Topic: The Question of Kurdistan
Country: Sudan
Delegate Name: Casey Distin
School: Forest Hills Central High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Sudan position papers GLIMUN 2014 committees
The present motivation for autonomy by the kurds can be linked back to the first World War. During the partitioning of the Ottoman empire the idea of Kurdistan was actualized by the Treaty of Sevres. Yet it was replaced by the ratification of the Treaty of Lausanne, which had no mention of Kurdistan. Therefore, this action left the Kurds to the Nations they lived in.
Ever since the independence of Sudan in 1956 decades of civil and political unrest in sudan lead to the formation of two independent states, North and South Sudan. Yes, it was a big success, promising southern Sudanese a reprieve from decades of war and the autonomy they'd long desired. Since then, South Sudan has endured violent ethnic conflicts. Plus South Sudan’s government has been plagued by infighting and widespread allegations of official corruption. Due to the similarities between the self determination of South Sudan and the Kurds, Sudan would not advise the foundation of Kurdistan considering the political unrest in South Sudan. The only alternative is for the Kurds to be presented with full citizenship rights.
Widespread civil unrest in the middle east is greatly affecting the confrontation of an important problem. The problem is that the kurds are facing serious oppression in a battle for citizenship rights. Sudan may oppose the idea of Kurdistan but strongly opposes the unequal treatment of kurd’s in Kurdish occupied countries. Article 21 of the Sudanese Constitution states that all people are equal before the law and that all people are equal in the rights and duties of public life without discrimination.
