Topic: Dealing with Civil and Political Unrest
Country: Rwanda
Delegate Name: Zakary Zazula
School: Vicksburg High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Rwanda position papers GLIMUN 2014 committees
After the Rwandan genocide in 1994, dealing with civil and political unrest has become a major concern for the people of Rwanda. The people of Rwanda believe that the international community should implement the use of peacekeepers to solve domestic and civil crises and only use military force when it is absolutely necessary. Diplomatic solutions should be implemented first before any armed action is taken to quell the conflict.
Also, the Rwandan genocide has made it clear to the people of Rwanda that the threshold for international involvement should be when countries the assistance the most. If the offer for UN intervention is rejected by a nation's government, the UN should respect that nation's sovereignty and let their government handle the situation. However, if the conflict spreads to neighboring countries, Rwanda suggests that the UN takes measures to quell the conflict before it spreads further to even more nations. This ensures safety for the citizens and the governments of all countries that are involved in the conflict if the violence gets out of hand.
Rwanda believes that the UN and/or its member states can distinguish legitimate protest movements and unwarranted assaults on public order by the level of violence the protestors are enacting upon their country. If the violence get to be where the nation's government can no longer handle the situation, the people of Rwanda suggest that peacekeeping methods be instilled in order to try and calm the conflict with consent of the country in question. The people of Rwanda also reiterate that the use of military intervention should only be used when absolutely necessary and it is the only remaining option for silencing the crisis at hand.
