Sponsors: Permanent Members of the UN Security Council
To: All Members of the Security Council,
Regarding the recent attacks on the Incirlik Air Base on May 10th, 2010 by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula,
Stressing- The importance of improving security in the Republic of Yemen in order to promote stability in the region and prevent further terrorist attacks.
Proposing- A Yemeni Counterterrorism Initiative. Including a UN sponsored 677,340,000 SDR (10 billion USD) loan by the International Monetary Fund to Yemen under the following terms and conditions;
· The loan will be repaid to the IMF with an annual interest rate of 1%
· The funds are appropriated solely for the purpose of improving Yemeni national security and eradicating terrorism organizations within Yemeni borders.
Appointing- An oversight committee comprised of UN personnel for the purpose of overseeing the general distribution of UN/IMF funds. This committee will be subject to the following:
· It will perform an annual audit to ensure that the Yemeni government is using the funds solely for the purpose of counterterrorism
· It will be comprised of representatives from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.
Requiring- that the IMF loan will be used for the following purposes:
· To train and arm the Yemeni national police force to combat Al-Qaeda forces in Yemen. All permanent members will supply training personnel and make available military equipment to assist this effort
· To create a dedicated military unit with the explicit purpose of engaging in the interdiction of terrorist organizations
· To collaborate and assist the United Nations and the permanent members of the Security Council in the collection and dissemination of all intelligence related to international terrorism
· To arrest, and if applicable, lawfully extradite all terrorists within Yemeni borders
· To actively cooperate with all UN committees tasked with overseeing and implementing this initiative
Proposing-That all current sanctions imposed by any UN members on Yemen remain suspended indefinitely. However, the Security Council and its individual members retain the right to reinstitute sanctions for failure to comply with the terms of this initiative. In addition, should any misappropriation of funds occur, the loan will be terminated
Reiterating-the urgency of improving the police and military capability of the Yemeni government in order to prevent the spread of Al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations
Calling- for all UN Security Council members to approve this resolution.
We, the Russian Federation, have given our support to the proposed resolution regarding the IMF loan to Yemen. As permanent members of the UN Security Councils, as well as the drafters of the resolution, we believe that the loan is vital to improving the security of Yemen. Yemen has long been a breeding ground for international terrorism, most importantly Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. AQAP, the organization responsible for May 10th’s attack on the Incirlick air base has been accountable for numerous attacks of terrorism around the world and it is Russian policy to support any initiative aimed at harming or destroying this organization. The IMF loan, which has been appropriated with the intent of improving Yemeni national security, is an imperative step to eradicating the fundamentalist terrorist threat. Muslim fundamentalism has been an incredibly destructive force in Russia, and within the borders of our fellow UN nations. However, it is an important condition that loan funds go only to combating terrorism, and Russia will supply members for the UN audit committee. This committee will be responsible for ensuring that funds are not misappropriated. In addition, Russia will be making military trainers available to Yemen, and will open an arms trade with the Yemeni government to ensure that Yemeni police are well trained, and well equipped. In closing, Russia supports this UN resolution as an important step in the struggle to eliminate Islamic terrorism.
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