Committee: The United Nations General Assembly Second Committee Economic and Financial Committee
Agenda: Development in Post-Conflict Regions
Country: United States of America
Delegation: Bhavya Badalia (St. Xavier’s College)
With increasing number of wars been fought in the world leading to destruction of the nations in every way
possible, making the world a vulnerable place for everyone .Even though many organizations have been
created to attain international peace , hundreds of wars are still fought even today, Far from peace and
harmony, over one hundred armed conflicts have taken place since 1989 . They have ranged in severity from
minor conflicts to wars. In other words, the world total of separate conflicts is still high, twice as high as when
the Cold War began. While only civil wars and international wars are a cause of these things other reasons like
political Instability, intercommunal violence has also lead countries into greater problems. Economic
conditions being the most important reason for this which include poverty , unemployment and economic
stagnation .Even though the economic condition are the major importance other non-economic factors cannot
be left out
Violence or instability following the official end of conflict can impose substantial new and even dire
challenges on the international community. The failure to implement a comprehensive post-conflict rebuilding
effort can cause a new set of problems .While United States of America has taken many nation-building
operations and has been upfront in helping other countries and would continue to do so in future. To succeed
in initial nation building operations require advance planning and a substantial commitment of money and
manpower. These operations require a mix of skills and training addressing a range of issues, including
establishing public security and the rule of law, facilitating political transitions, rebuilding infrastructure, and
jumpstarting economic recovery. To complicate matters, stabilization and reconstruction missions must
operate in far more demanding and often hostile environments than do traditional economic development
programs. And they face narrow windows of opportunity to produce results. Defining the scope of nation-
building is itself a challenge. Stabilization and reconstruction operations straddle an uncomfortable perch
between conventional war-fighting and traditional development assistance, both of which—and particularly
the former—the United States can do well in both.
United States of America has been upfront in these kind of activities and is helping the international
community with all the help the nation can offer .Being one of the highest contributors of Both money and
manpower , USA believes in making the world a better place .USA believes providing essential services—is a
top reconstruction priority. Such services are a prerequisite for the rehabilitation of the economy, and the
failure to repair basic infrastructure always has serious negative political consequences. Though many
governments and international organizations have developed quick-impact programs to jump-start small-scale
projects, the larger capital construction projects are subject to slow and cumbersome processes
While USA continuously contributes funds to the trust funds formed for these kind of regions it believes that
International Co-operation is must for these regions to develop .Even though United Nations is working very
hard for achievement of goals in these regions, member states also have a responsibility towards development
and stabilization of these regions and have to understand that this cannot be achieved without states helping
each other in these difficult situations.
References:
https://www.un.org/en/
https://www.government.nl/topics/international-peace-and-security/post-conflict-reconstruction
https://www.un.org/developmentdesa/dpad/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/publication/CDP-bp-2005-8.pdf
https://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/crisis prevention/undp-cpr-post-conflict-economic-
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