Greetings from DISEC

This morning, DISEC opened the discussion on its latest draft resolution. Delegates addressed the issue of Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and aimed at creating a framework through which the predictability and consistency of UN interventions could be increased. One of the operational paragraphs called upon the International Community to “act in a timely and decisive manner, while taking its international responsibilities under the UN Charter into account.” Creating a new body mandated with decision-making powers on humanitarian interventions could not count on the support of the whole committee. In this regard, the US introduced an alternative solution by proposing to define requirements and create guidelines which could help the Security Council in its decision-making on the R2P.