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Disarmament & International Security (1st Committee of the General Assambly)
Presidents:
Laura Guáqueta & José Urrea
Index
Function of the committee
Objectives of the committee
Topic A: Expansion of the transnational terrorism and it’s networks on Asia And Latin America
Topic A Subtopics
Topic B: Private armies management
Topic B Subtopics
Links
Function of the committee
It is in charge of all the disarmament topics, both global and regional.
It deals with all the challenges and threats to peace.
It considers all the situations that may affect the international community security.
It provides solutions to all the challenges in the international security regime.
Objectives of the committee To consider all the disarmament and
security matters taking into account the United Nations Charter.
To work around the general principles of cooperation in order to keep de international peace and security
To make all the governing disarmament and regulation of weaponry laws clear.
To promote the cooperative treaties to strength the stability in terms of armaments between nations.
Links
http://www.un.org/en/ga/first/index.shtml
http://www.unog.ch/80256EE600585943/%28httpPages%29/BF18ABFEFE5D344DC1256F3100311CE9?OpenDocument
http://www.un.org/disarmament/HomePage/DisarmamentCommission/UNDiscom.shtml
Topic A: Expansion of the transnational terrorism and it’s networks on Asia And Latin America
Trasnational Terrorism:
The use of terrorism as a way for striking fear in people in an specific territory.
It makes ruling governments weak and use nationalistic arms for making their localized attacks.
It involves the unlawful use of force and violence by internationally-linked groups against people in many parts of the world.
The most important cases are between Asia and Latin America groups.
Transnational Terrorism cases must include:
- International memberships
- Aim to bring any regional or global political change
- Aim of getting recognized some rights
- Aim of having any economical reward for what they do
Subtopics:
Unlawful groups in Latin America such as:
- FARC EP & ELN
- EZLN
Unlawful groups in Asia:
- ALI ALI BIN SAED EL-HOORIE member of Arabia Hizballah
- HASAN IZZ-AL-DIN member of Lebanese Hizballah
International impact of unlawful group’s attacks inside or outside their territory.
Effects on the political, economical and social situation of the country they’re coming from.
Ways for preventing transnational terrorism.
International organization’s role on preventing transnational terrorism.
Topic B: Private armies management
Can be defined as a company
Provides security and other services related to safety
It is offered to non-military customers
They operate on warlike zones
Providing military goods rather than services
The indiscriminate use of private armies
No longer the duty of the responsible use of force
The defense of personal interests and how it can get to try to override the interests of the community
How governments may be linked or not with some private armies and the effects this may bring to society
Subtopics
To search for the reasons why some countries have private armies involved with their governments
Investigate about how legal is it to manage a private army
To find if it is true or false that a private army may be caused because of a lack of power and capacity for security by official armies
Find solutions in order to regulate the private armies
Links
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/terrorism
http://www.un.org/terrorism/
http://www.un.org/en/terrorism/ctitf/index.shtml
http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/wanted_terrorists
http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/terrorinfo
http://www.dfat.gov.au/publications/terrorism/chapter7.html
Other references
ALMUN XVII DISEC Committee Guide (José Urrea & Laura Guáqueta)
Pictures taken from:
- http://disecmotanu.blogspot.com
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/law0321/ (New York 2012)
- http://www.dfat.gov.au/publications/terrorism/chapter2.html
- http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Private-armies-getting-stronger-in-the-Philippines-18837.html
- http://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/the-rise-of-private-armies-2270
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