Topic: 2025 – Reducing Recruitment Capabilities of Terrorist Groups
Country: Philippines
Delegate Name: Evan Puzzuoli
The delegation of the Philippines acknowledges the critical issue of Terrorism. We believe that in order to directly end terrorism, we must end its recruitment. Terrorism poses a plethora of consequences, all of which pose a direct threat to human development and the overall good of humanity. If we choose not to act right now to end these groups recruitment capabilities, the frequency of terror attacks, the power of these organizations, and the continued radicalization of civilians will proliferate, which will result in countless deaths of our people. We have taken many steps to ensure the safety of our people. We believe that collaboration on this topic is vital for the assurance of safety of not just our people, but the people of the world. We look forward to discussing this pressing issue with the rest of the committee in hopes of finding a solution that will protect our friends, family, and children.
Many issues are pushing citizens to join terrorist organizations. Some of these issues are lack of education, economic reasons, manipulation by figures in power, and social media. Children are most at risk due to their age. Veterans are also targeted due to their education and military experience. People with mental illness are especially targeted. Religion is used as a major driver of recruitment, with clergy recruiting and organizations using religiously charged messages. A major issue is the largely unregulated social media presence of these groups. Terrorism groups’ influences are only spreading and need to be disrupted before they become too powerful. This is such a complex issue because terrorist organizations have multiple recruitment pathways and if one is shut down, they will invest into another one.
The Philippines is very upset about the child recruitment inside it boarders and is working on finding a solution. Today, extensive energy and power is being used on counter terrorism in the Philippines, especially the south. The Philippines has been a part of extensive counter terrorism training programs run by the United States. Some of the current methods the Philippines are using to end terrorism recruitment and attacks is finding and ending their funding as well as regulating travel. The Philippines instituted the Antiterrorism Act in 2020 with the help of the United States. The Philippines is a member of many anti-terroist groups such as The Defeat-ISIS Coalition and Asia-Pacific Group on Money Laundering.
The delegation of the Philippines is committed to the destroying the influence of terrorist organizations in all countries and are unwavering on ensuring the safety of the citizens of the world. We believe that now is the time to act, and we feel that we as a whole must unite and take action to ensure the safety and continued protection of human life. Now is the time to act; this may very well be one of our last chances before these groups take more innocent lives.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1111&context=ncitere portsresearch
https://www.state.gov/reports/country-reports-on-terrorism-2021/philippines https://glica.org/glimun/committees/reducing-recruitment-capabilities/
