Disarmament

Final Resolution edited by Ms. Muench Draft Resolution editted: resolution-final version (hopefully): Madagascar approved the Optional Protocol on 22 September 2004, and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child on 30 March 2005.
 * DISARMAMENT- Mingxin and India **
 * 1) Preventing the use of robust earth-penetrating weapons.
 * 2) Promoting disarmament and increasing security in the Banyamulenge.
 * 3) Measures for the effective removal of the post-war landmines and unexploded ordnances.
 * 4) Ensuring the security of children from becoming child soldiers in regions of conflict
 * ==INDIA==
 * ISSUE: ENSURING THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN FROM BECOMING CHILD SOLDIERS IN AREAS OF CONFLICT
 * What is the problem? How does it affect your country? The problem is child soldiers, and there are various children being forced to participate in wars in the African union, for example, Congo, and Madagascar is part of the African Union.
 * What has your country done to combat the problem?
 * What has your country done to combat the problem?
 * What are the various “sides” in the debate?
 * I guess some people might say its fine, and no assessment’s need to be made on this issue, and some will say its important.
 * Which aspects of the issue are most important to your country? The issue is the PREVENTION of child soldiers, so Madagascar doesn’t want to end up like some other surrounding African country’s.
 * If your country is not involved with the issue, how can it become involved? Madagascar is pretty involved, its passed two resolutions to prevent it, and always makes soldiers prove their age with an ID, and if they doubt it, they run medical tests to be sure.
 * How will your country shape the debate at the conference?
 * We will state that there should be a more tighter, organized routine to proving your age in the Madagascar’s army, so there is an 100% chance they are all over 18.
 * What arguments will other countries make? Maybe that it is worse for other countrys that the possible for madagascar, and they should focus on them.
 * How do the positions of other countries affect your country’s position? Child soldiers are a bigger issue elsewhere in the AU, so Madagascar is less significant than the others.
 * Is there evidence or statistics that might help to back up your country’s position?
 * Not really, there are no records of child soldiers in Madagascar, there is always a possibility though..?

=**Mengxin (US)**=

Forum of: Disarmament Question of: Ensuring the Safety of Child Soldiers in Regions of Conflict Delegation: United States of America Delegate: Mengxin School: SAS Pudong
 * Opening Speech:**

Honorable chair, fellow delegates and distinguished guests: The delegation of the United States of America realizes the importance of keeping child soldiers in regions of conflict safe. It is important because millions of children each year die or are seriously wounded when they are forced against their own will to become soldiers. The delegate of the United States believes that it is not too late to put a stop to this tragedy, and that it is possible to save millions of lives of innocent children. In addition to child soldiers, there are many other important issues, including preventing the use of robust earth-penetrating weapons, promoting disarmament and increasing security in the Banyamulenge, and measures for the effective removal of the post-war landmines and unexploded ordnances. The delegate of the United States looks forward to hearing and debating other delegations’ opinions on this and other issues. Thank you.

Children from all over the world are participating in wars, it affects my country becuase it is the basic human rights of those children to not participate in wars. Numerous international conventions have begun to write up laws to prevent children from becoming child soldiers. People shouldn’t use child soldiers, however, in regions of conflict, Sudan, for example, people still use them. It is offending human rights that children are becoming soldiers, while it is unfair to the children because they’re not at the stage of being able to handle wars and death. They wouldn’t make arguments because it’s unfair for the children to become soldiers. They would agree to my country and change it. There is an estimated of 250,000 children under the age of 8 who are highly involved in armed conflicts around the world. More than 2 million children have been killed over the past decade from becoming child soldiers, while over 6 million of children have been really seriously injured, or disabled for life.  What is the problem? How does it affect your country? Preventing the use of robust earth-penetrating weapons. The technology originated in the US. What has your country done to combat the problem? The US deployed the B61–11 bomb for an earth penetrating mission. What are the various “sides” in the debate? They all agree to stop it. Which aspects of the issue are most important to your country? It’s killing and affecting a lot of innocent people with radiation. How will your country shape the debate at the conference? The resolution will pass. What arguments will other countries make? They won’t make any arguments. How do the positions of other countries affect your country’s position? It doesn’t. Is there evidence or statistics that might help to back up your country’s position? If radiations aren’t concealed efficiently the radiation could be transferred by air or can produce radioactive dirt. If used against the underground nuclear facility in Esfahan, Iran, 3 million people would be killed by radiation within 2 weeks of the explosion, and 35 million people in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India would be exposed to increased levels of cancer-causing radiation. What is the problem? How does it affect your country? Increasing security in the Banyamulenge. The people there are unsafe. What has your country done to combat the problem? Making people’s voices heard. What are the various “sides” in the debate? They will agree. Which aspects of the issue are most important to your country? The security in Banyamulenge is terrible. How will your country shape the debate at the conference? The resolution will pass. What arguments will other countries make? It’s their own problem, got to deal with it themselves. How do the positions of other countries affect your country’s position? It doesn’t. Is there evidence or statistics that might help to back up your country’s position? The DR of Congo has the widest interstate war in African history since the Rwanda Genocide.
 * What is the problem? How does it affect your country?**
 * What has your country done to combat the problem?**
 * What are the various “sides” in the debate?**
 * Which aspects of the issue are most important to your country?**
 * What arguments will other countries make?**
 * How do the positions of other countries affect your country’s position?**
 * Is there evidence or statistics that might help to back up your country’s position?**

What is the problem? How does it affect your country? Measures for the effective removal of the post-war landmines and unexploded ordnances. Victims of these landmines might be innocent children. What has your country done to combat the problem? NGO’s were formed, also, a treaty was signed on the banning of antipersonnel landmines. What are the various “sides” in the debate? Everyone will agree. Which aspects of the issue are most important to your country? It might kill many innocent children. How will your country shape the debate at the conference? The resolution will pass. What arguments will other countries make? It will take a lot of money to find all the unexploded landmines. How do the positions of other countries affect your country’s position? They might put pressure. Is there evidence or statistics that might help to back up your country’s position? Some modern mines are made of plastic, small, less detectable and have colors and designs which are attractive to children who may think they are toys. Mines left from World War II from 1960s, have been estimated to 110 million spread through seventy countries.