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Holden Rohrer
Saudi Arabia
Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Centennial High School
Topic I: Syrian Civil War
The issues surrounding the Syrian War number greatly.
The primary international concern is humanitarian aid---millions of fleeing, internally displaced, and trapped Syrians require costly and extensive aid (food, water, medicine) just to survive.
On the other side of the issue is multinational politics.
Terrorist groups like Da'esh, dozens of freedom fighter groups, the Assad regime and foreign nations all have different goals within the region---destabilizing it regardless repeat attempts to preserve human rights and cease the conflict.
The current ceasefire, while Saudi Arabia remains hopeful, likely won't last unless power transitions away from Assad's reign.
Saudi Arabia thanks the Kurdish rebellion groups for their efforts to prevent terrorism in the region and believes that, in cooperation with regional powers, such groups may be able to foster a sustainable, stable Syria.
However, in the meantime, a steady balance between providing for Syrian citizens' stable environment and placing the land under more humane leadership must be struck.
Saudi Arabia is constantly working towards these goals in every way it can.
During the heat of the conflict, this primarily consisted of supplying pro-democracy citizen resistance groups within the region to undermine Assad's offensive government and provide exit paths for endangered persons.
Saudi Arabia believes that more peaceful options should be explored promptly in order to prevent terrorist insurgency and allow Arabs to regain full use of the territory.
This should be prioritized to limit and reverse strain on neighboring countries from Syrian refugees, including Saudi Arabia's half million.
Saudi Arabia considers its own locality and stability highly relevant to
Questions:
- What can the international community do to help rebuild Syria in terms of infrastructure?
- Aside from giving financial aid, what else can the international community to further humanitarian causes and help both Syrian refugees living in other countries and the Syrians who have been displaced internally?
- How can the countries hosting large numbers of refugees be supported?
- What can be done to ensure peace in the region and prevent future fighting?
- Will the government in Syria be able to support its people? Should the United Nations support this government, and if so, how?
- How should the issue of terrorism in the area be addressed?
"tackling Daesh’s financing and economic infrastructure; preventing the flow of foreign terrorist fighters across borders; supporting stabilisation and the restoration of essential public services to areas liberated from Daesh; and countering the group’s propaganda."
Sources:
- https://theglobalcoalition.org/en/partner/saudi-arabia/
Topic II: Crisis in Yemen
Topic III: Kurdish Conflict
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