Topic: Ukraine
Country: Ethiopia
Delegate Name: Jack Swanson
School: Royal Oak High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Ethiopia position papers GLIMUN 2018 committees
To this day, Ethiopia is still a nation recovering from a violent armed conflict. The Ethiopian-Eritrean war, although only lasting for two years, was one of the bloodiest conflicts in the contemporary history of the African continent. The Conflict in the region and the War in Donbass share one common theme: They are overlooked by the citizens of most of the world. Ethiopia has very healthy foreign relations with Ukraine, and vice versa. Ukraine sees Ethiopia as “a promising and reliable partner to create a comprehensive mutually beneficial cooperation in Africa.” (1) This, combined with the recent lack of foreign aid sent by the Russian Federation to Ethiopia, gives Ethiopia a very strong incentive to support Ukraine and the west in matters relating to the War in Donbass. After all, what reason does Ethiopia have to turn on an ally to support a country that does not care about Ethiopia? As such, it is of great concern to the Ethiopian delegation that action will be taken. A suggestion that Ethiopia believes would be beneficial is establishing a peacekeeping force in the Donbass region. Ethiopia, being the country with the most UN peacekeepers, (2) Would contribute greatly to the manpower of this program. Another possible solution is condemning the Russian Federation for all further acts meant to destabilize the Ukrainian government, including sponsoring of both the Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republic terrorist organizations. Russia can also be heavily sanctioned as a discouraging point. Overall, Ethiopia sees that there is a need for support of Ukraine in the conflict, and that action must be taken immediately.
Citations: (1) “Embassy of Ukraine to Ethiopia.” Political Relations – Embassy of Ukraine to Ethiopia, ethiopia.mfa.gov.ua/en/ukraine-ethiopia/political-issues. (2) “United Nations Peacekeepers: Which Countries Provide the Most Troops and Funding?” Best Delegate, 10 Jan. 2017, bestdelegate.com/united-nations-peacekeepers-which-countries-provide-the-most-troops-and-funding/.
