Topic: The Situation in Yemen
Country: Czech Republic
Delegate Name: Olivia Carpenter
School: Forest Hills Northern High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Czech Republic position papers GLIMUN 2017 committees
The three year humanitarian and political crisis occurring in one of the Middle East’s poorest countries, Yemen, is still fully active and worsening. Described as the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, the majority of the population is lacking food and the country is experiencing the worst outbreak of cholera in centuries. Thousands are being killed and injured in the wake of Saudi Arabia-led multinational coalitions backed by the president of Yemen. With no solution in sight, the divided country of the Hadi government and pro-Saleh forces continue to victimize citizens and to destroy any civilian infrastructure. Due to this extensive crisis, the United Nations must continue to work with the government of Yemen to end this political and humanitarian crisis.
Despite Yemen’s and the Czech Republic’s extensive differences, the Czech Republic is fully willing and able to provide any relief in this situation. Czech Republic claims that the 80 percent of Yemen’s inhabitants without humanitarian aid might become a significant recruitment potential for international terrorist groups unless they receive international aid. Foreign humanitarian aid is an integral part of Czech Republic’s foreign policy, and the Czech Government Budget will provide any assistance to Yemen.
To resolve this interminable crisis across all boards in Yemen, the United Nations Special Political Committee, including Czech Republic must continue to collaborate and to provide any aid to the citizens of Yemen. To resolve the political portion of the crisis, the Special Political Committee needs to attempt to withdraw the rebels from all areas they control and lay down their arms. Without a resolution, the attacks could appear in all areas of the world resulting from the instability of the country. The United Nations Special Political Committee must put an end to this crisis.
