African union, which had faced several great problems in the last few days has managed to come to a happily ever after ending, with its own personal closing ceremony- Games!! With a few rock paper scissors games to ease the tension and few rounds of Chrades to make it even more of an eased atmosphere, overall the African union was a difficult and challenging committee but all the delegates stayed to the rules and the pledge of the Model United Nations, and to finish off the committee they finished with a few games.
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Sunday, February 6, 2011
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Bugs From Mars
This fine morning turned out to be not so perfect in the Historical Security Council when unexpected creepy friend decided to pay a visit to the sleepy committee session. Upon seeing the atrocious little creature which is feared by the whole world, there was a sudden outcry from the council. So who was this unwelcomed insect? Nothing but a cockroach. The MUN has seen many troubles come and go in its time, but no problem of this magnitude. Of course, there was screaming, screeching and widespread panic. A delegate commented on this issue as “ pandemonium in the form of bugs. I would have expected less if a spaceship from mars landed in here!” In the end the dilemma was solved by the public execution of this completely harmless creature. Is this the type of right type of attitude the UN is meant to have towards those who share our world with us humans?Cultural night…or party night?
The cultural night that was held on the 5th of February was not only an exhibition of cultural and ethnic diversity from different countries ready to show off their talents and skills, it was stress free night.
The culture night, which was held in the tent outside the Doha Marriot Hotel, was one that exposed the delegates to equal amount of splendor and fun. Though there was no competition, each country was ready to give away a truck load chocolates and to express some of their tradition to others. The delegates distributed pamphlets, chocolates, coins, flags and several other mementos, each intended to remind delegates of their respective nations.A large amount of people did not fail to dress up. Pictures taken represent only a fraction of the people who did so. There were loads of people who represented several nations, through dress as well as by their actions. Many people managed to get all sorts of hats from different stalls. The delegates were even given the ability to pose as Mona Lisa at the Italian stall. It was a great surprise when the DJ announced it- A DANCE PARTY!!
But more than the delegates, it was the chairs that had a lot of fun. The chairs danced and, well, partied along with the other delegates. There were also dances that represented each country. The green land- Pre Vert International School, which was unable to be present because of the situation in Egypt, was successfully represented by another student.
“Party, party and more PARTY!!” said a delegate. “This is the best party I have been to, and the best party I have ever attended.” When asked why, the delegate of Greece said that “It is international. What else can be the reason?” This was probably the most honest statement made that night. Vishnu A. Nair
Messenger in the night
A special envoy was commissioned yesterday to visit the rooms of the delegates of the Arab league in order to inform of urgent news that will send a shockwave through the region
At around midnight last night, many doors were knocked as the leaders of the Arab world were awoken in order to be notified that the current president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, has been killed.
Very little information is available with regards to who took the controversial president’s life, but investigations are taking place.
This is bound to be a resounding blow to efforts of peace and prosperity in Egypt- and consequently the region- as the power vacuum promises to destabilize the entire Middle East.
Just yesterday, the Arab league was urgently evacuated for security purposes as protesters attempted to break into the HQ in Cairo.
The future of the Middle East looks bleak and threatening. It is in the hands of the Arab league to salvage it or watch while the entire region is engulfed in the flames of war and revolution.
Source: the Arab league
Back in the day with Rwanda
Set in 1994, the United Nations Security Council has been meeting to discuss two of the more crucial events of the 20th century. At this time, two genocides are about to happen, in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Rwanda Rwanda Rwanda Russia , Pakistan , the United Kingdom , Djibouti
In the committee, yesterday, the delegates requested that government representatives of the When it came to debating on the resolution submitted, the majority of the delegation has voted for it except the delegation of the United States
The debates were good, strong arguments were made, certain nations have been very cooperative and some have been getting too personally involved……
Northern Sudan declares war on Southern Sudan
The President of Northern Sudan visited the African Union on behalf of the Northern Sudanese president and declared war on Southern Sudan. He said this war is absolutely legitimate and Northern Sudan will do anything to regain their lost territory. He begged other African countries to support them.
Breaking News!! Kuwait comments on the Arab leauge motion
Kuwait is Against the Motion
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| The delegate of Kuwait |
But it was evident that there was something fishy (aka top secret) moving throughout the committee. All the delegates who knew what it was failed to comment on it, but eventually, one delegate, Kuwait, agreed to comment on this.
“The Arab league just passed a statement that was leaning heavily on an action plan." I, the delegate of Kuwait, that is, had voted against this as this statement was not approaching the problem from the right point of view." The council has been working according to an agenda that favors the Egyptian regime.”
Though this sounds top secret, this was probably a news article that were released by wikileaks. This can be accessed on the blog itself, published in earlier posts.
Vishnu.A.Nair
Possibility for Iran to Attack !!
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| Iran's possible attack sites |
thus it is for nay of the United States' solutions.
Russia has the largest area in the target field of Iran but it is still against the US interfering with European issues when it is not in the European Union.
Bulgaria is against all nuclear testing especially in Iran because it is not in favor of anything that puts the country in risk. However, the fact remains that most of the nations in the European Union are in favor of Iran and its nuclear testing. Referring to the photograph above, everything in the right part of Europe seems to be in danger while the nations on the left side such as France, Germany or similar do not seem to be in the same situation.
Zina and Vishnu
Zina and Vishnu
More Breaking News from Wiki Leaks
More from Wiki Leaks
LEAK 5
To: Representative in the Arab League
From: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Subject: Egypt Situation
Eritrea is beset by its own internal challenges at the moment and is unable to offer material support or military assistance to Egypt. You are restricted to working with other nations in order to effect any changes on the ground.
Iraq’s relationship with Egypt has been stable and improving since the accession of Prime Minister Al-Malki to the helm of leadership. The Iraqi government has not issued any formal proclamations regarding the protests; it is an internal matter in Cairo. However, certain political Shia clerics and substantial Arab nationalist parties within Iraq have voiced sympathy with the demonstrators, and are calling for the “radical youth” to rise up in a similar fashion. Revolutionary statements have been seen on some Shia parliamentary websites urging solidarity with Cairenes. Iraqis are largely safe in Egypt, and in fact, some have been seen as participating in the demonstrations, according to our embassy in Cairo. Iraq’s government is unable at this time to provide material support and aid, given that we are still dealing with our own security situation and a heavy American presence. Iraq has not yet affirmed or denied the legitimacy of the Vice-President’s government. We ask that you refrain from outright recognition until a clear parliamentary consensus has been reached in Baghdad as to avoid inflaming public opinion. Again, please wait for the results from parliament before taking any action to legitimize or condemn the regime. Doing so will risk Iraq’s own fragile political situation. We must observe carefully and see the reverberations of the events in Cairo before a sound policy can be made.
Courtesy: BBC News
Still more info!!
WE HAVE received information from a representative in the Arab league!! Every word in this whole quote is absolutely true and highly confidential.
“The Government of Mauritania recognizes and appreciates your diction but asks in the future that you limit yourself to briefer discourse. However, we are concerned about the situation in Egypt. Due to the strong presence of the military within our own political system, as well as the similarity of economic situations shared by many north African states, we fear that disturbances in Cairo may spread if not contained. Thus, we urge you, as the representative of the glorious Islamic State of Mauritania, to recognize the new Vice-President for the time being.”
AND the next one
AND the next one
“The Government of King Mohammed VI recognizes the Vice-President’s regime and calls for stability across the region. We are also facing domestic dissent caused by rising prices. Resources, however, are limited in what can be done to support Egypt.”
Stay Tuned For More!!
The information that was released has a next part that just keeps coming up!!
“His Royal Highness’ government, King Abdullah Aziz Al-Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, takes the view that the situation in Egypt is extremely dire at present. Egypt is a major ally within the Arab world as a representative of the moderate Arab camp and stands to contribute greatly to regional instability (including the domestic security situation here in Saudi Arabia). However, the government here is Riyadh would like to reiterate that its situation is secure at the present, and enjoys the support of the vast majority of the population.
The Saudi government demands that the world community recognize the heinous crime committed in Egypt, and the culprits who have the blood of president Hosni Mubarak on their hands should be immediately be brought to justice. The Government of Saudi Arabia will only accept an Egyptian presidency held by the Vice President with the full support of the military. Under no circumstances are we to endorse “revolutionary” Islamic or secular movements within the country. The Mukhabarat (Saudi Intelligence) believes that unrest in Egypt, if successful, may spread to other Arab countries, including Yemen, Syria, Sudan, and Jordan. This is particularly worrying in the case of Yemen’s instability on our border, and also Jordan as a fellow monarchy.”
News that is hot on egypt
We have information that keeps coming. Keep visiting the blog for more information. this is from the Arab league, from the ministry of foreign affairs!!
“No, the Bahraini government does not have the resources necessary to assist on this scale to victims of the crisis. Our resources are currently limited, as we are currently suppressing mounting demonstrations within Bahrain proper from its Shia majority.
The Bahraini military does not have the ability to project force outside of the Kingdom of Bahrain due and adjacent territorial waters, due to the civil disturbances within Manamah and surrounding areas.”
Every word in this post is hot from the page with TOP SECRET emblazed on it
Breaking News call on Sudan!!
We have new information, related to the UNSC that we got from the home government, that reads exactly the following:
“Sudan views the development in Cairo as highly dangerous to its own political stability, and urges its representative to immediately support the Vice-President's regime. Protests might occur in Khartoum against our own government should the protestors succeed. Furthermore, due to the campaign in the south against the Dinka, we are unable to provide material support for Egypt at this time. Naturally, we expect the SPLM government in South Sudan to be vocally supportive of the protests. Feel free to assist Egypt's new government within debate.”
Stay tuned for more updates. This was completely confidential information!!
COURTESY- BBC NEWS
rewritten by :Vishnu
COURTESY- BBC NEWS
rewritten by :Vishnu
Storm of ideas… Produce solution to the Sudan problems!!
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| intense discussion on the floor |
When the delegates came out of their tables and sat on the floor to informally debate for a proper formal solution of Sudan’s problems, no one expected this to be possible. But the bouncing around of ideas, the solution to Sudan’s problem has a plausible solution.
The delegates were sitting or standing in a gigantic circle, with idea circling around like a typhoon around the hall. The problem was clearly of interest to all delegates. A lot of ideas were proposed, which proved to be a disadvantage. The vice-chair kept pooping in and out with ideas like, “whoever has the gavel can talk”. The session ended, finally, after a couple of proposals and objections were debated. Order was restored and the entire delegation went back to their seats.
Then a motion for a moderated caucus on this issue arose, proposed by the delegate of Swaziland. Every delegate came up with a variety of ideas.
The delegate of Namibia, the one who took this issue way up the ladder, proposed that the region of Abyei be under the control of African union forces.
But this was taken as a side dish when the delegate of Nigeria proposed a peace-talk and peace agreement between South Korea and North Korea. Many nations came up with excellent ideas ad proposals to improve this situation. For example, Western Sahara wanted to limit trade with Sudan.The following are the solutions that came up during the debate. After several heated discussions, the following decisions were made.
- Weapon control was to be taken up by embargo in the oil and weapon transactions between countries and north and south Sudan
- Elections be held I southern Sudan as fast as possible.
- UN peacekeeping forces be deployed in the region.
- The African union forces deployed as soon as possible.
- North Korea and south Korea sign a peace keeping agreement
But only the last one was passed as rest all were voted out as impossible or risky.
Vishnu A. Nair
Vishnu A. Nair
“What? No press rights?”
Reporters break into Arab league
Little does one expect to confront a crisis on a daily basis, but when it is GMUN one must have a different view of life. Today, a pandemonium broke out over at the Arab league as all the press committee delegates were locked out, while the “Martial Law Declaration” was declared inside!! While this was going on angry protestors chanted “down with Mubarak, out with Mubarak” outside the Arab league.
Although the Arab league entrance was blocked, it had one major flaw. A side door which was overseen was taken to the press’ advantage. Three delegates managed to get in and were taking photos, and also yelling things like “You have no rights to take away press right” and “You could be plotting for Mubarak, for all we know!!” to the chair, who shouted and screamed at the press workers for doing their job.
It came as a surprise to many Arab league delegates too. They were all shocked and terror could be seen on their faces. It was indeed the active participation of the press committee and the delegates that lead to this confusion. The reporters inside were dealt by the security guards aggressively and were kicked out.
Protesters and press surround Arab league delegates
The press was anxiously waiting outside for the delegation to finish the discussions and come out, which they did. But the interesting fact is that, even though the press fired questions faster than machine guns in full action, not one Arab league delegate was ready to answer a question. Personal questions, assumptions, facts, questions on discussions were all discarded like tissues after being used to clear nose blocks! The press followed the delegation down the stairs and continued to pressurize the delegates. Little did the delegates know there was more to come, a small army of reporters awaited them. The blinding flashes of cameras were enough to frighten anybody out of their wits.
“No comments” was the most repeated phrase of the night. Although one delegate was upset over the fact that he had to run down eleven floors, he was overwhelmed and refused to comment on any other topic.
Vishnu A. Nair and Amin Raza
Al Jazeera’s exclusive interview with delegate of Islamic republic of Iran
Today in the European Union Security Council Al Jazeera had the opportunity to get an exclusive interview with the delegation of Islamic republic of Iran.
Interviewer: What steps is the country of Iran planning to take in order to maintain peace with western nations?
Delegate: We are offering a reasonable peace treaty and we would like make new friendships with western nations and offer to open trade routes if sanctions are raised from the Islamic Republic of Iran.Interviewer: What message would you like to give to the world?
Delegate: We mean no harm to any other country in the world. We are only developing nuclear energy because our petroleum reservoirs are declining at a steady rate. We will only use the energy in enhancing our countries development and for no other uses at the moment.Interviewer: What about the recent military exercises involving missiles?
Delegate: Those were just a test of our military arsenal and do not break any international law. Every country has the right to test their weapons. We swear to Allah that we will not use these weapons, except for defensive measures.
By: Amin and Chahak
top secret report in the UNSC
Today the UNSC was doing a session on the North Korean issue, when suddenly an article popped up. With the words top secret emblazoned out in the front, this article which was indeed top secret itself. The al Jazeera press had been able to get the information, but because of pressure from the chair, we were not able to publish it before.
“Please note that we have reason to believe that allegations of Kim Jong II's illness may be completely false. Word has reached Paris that North Korean diplomatic documents are using "illness" as a codeword, indicating that it may have a secondary meaning. This may be a ploy designed to inflame US and Japan into a state of military readiness on the peninsula and precipitate an unnecessary conflict. Kim may be attempting to simply get the West strike first, justifying any "retaliation" movements.” ,was the exact keywords in the whole document.
Vishnu A. Nair
Vishnu A. Nair
The Kafala System: Is It Really Necessary?
Described as modern day slavery by some, the Kafala system has been a very controversial issue in the Arab world. The Kafala system makes it difficult for migrant workers to change jobs either because it involves an extremely complex legal process or because the previous employer holds the worker’s passport. Any attempt to change their jobs results in migrant workers having their kafala revoked and having to leave the country and start over elsewhere.
The delegation of Bahrain stated, “As a nation that has already abolished the Kafala system, we know it will be hard. However, we hope that the other Arab nations will continue endeavoring to find an alternative to the Kafala system. Despite the Kingdom of Bahrain’s bold move in getting rid of the Kafala system, it seems other Arabic countries are struggling to do the same.
The Delegate of Palestine stated, “We all know that we want to get rid of the system, we just don’t know how.” Though many other delegates agree that the Kafala system takes away the rights of migrant workers, it forces employers to neglect their obligations towards their employees with impunity, none have found a suitable alternative.
Lebanon proposed the creation of international identification cards for migrant workers, which would enable them to travel freely through the Arab world that would identify them as workers with rights that must be protected. The delegate of Saudi Arabia as well as many other delegates pointed out that while these I.D cards would give migrant workers the right to travel freely, it does not ensure that the workers will have access to basic services that the workers need. In addition, Sudan proposed that embassies of the countries from which the migrant workers originate from, aid them in finding jobs in government services and ensure that employers respect their rights and physical safety.
Friday, February 4, 2011
The Gaza Blockade: An Act of Justice or a Violation of International Law?
The Security Council got off to a good start at nine o clock this morning in the executive suite on the eleventh floor of the Marriott Hotel in Doha. The council began the session with a string of moderated caucuses that addressed key issues regarding Israel and Gaza. The first, and coincidentally, longest moderated caucus was on the blockade imposed on Gaza by Israel. The delegate of China asked that the blockade be completely removed in order to allow vital food and medical aid to reach the citizens. This point was further stressed by the United Kingdom who indicated that up to 75% of Gaza’s population relies on aid but the Israeli blockade is preventing the citizens of Gaza from receiving such help.
This belief, however, was not shared by countries such as Portugal and Russia. These nations believed a complete removal of the blockade was too much of a risk from a militaristic point of view. The delegate of Portugal however had to say that Israel should be more lenient towards the blockade.
The other issue that was discussed in this committee was negotiation with Hamas, the Sunni- Muslim Palestinian extremist group that assumed control of Gaza back in June 2007. The delegate of France presented these negotiations as alternatives to the blockade which has been the source of much controversy. However, the delegate did not elaborate on steps that should be taken in order to get Hamas to the negotiating table. The delegate also gave no instructions as to how exactly these negotiations should proceed in the unlikely chance that Hamas does accept the United Nations invitation. Oddly enough, none of the delegates bothered to ask this key question.
Yet another question that was posed towards the Security Council: whether or not sanctions would be imposed against Israel after its assault on the Turkish flotilla on May 31st 2010. The delegate of Brazil was very adamant in his support for the imposition of sanctions on the state of Israel as international law was violated. On the other hand, France was reluctant to impose sanctions stating that “they simply don’t work”. Lebanon’s recommendation involving a formal apology to Turkey as well as Gaza and Palestine by Israel did not meet any objections.
So, with all this fruitful debate n the Security Council, the final decision as to whether or not the blockade on Gaza was justifiable is yet to be determined.
Heated arguments about migrant workers in Human Rights Council
The human rights council are constantly having heated arguments between delegates. A noticeable audience has gathered because almost every position paper has many delegates in favour and against. The main issue at hand is the rights of migrant workers in the Middle East. Some delegates are suggesting that new committees should be created to protect the workers while others are in favour of getting the existing committees to be put under pressure to enforce the laws on Middle Eastern countries like Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait.
The delegate of United Kingdom said that making a new committee in the GCC might be a solution to the problem, but the delegate got a negative response from the other delegates as they raised the question of biased support to some workers if it is a committee within the GCC. If a certain GCC country has more influence than another they may not listen to the committee or try to influence the decision. In the end an agreement was made that it should be an international committee that should govern the rights of the workers. Countries from the GCC should be forced to join the UN convention for treatment of workers.
All countries agreed on the fact that workers are humans and need to be treated like humans. The delegates of countries such as Egypt and Qatar emphasised on the fact that they should have equal rights as normal citizens, in the country they are going. This statement was not largely supported and most delegates said that it is the responsibility of the country they originate from to make sure that the workers are being treated equally. Countries also raised the issue of contract signing and the fact that it is the responsibility of the accommodating country to make sure that sponsors pay the workers what they promised them to pay when recruiting them.
Discussions in the Human Rights Council continue to be very interesting and we will keep you updated about the happening.
By: Amin Raza
Delegates, speeches, no lights…
It was the delegate of United States of America speaking when the lights suddenly vanished, leaving all the members of the Economic and Social Committee in the dark.
When the lights went “pop, here we go”, the committee responded pretty well. Even though there was confusion and a bit of shouting, order was established quickly. The chair knew what she is doing, and with slight help from her co-workers, established order very fast, and the shouts of “What’s going on?” and “ I’m so lost” quickly died down. The speaker of the United States, even though she had to speak in the dark, spoke with great prose. The chairs praised the members of this committee for remaining in order when the lights went off. Everybody hopes this does not happen again but all of the delegates believe it was unusual but, entertaining.
Vishnu A. Nair
Let’s all Beware, of the Elevators in here..
When the delegates pressed the button on the wall, did they know that they will be in BIG trouble (with a capital T)? No, they did not know what was in store for them.
“It was horrible”, the delegate of Palestine said, “it felt all stuffy and hot. I never thought I will get into this when I came for GMUN.”
It was not the fact that being stuck in anything is a big deal. But being stuck in a lift is somehow bitterer. “I definitely developed claustrophobia. I was not trying to think of all the people who died of suffocation in elevators around the globe. Those ten minutes were the longest of my life”, said a delegate that did not wish to be identified.
“But one can’t say that it was not entertaining”, put in an optimistic delegate. “If everything is for the best I had the most educational moment of my life- take the stairs. Slower and tiring, but safer, way more safer.” The three delegates were, needless to say, pretty glad when they were rescued.
This is only one incident in which the elevator stopped working. Elevators are a safe method for moving up and down buildings. The experience that these delegates went through is a rare situation as elevators usually do break down because they have been tested for any faults.
photo taken by Chahak Bhalla
Article By: Vishnu A. Nair
Long Term solutions or Short Term Solutions For Piracy?
The precise definition of "piracy/pirates" and "terrorism/terrorists" has been problematic for national and international policy-makers alike. The SPECPOL committee stressed the importance of finding a long term solution or short term solutions for piracy. Piracy was once a problem on the high seas during the days of inter-European conflict and the colonial frictions that stemmed from it. It is a crime that should be tolerated in the 21st century.
Pakistan stated, “Piracy cannot be prosecuted with short term solutions, long term amendments is the way to seek preventing piracy in Somalia.” The delegate of India questioned the delegate of Pakistan and claimed that improved short term solutions can persecute piracy is Somalia. The delegation of India enhanced delegates to achieve results in the prosecution of piracy whether through new or existing judicial mechanisms.
The delegation of Sudan urged the UN to impose peace keeping operations in the Somalia seas. Sudan recalled the importance of improving the economic state of Somalia which will help limit piracy. Where as many seek piracy due to poor economic states. Pakistan questioned the Delegation of Sudan, “Isn’t allowing ships attacked by piracy to fight back against the pirates make it easier for the UN, rather than to send peace keeping operations?” However many delegates questioned that giving ships the right to fight back can endanger the ships.
Yet again although most delegates failed to comprehend the actual source of piracy, which is the poor economic state of Somalia; the delegate of Sweden imposed the long term solutions and asked all delegates to focus on the economic state of Somalia rather than fighting the Somalia pirates. Moreover the delegation of Sweden urged nations to understand fighting the pirates will only cause bloodshed and the death of innocent people. Focusing on prosecuting piracy by Financial Aid and loans to Somalia is the path the delegate of Sweden recommended for all nations.
In conclusion, addressing the problem of the limited capacity of the judicial and the corrections systems of Somalia and other States in the region and Financial Aid to countries in the region are the justifiable ways to prosecute piracy. The SPECOPOL committee successfully came to a conclusion long term solutions should be imposed on the issue of piracy in Somalia. However it seems the delegates disagreed to what type of solutions should be used. Some delegates imposed peaceful solutions, other enforced peace keeping operations and putting an end to piracy by force. 
Omar Hallawa
BREAKING THE ICE WITH A FUN CHOCOLATE GAME
The chairs of the EU decided to begin in a humorous way to open up the conference, so the delegates of the EU committee played choco- moment. What this game is all about is to discuss different moments of people’s lives – funny, scary, embarrassing etc. Each chocolate represented something different. Mars chocolate represented jokes, while Twix stood for a tongue twister.The chairs discussed their moments as well. A very scary moment (the milky-way chocolate) of the vice chair was when he and in cousin were in Palestine 2 years ago and they were chased by protestors. “It was a curfew and all my bread fell all along the road I was running on,” said the chair himself, while remembering the military defense vehicle chasing him. They found a hideout in their neighbor’s garage and are very safely attending MUN here!
Chahak Bhalla
Thursday, February 3, 2011
LOST WALLET IN THE HRC!
How would you feel if you lost your wallet with everything in it, your money, credit cards, and identification card? Well, the delegate of Hungary, a member of the Human Rights Committee, has to face these unfortunate circumstances.
In the Human Rights Committee a wallet went missing. The delegate disturbed the entire committee as all the delegates were asked to check under their chair for a lost wallet. Do wallets have legs?
The Chair then asked why the press was taking pictures and asked them to hurry up and then made the press sit at the back of the room. The delegates seemed confused and unsure of what to do, and the delegate who lost his wallet made a motion for the group to search for his lost wallet, this committee obviously has no clue what so ever as to what they are doing.
Mahmoud Nagy
HRC’s Own Knitting Lady
In the Human Rights Committee room, sitting way at the back was our friend Katherine knitting what appeared to be a green winter hat. Katherine is an advisor in the MUN group and when asked about her thoughts on the HRC committee so far, she quickly blurted out: “The chair is very mean and cranky!” Akash Jayaprakash, the chair of the Human Rights Committee, is down right annoying. He even asked us as press to sit way at the back so we would not “disrupt” the conference. Chair we don’t disrupt by action but we can sure do it with words. All our love goes out to Katherine and may she keep knitting.
Al-Jawhara AlThani
There’s no more “Water, water everywhere”...
“We never know the worth of water till the well is dry..”
Well the economic and social committee got in its I’m-very-serious-about-saving people day. The main issue they were concentrating on was to not waste water, one of the life giving elements of earth…
In a very intense but responsible debate, all members indeed agreed that water is a important issue in this world and it should be diluted to a global extend. After all the earth is filled two-third with water, while we don’t have gills. With speeches that went flowing like water downstream, all the delegates showed us the dry situation in most countries. All participated in starting or continuing water conservation, against water pollution and several other issues without showing any difference that the countries were green or dry, island or desert. The overwhelming typhoon of ideas set a green wave of water conservation throughout the entire assembly. Here are few of the ideas presented by the respective countries;
1. Egypt:
It was probably the best way to confront the problem, to, instead of keeping their heads clear of the water, go deep into the waters. The gift of the Nile was ready to spare water to needy countries nearby.
2. Qatar :
To a country that receives less than 20 mm of rainfall a year, this issue is never a small one. Taking seriously into consideration this issue, they stood up to it, and swore never to wet their pants.
3. Russia :
To a country who dwarfs an ocean, nuclear desalination was proposed. Nuclear desalination is a costly but effective solution. They decided to not “praise the sea from the shore” but to dive in and save humanity from extinction
If a time comes when(and many have a sinking feeling it will) water costs as much as petrol, the world will realise that we should have started saving water 20 years back. We have enough now to satisfy everybody’s needs, but too less to satisfy everybody’s greed.
Now is the time to act for saving The Blue Planet from this issue. It is our home, our world. Its time to start working for a better planet.
“Drops of rain make holes in stones, not by harshness, but by oft falling”
Vishnu A. Nair
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