Ensuring civil rights in non-conventional conflicts

In the recent months the situation in Iraq has received an increasing amount of attention. This situation brewing between the United States, US allies and Iraq has the possibility to end in war within a matter of weeks if not days. This leads Germany to look at an historical problem in the region that goes back more than 75 years. The Kurdish People of northern Iraq have been a target of Iraq and Turkey in non-conventional -- even terrorist-like -- attacks for almost 100 years. In the past, these attacks have partly been provoked by an extremist group of Kurds known as the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK), who in the past two decades have bombed many European embassies and committed other terrorist acts. With the capture of the leader of the PKK, Abdullah Ocalan, and the subsequent ceasefire from the Kurdish side of the conflict, the Kurdish people are still being persecuted. More than 2,500 cases have been brought to the attention of the European Court of Human Rights about the situation in the region. We must not let the civil rights of these people be negated in favor of persecution by states. We also must strive to provide adequate protection for the Kurdish people if war is to break out in the region. As the soul European member on the UN High Commission on Human Rights, this is a priority in our eyes.
--Wrienne Mitchell, Ohio University, 2003

Social responsibility of the private sector in sustainable development

Germany believes that NGO's and the UN should work together to help the world to better implement agenda 21 programs to further enhance our goals of sustainable development. We should procure any and all aid that can be given to nations wishing to implement changes within their borders if we as a world wish to make our hopes and dreams become a reality. The only way sustainable development will ever work is if everyone in the world works together for a common good. This means we must make sacrifice to ensure our way of life. With millions in funds already allocated to nation states and to NGO's such as the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, Germany is ready to support the cause. We would encourage member nations with this capacity to follow suit and give to members and NGO's adequate funding for any and all problems that they may face.
--Wrienne Mitchell, Ohio University, 2003

Crimes against the environment

With an extensive agenda 21 program and numerous other policies to aid in the struggle for a cleaner and safer world, Germany is greatly concerned about the Environment and is completely against any and all crimes against the environment. Stemming deforestation, slowing desertification, reducing air pollution and searching for better renewable sources of energy are high priorities. With the Johannesburg and Rio Summits as a credit to all member nations, Germany believes it is most important for any and all nations to take considerable steps to initiate agenda 21 programs within their respective countries. Furthermore, member nations, NGO's and the UN itself should support any nations who wish to implement new policies but do not possess the means, knowledge or monetary funds to realize their goals. Last, all nations that choose to ignore the afore-mentioned summits and their duty to themselves and the rest of the world should be dealt with diplomatically to persuade them to amending their policies concerning the environment.
--Wrienne Mitchell, Ohio University, 2003