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Delegate: Josh Hamlet and Josh Novack Country: Georgia Committee: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization Topic: Cultural Reconstruction in Post-Conflict Regions School: Blind Brook High School As a representative of Georgia, we feel that something must be done in order to aid our war with Russia. Even though we have been affected culturally by this turmoil, we have been affected in other ways as well. Our fight against Russia has been going on ever since we separated from the Soviet Union. The two main areas that we are fighting against are South Ossetia and Abkhazia. As soon as Russia invaded, we have been affected politically, economically, and most importantly, socially. Because of this war, many policies have been broken, mainly dealing with UNESCO. One of these laws is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This states that people should be free to practice and demonstrate their culture. Russia is trying to take back Georgia, while in doing so; they have tried to implement laws against our culture. A more specific act that has been violated is the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. Since we are at war with Russia, this law pertains very strictly to us because our country is being destroyed and there have destroyed cultural sites such as churches and schools. Even though we have received help from the United States and other European countries, we also need the support of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in order to achieve success. For example, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the UN Human Rights Council are needed in order to help our fight. Another major NGO is the International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS). This law protects the cultural heritage during times of conflict. Another NGO that has had an important role in helping out is the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). This NGO provides security among nations to prevent conflict. One way that they have aided us has been by barring access to South Ossetia. Even though we need the help of NGOs and other nations, there are some things that we have to do in order to protect our culture and protect our nation. One way we can do this is by establishing a international body to hear both our claims and Russia’s claims in order to solve our problems. We also should adopt a free trade arrangement to gain supplies and communicate with other countries. We also need to forget it about South Ossetia and Abkhazia in order to be replenished with military equipment. In order to strengthen our democracy we should create a constitutional reform that will limit the presidential power. We as a nation should have more say in what the people believe in rather then having our president make all the decisions for us. We should establish elections in order to begin to behave more democratically. In doing so, we may end up having a positive influence on Russia. We also have to become closer with the Western World in order to have a more positive influence on us and they could set a better example and help us more. We should also promote more minority rights in our constitution in order to fight discrimination.