Private Military Contractors

Topic: 2024-Private Military Contractors
Country: Mexico
Delegate Name: Holden Eldirdge

Topic: 2024 Private Military Contractors
Country: United Mexican States
Delagte Name: Holden Eldridge

War: Throughout history, humanity has engaged with each other. From the Crusades to WW2, war is ever-changing. Countries are always trying to find new ways to fight each other. But in the scene of global conflict, things are changing. A new way to fight is here, a way to engage in conflict without risking the lives of your soldiers.

As a country that has struggled with violence, we are no strangers to violence in our own country. Through the years we have seen the drastic rise in violent crimes not only in our country but across South America and all over the world. In many places, countries have resorted to the use of PMCs or private security forces. We have been one of these nations that employ private security forces but not PMCs. As violence rises in our country our police forces have been stretched to their limits and in some places others either being the military or private security forces have been used to fill these gaps. But even though we do use private contractors for security purposes we condemn the use of PMCs to fight a war offense or defense. PMCs often do not have any oversight in a war zone and are not required to follow the rules of war. This makes them extremely unpredictable, Even though they can be punished for not following the rules of war they still often go unchecked and unpunished for their actions. The delegation of mexico urges the fellow countries into putting in place policies that will limit and hold PMC’s accountable. And to put in place systems that allow better observation and oversight of PMC’s. In the goal of upholding international law and humanitarian rights.

References:
A/HRC/33/43
A/HRC/33/43

A/RES/68/162

Topic: 2024-Private Military Contractors
Country: Venezuela
Delegate Name: Marcos Calderon

Before private military contractors were discovered, there were mercenaries for hire. PMCs have always been convenient for many reasons, the biggest being that countries don’t have to take any blame for controversial tasks. Another convenience is that they’re very cost-efficient because they’re cheaper than a full military force and don’t require a long-term commitment.
Venezuela over the past years has been noticed using Russia’s PMC group, Wagner, during protests in 2019. In 2020, Venezuela used Silverwater USA to help dispose of Maduro. Before Russia in 2019, Venezuela wasn’t seen using any PMCs. Venezuela is known to have many in-country issues with the election results and the sanctions against Maduro have created more tension, especially between the US and Venezuela. Venezuela believes that there should not be any harsh imposes on any policies with the PMCs due to needing help at times with protests but there should be imposes on what happens when a PMC is used against the president of a country.
In 2020, people in Venezuela miserably tried to throw Maduro out of office by hiring a PMC from the US to help with a raid. When we hired Wagner in 2019, it was to protect Maduro from the protests that were increasing throughout the country. It wasn’t to throw off our own president. Although Venezuela usually is very limited in its usage of PMCs, we believe that we as a country should decide how we wish to utilize and restrict PMCs. We are aware PMCs can be seen as a misuse of power in conflict zones and believe the best solution to this problem is that resolutions are created.
Venezuela believes that PMCs are here to help countries who desperately need it such as when protests get out of hand for only the military to control it. That being said, countries should be allowed to personally deal with a PMC that helps people go against their own country. We believe people should face the consequences of their actions and that we are allowed to include PMCs to show that lesson.

Work Cited
Sanderson, Ethan “Covert Private Military Operations In Venezuela” https://greydynamics.com/covert-private-military-operations-in-venezuela/
“Venezuela-Related Sanctions” https://www.state.gov/venezuela-related-sanctions/

Topic: 2024-Private Military Contractors
Country: Sudan
Delegate Name: Johnny Thai

Ever since humanity appeared on Earth, humans have fought against each other. As time progressed, so has war. As humanity developed further, money would appear becoming a necessity within human society, and many would do anything for it. It was this desire for money that would cause many to fight wars be it for, or against their own countries. Before private military contractors, mercenaries were the arms for hire, and now, they appear again, but under a new name and supposedly abide by international laws.

Sudan had and still has relations with private military companies, most notably the Wagner Group, a Russian state-funded private military company, which has most notably supplied Sudan with equipment and medicine during the coronavirus pandemic. The Wagner Group has also aided Sudan in the defense of its mining operations, as the government of Sudan does not have the manpower to defend its resources. The delegation of Sudan urges the members of the United Nations to not impose harsh policies upon the private military companies due to the need of many countries, such as Sudan, Afghanistan, and surprisingly, Japan, who need these private military companies to aid in the defense of their nation for reasons such as being imposed by international law to not be able to raise a military, Japan as previously stated is a case of this, as well as not enough able or willing citizens who wish to be part of the armed forces.

The delegation of Sudan asks the members of the United Nations to allow countries themselves determine how they wish to utilize and restrict private military companies that come upon their soil, for each nation has their own needs that these companies can provide. The delegation of Sudan acknowledges that private military companies have been cited to misuse its powers within conflict zones and requests this general assembly to regulate them through resolutions such as providing situations private military companies may defend themselves and their client. This also provides a demonstration of the roles private military companies may have, especially within humanitarian aid allowing the protection of said aid against organizations such as the Abu Nidal Organization which has harmed Sudanese citizens during the years of 2019 and 2020, around the time of the coronavirus pandemic.

Thus, the delegation Sudan implores the general assembly of the United Nations to further allow the operations of private military companies to aid nations and humanitarian efforts who require them as stated previously, due to the nature of conflict zones around Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Though private military companies have been at the forefront of international war crimes, they have been few and far inbetween to harshly regulate these companies. The private military companies, such as the Wagner Group can help nations who require it, without the need to concede to other nations in return for aid, thus the delegation of Sudan requests again, to regulate private military companies lightly.

References:

“Sudan.” United States Department of State, www.state.gov/reports/country-reports-on-terrorism-2019/sudan/.

“Sudan.” United States Department of State, www.state.gov/reports/country-reports-on-terrorism-2020/sudan/.

admin, and admin. “Japan Says Private Military Contractors Are Government Employees.” Barnett, Lerner, Karsen, Frankel & Castro, P.A., 24 Apr. 2018, www.injuredoverseas.com/japan-says-private-military-contractors-government-employees/.

Howell, Jeremy, et al. “Wagner in Sudan: What Have Russian Mercenaries Been up To?” BBC News, 23 Apr. 2023, www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65328165.

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