Topic: Protecting Civilians in Conflict Zones
Country: Indonesia
Delegate Name: Timothy Healey
School: Forest Hills Central High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Indonesia position papers GLIMUN 2018 committees
Warfare has changed since the day it was just one group versus another, now guerrilla style warfare is the norm in the current geopolitical environment. The days of clearly marked enemies and now civilian casualties have became expected. Child soldiers are being used to kill and enforce power, Currently there are still thousands of children being forced into the military. This is something Indonesia has had a unfortunate history with. In 1999 due to a religious conflict 5,000 people were killed, during this fight children were put out on the front line which resulted in many of the deaths being children as young as 10. Civilian safety is not only important to Indonesia but a problem that is prevalent in everyday life with recently a church was bombed killing 13 people. Isis constantly terrorizes Indonesia and the civilians are the targets for the attacks and due to Aceh rebels the safety of the Indonesian people is the number one priority. To help end children soldiers Indonesia’s military is voluntary and has a age requirement of 18 with the help of help of peace agents Indonesia hopes that part of their history will be left behind. There have been two waves of attacks on Indonesia by the Achenese causing thousands of civilian deaths, Indonesia is forced to send 22,000 troops to settle down rebellions.
https://www.hrw.org/topic/childrens-rights/child-soldiers https://www.theguardian.com/observer/worldview/story/0,11581,768422,00.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/22/opinion/isis-terrorism-indonesia-women.html http://time.com/5275738/indonesia-suicide-bombings-isis-surabaya/
