Sample Policy Statement

DELEGATION: Brazil

DISARMAMENT COMMISSION

QUESTION OF: Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction

Brazil fervently supports measures to support the Weapons of Mass Destruction Branch of
the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs in its attempts to prevent terrorists from acquiring
weapons of mass destruction (WMD), as it firmly believes such efforts are necessary to
combat the global threat of terrorism.
Brazil endorses the Outcome Document of the 2005 World Summit, adopted 13 September
2005, which condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and strives to set up an
international system that strictly monitors the transfer of materials that may be used to
produce WMD.
Brazil, one of the driving forces behind the 1967 Treaty of Tlatelolco, which turned Latin
America into the world’s first nuclear-free zone, applauds the recent efforts made by the
Members of the UN to free the world of any type of WMD. We feel especially responsible as
our nation commands huge uranium resources. We view with satisfaction the recent efforts
of Member States to prevent the use of WMD by terrorists. However, Brazil expresses its
deepest regret that, in spite of recent efforts to combat the acquisition of WMD by terrorist
groups, some countries have refused to abide by the will of the international community. It
is our deepest interest to ensure a world untroubled by the transfer of WMD and materials
that can be used in the production of any such weapons.