Topic: North Korea
Country: Netherlands
Delegate Name: Calvin Watry
School: Roeper School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Netherlands position papers GLIMUN 2018 committees
The Netherlands recognizes the importance, and danger of nuclearization in North Korea. However, the Netherlands is appalled by the mistreatment of the DPRK’s people by their nation’s leaders. The Netherlands supports the idea that sanctions must be placed onto DPRK as to protect the world from catastrophic warfare. The Netherlands has spoken many times about its support for sanctions on things such as oil and textile. These sanctions were imposed by the Security Council in response to the missile testing of the third of September 2017. The Netherlands believes that this was a good step towards showing that DPRK cannot continue on its current course of threats to the people of the world. If DPRK continues its course of actions the sanctions must become tighter. Upholding international order and justice is one of the Netherlands’ top priorities. In the past the DPRK has been conducting these nuclear tests with no desire to recognize the consequences of the actions conducted, thus harming their people and economy. However, presently the DPRK has shown more effort to lessen the tension between it and the Republic of Korea. After the leaders of the two nations met in September of 2018 the leader of ROK, president Moon, had stated optimism towards achieving denuclearization on the Korean peninsula. This meeting provides some confidence that armed conflict can be avoided. The Netherlands believes that the only way to properly achieve peace is to avoid conflict. The Netherlands also stresses its support of diplomacy in this situation and that denuclearization must happen quickly in order to lift the sanctions placed on the DPRK. When the sanctions are lifted the economy will begin to become better, thus there may be more opportunity for better treatment of the people in the DPRK. If the people are not treated better, then humanitarian aid must be given to the people of the DPRK with the incentive of more sanctions to be placed if the DPRK refuses to help their people. The Netherlands believes that denuclearization can be achieved through diplomacy, but that it must be done quickly. The Netherlands also believes that the well being of the people of the DPRK is of high importance, and actions, such as sanctions or humanitarian aid, must be taken if the economic gains from lifted sanctions do not help.
Zaken, Ministerie van Buitenlandse. “Netherlands Welcomes New UN Sanctions against North Korea.” Government.nl, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 12 Sept. 2017, www.government.nl/latest/news/2017/09/12/netherlands-welcomes-new-un-sanctions-against-north-korea. “North Korea's Kim Wants Fast Denuclearisation, South's Leader Says.” BBC, 2018, www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45583586?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cp78wz6vexet/north-koreasouth-korea-relations&link_location=live-reporting-story.
