Topic: The Situation in Yemen
Country: Egypt
Delegate Name: Maya Radhakrishnan
School: Roeper School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Egypt position papers GLIMUN 2017 committees
Egypt has long been a champion of Yemen, from the 1960s, when we aided the Free Yemen Movement to our most recent actions where Egypt offered 40,000 troops to support the efforts to preserve the democratic government against terrorism and insurgency. Egypt will continue to work to end terrorism in Yemen by providing said troops; we have recently extended the terms of military involvement in Yemen to one year. Egypt will also continue to participate and support the Saudi Arabian-led coalition for Yemeni intervention. Egypt believes that the terrorism and violence must end before peace talks can begin.
Egypt has also shown its commitment to the plight of the people in Yemen by sending humanitarian aid and hosting conferences on the topic. Egypt believes that the situation in Yemen is the foremost humanitarian crisis in the world, and the committee should devote time not only to ending the war in the region but also providing basic needs to the people living there. Egypt is already expending many resources to support Yemen and would request that other countries step up and contribute to end malnutrition, famine, disease, and lack of clean drinking water. Egypt believes that it is the responsibility of the international community to intervene and end this crisis.
In closing, Egypt cites the words of our honourable president, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, “A unified, capable and just modem nation-state is the only way to overcome the current crises, and to realize the legitimate aspirations of Arab peoples.” Egypt believes that the international community must work to end any violence in the Yemen, and then, the rest will follow.
Works Cited
Aboulenein, Ahmed, and Lin Noueihed. “Egypt to Host Yemen Aid Conference in March: Minister.” Edited by Alison Williams , Reuters, Thomson Reuters, 6 Sept. 2016, www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-war-conference/egypt-to-host-yemen-aid-conference-in-march-minister-idUSKCN11C225.
Aboulenein, Ahmed. “Egypt Extends Participation in Yemen Conflict.” Reuters, Thomson Reuters, 22 Jan. 2017, www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-egypt/egypt-extends-participation-in-yemen-conflict-idUSKBN1560RS.
“Egypt | General Assembly of the United Nations.” United Nations, United Nations, gadebate.un.org/en/72/egypt.
“Egyptian President Sisi Sends Humanitarian Aid to Yemen.” Ahram Online, 6 Aug. 2015, english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/137095/Egypt/Politics-/Egyptian-president-Sisi-sends-humanitarian-aid-to-.aspx.
“Egypt's Sisi Offered Riyadh 40,000 Soldiers for Yemen War.” The New Arab, The New Arab, 17 Apr. 2017, www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2017/4/17/egypts-sisi-offered-riyadh-40-000-soldiers-for-yemen-war.
Ferris, Jesse. “Egypt's Vietnam.” Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy, 3 Apr. 2015, foreignpolicy.com/2015/04/03/egypts-vietnam-yemen-nasser-sisi/.
“Russia and Egypt Called for an End to Bloodshed in Yemen.” Frontnews.eu, 21 Aug. 2017, frontnews.eu/news/en/11222/Russia-and-Egypt-called-for-an-end-to-bloodshed-in-Yemen.
Schuster, Kathleen. “Yemen's War Explained in 4 Key Points | Middle East | DW | 11.08.2017.” DW.COM, 11 Aug. 2017, www.dw.com/en/yemens-war-explained-in-4-key-points/a-40056866.
“Statement by the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Before the 70th Session on the General Assembly At the United Nations – Embassy of Egypt, Washington DC.” Embassy of Egypt, Washington DC, Embassy of Egypt, Washington DC, www.egyptembassy.net/news/news/statement-by-the-president-of-the-arab-republic-of-egypt-before-the-70th-session-on-the-general-assembly-at-the-united-nations/.
Tharoor, Ishaan. “How Yemen Was Once Egypt’s Vietnam.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 28 Mar. 2015, www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/03/28/how-yemen-was-once-egypts-vietnam/?utm_term=.e6527bd2ec5c.
