The+question+of+Al-Qaeda+in+the+Islamic+Maghreb+(AQIM)

A policy statement should include:

1. main points to consider about the issue - in your own words (make this v brief - it can be bulleted or listed)
 * Poor education leads to terrorism
 * Maghreb will become a more attractive haven for Islamic Terror as Arab countries in Asia move to democracy
 * Prudent indirect measures now can prevent the need for direct intervention later
 * previously known as the **Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat**
 * Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)

2. what the international community has already done to address this issue (treaties, resolutions, conferences etc.) (again keep this brief - it can be bulleted or listed)
 * Joint contingency training operations held by the United States
 * S/RES/1989 (2011) Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts
 * S/RES/1988 (2011) Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts
 * S/RES/1983 (2011) Maintenance of international peace and security

3. your country's point of view about this issue and reasons for this point of view (what has been said by leaders, action already taken, views of allies etc.)
 * Believes that terrorism plagues international development, peace, and security
 * Is fully against all acts of violence in any form
 * Having dealt with terrorism in our country,

4. at least three solutions that your country would propose to address this issue (these then serve as ideas for your clauses on this issue)
 * Hold peacetalks between members of the Maghreb in order to strengthen regional ties
 * Hold regional training programs with members of the militaries of regional nations
 * Stimulate economic growth in Mali



__Operative Clauses__


 * 1) __Endorses__ the strengthening of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) in order to facilitate multi-state counter-terrorist initiatives by organizing multi-party talks including but not limited to: Morocco, Libya, Mauritania, Tunisia, Algeria, and suggests that:
 * 2) Such talks be held outside the Maghreb in order to prevent past tensions that have been caused by Arab Maghreb diplomats refusing to attend meetings in other Maghreb states
 * 3) The regime changes in Libya and Tunisia be used as an opportunity to start anew and forget the differences that have divided the AMU in the past
 * 4) An envoy appointed by the United Nations act as a moderator for the discussions
 * 5) __Proposes__ the revival of the dormant subsidiary of the Security Council, the Military Staff Committee (MSC), in order to:
 * 6) Coordinate International Joint Combined exchange training for nations in the Islamic Maghreb.
 * 7) Tactically support the multi-national cooperative military programs between nations in the Islamic Maghreb
 * 8) Assess the possible necessity for financial aid from the United Nations and report back to the Security Council with their finding
 * 9) __Encourages__ governments and religious institutions and figures to take steps to weaken AQIM by:
 * 10) Running information campaigns to inform citizens of the negative impact that AQIM has had on the region
 * 11) Holding televised discussions and debates between Salafist and other Islamic scholars in order to disassociate Salafism from violence.