Japan SC

Japan SC
The following is a brief overview of Japan’s position on the Model UN Security Council 2010 session. In regards to the India-Pakistan-Kashmir conflict, our nation has great faith in Kashmir as an independent nation. Although we have loose military and technological ties with India, we feel it would be best if Kashmir were to be free of another sovereign nation imposing upon or controlling it. Primarily because by losing Kashmir to either Pakistan or India, we are losing a buffer between two unfriendly nations that are known as threats to the international community through their possession of nuclear weapons. If these two nations were to be bordering each other, a fatal threat would ensue.


As to the political turmoil and Piracy in Somalia Japan has played an influential role in publicizing the issues in all of Africa and bringing the spotlight to humanitarian aid processes with the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), and Japan continues to provide aid to all African Nations including both Somalia and The Sudan. Despite the lack of a central government and the corruption of the aid delivery process Japan has still provided a total of $85.2 million worth of aid since 2007. Yet we see the flaws in the aid process and would be in favor of a resolution to attack the root problem by increasing economic opportunities within the country itself to prevent the recruitment of piracy in Somali citizens. We would not frown upon a resolution to increase UN peacekeepers and replace African Union members in order to protect the citizens from al shaabab attacks and piracy threats. Japan does not recognize the transitional government for its lack of control over the country We would however, like to work in cooperation with the transitional government as we increase industrialization in the country. We believe that it would be wise for the UN to take action sooner rather than later to avoid future costs and extended turmoil, This is not a problem that rests at the hands of Somalia but one that threatens the surrounding nations and will grow with time.


On the note of The Sudan and its turmoil and the recent signing of the
Consolidation of Peace Agreement (CPA) Japan, being the second largest donor to peacekeeping operations next to the U.S. has provided a total of approximately $468 million to the conflict in the Sudan since 2005. Unfortunately out of this 468 million only approximately $210.88 million (about 46%) of this has been actually delivered to the people of Sudan. With the Signing of the CPA Japan has granted $8 million to the help of honoring the treaty and carrying out a successful referenda in 2011, to be used specifically on the education of peace keeping and voter understanding in attempts to prevent future fighting which is seen by Japan as a likely possibility. In addition it is our hope that other aid providers will continue to promote the peace treaty and provide necessary aid to its effect.