Topic: Countering the Threat Posed by Improvised Explosive Devices
Country: Sweden
Delegate Name: Abigail Zoetewey
School: Grand Rapids City High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Sweden position papers GLIMUN 2017 committees
Non-state terrorist groups have taken the IED to a new level being able to produce them on a large scale being able to kill thousands of civilians and soldiers.The kingdom of Sweden believes in a disarmament policy that puts the human beings at the center of policy. That we we should be focusing on policy that puts a minimal number of civilians at risk. One of the most at risk groups for these Devices to kill are children. They are more likely to pick up an odd looking object, some of these are purposely designed to look like toys, and will be injured or killed by these explosives. They can be made with household items causing them to not only be easy to make, but hard to spot causing more casualties. They kill many innocent civilians when they go off when they are brought into homes, schools, and government buildings. Preventing the deaths of children is a primary directive for Sweden to address. Sweden strongly condemns the use of various versions of Improvised Explosive Devices. Upholding the treaties discouraging the use of use of non-controllable mines, anti-personnel land mines, cluster munitions and the handling of explosive remnants of war. We believe that the continued universalisation of these conventions is the most effective means to counter the risks associated with the use of such weapons. Action on mines must extend beyond only removing war remnants to become a part of an effective toolkit for helping communities and countries recover and pursue sustainable peace. We must seek to cooperate to eliminate the use of Improvised Explosive Devices in any conflict. Sweden is willing create a dialogue discussing the creation of funds to support the monitoring of chemicals to create IEDs. We hope to include the discussion of funds for development of C-IEDs in this conversation and to prevent future casualties by aiding in the clean up of these devices.
