Security Council
Dear Delegates,
My name is Aniroodh Shankar and I will be the chair for the UNSC (United Nations Security Council) at the inaugural TISBMUN. I was born in Chennai where I lived for about a year before moving to Bangalore for 3 months and then Delhi for 2 years. After Delhi, I moved to Hong Kong for a year, then to Singapore where I remained for a full 11 years at one stretch and then finally back to Bangalore as of 3 months now so I am new here but I do have a rather large scope on international issues and relations as such.
Enough about me though, this is about you. MUN is a medium through which students as delegates can effectively and logically argue and debate, it has given me so many opportunities to express myself. It makes you grow as a person; the people you meet, the topics you debate and the mass debate skills that one can develop for life.
There is no argument that the UNSC is the most powerful committee in the United Nations today, it is what deals with keeping the peace and is established to promote peaceful coexistence among countries. You're in the big league now; the UNSC makes all of the major decisions: to declare wars, to end it and albeit diplomatic resolution.
Now on the issues; for years Somalian pirates that are parts of organizations such as Al-Shabaab have stalked the seas, exercising amazing naval intelligence and presence over the vast area of the Indian Ocean and this has cut off many trade routes and its time that we do something about this but don't forget, these are just deprived souls who are trying to support themselves and there family in a dying economy and country. It is the job of the UNSC to find a way in which all parties can benefit, piracy eradicated and the pirates given new meaning.
The second topic for the Security Council is: "The Arab Spring: Resolution and Aftermath." The Arab Spring, for those of you who don't know, is a collective term for the various political movements and uprisings that have started throughout the Arab nations. We all know about the crisis situation in Libya and Egypt, but there are still countries where the Arab Spring is going strong. Also, the countries which have now managed to overthrow their dictators need as much help as they can get from the United Nations to rebuild their countries and to set up a safe and secure environment for their citizens.
TISBMUN is a result of our hard work and on behalf of the entire Dais party in the UNSC and every other committee I would personally like to welcome all of you to TISBMUN 2012. Warm congratulations on being a part of the UNSC and Good Luck!
Sincerely,
Aniroodh Shankar
Director
United Nations Security Council
TISBMUN 2012