Topic: Long-Term Rebuilding Strategy Following Natural Disaster
Country: Pakistan
Delegate Name: Kaylyn Berg
School: Williamston High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Pakistan position papers GLIMUN 2011 committees
Pakistan in the recent past, just last summer in fact, has had its own troubles with natural disasters. As you may know, about twenty million Pakistani people were displaced in severe flooding and nearly all form of structure was wiped out: roads, telephone lines, buildings, and crops. This sent Pakistan in a flurry of activity because it would take a lot of money, time and effort in order to help a majority of the people in time because the winters in Pakistan are harsh and unforgiving. The Pakistani government has been having a great deal of trouble because most conventional means of communication throughout the country was taken out. So Pakistan knows first-hand how difficult it can be to maintain a stable and effective government during a severe natural disaster, especially without the vast amount of money that Japan and Haiti received, something that many countries are forced to deal without.
Even though, every bit of help counts. Natural disasters take a lot of time to recover from because it is not always just one aspect of a country that is affected, it can be a whole slew of things. And often times, they are the worst things to be affected, such as widespread communication or housing. That makes coordinating help even more difficult and judging which areas need help the most or who needs what sent where. Natural disasters need to be dealt with seriously, even the ones that are not as instantaneous as earthquakes or tsunamis and Pakistan believes that countries who are dealing with natural disasters need to be provided with structured help, money and support as quickly as possible. Pakistan believes that the UN needs to create a smooth resolution that helps to coordinate charity groups from several (volunteer) countries to pool money and also to facilitate them working together so that countries can receive aid that know what to do and where to do it. Having these in place could help to get aid across boarders and oceans much faster and have the money and volunteers be more effective and efficient with helping the people get through the hardest of times.
