Topic: Situation in Egypt
Country: Cuba
Delegate Name: Ryan Collison
School: Mattawan High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Cuba position papers GLIMUN 2013 committees
The situation in Egypt has been a growing problem for nations around the world. After the revolution in 2011, the people of Egypt believed that Mohammed Morsi would be able to restore peace to Egypt's domestic affairs. What he did, however, was guarantee the security of his position and his decrees, as well as gave himself the authority to do whatever is necessary to "preserve the revolution." Secular groups helping draft a new constitution left, fearing that Islamic influence from the Muslim Brotherhood was becoming too strong in the government. After much protest, Egypt's military stepped in and took control of the government from Morsi. The new caretaker government allows people to protest, but some violence has occurred, causing a loss of some lives. The current caretaker government is doing its best to ensure that Egypt can restore order to its government as soon as it can.
The main question is how should the UN deal with this precarious situation. While the UN is a body of peace, measures should be taken to ensure that it does not interfere too much into Egyptian politics. Cuba believes that the UN should monitor the situation but choose no sides in the matter, as that could cause more unrest in the nation leading to possible violence or war throughout the state. This way, if the peace is disrupted too much in Egypt's attempts to restore order in its government, the UN can help resolve any major issues. Cuba recognizes that violence is a highly likely outcome to however the situation plays out in the future, however, should it come to that, Cuba believes that the UN should only help in order to maintain peace in the nation. Aside from that, the UN should let Egypt handle the election of their new president.
