Topic: 2025 – Reducing Recruitment Capabilities of Terrorist Groups
Country: Saudi Arabia
Delegate Name: John Northrop
Country: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Delegate: John Northrop
Topic:
Reducing the Recruitment Capability of Terrorist Groups
The delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia recognizes the threat caused by terrorist groups as we have been fighting major groups such as AQAP & ISIS for over 3 decades. Saudi Arabia supports a comprehensive strategy to educate and maintain ideological moderation. The Kingdom has worked with the United States to combat terrorism in the Republic of Yemen and the Republic of Iraq. The Kingdom has been at war with the Houthi militia in Yemen since 2018 and has been largely successful with U.N. support and negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Saudi Arabia has banned thousands of websites to prevent recruitment and has programs in the education sector such as the al-wasatiyyah program which teaches tolerance and educates people why and how ISIS and other terrorist groups misuse religion.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has historically had to deal with extremists and terrorism but we hope that with cooperation with the United Nations we can reduce recruitment rates. One of the ways we have combated recruitment is our Care Rehabilitation Centers. The purpose of this facility is to rehabilitate former Jihadists back to Saudi culture. It has had a success rate of 99.2% since opening in 2007, with over 3 thousand Jihadists being reintegrated into society. We hope to expand the al-wasatiyyah program to other countries in the Arabian peninsula and the greater middle east and stabilize hot zones such as the Republic of Iraq and the Republic of Yemen.
References
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40061550
https://www.rcc.int/swp/news/198/why-saudi-arabias-deradicalization-program-is-successful
https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-09-883.pdf?
