Topic: 2024-Private Military Contractors
Country: Slovenia
Delegate Name: Micaela Wagner
Committee: Disarmament & International Security Committee
Topic: Private Military Contractors
Country: Slovenia
School: Portage Central High School
A private military contractor is a military professional who provides services to private institutions and government agencies. They have various duties depending on where they are hired from–whether that be in active combat zones or not. They will often be tasked with serving as an armed guard in areas where terrorists or criminals are predicted to strike. Slovenia believes that these private military contractors are increasingly taking over military duties–training, intelligence and security operations, and logistics and engineering support. Slovenia believes that private military companies have little legitimacy and accountability, are a threat to state sovereignty, have low morals, could be a threat to peace and stability, and is worried about what happens post conflict because of private military contractors. As a member of the European Union and the United Nations, Slovenia wants to ensure that private military contractors are upholding international law, human rights, and global security, This paper will outline Slovenia’s position on private military contractors as well as suggestions to ensure that private military contractors operate within international law, human rights, and global security.
Slovenia recognizes that private military contractors have become an essential part of modern day conflicts and provides essential training, security, intelligence and security operations, and logistics and engineering support. Slovenia has yet to extensively use private military contractors in their own military operations but acknowledges it for being essential in international peacekeeping and conflict zones in regions that national forces cannot operate well.
Slovenia is deeply concerned about private military contractors violating humanitarian law outside of the jurisdiction of national governments and international governments. Slovenia strongly upholds the principles of international law and human rights, and we are determined to ensure that private military contractors do not affect peace, security, or the protection of civilians in conflict areas.
Slovenia strongly advocates for establishing international legal frameworks for private military companies. We recommend that these set clear guidelines for the employment and conduct of private military contractors.
Slovenia also recommends strengthening accountability for private military contractors’s activities to ensure that they follow international norms and respect the sovereignty of their host nation. To ensure this happens. Slovenia recommends an establishment of an independent international oversight body to monitor their activities.
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