Bolivia and Germany Agree_ In Order to End Sexual Violence First and Third World Countries Need to Work Together - Google Docs

Bolivia and Germany Agree: Industrialized and
Developing Countries Work Together to End Sexual
Violence
With the sexual violence occurring all over the world, the UN Women Committee discusses this
weekend how to end this horrible situation that many women face daily. An interesting approach
that has surfaced is a first world country, Germany in this case, is planning to offer its full
support to developing countries plagued with this horrible issue.
By Elizabeth Brubaker
23,February,2018
Developing countries are beginning to reach out to first world country for aid in combating
sexual violence. Two countries, believed by the United Nations working together closely, the
committee will be able to put an end to this epidemic of sex violence.

Current Sexual Violence Situation in Bolivia
Bolivia, a developing country in central South America, has the highest number of sexual violence
cases in all of Latin America by a significant amount. Fifty-three percent of all Bolivian women have
reported experiencing sexual assault which is about a fifteen percent increase than the next highest
rate in Ecuador which has thirty-eight percent of its women reporting sexual violence there.
A Bolivian delegate describes the current situation as, “We have a lot of domestic sexual violence that
often goes unaddressed,” said Shepard. “Traditionally, there is difficulty enforcing policies related to
sexual violence however, we do stress the importance [of finding a solution to the sexual violence
issue] given the high rate.”
Bolivian delegate, Shepard, explains Bolivia's current sex violence situation.
Bolivia’s Solution and Difficulty in Combating Sexual Violence
In order to lessen the number of sexual violence cases in Bolivia, the delegation of Bolivia has a list of
desired solutions to occur. The delegation wants to better enforce policies against the violence, train
law enforcement to recognize signs, and create outreach programs for victims.
A Bolivian delegate describes these programs as,”...outreach programs where victims of domestic and
sexual violence can have a space where they will receive aid in the prosecution process and aiding
them in their trauma.”

Since Bolivia is the most impoverished country South America, the delegation face issues in funding
the programs they wish. The government simply does not have enough money in their budget for
training law enforcements yet alone the special programs,such as mental/sexual health programs and
legal aid, Bolivia has in mind.
“As a developing country it’s a struggle for us to create outreach program or free clinic programs that
focus on mental health and sexual health.”, said Shepard a Bolivian delegate.”Establishing these
systems as well as law enforcement training can be difficult for us to do it on our own due to a lack of
funding.”, said a Bolivian delegate, Shepard.
With this epidemic of sexual violence and limited resources to put an end to it, the Bolivian delegation is
searching for aid from other countries to address the common matter of sexual violence in Bolivia.
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Germany’s Goal for Combating Sexual Violence
The rate of sexual violence is very different in Germany.. This year, only five percent of women there
reported any type of sexual violence compared to over half of the women in Bolivia.
“It’s not a domestic issue. In Germany it’s simply not a problem,” said Saake, a German delegate.
With its low rate domestically, Germany would like to combat sexual violence on an international scale
as well.
The German delegation’s plan is to help outreach programs, similar to the type Bolivia proposes, be
implemented in less fortunate countries. Along with the programs, Germany also hopes to send
professionals trained in sexual violence aid to developing countries, such as Bolivia, to hopefully
prevent sexual violence before it occurs.
Germany describes its combative plan as,”We want to focus on using UN sanctions and using UN
peacekeeping forces to promote initiatives that address sexual violence in other countries that are
actually affected by it.”
Germany anticipates no financial or political issues in reaching their goals. Saake states,”It's definitely
easier for us since we have a strong domestic economy and we’re so influential in European politics.”
The only thing Germany is concerned about is the manner in which they offer the aid to the developing
countries. Germany wants to ensure that they maintain respect for these developing countries and do
not offend the government for offering assistance.
However, this worry is not a major concern, and Germany will continue to offer assistance.

German delegate, Saake, explains Germany’s current sex trafficking situation
Bolivia and Germany’s Shared Goals
Bolivia and Germany, being developing and first world countries, respectively, have very different
sexual violence cultures.The two countries believe that in order to stop this epidemic, first world
countries must lend aid to countries less fortunate.
“It is important to us to collaborate with other countries within the region and across the globe so that
we can work together and implement similar programs.”, says Shepard, a delegate from Bolivia.
However, Saake takes the idea of offering aid to developing countries a step further adding that it is the
obligation of first world countries in the United Nations to assist the less fortunate members.
Saake states,”As part of the UN it’s an obligation. As a committee focusing on women these countries
[first world countries] are obligated to provide some sort of relief, aid, or help.”
Issue that May Arise
If developing countries do decide to accept the help of the first-world countries, the country needs to be
aware of who has control in the situation. In many instances, once a developing country depends on a
developed country for help in solving an issue, the developed country begins to take advantage of their
new found power and uses the developing countries resources and economy to aid themselves.
Although, this an issue that the committee needs to keep in mind as they begin formulating working
papers, the proposed cooperation plan by Bolivia and Germany would not give the developed country
all the power in the operation. Due to this, the countries do not anticipate this problem arising.

Final Statement
Bolivia and Germany urge other first world nations to consider offering help to women who are living in
countries where they cannot receive the support they need. The two nations believe by the United
Nations countries aiding each other, the committee will be able to significantly decrease the number of
sex violence cases in the world.