Topic: 2024-The Situation in Guyana
Country: Belgium
Delegate Name: Frinz Fisher
Committee: General Assembly – Special Political Committee
Topic A: The Situation in Guyana
Country: Belgium
Delegate: Frinz Fisher
School: Williamston High School
The Essequibo border region between Venezuela and Guyana promises profitable outputs due to the area’s abundant natural resources of over 61,600 square miles. However, disputes arose between Venezuela and Guyana regarding who would benefit from the region’s economic potential especially when the region remains to be informally asserted. Disputes concerning the region can be traced back to the early 1800s when the Kingdom of the Netherlands surrendered their claims to the area to the colony of British Guiana. Later on, the region would be argued over by Venezuela in 1841, but left unresolved. Further along, British Guiana gained control over the territory in 1899 via a treaty after American negotiators disputed alongside Venezuela for the domain. Since then, Guyana has gained independence, and oil has recently been discovered. Yet, the matter regarding who owns the territory is left ambiguous adjoining with amplified militarization tensions for financial yields.
The delegation of Belgium recognizes the importance of propriety in this situation. Belgium prioritizes a peaceful resolution for further efforts concerning territorial integrity, however, financial importance remains feasible. Venezuela has put forth effort into petroleum exports as its primary source of economic influence, invariantly harboring the largest crude oil reserves in the world. Belgium finds the significant abundance of Venezuela’s resources to stand as a beneficiary to the rest of the world, however even with nearly 303 billion barrels of oil, or about 17 percent of the world’s total oil reserves, Venezuela remains diminished. Venezuela’s government is corrupt and warrants the defamation of the country’s reputation, exemplified by the country’s reliance on drug cartels and trade exports, child labor, and commercial sex trafficking. Guyana has proficiently provided substantial support towards reduced political corruption under Mohamed Irfaan Ali, a distinguished People’s Progressive Party member. His actions toward economic capital through agricultural and gold exports are respectable among the UN, therefore, Belgium recommends a peaceful negotiation that implores Guyana to regulate the territory for transnational trade and commerce.
Belgium seeks peace and cooperation between Venezuela and Guyana to remain a suitable ally for trade. In addition, Belgium would pursue others’ interests in monitoring the area due to the intense military tensions that encircle the area and threaten international stability. Belgium applauds both countries’ means for prosperity, but not at the expense of countless lives. Thus, Belgium supports the idea of arbitration agreements among both parties, as both can be mutually compensated for the immense pressure they have been put through. As a member of the UN, Belgium hopes to conclude this recognizable solution.
