Royal University of Phnom Penh

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Department of International Studies

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United Nations General Assembly Submit on the Agenda of Electing the Non-permanent Members to the Security Council

Indonesias Position Paper

Subject: IS306 Lecturer: MEY Punlok Committee: General Assembly Country: The Republic of Indonesia Delegate: Miss HIM Sothearoth

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Committee: General Assembly Topic Area: Electing the Non-permanent Members to the Security Council Country: The Republic of Indonesia Delegate: Miss HIM Sothearoth In the six plus decades of the existence of this council, the Security Council has played a very immense role and served as one of the principal organs of the United Nations that is in charged with the maintenance of international peace and stability. Having the five permanent members in the Security Council alone is not sufficient and it does not ensure the accuracy of the decision-making that made by those members, thus the council itself necessarily needs some help from the other expert countries in each main region. Evidently, since Indonesia has become a member of the United Nations, it has shown that we actually participated in almost of the United Nations Security Councils framework including those in the field of peacemaking, peacekeeping, promoting democracy, promoting human rights, terrorism eradication, and especially the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. Hence, in this non-permanent members election, Indonesia would like give our strong stand points and several of our qualifications indicating why all the General Assembly members should elect Indonesia to be one of the non-permanent members of the Security Council representing countries in ASIA this year. First of all, instead that Indonesia is the world fourth most populous country which consists mostly of the Muslim nations, Indonesia has played an active role in promoting democracy in the region specifically in ASEAN. Democracy nowadays can be sorted out into one of the core standard in every of the United Nations organs specifically the General Assembly: One Country, One Vote. In 2008, Indonesia established the Bali Democracy Forum, with the mission of strengthening democratic institutions and discourse in Asia. Furthermore, from the East Asia Forums statistic in 2009,an encouraging sign showing how Indonesians view and value democracy is depended relatively on the other five Asian countries including Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines, and Mongolia1. Actually, Indonesians gave answers of an average score of 7 out of 10 to the question that to what extent they think their country is a democracy today; to the question asked about their desire for democracy Do they want Indonesia to be a democracy?, Indonesians ranked very highly giving an average score of 8.5 out of 10(Diamond, 2009). Secondly, Indonesian participation in Peacekeeping Operation is a reflection of our active contribution for the creation of a world order base upon independence, eternal peace, and social justice. Our first involvement with the United Nations sanctioned Peacekeeping
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Mission was in 1957, by participating in UN Emergency Forces (UNEF), in Sinai. To this date, Indonesia has been involving in 24 Peacekeeping Mission under the banner of the United Nations. Currently, we are actively involves in 6 United Nations Missions in 5 countries, as follow: Congo (MONUC) 189 (174 troops and 15 Military Observers); Liberia (UNMIL) 2 Military Observers; Sudan (UNMIS 18 Police and 12 Military Observers; UNAMID 4 Troops, 2 Military Observers and 138 Police); Lebanon (UNIFIL) 1.248 Troops; and Nepal (UNMIN) 5 Military Observers. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, 2010) Third, Indonesia has one of the highest numbers of troops in UN peacekeeping missions, but how significant is the nations contribution? Indonesia ranks 16th as of December 2010 for the number of troops, police officers, and uniformed personnels it contributes, and is first among Asian countries2. It has deployed 1,700 personnel to Congo, Liberia, both missions in Sudan and Darfur, Lebanon and Nepal, and is making a real contribution in conflict-ridden countries. The UN appreciates Indonesias contribution. ( the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations) Fourth, Indonesia is the most important member of ASEAN, and within that context Indonesia has been making a contribution to political situations within individual ASEAN member states. As this year Chair of the ASEAN meeting, Indonesia has acted in a very crucial mediator in this recent most sensitive issue happening among ASEAN member states, the Cambodia-Thai Border Conflict. We have sent our ceasefire observers to both sides of disputed territory. This indicates that Indonesia is not only the country that tries to promote democracy but also a peace builder country in the region as well as the world. Significantly, the fifth qualification, Indonesia had been elected as a Peace-Building Commission member in 12th May 2006. The membership signified Indonesias active participation in worlds peace and security through multilateral forum. Related to the above-mentioned membership, the Indonesian government is sending our US$ 20.000 annually for the contribution since 2007. The contribution signifies Indonesias concrete commitment in assisting the effort of peace building process in countries recovering from conflicts. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, 2010) Sixth, Indonesia, additionally, has made enormous progress in various areas under the Millennium Development Goals. We have reduced poverty and the economic growth has been very impressive. Indonesia has already succeeded in reducing the number of people living under $1 a day as targeted under the Millennium Development Goals. In the education sector the progress has also been impressive. Indonesia is making primary education universal, and gender equality at schools has improved. Indonesia probably
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will be able to achieve all of the Millennium Development Goals at its aiming year of 2015. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, 2010) What is more, Indonesia has shown its commitment in implementing international legal stipulations on eradication of terrorism, and so far we have ratified 7 and 16 related international instruments related to terrorism. Of 16 international instruments related to prevention of terrorism, Indonesia is party to 7 instruments as follows: (1) 1963Convention on Offences and Certain Other Act Committed on Board Aircraft; (2) 1970 Convention for Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft; (3) 1971 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Civil Aviation; (4) 1980 Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material; (5) 1999 International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorism Financing; (6) 1997 International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings; (7) Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM). (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, 2010) Ultimately, Indonesia was one of the first members of 47 country members of the Human Rights Council elected in 2006. Indonesia was then re-elected as member of the Human Rights Council for a three-year period between 2007-2010 with the support of 165 votes of UN members (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, 2010). The election of Indonesia as member of the Human Rights Council during its initial formation reflects the trust of the international community towards Indonesias commitment and leadership at multi-lateral forums, specifically in Human Rights. Indonesias future perspective on the world today is to build a peaceful place for all nations within all religious. However, conflicts among nations keep increasing and create more and more brutality specifically Cambodia-Thai border conflict, and conflict in Libya, which affect the international peace and security of the world we are living in today. Thus, if Indonesia can be elected as the non-permanent member in the Security Council this year, Indonesia would attempt to deal with and find peaceful solutions for those conflicts first since they are the most crucial event that people around the world are now keeping their eyes on. In short, Indonesia would like to call for support from the General Assembly members for our candidacy to become a non-permanent member to the Security Council this year. Indonesia has actually experienced this position three times already since 1973; in addition, Indonesia is currently and used to be the member of the world largest council such as the Human Rights Council as well as ASEAN, thus Indonesia is proficient enough to responsible for almost of the non-permanent members task in the Security Council in order to ensure that the world international peace and security is maintaining.

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Appendix 1
Source: East Asia Forum, How is Indonesias democracy doing?,October 2009

Appendix 2

Source: the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations-DPI/2429/Rev.10- January 2011

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References

The United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations. (n.d.). United Nations Peacekeeping Factsheet. Retrieved from United Nations background note: http://www.un.org Diamond, L. (2009, October 26th). How is Indonesia's democracy doing? Retrieved from East Asia Forum: http://www.eastasiaforum.org Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia. (2010, July 7th). Combating Terrorism. Retrieved from Republic of Indonesia: http://www.deplu.go.id Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia. (2010, July 7th). Indonesia and the Human Rights Council. Retrieved from Republic of Indonesia: http://www.deplu.go.id Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia. (2010, July 7th). Indonesia's participation in United Nations' Peacekeeping operations. Retrieved from Republic of Indonesia: http://www.deplu.go.id Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia. (n.d.). Indonesia's permission in Peace Building Commission (PBC). Retrieved from Republic of Indonesia:

http://www.deplu.go.id

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