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Committee: Security Council

Country: China

Topic: Providing Effective Humanitarian Assistance in Conflicts

Delegate: Fatima Abdul Mannan

 

(Topic Background):

The world has been stuck in an eerie limbo post the Cold War era. The ever-expanding outbursts of war and unmanageable peacekeeping treaties has dramatically increased the need for humanitarian aid. Civil wars and such conflicts affect around 2 million people according to ICRC. This makes an onset of 68.5 million people being evacuated due to violence and 120 million people in total worldwide depending on humanitarian assistance. The onslaught of such numbers makes it only a conscious decision for intervention of neighboring countries for relief. Yet the dynamics of intervention in international relations has been obstructed on numerous occasions. This hence has given the UNSC setbacks upon maintain peace and security in regimes, especially in the recent course of the pandemic. Based on such turbulences, manners on aiding these lives remains a question.

 

(Past International Action):

In 2006 the UN launched CERF (Central Emergency Response Fund) managed by OCHA which has been the fastest method in supporting urgent humanitarian responses. Upon this the UNSC has enforced penalties on stand-alone criterion regimes for the hindering humanitarian access. The UNSC has been public about having law or motive be meaningless unless it deviates from Chapter VII UN charter. In addition to that the ‘Centrality of Protection’ act released in 2013 by IASC gives importance to protection of communities stuck between conflicts of state or non-state parties.

 

(Country Policy):

China believes in humanitarian aid to play a vital role in seeking peaceful international relations. In 1978 the ‘Opening Up” policies was highlighted by Deng Xiaoping with the objective- ‘was to support socialist states and the anti-colonial struggle.’ Assistance such as providing food, water, shelter, and sanitations of a medical aid is part of the process of guiding these peoples’ lives back to normal. The country’s objective is to not only save lives but to facilitate improvement in affected people; to reduce sufferings and maintain human dignity in the aftermath of such manmade conflicts. China seeks action onto neutralizing and determining reasons of the hindrance of humanitarian relief efforts. Furthermore, China has sent over medical teams to 27 countries and funded aid over 150 countries under the struggle of 2020 Covid19 pandemic. According to foreign policies known as ‘The Five Principles’, China seeks peaceful coexistence and will continue to portray itself as a responsible great power.

 

(Possible Solutions):

• Elevate humanitarian issues as a top priority in its national security strategy.
• Balance between national security and humanitarian interest.
• Humanitarian aid should not be linked to a political objective and separation of military activity from humanitarian access.
• Improve data collection on humanitarian aid access denial, details of reporting on violations and hold violators accountable.
• Improve humanitarian worker training and protection of aid workers against abuse.
•  Fund technological innovations.

 In accordance with Chinese system (Chinese Communist Party) there are strategic policies and directions advised by the state to fund procedures like these through The Ministry of Finance. The MoF further coordinates with the World Bank group and institutions like Asian Development Bank for decisions on the contributions that go to relevant multilateral organizations.