SHILLONG, OCT 24: The much-talked-about issues pertaining to the spread of ISIS in the Middle East and the deadly disease Ebola were highlighted at a 3-day North East International Model United Nations that kicked off on Friday in the city.
Meghalaya chief secretary Barkos Warjri touched on these two issues while inauguration the function and referred them as challenges. He even termed the ongoing conflict in some of the Middle Eastern countries as an “unusual war”.
“If you look at the world news today there are two issues which have held the headlines for the last few months. One is the matter relating to war or the wars which are taking place in the Middle East – Iraq and Siria. In my opinion it is an unusual war,” Warjri said.
Warjri said the wars are unusual because there is a confusion of alliances. There is definitely blurring of lines between who is really on whose side and this presents a very different situation for those who are associated with maintenance of world peace.
Stating that it is also a dangerous situation because it threatens peace and order in several other neigbouring nations, Warjri, who is also a student of international politics said, “What has struck me most is the extreme brutality which has been practice by one of the players known as the ‘ISIS’ in this war.”
Saying that such brutalities normally not heard or seen of in this present century, Warjri said, “It is something which challenges me as a human being because it is something which I can’t accept, I cannot sit peacefully and think and just listen or just hear about the pain the sufferings the fear which those people undergo. “
Asserting that the issue is a challenging situation and very interesting, Warjri called upon the students by saying, “The issue is for all of us to think about because all of us, as young people, we want a world which is peaceful and we cannot accept this kind of violence we cannot accept this kind of brutality.”
On Ebola, Warjri said, “This is something which is threatening the health and lives of the people,” adding “Health is something which is so important for us. All of us know that if we are unwell even with a cold or cough it disables us.”
Warjri stated that Ebola is threatening large part of the world but now it is located largely in Western Africa. But it seems to affect people who have left that part of the world and may have infected others in their travels.
“We are concerned with wars because we know that human beings are valuable. We are concerned with health because we know everyone has tremendous value. Be it education, provision for food, climate change, environment, political freedom, all these issues are because we realize value of human beings,” Warjri said.
Warjri, therefore, stressed on the need for “change”, and that young people should be part of the “change”. However, he said, one cannot change for good unless “we first realize that we are valuable individually and others are also valuable”.
Warjri said that a lot of the problem in this world has come up because we have not learnt to respect each other. “It is when we learnt to respect each other we will understand that we can work together, appreciate each other’s abilities and respect each other’s weakness. But when we work together we are able to cover each other weaknesses,” Warjri added.
Moreover, Warjri said the second session of NEIMUN was an occasion for young people to interact, and exchange thoughts and ideas.
“Think about how we are going to be of help to the other, how we are going to contribute to society. Play your part in the good of the immediate society around us and the world society at large. We all have a part to play and we need to work together towards the good of all human beings, and towards peace in the world, but it all has to start with me,” Warjri concluded.
The second session of the North East India International Model United Nations (NEIMUN), which is being participation by 300 student delegates from various parts of the country, would dwell on post-2015 sustainable agenda: setting the world stage to end poverty. The first session of NEIMUN was held in December last year in Kohima, Nagaland.- By Our Reporter
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