Topic: 2025-Situation in Somalia
Country: United States of America
Delegate Name: Manya Tijoriwala
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Topic: 2025-Situation in Somalia
Country: United States
Delegate Name: Manya Tijoriwala
Since the late 1970’s conflict in Somalia has been imminent and dangerous to all of the people of the country. One of Somalia’s military conflicts has been with the Al-Shabaab military group which pledged its loyalty to al-Qa’ida in 2012. Since then, the group has worked long and hard to overthrow the federal government of Somalia and establish a fundamentalist Islamic State. Additionally, other ISIS-Somalia terrorist groups in the Country threaten the stability of Somalia, making it difficult for the Country to see success.
The United States is aligned with the Federal government of Somalia to reach economic stability, ensure that terrorism is prevented, and aid and resolve the humanitarian crisis. We have classified the Al-Shabaab group as a terrorist organization that poses a threat to humanity. Since the early 2000s, the United States has provided military support to the Federal government of Somalia, and following the September 11th attacks, we justify Military involvement as counterterrorism. In late 2020, many troops were removed, however, in May of 2022, U.S. soldiers were redeployed to combat new Al-Shabaab insurgents.
Expanding on relations between the United States and Somalia, there have been bilateral relations dating back to the 1990s. Donating over 1.2 billion dollars a year to Somalia, we want to ensure economic growth, increase security, and help aid in peace and stability. We are also proud supporters of Resolution 2719, a resolution that provides a framework for the UN to support peacekeeping operations, provide life-saving operations to Somali troops, and aid the humanitarian crisis. The United States also supports a plan that targets droughts, focuses on contingency planning, and aids specific groups of marginalized people.
