Disarmament Committee


1.: Modern Piracy

Although we do not hear as much about this problem as we did two years ago, the issue still remains unsolved. Piracy still exists, especially around Somalia, but also in other parts of the world.
The issue of our conference will mainly be concentrated around Somalia. We would concentrate not only on piracy and its prevention, but also on the business which has developed into piracy.
By this business we mean:
. the arm dealers who supply the pirates,
. the possible political groups in the region who may benefit from piracy,
. the negotiator and security companies who work for the trading companies trying to get back the ships and the crew members from the pirates
The lack of other economic options in a country where the annual GDP per capita is less than £500 is one of the reasons why piracy is widespread in the region. On the other hand as piracy grew, an another business also increased, the illegal arms market. The fact that the country did not have an effective central government in the past few years also enabled the problem to grow.

Although, we have just mentioned some points to start your resolution from somewhere, we encourage you to do your share in the investigation to get familiar with the topic. We listed some useful links below, but you should work from other sources as well, since the articles listed may not cover the issue as a whole.

Your country's policy towards the issue should be reflected in your resolution and in your speeches during the debate. We would like to ask you to check what your country's responses were to the problem, and how far it is affected by or involved in it.

Some useful links to the issue:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/14/somalia-piracy-key-facts

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piracy_in_Somalia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piracy

http://www.un.org/Depts/los/piracy/piracy.htm

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/17/modern-piracy

http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/02/09/idINIndia-54771920110209?pageNumber=1

http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/2009/02/pirates/alex-perry-text/1

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/02/world/africa/02pirates.html?_r=1

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/somalia/index.html?scp=5&sq=piracy%20somalia&st=cse

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/19/world/19pirates.html?scp=7&sq=piracy%20somalia&st=cse

2.: The two Koreas

Since the 1950s, the tension between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) still remains, after the 3 years of warfare of the Korean War. The refusal of North Korea to participate in UN sponsored elections resulted in the Korean War between 1950 and 1953. Though an armistice was signed in 1953 the two countries are officially still at war as a peace treaty was never signed.

Despite the half-century of apparent peace, last year, in 2010, the conflict of the North and South appeared to emerge, as North Korea initiated an attack to South Korea on 2010. November 23.

The issue, which you should consider, focus on and be prepared of, is the last year happenings, precisely the bombardment of the Yeonpyeong island, which belongs to the ROK.

North Korea's artillery fired at South Korea's Big Yeonpyeong island in the Yellow Sea and South Korea returned fire. Two South Korean marines and two civilians were killed, more than a dozen people were wounded, including three civilians. The town was evacuated and South Korea warned of stern retaliation, with President Lee Myung-bak ordering the destruction of a nearby North Korea missile base if further provocation should occur.

The official North Korean news agency KCNA stated that North Korea only fired after the South had "recklessly fired into our sea area". You should stronlgy take into consideration the attitude of North Korea to the issues, as they are arming themselves, and seem to be always ready for a new war. Safety of South Korea also has great importance. Thus, find a sufficient resolution to the problem, considering both aspects. Furthermore, the name of your committee (Disarmament) greatly defines your aims for this conference, besides maintaining peace.

Although, we have just mentioned some points to start your resolution from somewhere, we encourage you to do your share in the investigation to get familiar with the topic. We listed some useful links below, but you should work from other sources as well, since the articles listed may not cover the issue as a whole.

Your country's policy towards the issue should be reflected in your resolution, or in your speeches during the debate. We would like to ask you to check what were your country's responses to the problem, and how far it is affected by or involved in it.

Some useful links to the issue:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea_%E2%80%93_South_Korea_relations

http://www.aolnews.com/2010/11/23/the-korean-conflict-a-recent-timeline/

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2010/11/23/f-korea-artillery-faq.html

http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/05/25/us-korea-north-idUSTRE64N0F520100525

http://www.kpolicy.org/projects-spotlight.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardment_of_Yeonpyeong

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6azqbpgxowo&feature=related

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?189772-Today-s-Photos-Tuesday-November-23-2010

3.: The future of Afghanistan

According to the announcements of the United States government, the United Stated and its allies will start their withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2011. Although the government of the country seems to be loyal to the west, and by the help of the US, Afghanistan has its own army & police now, without the presence of the international forces it is unpredictable what will happen to the country. The Taliban are still present in the country and they still seem to have great influence. Also, Afghanistan is still one of the greatest opium producers on the world, and the money from drugs also goes to the terrorist groups. Therefore, there is a risk that the Afghan army will not be able to control the whole country alone, so in our committee we would like the delegates to find a solution for maintaining unity and creating peace in the country in case after the withdrawal the problems would aggravate in Afghanistan.