Ariddia and the United Nations
The People's Democratic Social Republic of Ariddia (PDSRA), a member of UNOG, has no explicitly stated policy regarding its participation in the United Nations. The Rêvane government, and its representative Ambassador Christelle Zyryanov, are generally not considered to be part of any "sovereignist" movement in the General Assembly, and instead are seen to favour internationally binding legislation in a number of matters.
Sovereignism?
The PDSRA generally refrains from supporting legislation on matters such as forms of government, argueuing that democracy is not, and should be, a universal value, despite Ariddia itself being a democratic country. It also opposes legislation advocating specific economic models, on the basis that each member nation should remain free to decide upon the nature its own economy. Furthermore, Ariddia generally opposes resolutions which it sees as "micromanaging" national legislation. In all these aspects, the PDSRA's position is very close to that of "sovereignist" member states.
Progressivism
However, Ariddia's position is also that of a "progressive" nation, which opposes the furtherment both of capitalism and of right-wing (conservative) values in general. The PDSRA is notably pro-environmental.
It was due to a succession of anti-environmentalist repeals (and specifically the imminent implementation of the resolution 'Repeal "Stop dumping - Start Cleaning"') that Ariddia formally resigned from the United Nations, transferring its membership to the tiny "Extraterritorial Sovereign Ariddian Territory" (ESAT), an officially "sovereign" territory which acts as a mouthpiece for Rêvane in the United Nations, while exempting Ariddia from complying with UN legislation it disapproves of.
ESAT's sole purpose is thus as a substitute for Ariddia in the United Nations, a tactic also adopted by several other member states.
Policy evolution
ESAT's ambassador, and legal head of State, remains Ambassador Zyryanov, who abides by Rêvane's instructions to oppose most legislation which it sees as outside the purview of the United Nations, even if the Ariddian government agrees with the ideals of the resolution in question. Nonetheless, her task is also to be a progressive voice among the most outspoken conservatives.
There has been some talk in Rêvane of Ambassador Dr. Jane Ranomezanjanahary-Souvanhnavongsa-Fincfeuiaki being Ariddia's next representative to the UN if and when Ambassador Zyryanov resigns. The apppointment of Ambassador Ranomezanjanahary could signal a shift in Ariddia's UN policy; Ranomezanjanahary is generally considered to be more explicitly anti-capitalist than Zyryanov, and may, with Rêvane's backing, move away from the PDSRA's current, moderately "pro-sovereignist" position, towards a more ideological and interventionist one. At present, however, Ariddia and Ambassador Zyryanov maintain what they see as a "balanced", progressive but generally "sovereignist" policy.
Recent voting record
- Ariddia voted nay to the resolution Repeal "Definition of Marriage", on the grounds that the repeal made use of a fallacious argument, which the PDSRA did not wish to see enshrined in UN legislation
- Ariddia voted yea to the Orbital Space Safety Act
