POSITION PAPER

COUNTRY :

KUWAIT

COMMITTEE:

DISEC

AGENDA:

SITUATION IN UKRAINE AND CRIMEA

DELEGATE:

TUSHAR AGARWAL

SCHOOL:

SHERWOOD COLLEGE, NAINITAL

INTRODUCTION
The recent invasion of the Crimea by the Russian Federation is a clear example of blatant denial
of a nations sovereignty in addition to a severe violation of international law. This could not
have been more pointedly illustrated than the dispatching of 16,000 Russian troops supported
by large compliment of air crafts, boats and helicopters to flood the Ukrainian peninsula of
Crimea.
Several nations including the USA see this as an act of naked aggression towards the western
world. However till date Ukraine has not engaged in a military action as so to avoid conflict,
whilst the Russians are in occupation of this zone. In order to avoid another standoff similar to
the cold war and to avoid a potential all out military crisis. A peaceful solution to avoid this is an
unavoidable MUST.

STAND
My nation is a small country with a big heart. My country has a strong record of assisting
people in need, and Kuwaiti organizations are actively responding to humanitarian crises.
Kuwait has also played a leading role through its generous funding for the humanitarian work of
the United Nations. Through its example and its convening power, my country has doubled its
annual contribution to the Central Emergency Response Fund (Cerf) from $500,000 (Dh1.83
million) to $1 million in order support the multilateral humanitarian response and meeting
emergency needs. It contributed US$2 million to the United Nations World Food Programme
(WFP) to bring help to desperately-needed food to thousands of Iraqi families displaced from
their homes due to the conflict that started in Mosul.
My country has always stood up for the nations in trouble. It has been in good relations with
Ukraine, it served the nation with USD 11 million during the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster. Several
bilateral agreements including a treaty to avoid double taxation and others in the fields of

sports, culture investment has been signed between the two countries helping both the
government to prosper.

VIEWS AND POSSIBLE SOLUTION

My government unanimously believes that its a violation of territorial sovereignty of some
other nations land which may lead to devastation and furthermore to a frozen war. Kuwait
strongly believes that steps should be taken by the international community in order to
overcome this situation.

As a starting point, the UN Secretary General should use his good offices to initiate
negotiations to try to avoid war.

A mediator could potentially draw on China and other major powers to persuade Russia
to step back while at the same time discouraging Ukraine from exercising its right to
self-defense under international law.