NationStates Jolt Archive

The UN Committee on Illicit Arms Trafficking begins work this week to explicitly define its mission before proceeding on with objectives to plan the upcoming summit on combatting the black market trade in small arms and light weaponry. Nominees were automatically apointed given the body of submissions was under the threshold of nine members. Two late withdrawals were submitted by the nominees from SeOCC and Collaboration. Still, committee work will proceed as scheduled. The committee consists of members of the following nations:

Galdago - Seth Werthmann (Defense Ministry Advisor)
Komokom - J.R. Grainger (National Defense Consultant)
Telidia - Admiral Patrick Stenson (Chief Weapons Expert)
Caras Galadon - Torin nan Huor (Chief Weapons Expert)
Knootoss - Ambassador Ruud de Vries (International Security Expert)
Sophista - Gennady Lukanov (Weapons Engineer)
Lavenrunz - General Hans Schlabel (Former Minister of War)

The committee has set up a website still largely under construction pending submission of data from various sources which can be viewed at:
http://unciat.official.ws

Proceedings will be held largely on the off-site forum, but updates will be posted regularly to the UN forum in order to keep UN members and delegates abreast of the situation as efficiently as possible. Within the next two weeks, the committee will be looking for input regarding the scope and agenda of the international summit and will be telegramming a significant number of delegates in order to gather views on the matter. However, please be aware that a thread will exist within the UN forum as well to gather such views, and UN members with thoughts on the matter should keep a watchful eye on the forums in order to submit their thoughts.

*convenes*

We would like to send the following envoys to the conference:

Allanean Government: Alexander Mechnikov, Supreme Court Justice

Allanean Civil Rights Union : Johnathan Carleone, President

Allanean National Rifle Association : Wayne Heston, Spokesman

We of the Eternal Noldorin Empire of Menelmacar would like to submit an application to sit on the committee. We're aware that the time has passed, however, you have several vacancies remaining on the committee, which hampers CIAT's ability to perform its job function adequately. If we and the Allaneans are accepted, this will bring you up to your nine-member quorum.

The Menelmacari representative would be Lady Serendis nos Fithurin, the Menelmacari Prefect of Imperial Defense and Homeland Security.

~Lady Sirithil nos Fëanor
Elentári of the Eternal Noldorin Empire of Menelmacar

((I would fully support it. I hope Galdago also does. ))

After monitoring his illness for the past few weeks, it has become evident that Mr. Lukanov will have to postpone his delegacy indefinitely. He sends his personal apologies, and wishes no ill upon the committee. Despite this unfortunate event, however, Sophista still remains dedicated to the cause represented by this convention. To that end, we have nominated a substitute to stand in for Mr. Lukanov.

After consulting with some of Sophita's closest allies, it had been decided that Lady Serendis nos Fithurin of the Eternal Noldorin Empire of Menelmacar shall serve in full confidence as our representative and chief-of-mission. The government of Sophista will still remain involved in a facilitory role, but cannot make further commitments at this time.

Sincerely,
M. Aaron Hammonds
President, The Pedantic Paradise of Sophista