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