Topic: Situation in Egypt
Country: Sudan
Delegate Name: Lake Wann
School: Fishers High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Sudan position papers GLIMUN 2013 committees
The Arab spring in 2011 have caused a state of great turmoil in Egypt. The president resigned, and the government was taken over by a caretaker government with aid from the Supreme Council of the armed forces. Then, in 2012, Mohamed Morsi was elected as the president, and the state of Egypt became peaceful for a time. Morsi then began to reform the Egyptian governmental system, which was already going through recovery. Morsi was then domestically criticized and protested, until the Egyptian military removed him from power. Many of Morsi’s supporters have continued to protest this decision, causing a military takeover.
The people of Sudan believe that the United Nations should express support for Morsi, because although he began to reform an already unstable government, he would have been able to create a stable and functioning government if he had been able to continue his work. The civil unrest, if Morsi is put back in power, would cease. The lives that are put at stake in violent protests can finally be put at ease. Sudan believes that the United Nations should put Morsi back into power, then the civil unrest could end. Although the protesters are a minority, they have shown that they will not end their protests until they get what they want.
Sudan believes that the military of Egypt should be put under control. They have overthrown their government and reinstated the caretaker government previously, and then taken the lives of civilians. Sudan stresses a peaceful situation to the problem, but also stresses the importance of Morsi’s reinstatement as the solution to the problem of the Egyptian government. His decision to reform the government may be highly controversial, but he was taking steps to create a stable government, which is more than the caretaker government did for the people of Egypt. Sudan does not think that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and their government has been reasonable with their solution to this problem. They have killed civilians, and not made peaceful attempts to reform the government. Thus, Sudan would once again urge the United Nations to put Morsi back into power to end domestic protest and violence.
Public protest against Morsi may occur and to prevent protests from becoming violent Sudan encourages the United Nations send in troops to keep Morsi in power, until, at least, his reforms are complete. Morsi’s power would not be absolute, but he would be the leader of the country. Sudan would like to see the government of Egypt be reformed under Morsi from a caretaker government to a republic. The people of Sudan do not encourage the use of violence to solve the problem, but we encourage troops to be sent in so that Morsi would be protected and that protests would be suppressed in the most peaceful and harmless way possible. If said rebellion were to occur and become violent, then Sudan encourages that the United Nations act accordingly and suppress all rebellions against Morsi. In order for Egypt to regain stability, Sudan stresses that it must put Morsi back on power in an effort to continue his reforms.
