Administrative and Budgetary committee

In favor, against or abstention?

by Elpida Kazantzidou and Anastasia Gounda

The Administrative and Budgetary committee was separated in two alliances; one supporting Brazil’s resolution and the other one USA’s resolution on the topic of the review of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects. Although initially the two alliances were equally supported by the delegations, through the debate and the exchange of delegates’ ideas, Brazil’s resolution superiority as far as structure, content and efficiency are concerned, became obvious. Brazil’s core points were the ensuring of financial support for LEDCs for the realization of the operations as well as the raise of public awareness and tolerance concerning international friction. Overall, the debate procedure included thorough, analytical discussion, disputes and agreements, a lot of amendments and points of information. It must, also, be pointed out that despite a sudden technical problem with the computer, the delegates’ interest in participating in the debate was not lessened at all. Because ‘PEACEKEEPING IS A FULL TIME JOB!’, as the delegate of Brazil, Konstantinos Zves, stated, repeating George Clooney’s words.