UW-MUN

CODE: SC/1/1
COMMITTEE: Security Council
SPONSORS: Mexico, Nigeria, Japan, Turkey, Brazil, Russia, France
SIGNATORIES: United States of America, Austria, United Kingdom, Lebanon, China

Regarding the Situation in Georgia

The Security Council,

Realizing that the United Nations was created to facilitate discussion for peace and stability regardless of ideological differences,

Guided by Article 2, Paragraph 1, of the United Nations Charter, which establishes that the organization is based on the principle of the sovereign equality of all its Members,

Further guided by Article 2, Paragraph 7 of the United Nations Charter, nothing contained in the present Charter shall authorize the United Nations to intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state or shall require the Members to submit such matters to settlement under the present Charter; but this principle shall not prejudice the application of enforcement measures under Chapter VII,

Recalling the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples which highlighted the need for equality, independence, and self-determination for all,

Reaffirming Article 39, Paragraph 1, of the United Nations Charter the Security Council shall determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression and shall make recommendations, or decide what measures shall be taken in accordance with Articles 41 and 42, to maintain or restore international peace and security,

Further Reaffirming Article 40, Paragraph 1, of the United Nations Charter, that the Security Council may, in order to prevent an aggravation of the situation, the Security Council may, before making the recommendations or deciding upon the measures provided for in Article 39, call upon the parties concerned to comply with such provisional measures as it deems necessary or desirable. Such provisional measures shall be without prejudice to the rights, claims, or position of the parties concerned. The Security Council shall duly take account of failure to comply with such provisional measures,

Recognizing that Russia and South Ossetia have signed an agreement on establishing a permanent Russian military base on April 7th, 2010 according to Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov. According to him, "From now on, the status of [Russia’s] military base is changing. With the signing of this agreement, Russia assumes full responsibility for the protection of South Ossetia," Serdyukov said. The agreement is for a 49-year term and can automatically be extended at 15-year intervals, Serdyukov said. A similar agreement was signed in Moscow on February 17 with Abkhazia,

Strongly supporting and drawing from United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1808 (2008), 1839 (2008), and 1866 (2009),

Recollecting the Six-Points of Peace Plan which was signed by both Georgia and Russia and the presidents of Abkhazia and South Ossetia on August 14th, 2008,
Recognizing the negative effect the escalation of conflict has on the status of civilians within the region,

Calls for an immediate cease fire between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Georgia;

Calls upon the Russian Federation and the Republic of Georgia to withdraw their military forces to behind the ceasefire line as designated by UNOMIG following the South Ossetian War of 2008, with the forces to be withdrawn within 96 hours of the passage of this resolution;

Authorizes the creation of a temporary security zone centered at the aforementioned ceasefire borderline and extending 12 kilometers in either direction;

Further authorizes a new United Nations Observer’s Force in Georgia (UNOFIG) to the aforementioned buffer zone for the purpose of facilitating the gradual withdrawal of the Russian Federation forces and maintaining stability in the region in both military and humanitarian spheres;

Calls upon member states to give monetary support for the financing of UNOFIG specifically for improving the humanitarian and refugee affairs, with said humanitarian funding to be allocated under UNOFIG’s discretion;

Also calls upon Russia and Georgia to refrain from diplomatic or military actions that would further exacerbate the current humanitarian situation or increase the number of refugee populations within the Georgia/Abkhazia region;

Affirms that the state of UNOFIG will be reviewed again by the Security Council at a later date, with renewal or suspension of UNOFIG’s mandate coming also at that time;

Proclaims that the mandate of UNOFIG will be to employ the necessary means, including the use of defensive force to achieve stability in Georgia specifically in the regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, with the requirements of stability including the withdrawal of Russian troops to the positions indicated above in a timely manner and the time-schedule of timely withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgia will to be determined within 90 days;

Further proclaims the post-conflict role of UNOFIG will be oriented towards restoring stability with reference to the humanitarian needs of the post-conflict regions, with a goal of ensuring the political and social stability of the Republic of Georgia, free of neighboring military forces;

Calls upon all Member States to respect the national sovereignty of all States;
Further calls upon Georgia and Russia to meet and revise the listed points of the Six-Point Peace Plan to address new developments;
Endorses gathering together the leaders of the region known as South Ossetia, the region known as Abkhazia, the Russian Federation, the United States, Georgia, E.U. representatives and the OSCE in order to resume discussions regarding Georgia’s resolving the issue of Abkhazia and South Ossetia’s desires for self-determination;
Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.