Topic: Ukraine
Country: Belgium
Delegate Name: Mikayla Lomas
School: Williamston High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Belgium position papers GLIMUN 2018 committees
As delegates apart of DISEC it is our jobs to make decisions and protect civilians. The situation in Ukraine is getting worse and is entering almost 5 years of fighting. The fight is between the Ukrainian government and separatist armed groups, the separatist armed groups are supported by Russia. As of mid-November of last year, 425 civilians were either injured or killed. The citizens of Ukraine should not have to scared of walking and being blown up by landmines or having the fear of being taken by separatist groups and being killed. The country of Belgium is a proud member of this wonderful committee and we hope we can help address and fix the problems in Ukraine. In Belgium we are open to many religions and believe that people should not be punished for believing in their religion they choose to practice. The Crimea situation that is plaguing the nation of Ukraine started in 2014 when Russia took control of the peninsula. We strongly condemn Russia’s intervention and we want them to return to their barracks. The Ukraine situation is something that cannot be overlooked. Belgium is one of the neighboring countries to Ukraine. If we let this situation escalate to where the Crimea situation is within all of Ukraine who know what will happen to the neighboring countries. Belgium would like to reminded other nations that Russian authorities have targeted and persecuted Crimean Tatars for their pro-Ukraine position, even though they were originally apart of Ukraine until Russia decided to take over Crimea. Furthermore, Belgium would like to come up with a solution that would help everyone now and in the future. An appropriate way to go along this matter would be by internationally guaranteeing neutrality for Ukraine. From the 16th century to the early 19th century, armies have marched repeatedly through the territory which is now known as Belgium. Beglium declared independence from the Netherlands Kingdom the future of the country was uncertain. The idea of that is in the Treaty of London, many countries in Europe agreed to give respect to the country of Belgium’s territorial integrity and neutrality. All in all we enjoyed a century of peace until WWI. If the Ukraine did this they would be able to have some peace after 4 years of attacks and conflicts.
