Topic: 2025 – Responsibility of International Organizations
Country: Colombia
Delegate Name: McKenzie Montgomery
The Republic of Colombia believes that the topic of the Responsibility of International Organizations is very important, and they become increasingly important as the years pass. For Colombia, there is a wide range of organizations such as the International Humanitarian Law (IHL), UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the World Food Programme (WFP), the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF), and many other organizations that help Colombia be a sustainable member of the United Nations. As well as having overall major responsibility for peacekeeping/making, aid in humanitarian, security, advances in development, and protection of rights. But the organizations may sometimes cause issues, and it’s up to the UN to decide how to disperse accountability for these organizations’ mistakes.
The Republic of Colombia believes in a way of holding international organizations responsible with transparency. If an organization makes a mistake or commits an act of misconduct, it is important for that organization to be honest about it. The Republic of Colombia hopes that this will build trust with organizations as well as encourage honesty and decrease the number of mistakes made.
Another solution to this problem that the Republic of Colombia believes could work would be a mechanism for accountability, as well as that states should be held accountable for issues caused by the organization because of the state’s responsibility and position in decision-making. In 2023, Colombia reported on human rights practices, where they talked about punishment for those who were causing issues, and Colombia put restrictions on them. Holding states accountable also helps with figuring out how to deal with issues when it’s only the state making the decision.
In conclusion, the Colombian delegation believes the best way to figure out the ongoing issue of the responsibility of international organizations would be to hold states accountable and ask for transparency. Colombia understands that this will be hard to do, especially because of the privacy aspect. But Colombia hopes to change people’s views because of the overall benefits of these solutions. The Republic of Colombia is excited to work with other delegations and come up with a solution.
https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/colombia/#:~:text=The%20government%20took%20credible%20steps,prosecuted%20such%20actions%20when%20reported.
https://www.un.org/peacebuilding/content/Colombia-
https://www.britannica.com/place/Colombia
