The delegates of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) started off their second committee session by continuing on the previous night’s debate on whether Crimea should belong to Russia or Ukraine.
According to the delegate of India, during first committee session delegates were mostly discussing whether or not there should be another referendum and whether the government of Ukraine is stable enough to accept Crimea once again. After reaching a consensus, delegates also agreed that this time, there should be a neutral body, such as the United Nations (UN), to oversee the referendum so that there are no claims of illegitimacy. This would mean that Russian forces should not partake in the referendum as they may make the vote biased.
During an interview with the delegate of India, he claimed that he is siding with China, who wishes for an unbiased and neutral referendum instead of just allowing Russia to take Crimea.
The committee came to a quick consensus to settle this dispute between Ukraine and Russia peacefully. Because of this the Russian delegate has agreed to pulling out most of their military troops out of Crimea, but sending more police into the region to help stabilize the region against terrorism. However, when the delegate of Ukraine offered to send police troops into Crimea, the Russian delegate quickly made a speech on how opposed she was to this idea. The delegate said that with both Ukraine and Russian troops in Crimea, there could be many protests and people may not be able to adjust to both police forces.
Furthermore, the delegate of Russia has asked for Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help fund Crimea in this time of conflict. After this conflict, whoever rightfully owns Ukraine would continue to fund Crimea in whatever they need.
The committee also talked about the percentage of votes needed for Russia to actually take control of Ukraine. The committee decided on having the percentage be 80-20% in favor of Russia for Russia to take over Ukraine, while everything that is less than that would have Crimea given to Ukraine. The delegate of Russia asks the committee how this is fair as it should be simple majority; however, her voice was silenced by the many other voices who agreed to the 80-20 percentage.
According to the delegate of India, during first committee session delegates were mostly discussing whether or not there should be another referendum and whether the government of Ukraine is stable enough to accept Crimea once again. After reaching a consensus, delegates also agreed that this time, there should be a neutral body, such as the United Nations (UN), to oversee the referendum so that there are no claims of illegitimacy. This would mean that Russian forces should not partake in the referendum as they may make the vote biased.
During an interview with the delegate of India, he claimed that he is siding with China, who wishes for an unbiased and neutral referendum instead of just allowing Russia to take Crimea.
The committee came to a quick consensus to settle this dispute between Ukraine and Russia peacefully. Because of this the Russian delegate has agreed to pulling out most of their military troops out of Crimea, but sending more police into the region to help stabilize the region against terrorism. However, when the delegate of Ukraine offered to send police troops into Crimea, the Russian delegate quickly made a speech on how opposed she was to this idea. The delegate said that with both Ukraine and Russian troops in Crimea, there could be many protests and people may not be able to adjust to both police forces.
Furthermore, the delegate of Russia has asked for Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help fund Crimea in this time of conflict. After this conflict, whoever rightfully owns Ukraine would continue to fund Crimea in whatever they need.
The committee also talked about the percentage of votes needed for Russia to actually take control of Ukraine. The committee decided on having the percentage be 80-20% in favor of Russia for Russia to take over Ukraine, while everything that is less than that would have Crimea given to Ukraine. The delegate of Russia asks the committee how this is fair as it should be simple majority; however, her voice was silenced by the many other voices who agreed to the 80-20 percentage.