Issue of columbia
Columbia
There are two main actors in Columbia 1. Government 2. Guerrilla Groups.
Cause of the unrest in Columbia: The Class Difference is the main cause. The elite class has started to gain control of the lower class and have developed their own organizations.
3 Main Guerilla Groups: FARC, the ELN and the M19.
Purpose of Guerilla Groups: These are the rebels in the country who consider themselves as the elite class of the society.
1. Farc
FARC takes in between $500 million and $600 million annually from the illegal drug trade
Profits from Unofficial taxes and kidnappings
Have 110 operational units out of which 65 of them are working in some aspect of drug trade.
The Committee needs to decide whether or not UNSC needs to intervene or not.
Aim of:
Guerilla Groups: guerrilla movements claim to be fighting for the rights of the poor in Colombia to protect them from government violence and to provide social justice through socialism
Colombian government claims to be fighting for order and stability, and seeking to protect the rights and interests of its citizens
Background:
The War between Guerilla Groups and the Government has taken the lifes of over 200,000 Innocent lives and has displaced millions of other people.
Currently there are 3.5 million internally displaced persons inside Colombia
Possible Solutions:
1. Increase development and humanitarian aid to Colombia
2. Peace talks & Negotiations with Guerilla Groups(helped minimize 30,000 militants).
3. Protection Laws
Name:
Irish Republican Army (IRA) (Irish name: Oglaigh na hEireann)
The name IRA has been in use since the organization was founded in 1921. From 1969 through 1997, the IRA splintered into a number of organizations, all called the IRA. They included: the Official IRA (OIRA) the Provisional IRA(PIRA) the Real IRA (RIRA),and
Continuity IRA (CIRA).
The association of the IRA with terrorism comes from the paramilitary activities of the Provisional IRA, which is
There are two main actors in Columbia 1. Government 2. Guerrilla Groups.
Cause of the unrest in Columbia: The Class Difference is the main cause. The elite class has started to gain control of the lower class and have developed their own organizations.
3 Main Guerilla Groups: FARC, the ELN and the M19.
Purpose of Guerilla Groups: These are the rebels in the country who consider themselves as the elite class of the society.
1. Farc
FARC takes in between $500 million and $600 million annually from the illegal drug trade
Profits from Unofficial taxes and kidnappings
Have 110 operational units out of which 65 of them are working in some aspect of drug trade.
The Committee needs to decide whether or not UNSC needs to intervene or not.
Aim of:
Guerilla Groups: guerrilla movements claim to be fighting for the rights of the poor in Colombia to protect them from government violence and to provide social justice through socialism
Colombian government claims to be fighting for order and stability, and seeking to protect the rights and interests of its citizens
Background:
The War between Guerilla Groups and the Government has taken the lifes of over 200,000 Innocent lives and has displaced millions of other people.
Currently there are 3.5 million internally displaced persons inside Colombia
Possible Solutions:
1. Increase development and humanitarian aid to Colombia
2. Peace talks & Negotiations with Guerilla Groups(helped minimize 30,000 militants).
3. Protection Laws
Name:
Irish Republican Army (IRA) (Irish name: Oglaigh na hEireann)
The name IRA has been in use since the organization was founded in 1921. From 1969 through 1997, the IRA splintered into a number of organizations, all called the IRA. They included: the Official IRA (OIRA) the Provisional IRA(PIRA) the Real IRA (RIRA),and
Continuity IRA (CIRA).
The association of the IRA with terrorism comes from the paramilitary activities of the Provisional IRA, which is