Topic: Open
Country: Italy
Delegate Name: Gabi Rome
School: Royal Oak High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Italy position papers GLIMUN 2008 committees
Not all international crises will command attention they necessitate. When it is so much
easier to focus on the dramatic facets of nuclear non-proliferation and panic over
genocide’s many boughs, when would a corrupt police force require Security Council’s
priority? What about the disbandment of the opium trade? Terrorism? Instability? Without
global concentration, the nation of Afghanistan will be left behind in the 21st century.
For it is the silent overlapping of conflict that would prove the Middle East’s undoing.
Italy is the third highest contributor of troops to the area (2,500) after the United
Kingdom (8,000) and Germany (3,200.) As the death toll in the area swells, however, this
number may be too small to maintain order. The Italian Republic feels that the demand for
troops must be met by countries outside of the EU as they have yet to invest in the
prevention of collapse in the Afghani state. Our policy on the issue can be broken down
into the enforcement of the international golden rule; help other nations so that your
state, if necessary, will be helped. Italy has upheld this common sense code, and would
like to see others do the same.
Canada, (as well as many other NATO countries Italy among them) has made restoring
stability to Afghanistan their top priority. Aiming for elections in 2009 and 2010, we
must first work to eliminate insurgency and corruption in supply lines. We must also
ensure that no more of the 1.2 billion Euros pledged by the EU falls into inconsistent
hands In order for these goals to be established, the global community needs to pursue an
investment incentive program. Such an initiative would allow for dust in
Afghanistan to settle through use of the economy. As countries pledge to help restore
stability to the region, they will be rewarded with the oppurtunity to invest in the region.
If the UN can build its relationships with effective organizations such as NATO's
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and found precedents within the legislation
passed at April's Afghanistan Summit in Bucharest a long term solution could potentially be reached.
The international community's firefighting approach is not a viable option. Broad and inclusive support of Afghanistan is the answer.
