Disarmament committee

What's going on in the Disarmament committee?

by Kelly Diolatzis

During the session of GA1 it was quite evident that the representatives of Senegal, Brazil and the Russian Federation were strongly supporting their thesis against PMCs and mercenaries. With several speeches they tried to convince all nations in the committee to cooperate with them in order to eliminate the use of PMCs. Furthermore it is important to mention that a great number of delegates that were in favor of the existence of PMCs commented in their interviews that the financial profits from such companies are more significant than the rights of people involved in such military companies. It is also worth mentioning that the delegates of Senegal, Brazil and the Russian Federation shared the same views. This could be easily understood since all of them agreed in two main points. Firstly that PMCs and mercenaries should be eliminated and investigated so as to combat illegal actions and secondly that we ought to protect civilians and their rights. Moreover, during the coffee break all three delegates commented in their interviews that their countries were, are and will be fighting against PMCs and mercenaries.