MUNISH 2016 THIRD DAY CONFERENCE ISHUE
SUNDAY 6 NOVEMBER 2016
An update from the General Assemblies By: Kate Cammeraat The General Assembly creates and debates resolutions for three different themes: GA1 focuses on International security and disarmament; GA3 is debating social, humanitarian and cultural issues; lastly, GA4 concentrates on special political and decolonisation.
Illustrated by: Isobel Morrisson and Erin McClain GA1, GA3, and GA4 were lobbying on Friday and delegates were focused on making alliances and preparing speeches for the plenary session on Saturday. In GA1, the delegation of Thailand was focused on making treaties about nuclear disarmament with other delegates, all working together towards making a strong resolution. Different member-states might propose different resolutions and clauses, in accordance with the opinions of their nation on the issue in question. At the end of the lobbying session The delegation of Thailand ended up being co-submitter of a strong anti-nuclear weapon resolution with Norway. This is one of the numerous examples of the resolutions submitted, and depending on the nations involved, the issues were approached differently. GA3 concentrated on social, humanitarian and cultural issues, were lobbying Friday and will be in session at 12:00 to debate the resolutions and overall issues. The issues debated within the committee all conform to the overall theme, Growth & Accountability. Nepal as one of the
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member-states in GA3 is mainly focussed on the question of religious freedom versus freedom of speech. This issue can be easily connected to the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris last year and both aspects of freedom are important for all countries, considering they promote peace and freedom. Furthermore, GA3 is also debating the effective management of sustainable migration, and what measures should be taken to protect world heritage sites in areas of conflict. GA4 was debating issues related to special politics and decolonisation. On Friday, the delegation of The People's Republic of China was working with other delegations to merge resolutions, resulting in an improved main resolution to be submitted by China. GA4 is addressing three issues: the question of the restoration of the Cuban-American relations, the question of the Yazidis, and the question of Hong Kong. China focused mainly on the question of Hong Kong and the restoration of Cuban-American relations. The Cuban-American relations are an important to address although
the two countries have already taken steps towards building a better relationship, considering there are still issues that have not yet been resolved. The question of Hong Kong regards China’s power over the area, and the recent protests by local residents for more political freedom and the right to have their own government to make decisions independently of China. All three GAs are focused on making the world a better place and the member-states involved all have different approaches to the issues. At the end of MUNISH, the ultimate goal is to make a unanimous decision on how to solve the issues.
Photo Credits: Wisse Cammeraat
PBC: Building the Peace By: Dirk Howling
Chairs of PBC, Photo credits: Cecile Pilon This year, a new committee has been introduced to the conference: the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). The committee aims to address the current global issues that are threatening world peace. The chairs for the Peacebuilding Commission are Wessel Mulder, who is from the Stedelijk Gymnasium Haarlem and who will also be the Secretary General for next year’s HMUN; and Nolwenn Smith, who is from LycÊe Francais Vincent van Gogh. The Peacebuilding Commission consists of 25 delegates who will debate issues threatening world peace, in an attempt to find long lasting solutions. The Peacebuilding Commission was established by the United Nations in December 2005 and
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is an intergovernmental advisory body that supports peace efforts in countries emerging from recent conflict. It also has a key role in maintaining world peace. Currently, the committee is playing a unique role bringing together all relevant actors, including international donors, the international financial institutions, national governments, and countries that are contributing troops. The Peacebuilding Commission also marshals resources and advises on integrated strategies for peacebuilding and recovery, highlighting any gaps which threaten to undermine the peace. Some of the countries which are currently on the Peacebuilding Commission's agenda are: Burundi, Sierra Leone, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Liberia and the Central African Republic. The issues that the Peacebuilding Commission are tackling during this conference, include the question of preventing international recruitment by terrorist organisations, the question of Kashmir, and finally, ensuring transparent elections in post-conflict zones. All of these issues are extremely relevant considering the recent events which have occurred around the world. One terrorist organisation has been noted for its recent attacks in countries such as France and Belgium, and is notorious for its international recruitment strategy: Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Recruiters for
“The choice for the new committee was between the PBC and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and the decision was made after extensive discussion between the Academic Advisors and the Deputy Secretary General of the BOD” - Valtr Mandemaker
ISIS can earn up to thousands of US dollars if they can convert their peers to jihadis. According to experts within the United Nations, ISIS pays its supporters $10.000 for each person they recruit to wage jihad in Iraq and Syria. Elzbieta Karska, who is currently a chair for the United Nations, stated that ISIS mainly uses social media and “informal networks of friends and
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family” to enlist jihadis in Belgium, which is the main country of origin of foreign fighters for ISIS. A recent report indicated that since 2010, almost 30.000 foreign recruits from more than 100 countries have flocked to Syria and Iraq, many of whom joined the ranks of ISIS. The Kashmir conflict is a territorial
conflict between Pakistan and India and has claimed the lives of thousands of people. It has also played a role in Al-Qaeda's war against the United States of America, due to the United States’ support of India. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates also stated Al-Qaeda was looking to destabilize the region in the hopes of provoking a nuclear war between India and Pakistan. UN Peacekeeping assists in the election processes in many ways through the provision of security, technical advice and logistical support. Due to the recent fighting and destabilization in Iraq, Syria and Libya, it is extremely important that the United Nations continues to tackle the issue of transparent elections is post-conflict zones. As one can see, it is imperative that these issues are resolved and that we tackle them this weekend. As it is the first time that the Peacebuilding Commission is present at MUNISH, the delegates which are participating in the committee are welcome to give their feedback in the Press room, C.103.
Photo Credits: Rosa Schreinemachers
People of MUN By Holly Roberts
Throughout the three days of MUNISH, delegates from all over the world come to participate and engage in the MUN conferences being held at the International School of the Hague. We, the Press Team, interview and capture all the moments of MUNISH 2016 to display in this newspaper for all of you to read during these three days. We aim to show everyone’s perspective and opinions on MUN and MUNISH, as well as share their MUN experiences.
Day in the Life of a Delegate Eleonora Raus, age 15, SPC2, Head of Delegation, China
Photo credits: Nadine Schubert “After every MUN I participate in, I feel satisfied; as if I have achieved something great.”
1. How many conferences have you participated in? “MUNISH 2016 is my 6th conference as a delegate, but overall, this is my 7th MUN experience, seeing as I have also Chaired a committee before.”
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3. What has been your favorite position or committee to be in?
6. What are your future plans for MUN?
“I think my favorite committee to be a delegate in was the GA3 at HagaMUN 2016. It may have been a small conference, but I truly witnessed my own development as a delegate. I was a main submitter for a resolution for the first time there, and clearly recall the insecurities I felt in the beginning, but by the last day of HagaMUN, I was awarded Best Delegate for GA3.”
“I wish to broaden my MUN experience even further than simply being a delegate. I have already been a Chair, but this year I want to be a Student Officer in as many conferences as possible, as it really is fun. And who knows, maybe I will sign up for a position in the Board of Directors for MUNISH 2018.”
4. What is your most memorable moment from all the MUNs that you have participated in? “Funnily enough, my most memorable MUN moments have been my most embarrassing ones. Especially in my first few conferences, I was unfamiliar with the Rules of Procedure, and I always talked back after already asking a Point of Information. If anything, it is nice to look back on, so don’t be afraid to make any errors on the way: it is all part of the path to success. “
2. Why did you first choose to participate in MUN?
5. Would you recommend being a delegate to people who have never done it before?
“Firstly, I enjoy public speaking; the thrill of it, everything. Secondly, debating is extremely fun (especially if you make strong arguments). After every MUN conference I participate in, I feel satisfied; as if I have achieved something great. MUN conferences help me build my self-confidence, and I think that I have become much more aware of global issues since I first started participating in MUN conferences in 2015.”
“Yes! Even if you are unsure about it at first, I am almost certain that you will grow to love being a delegate. At first, I also doubted whether to sign up, and even though I made mistakes during my first conferences (I still do, of course), I was proud of my achievements. You make a ton of new friends and connections from all over the world just by partaking, so do not hesitate when given the opportunity to become a delegate.”
Day in the life of a President President of ICJ Addison Baker
Photo credits: Nadine Schubert 1. How many conferences have you participated in? “I believe that this is my twelfth conference.” 2. Why did you choose to participate in ICJ and just MUN in general? “I started participating in MUN conferences because I wanted to try something new and then, once I be
“Being a delegate is one of the most fun positions out of anything. It really brings you out of your shell and I think the best aspect is how many people you meet.”
People of MUN By Holly Roberts gan participating in MUN conferences, I fell in love with MUN so I decided that I wanted to study Political Sciences so that’s why I’ve kept up with it. Last year, I was an advocate in the ICJ, so this year, I applied to be President. I also applied for other Chairing positions, but I’m really happy to be the president of the ICJ.” 3. What has been your favorite position or committee to be in? “ICJ is definitely up there. I had an internship at the ICC and the ICTY after I was here last year. The international law aspect is really interesting, but other than that, I think the Peacebuilding Commission”
4. What is your most memorable moment from all the MUNs that you have participated in? “I’d say giving a speech at the plenary session at THIMUN, or giving a speech at the SPC at THIMUN as well. That was really funny because I got a lot of interesting questions, someone said that my speech stunk of hypocrisy because it had different political views.” 5. Would you recommend being a delegate to people who have never done it before?
is one of the most fun positions out of anything. It really brings you out of your shell, and I also think the best aspect is how many people you meet.” 6. What are your future plans for MUN? “It’s my final year. I am a Student Officer at THIMUN for the Special Conference so that will be my last MUN - which is really sad. At university, I might continue participating in MUNs but I might try something new.”
“Definitely. I think it’s best to be a delegate for quite a while before you go into a higher position. Being a delegate
Delegate Diaries Aurélie Paquet
Julien Nelson-Rowntree
Photo credits: Nadine Schubert “I am from Grenoble in France. I really like internal relations and other political affairs, but I also have other inPhoto credits: Nadine Schubert terests like art and management. I play tennis and I used to dance as well. I’m “This is my first time participating as in the GA4 and we are debating the a delegate. Last year, I was an admin question of Hong Kong as well as the at MUNISH and THIMUN. I’m in relations between Cuba and the USA. the HRC and the topics, among other I decided to participate in MUNISH things, cover the right of asylum. We this year because it’s an internation- are also debating corporal punishal conference. I went to a conference ment and whether or not it should be in Edinburgh and I really liked it, so allowed in schools. Being Libya, I have with my school we decided to choose a lot of talk about because I’m one of another international conference and the only countries that is in favour of we thought that MUNISH was a good corporal punishment in schools, so one. It’s the first time our school has it’s fun because I get to disagree with gone to MUNISH and we really like it everyone. The other issue is women in conflict areas, because they are more so I think that we will come back!”
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Illustrated by: Erin McClain and Isobel Morrisson vulnerable and we are debating how to protect them. The last topic is child soldiers and setting an age for that. My main hobby is football. I actually missed a game yesterday, so that shows my dedication to MUN! A lot of people said that being a delegate was fun and that you have to be more productive than when you are an admin. It’s fun to debate about current topics and I’m not going to lie, it looks good on your résumé!”
Admin Diaries Written by: Fleur Van Der Kooij Being an Admin is definitely not as easy as one might think: it requires a lot of patience, organization, and management throughout the exhausting ten-hour working day. Admins play an essential and important part in the conference, setting up committees, screening notes, guarding doors, counting votes, and making many other contributions that are essential to the conference. In this article you can discover the ups and downs, the hard work and the rewards of being an MUN Admin. Mark: “This is my first time at MUNISH and being an admin so everything is new to me. I haven’t had any failures yet but I’m sure they are still to come. So far, there have been about 5 or 6 inappropriate notes every couple of minutes, and it was often from the same country. There was a really funny one: ‘Are you a terrorist? Cause you’re the bomb.’”
Bikay: “I am looking forward to meeting new people and learning more about what goes on during the conference. This morning, though, we had to be here at 8:30 but we didn’t do anything until 13:00, which was a bit frustrating.”
Jip: “The best thing is that you get to walk around and meet new people. The worst part is having to wait very long and you have to rehearse a lot for the flag parade and stay at school longer.” Paul: “What’s really fun is the note screening, because you can read all the notes and check to see if they’re appropriate. It’s funny to read the pick up lines!”
Cobi: “You have a lot of responsibility, but you can go where you want to go, and help everybody. The worst thing is waiting all the time and having to be at school at 8am each day.”
Basia: “I prefer being an admin because I like to be in control of things. Being an admin allows me to know what’s going on during the conference. I can also help the delegates with what they’re doing and where they have to go.”
Tara: “We haven’t really done much yet because most committees are still lobbying. But it’s been fun -- I am looking forward to the days we are actually going to start screening notes, Saturday and Sunday.”
Alberte: “The best thing is that you get to pass and read other people’s notes. The worst thing is waiting and cleaning up and setting up. We also receive a lot of disrespect.”
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Written by: Fleur van der Kooij
Refugee Crisis
Heads of State and Government and High Representatives of the United Nations gathered at the UN Headquarters in New York on 19 September, 2016, with the goal of addressing the issue of large, global movements of refugees and migrants. An unprecedented 65.3 million people have been forced out of their homes in recent years, fleeing to other, safer countries. Amongst these 65.3 million people, 21.3 million people are refugees, of which half are only children. These statistics prove that a staggering 34,000 people are being forced out of their homes almost every day, and this is why the United Nations are taking action. The key to the solution is the international cooperation, through the United Nations: in this way, we are able to maximize our collective resources to respond to this movement. The Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, introduced the historic Summit: “Today’s Summit represents a breakthrough in our collective efforts to address the challenges of human mobility.” The New York Declaration states, “more children can attend school; more workers can securely seek jobs abroad, instead of being at the mercy of criminal smugglers, and more people will have real choices about whether to move once we end conflict, sustain peace, and increase opportunities at home.” The New York Declaration aims to find long-term, sustainable, and moral solutions that will combat the abuse, exploitation, and cruelty affecting the refugees and migrants. All Member States have made commitments to finding a solution for the issues we are facing today and for those we will face in the future. The Declaration consists of guidelines to which all Member States must correctly abide. All Member States must protect the
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Illustrated by: Isobel Morrisson basic human rights of all refugees and migrants, ensure that all refugee and migrant children receive appropriate education within a few months of their arrival, and overcome and act towards sexual and gender-based violence. Other commitments include the strengthening of all positive contributions made by migrants and refugees to the economic and social development in their host countries. The host countries must find new homes for all refugees and expand opportunities for the refugees to be able to relocate to other countries. The commitments mentioned here are only a few of those included the official Declaration. By putting these into action, we can create a better, more united world in which refugees and migrants are respected. The New York Declaration also discusses concrete plans on how to develop and improve the points mentioned. Following the completion of the original commitments, negotiations will take place that will hopefully lead to an international conference, and the adoption of a global agreement for safe, controlled, and regular migration by 2018. The Declaration also hopes to facilitate a more equal distribution regarding the responsibilities of hosting
countries. As Peter Thompson, president of the UN General Assembly, said, “The fate of millions of refugees and migrants rests with us.”
Photo Credits: Rosa Schreinemachers
The MasterCard Foundation
Written By: Kate Cammeraat
The MasterCard Foundation is one of the two charities that the proceeds from the conference go towards. Their mission is to “seek a world where everyone has the opportunity to learn and prosper”, working in Africa where they try to provide everyone with a chance to succeed. To achieve this goal they aim to give people in Africa access to education, financial support, and skills training. They have chosen to focus on Africa because 70% of people in Sub-Saharan Africa have to provide for themselves with less than two euros a day. 600 million people who live in the area are under the age of 25, and by 2035 Africa will have the largest working population: why not give those 600 million people a chance to support themselves and improve their quality of life? Just recently the MasterCard Foundation partnered with Edinburgh
University to give students in Africa access to a $27 million dollar scholarship program. One of the beneficiaries of this partnership, Munini Musembi, will shortly take her first steps in further education and begin studying mechanical engineering at Edinburgh: “I hope that our experiences will also benefit future scholars at the university. It was a long process to get here, but I am very grateful for the opportunity,”. This is just one of the countless examples of their work in action. To ensure their work is having the right effect on their beneficiaries, the foundation uses “credible evidence to fine-tune their programs and identify ideas and approaches with the potential to alleviate poverty”. Their initiatives include scholar programs to support students in both secondary and higher education. The foundation is committed to fund rural
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prosperity for local businesses and ingenuity, which includes a youth-focussed initiative that has trained 200,000 young people to enable them to procure sustainable jobs in the agricultural and construction sectors. We often forget to take advantage of all of the opportunities that we are presented with, and charities like the MasterCard Foundation open our eyes to the rarity of those same opportunities in other countries. This is why MUNISH has chosen to support the MasterCard Foundation, in the hopes that we will be able to contribute towards other young people having a chance at an education like ours. For more information, visit the Foundation’s website, on which you will find a lot more detail about their goals and initiatives, and what you can do to raise awareness and support their cause:
http://www.mastercardfdn.org.
MUN Director’s Tour: UF De Schilde
Written By: Emily Woodward and Anne-Flore Smits
Photo Credits: Anne-Flore Smits Our Head of Hospitality, Anne-Flore Smits, supervised the MUN-Directors tour that took place on Saturday the 5th, to UF De Schilde, the “times square of urban farming”. We had the opportunity to hear about their experience.
The Hague with great access and visibility from both the city center as well as the neighboring Westland. UF De Schilde is already dubbed “Times Square of Urban Agriculture” due to its prime location and access in the city.”
In her words, here is a small introduction to the farms. “UF De Schilde is Europe’s largest commercial urban food production facility. Its 1,200sqm rooftop greenhouse, on top of an empty 1950s office block that once belonged to the Dutch telecommunications powerhouse Philips, contains sprouting vegetables of tomatoes, cucumbers and trendy “microgreens”. Below, on the sixth floor, is a 370sqm indoor fish farm and 250sqm of integrated processing and packaging. It is a real landmark in the city of 9
“As soon as we got to the urban farm, we saw a quadruple rainbow! We had to take an elevator all the way up to the top floor, where we were astonished by the view. A woman led us up to the penthouse, and we had a taster of some products that had been grown there — it was very yummy! The tour guide explained how
the urban farm was established and we heard about some of the challenges they faced, such as the problem of getting everything up to the roof, for which they had to use cranes. Then we put on hygienic suits, to prevent contamination of the fishery, to see the aquaponics. We went back to the penthouse to see the lettuce that was being grown there, and returned to school after a fun day of adventure!
Quiz Below you will find a cheeky MUNISH related quiz! Answer as best you can and find out if you are a astute and quick witted MUN participant. Q1. Name three of the rules a delegate must always obey whilst speaking in a committee:
Q2. Name the current UN Secretary General?
Q3. Where is the current UN headquarters?
1) 2) 3)
Q5. Name all of the 5 permanent member states who are present in the Security Council:
Q6. Which UN Secretary General died when his plane got shot down? (Hint- it was recently featured on the Netflix original Jabotsville)
Q4. How many member states are there in the United Nations?
Q7. What year was the United Nations established?
Q9. Around how many delegates are attending MUNISH this year?
Q10. Which UN related organisation is in the Hague?
A) The International Court of Justice B) Magistraat C) The World Forum
A) 1000 B) 800 C) 500 D) 200
Q11. Which of the following is the largest MUN conference? A)THIMUN B) MUNISH C)HMUN D) MINIMUN
Q4. 193
Q7. 1945
Q3. New York Q2. Ban Ki-moon
Q6. Dag Hammarskjรถld (Its fine if you just write Dag ;) )
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Q8. Which intergovernmental organization, founded in 1919, can be seen as the ineffective predecessor of the United Nations?
Q9. Around how many delegates are attending MUNISH this year?
Q8. League of Nations
A) 1000 B) 800 C) 500 D) 200
1) 2) 3) 4) 5)
Q11. A) THIMUN
Q1. 1)Do not speak in personal pronouns, 2)Do not go on your mobile phones during the conference, 3) Keep the note passing civil.
Q5. 1)China 2) France 3) Russia 4) USA 5) UK
Q10. A The International Court of Justice Q9. A) 1000
Answers: 10
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