Topic: Controversial Cultural and Religious Practices
Country: Afghanistan
Delegate Name: Thomas Everett Dixon
School: Forest Hills Eastern High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Afghanistan position papers GLIMUN 2018 committees
There are many conflicts concerning the partisan ways of specific cultures in today’s countries. The social class barriers, and the lack of women’s rights due to terrorism are two major issues needing a solution. Previously, the United Nations has attempted to close the gap between the extremely rich, and poor classes by implementing projects such as building roads, offering healthcare, assisting education, creating irrigation systems, and helping agricultural areas. In the region of women liberation, Taliban terrorists have placed restrictions on all women, forcing them into compliment. Most of these United Nations efforts have been interrupted by the terrorism present in Afghanistan. In order for Afghanistan to continue its progress on important cultural topics, the United Nations Social Humanitarian and Cultural Committee (SOCHUM) must remain supporting Afghanistan through its cultural adversaries.
As a country flooded in terrorism and large class gaps, Afghanistan has come to the conclusion, the best way of approaching the issue of cultural change to benefit women and poorer classes is to continue United Nations assistance on the topic of poorer classes, and also continue to eradicate terrorism, in turn, erasing the sinister demands the Taliban have pushed upon women. “In many parts of the world, especially Pakistan and Afghanistan, terrorism, war and conflict stop children to go to their schools. We are really tired of these wars. Women and children are suffering.” -Malala Yousafzai, an activist in the Middle East. This quote reinforces the idea women are suffering in Afghanistan, and outside help is needed to assist our country’s cultural development.
Afghanistan proposes that the United Nations promote the closing of the class gap, and women's rights to assist the progression of our nation. Afghanistan recognizes the best way to achieve this goal is to receive economic aid from the United Nations, and have women empowerment promotions. This resolution, a resolution that bridges the gap between the upper and lower class, and promotes women’s liberation, is the ideal course of action for our country, Afghanistan.
