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Mun Position Paper

The document discusses the Chernobyl disaster from the perspective of the Syrian delegate to the UNHRC. It summarizes the key events of the disaster and the effects on the surrounding area. The delegate expresses remorse for the Soviet Union and support for evacuating citizens. They also question the qualifications of the plant workers and why the disaster was not reported to the UN sooner. The delegate calls for stronger nuclear regulations and enforcement to prevent future disasters.

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Mun Position Paper

The document discusses the Chernobyl disaster from the perspective of the Syrian delegate to the UNHRC. It summarizes the key events of the disaster and the effects on the surrounding area. The delegate expresses remorse for the Soviet Union and support for evacuating citizens. They also question the qualifications of the plant workers and why the disaster was not reported to the UN sooner. The delegate calls for stronger nuclear regulations and enforcement to prevent future disasters.

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Aadi Shetty

Delegate of Syria
UNHRC

The key problem of the Chernobyl Disaster

It has come to the knowledge of the world, the great tragedy which took place at the Chernobyl
Nuclear Power Plant which is located 130 km north of modern-day Kyiv and approximately
20km south of the modern-day Ukrainian border with Belarus. A relatively normal day of testing
of the nuclear power plant proved to be disastrous when the grave negligence on the part of the
soviet union and the workers at the facility lead to the meltdown of the ‘No. 4’ nuclear reactor at
Chernobyl due to the uranium fuel within the reactor being overheated and melting through
protective barriers, at least 5% of the radioactive reactor core was discharged into the
environment as a result of the steam explosion and flames, which led to the deposition of
radioactive elements across much of Europe. This resulted in the complete decimation of the
entire city of Pripyat with a population of about 49,360 and the evacuation of 67,00 people from
affected areas which led to mass hysteria, displacement and death of an estimated 31 people. The
situation was further worsened by the lack of transparency by the USSR. A total of 116,000
residents living within 30km of the damaged plant were evacuated within 30 hours, with 350,000
being evacuated in total. Such a mass-scale event, if not for the alertness of Sweden, would
perhaps still have been kept under wraps by the USSR. The most severely affected parts of the
USSR were Belarus and Ukraine. Further effects ranged from mutations in animals to the
development of thyroid cancer in mere children. This also spontaneously affected the economy
of the USSR as well as causing radioactive winds to spread over major parts of Eurasia,
including but not limited to Austria, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Great Britain, Germany, Italy,
France, and wide territories in Asia such as Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Emirates, China
The stance of the Syrian Arab Republic
Syria is deeply remorseful for the unfortunate events that have taken place at Chernobyl and
appreciates the swift actions taken by the Soviet Union to ensure the safe evacuation of the
people. Syria is ready to provide any support when called upon by our brothers in the USSR. It
also believes in the welfare of the people must be taken care of before any action is to be taken in
the near future. Strict Measures must be taken to ensure the best possible outcome from such a
disaster. Syria urges neighbouring countries of the USSR to provide refuge to the citizens of
affected lands. It recognises the inefficiency and doubts the qualifications of the workers who
were present in the power plant and whether they had sufficient knowledge in order to
understand the numerous ramifications of their actions. It also questions why the Soviet Union
failed to inform the United Nations of such a huge-scale event which perhaps, whose effects
could perhaps be reduced by the actions of its neighbours. It also calls upon the committee to
further discuss current nuclear laws as well as ponder upon how they can be made more efficient
and effective in order to ensure such a disaster never occurs again in the future of mankind as if it
does, we may not exist to discuss these measures again.

Solution
The Syrian Arab Republic believes that nuclear energy is in fact, a double-edged sword which
can both provide protection as well as ensure complete and utter destruction in the wrong hands.
According to the USSR, the event took place due to the need to provide energy for neighbouring
cities while routine maintenance took place, a noble cause with terrible results. It praises the
actions of the Soviet Union following the nuclear meltdown to help its citizens but also believes
such a disaster should never have occurred in the first place. Syria would like to begin by
imposing enforcing stricter control and regulations on countries withholding weapons of mass
destruction. Syria also would like to call upon the United Nations to form a new committee for
just this purpose with the mandate being the proper enforcement as well as supervision of the
functioning of nuclear power plants. As stated before, nuclear energy is a double-edged sword
but doesn't have to be one, but instead could be a way to true peace and prosperity if used
correctly. Countries which do not abide by new laws must have severe actions taken against them
as, their use of such a large amount of power may be questioned, unless, of course, they have a
conflict of interest which may be addressed by the united nations. It also would like the process
of hiring qualified individuals at such Power plants to be as strict as possible. In order to combat
the current situation, the delegate of Syria believes in the supervision of goods being imported
from the USSR due to the emergence of radioactive materials within food items such as meat as
well as a certain ‘radioactive milk’ in order to ensure the safety of citizens. Syria bids the USSR
good luck and hopes for their swift recovery.

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