Topic: 2025 – Responsibility of International Organizations
Country: Russian Federation
Delegate Name: Pradham Nalam
Pradham Nalam
The Russian Federation
Responsibility of International Organizations
Legal Committee
Forest Hills Central High School
The world has never been more connected. Through technology, trade, and foreign policy, we have faced tremendous cultural exposure. However, to manage these changes peacefully without conflict, international organizations rose to the occasion. These organizations, such as the World Bank, the European Union, and NATO, were created to make the world a safer and more convenient place to live in. Yet, these organizations have a record of committing mistakes that harm or affect others in a negative way. NATO activities in military missions have caused plenty of harm to innocent civilians. For example, NATO’s bombing campaign in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was intended to avoid harming civilians, yet an investigation by the Human Rights Watch revealed that there were ninety separate incidents involving civilian deaths during the seventy-eight-day bombing campaign. Some 500 Yugoslav civilians are known to have died in these incidents. The World Bank is an entity that is designed to help countries and states with economic development. For example, the Construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam began in the 1960s, but it was a $450 million loan from the World Bank in 1985 that sped up the project. The bank approved funding for the dam, even though it failed to meet India’s environmental regulations. It eventually flooded 245 villages and displaced 250,000 people. The dam’s project began operation in 2017, but its history of construction is a trauma for many people who were hurt and affected by it.
These problems exist everywhere where these organizations exist. The problem occurs when civilians don’t know who to blame for the damage caused. In many scenarios, the organization that helped solve problems claims that they only intended to help, and that the main benefactor who started solving the problem should be the one held accountable, as they were the reason the harm was induced. The Russian Federation recommends that the UN’s Legal Committee resolve this problem by advising these world organizations to refer themselves to personal committees that research problems before lending a hand to solve them. If harm is committed, the Legal Committee should hold a proper trial that dictates only the parties involved and not any 3rd parties.
The Russian Federation hopes to reach a fair resolution not only for nations but also for the civilian population affected by these problems. We should keep in mind all the people who are involved and affected by issues that relate to everyone. There should be a priority system on who to help first, and who to punish based on a fair and equal trial.
SOURCES
https://www.heritage.org/trade/report/the-world-bank-and-economic-growth-50-years-failure
https://www.hrw.org/reports/natbm002.pdf
