HEAD-DIYANSHA MAGESH

Good Morning esteemed chief guest, Mr. Muralee Thummarrukudy, respected teachers and dear delegates. It’s a great honor to be co-chairing the first committee of the United Nations General Assembly – the Disarmament and International Security Committee. Currently being headed by Mr. Agustin Santos, DISEC is the committee that is always ready to combat the rapidly proliferating global issues that relate to disarmament and puts the hard-achieved peace in peril. We strive to find the solutions to the problems, faced by the international security regimes, be it national or private, our much-evaluated opinion is always offered. Making the world a better place to live in, is all that matters. Our committee, situated in New York, United States of America,  deals with any challenge, any problem, any question that deals with disarmament, global challenges, and threats to peace that affect the international community. Backed by 195 countries, DISEC is one of the biggest committees in the United Nations. 

Indeed, this opportunity to co-chair DISEC, along with my friend and the chair Diyansha Magesh, has been a prestigious one. This year, present in the committee are 20 delegates, who would be representing 20 countries in total. 

This year, after hours of exhausting research and discussion, in regard with the GSMUN’s theme – A world of turmoil; confronting crisis for global peace, the topics that have been selected are:

• Government’s accountability of and responsibility with confiscated goods
• Foreign Intervention in matters of international security

Government’s accountability of and responsibility with confiscated goods

In this modern era, the law is one of utmost significance. The law is what keeps the society up and running. The law maintains peace and avoids conflicts. However, people break the law for their own reasons, and often bring contraband goods into the country which is banned by the government. Therefore, the government takes away these goods. Now the question arises, what does the government do with these goods? Does the government destroy them or does it use them for its own benefit? How can government agencies be made accountable after they have confiscated these goods? There ought to be the highest level of transparency involved when the public seeks information about the end point of these goods.

Foreign Intervention in matters of international security

A hundred and ninety-five countries make up this world. All the countries are dependent on each other in some way or the other. Unfortunately, not all countries are at peace. There are prevailing conflicts among some countries, and all countries are affected due to these countries. Do all countries need to engage in the conflict of a few countries. Probably not. However, there are times the countries outside the conflict do need to engage with countries in conflict. This is exactly what our committee is going to discuss – in matters of international security, should there be foreign intervention?

In conclusion, I would like to say I am looking forward to begin the GSMUN, and have heated yet formal and fruitful debate.  I promise to do everything I can, to make this GSMUN a memorable and a unique experience that will be remembered forever. 

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Thank You.