Topic: 2024-GMOs and Food Security
Country: Yemen
Delegate Name: Lucas Roberts
Lucas Roberts
Elaina Anderson
Model U.N
25 November 2024
Position on GMO’s
The Delegation of Yemen believes and sees the potential in genetically modified organisms to help reduce or eliminate hunger within countries, especially those still developing. Though due to being one of the many countries that does not have extensive knowledge or experience in GMO’s, we have worries residing with the safety and potential risks for health and the environment when mass-producing GMO’s. Since this a less explored concept for many nations throughout the world, The Delegation of Yemen would like to address risk prevention and minimization before focusing on laying down the foundation for mass producing and distribution to countries in need so as to not further worsen the situations.
For the preservation of biodiversity within nations that would be using GMO’s to satiate their populous’ hunger and famine, The Delegation of Yemen would like to take measures to insure that said use of GMO’s would not harm the populous or environment of the nation’s that would use them
After ensuring that we, the FAO, could find a way safely distribute and produce GMO’s en masse, then The Delegation of Yemen would look to begin planning where and how the GMO’s would be produced and distributed to first as well as lay the foundation for nations to be capable of effectively and consistently producing GMO’s to help reduce hunger throughout the world.
Works Cited
Mokbel, Hamoud. Open Knowledge.fao.org, openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/54b27ba7-b0c7-43af-9020-8486c6d733d0/content/al310e07.pdf. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
Jamil, Kaiser . “Biotechnology –A Solution to Hunger? | United Nations.” Www.un.org, United Nations, 2022, www.un.org/en/chronicle/article/biotechnology-solution-hunger.
