Support for the AU

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prufrock

Of course you have common sense. Enough common sense to misread, misjudge and assume based on these previous foibles. Greece shall not recognise, or even listen to prating waffle by a member that does not even represent a country. That is common sense.

As per my previous comments it is your Government's fiscal responsibility. If you do not recognise or listen to my "waffle" then why are you replying to it? A little consistency if you please.

Moreover, Greece withdraws its support unless some form of structure is introduced. Greece would rather make an independent contributory payment, than dispatch aid through an unorganised, lasseiz-faire minded system.

If you read the original post of the representative for Germany you will see they were urging you to join them in being proactive and offering support, not pay into a centrally adminstered appeal fund. If you send your own payment you will be doing exactly what the German delegate was drawing your attention to.

This delegate respectfully waffles that perhaps Greece should use more common sense and reasoning when reading posts and refrain from throwing their toys from the proverbial pram.

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kldhasnm

Ethereal

As per my previous comments it is your Government's fiscal responsibility. If you do not recognise or listen to my "waffle" then why are you replying to it? A little consistency if you please.

If you read the original post of the representative for Germany you will see they were urging you to join them in being proactive and offering support, not pay into a centrally adminstered appeal fund. If you send your own payment you will be doing exactly what the German delegate was drawing your attention to.

This delegate respectfully waffles that perhaps Greece should use more common sense and reasoning when reading posts and refrain from throwing their toys from the proverbial pram.

Greece quotes the original post:

'we can however, assist the AU... We urge the international community to join us'

Greece is sceptical that a solely independent payment is exactly the same as a joint assistance payment with other nations. One is a sporadic payment, the other has been initiated by the raise in awareness by Germany (although they are separate payments - they are collective in that they originated from the source of Germany's advice). I think just putting forward a loose definition of aid is not sensible, and it is all fair to ask each member to research, but without consistency - things fall apart.

Greece never stated anything nor any related thing regarding a 'centrally adminstered appeal fund'. Wherever this woolly scheme was plucked from, it should be returned post-haste.

If the unelected and nationless delegate wishes to read between the lines any further, bolstering their idea of 'common sense', they may continue; Greece cannot ensure its full attention to these amusing points however.

Reply 22

Craghyrax

prufrock

Germany apologises to Greece if Germany's choice of wording has brought across an ambiguosity of meaning despite the fact that the rest of the MUN have managed to understand Germany's intention. We hasten to clarify that the donation suggested is purely independent to each member nation.

prufrock

If the unelected and nationless delegate wishes to read between the lines any further, bolstering their idea of 'common sense', they may continue; Greece cannot ensure its full attention to these amusing points however.

Unelected? :rofl:

The said delegate is currently the MUN representative for the UNHCR, and a former representative of South Africa; a position held for several months ^o)

Reply 23

lamenter

This would be self defeating. The reason why the AU was created was so that Africans could help themselves. Getting help from other nations would be defeating the whole point of the Union. Therefore Belarus has decided not to do anything. If the AU can't handle their operations then they shouldn't venture into them in the first place.

Reply 24

Craghyrax

I'm sure that if the AU feel that offered help is undermining their purpose, they won't hesitate to refuse assistance :smile:

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Agent Smith

Given the AU's shameful silence over Zimbabwe's recent behaviour (the finger of blame pointing particularly at South Africa) Russia now has reservations about expressing support for the organisation.

Reply 26

Craghyrax

Agent Smith

Given the AU's shameful silence over Zimbabwe's recent behaviour (the finger of blame pointing particularly at South Africa) Russia now has reservations about expressing support for the organisation.

Do you have any links, or is that a general statement?
Germany can see where Russia is coming from. Nonetheless, this may be the only possible means of tackling the Darfur crisis. Donors would insist that contributions were used only for peacekeeping in Sudan.

Reply 27

Craghyrax

Agent Smith

Given the AU's shameful silence over Zimbabwe's recent behaviour (the finger of blame pointing particularly at South Africa) Russia now has reservations about expressing support for the organisation.