aim to undergo months of military training before going back to the Arab states to promote the idea of a revolution to dismantle the government. The US State Department's Michael Posner admitted that the US government budgeted $50 million to purchase the necessary technologies to be later used in the Arab Spring. Significantly, this event massively impacted the lives of tens of thousands citizens in the troubled countries. The US not only created an ongoing state of political unrest, but willfully carried on with the killing of innocent civilians. As a result of the reckless American attitude, the world is now facing a severe refugee crisis and the countries involved in the Arab Spring are suffering from famine and extreme poverty.
In order to promote the development of a just, democratic and harmonious environment, the DPRK is involved in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum. Our Great Leader, Kim Jong-Un, seeks military cooperation with other Asian comrades, hoping to maintain territorial integrity and eliminate any terrorist threats. Regardless of the vision of the Highest Incarnation of the Revolutionary Comradeship, his Excellency Kim Sung Il who believed in the existence of peaceful relations between nations, the people of the DPRK can't envisage 'such possibility’ - replace ’ much possibility with clear language; state what you can’t envisage clearly at the moment. As long as the US continues to commit terrorist acts upon other states, our nation will live under the constant fear of being targeted by the US. Therefore, we prefer to remain cautious, even at the risk of continuing to be perceived as "isolated" by other countries.
The DPRK believes that once the world will be brave enough to admit to the treacherous nonchalance of the US in their unstoppable acts of terrorism, the UN will be able to apply the principles of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism Treaty while preserving the fundamental rights of people. As the blue bands of our flag emphasize a genuine desire for peace and friendship, the DPRK has no doubt that such prospect can be achieved the moment the US will be brought to justice.
Body:
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United Nations Educational Scientific
and Cultural Organization
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Issue concerning to:
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Ensuring the Safety of journalists in
war torn areas.
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Represented country:
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Republic of Iraq
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Delegate’s name:
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Lucille Weiss
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