COMMITTEE: The Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISEC)
Country: Central African Republic
Mandate
The First Committee deals with disarmament, global challenges and threats to peace that affect the
international community and seeks out solutions to the challenges in the international security
regime.
It considers all disarmament and international security matters within the scope of the Charter or
relating to the powers and functions of any other organ of the United Nations; the general principles
of cooperation in the maintenance of international peace and security, as well as principles governing
disarmament and the regulation of armaments; promotion of cooperative arrangements and
measures aimed at strengthening stability through lower levels of armaments.
Topic A: Legality of Private Military/Security Companies and Mercenaries in Global Conflicts
Private military companies are organisations who are created to make security a more accessible
element for people. Be it during wars, conflicts, or even just guarding a specific location, PMCs are
hired for many reasons. The laws require them to be trained at a professional level for arms but
doesn’t take charge of the training. The problem arises because since their loyalty and services can be
bought by money, it’s not constant. Like all other products, governments require cheaper and
accessible companies which would come many risks, potentially jeopardizing the country and
instigating a coup d’etat. There should be rules and regulations, a code of conduct should especially
be given to the companies. The strategic impacts of PMCs in global conflicts aren't denied but like a
coin has two sides, PMCs aren’t qualified as combatants in non-international armed conflicts. This puts
theirs and other civilians’ lives in danger. In conflicts such as Palestine- Israel, Russia- Ukraine,
Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, we cannot condone the lives of people that have been taken away but no one
is held accountable.
Moving on, the Central African Republic understands and supports the role of private mercenaries at
a national level for non-militaria pursuits. However, uncontrolled mercenaries are no more than
armed groups of terrorists who are capable of doing damage to the political, social and economic
aspects of a society. As one of the lowest countries on the human capital index, violence would make
our situation worse than it already is. A legal boundary for private mercenaries is what we hope to
achieve, in which we don't have to worry about unidentified soldiers being sent into countries who
have not asked for help, and most of all, to decrease the innocent lives which would be killed by the
conflict. The legality of the mercenaries depends on if they have been committed to a country or the
UN, because the UN has been using mercenaries for a long time now but when a mercenary is tied to
a nation, it eradicates the possibility of neutrality, loyalty while endangering all stakeholders. To
respect everyone’s human rights, private mercenaries shouldn’t be allowed in global conflict zones
without UN specifically letting them.
In addition, we need to realise the Sustainable Development Goals set by UN, goals number 16 and 17
to find peace, justice, strong institutions and partnerships for the goal, respectively. We need a
method that would effectively diminish the possibility of a certain country being targeted while still
allowing PMCs to enter conflict zones under the orders of the UN. One solution is for the UN to have
its own private mercenaries from different countries which would be funded by the Member States
voluntarily and human resources can also be sent instead of financial means which will be reimbursed
by the UN, essentially the same method we have applied to our peacekeeping officers. Secondly, we
could also require the weapons of private mercenaries to be completely different from deployed
military troops to ensure that victims can be examined and their death can be he accountable in a
court trial. Next, we also require more reports on the mercenaries in terms of their members and
funding. The training for private mercenaries should be specific and legislated either by UN or their
government, to determine that their level is no more than a military soldier. Lastly, we need to
establish a partnership between other countries to use PMCs as a last method in wars since it shows
that they have tried their best to win without outside involvement.
Topic B: Implications of usage of Indiscriminate Weaponry in Conflicts
Indiscriminate weaponry according to the International Humanitarian Law are those that cannot be
directed at a military objective or whose effects cannot be limited as required by international
humanitarian law. The prohibition of such weapons is also supported by the general prohibition of
indiscriminate attacks. Indiscriminate weaponry should include all chemical and biological weapons
such as mines, diseases, tear gas and more because their use cannot be specified to only attack
soldiers and leave out civilians. In Palestine, Syria, Iraq, the conflicts have constantly affected the
countries in a bad way through political, social and economic aspects. The countries who possess these
weapons are extremely feared of since the only thing holding them back from dropping nuclear bombs
is their word which can change at any moment. Currently, there is no legally binding multilateral
instrument dealing with the issue of missiles
We stand by the solution to not allow these weapons in war anymore, since the damage they afflict
cannot be covered by any monetary value. For example, Hiroshima Nagasaki still has radiation to this
day which is when tourists visit, they might even be exposed and therefore, develop cancer. The
climate change that would come by continuing the activities of this weaponry could be deadly in terms
of the planet itself. We might not be able to rise from the ashes and that is a problem in itself. We as
a country that doesn’t condone violence urge the UN to conduct further investigations regarding the
assets each country has to make more units of their mines and ban them from use. Illegal activities
are being directed in order to make more out of each war, these weapons are not disclosed by a
country which just depicts the violation of the International Justice Law.
Solutions for this issue are difficult since the contention and personal advantage of each country stops
them from ratifying a treaty which is why we need to have a guarantee of a backup plan if they go
against their word. Countries involved in conflicts should be required to report all of their legal
activities while also purposing indiscriminate weaponry as last means. The resolution A/42/37 C (1987)
the UN General Assembly established, and the Security Council reaffirmed with resolution 620 (1988),
the Secretary-General’s Mechanism (UNSGM) to carry out prompt investigations in response to
allegations of the possible use of chemical and bacteriological (biological) and toxin weapons that may
constitute a violation of the 1925 Geneva Protocol or other relevant rules of customary international
law. The weapons which can do more damage than intended need to be registered and security
around them needs to be tightened. Another way for us to maintain the SDG 16 which is peace, justice
and strong institutions is by funding into a science laboratory which would combine all aspects of
biology, chemistry and physics to find a method that can stop these weapons. The funding for this
should be provided by countries in the CTBT and ones who advocate for peace. While the UN has
already been working more and more towards preventing such a dire situation, we need to have
underground bunkers built for the security and upholding of the Human Rights, we also need better
tracking systems to know in advance the danger we would be under.
References:
Topic A:
• https://www.icrc.org/en/doc/assets/files/other/pmc-article-a-faite.pdf
• https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/international-convention-
against-recruitment-use-financing-and
• https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Issues/Mercenaries/WG/Immigration
AndBorder/swed-burland-submission.pdf
• https://medium.com/smartaim-tech/war-for-money-leading-private-military-companies-of-
the-world-eab9f9fe2de8
• https://guide-humanitarian-law.org/content/article/3/private-military-companies/
• https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/MercenarismandPrivateMilitarySecurityCompani
es.pdf
Topic B
• https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule71
• https://www.un.org/disarmament/wmd/nuclear/ctbt/
• https://www.un.org/disarmament/wmd/secretary-general-mechanism
• https://documents-dds-
ny.un.org/doc/RESOLUTION/GEN/NR0/512/69/IMG/NR051269.pdf?OpenElement
• https://www.un.org/disarmament/wmd/sc1540/
• https://www.un.org/disarmament/wmd/missiles/
