Topic: The Situation in Yemen
Country: Bhutan
Delegate Name: Celia Mendoza
School: Forest Hills Northern High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Bhutan position papers GLIMUN 2017 committees
The tensions in Yemen add immensely to the already poor, still-developing country. The conflict is mainly between supporters of the handover of power to Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi and those against, the Houthi rebellion movement. It began from the unstable transition in power which was meant to help Yemen, but instead only worsened the situation. However, the new head of power is not necessarily to blame. The Houthi movement took advantage of the weakness in the transition of power and took control of part of the state. The country is now divided by Houthi forces and the government under Hadi. With all the conflict going on, an increase in terrorism has come as well, with terrorists taking advantage of the chaos and attacking whenever possible. Bhutan has a very strong government, so will offer any assistance to the Hadi government.
As a still quite isolated country, Bhutan does not have any relation with Yemen. It is also very difficult to send any sort of aid in the conflict, as Bhutan is a developing country as well. The revolutions in Bhutan, however, make for more experience and a better understanding of conflicts of power, such as the situation in Yemen. Bhutan is open to sending any resources possible to the Hadi government to help lull the uprisings occurring against it. Bhutan, being a monarchy, has a general inclination to help the side of governmental power, as it is the only side that is able to control a country at all. Dealing with terrorism has not ever posed an issue for Bhutan, so in that respect, a solution to the overwhelming terrorist attacks has not been a priority. Bhutan believes that solution will come with the return to a much stronger authoritative government.
