MUNISH 2016 FIRST DAY CONFERENCE ISHUE
SATURDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2016
About the Stahili Foundation By Fleur van der Kooij and Holly Roberts
Photo Credits: Wisse Cammeraat
The International School of the Hague is a partner of The Stahili Foundation: a non-profit organization that aims to combat child exploitation, abuse and cruelty. They hope to achieve this through providing education, keeping children united, and breaking the cycle of poverty. Other than education, the foundation provides children with shelter, food, hygiene, clothing, and access to medical and psychosocial support, as well as encouragement, and mentorship. In order to provide the children with the life that they deserve, Stahili has a few guiding principles, including: education, family and community; sustainable development; human rights; and transparency. Education is a right that Stahili believes every child in the world is entitled to, and which also provides the best way to facilitate the end to child labour and exploitation. Additionally, this will provide the children with the education that they deserve. The Stahili Foundation also believes that family and community is a crucial factor to consider when regarding the education of children. Stahili works with families and communities in order to facilitate empowerment and provide support for children in need. Sustainable development is also an important factor that affects the future of these children. Stahili is committed to making sure that the changes that go on within the communities where the children live are positive, according to their belief that “Every child has the right to achieve his or her full potential”. Therefore, their work is guided by international human rights and humanitarian law, where respect for each human being is considered to be of great importance. The Stahili Foun-
dation was created in response to corruption: their mission is to stop this corruption and instead promote transparency, integrity, and accountability. The Stahili Foundation consists completely of volunteers: a team of four members, Michelle Oliel, Laura Walker and Hannah Ackerman, the co-founders; and Onesmus Muiruri, the local coordinator and field manager. Each dedicated member has a strong passion “To build a future for the children that woculd be as bright as their smiles”. We, the International School of the Hague, fully support the foundation and recognize it’s significance with regard to contributing towards a better world, without child exploitation, abuse, and cruelty. This is why the profits of MUNISH will be donated to the Stahili Charity, as well as our other charity the MasterCard Foundation. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child (CRC) is a treaty which outlines the civil, political, economic, social, health, and cultural rights of children. The convention has
established an international standard for children’s rights. Since 1990, 195 nations have given the CRC the force of law. The CRC treaty has various important principles that each country must consider. Amongst others, these include stability and freedom from abduction; freedom of expression and association; special refugee protection; as well as government protection from exploitation, abuse, and trafficking. Stahili works by these principles and strives to put them into action. By making a donation and supporting sustainable volunteering, you’re giving children in need a chance for a bright future. No donation is too small and every single cent and each volunteer has the potential to have a major impact. So,
“Get involved and give a child a future they deserve”!
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Interview with Ms. Bouwman
Written by: Kate Cameraat
MUNISH is an event which requires a vast amount of planning and would not be possible without a supervisor who believes in its potential and is dedicated to ensure the conference runs smoothly. Ms. Peters, our current MUN Director, has recently appointed a successor: Ms. Bouwman, who will fill her role for MUNISH next year. In this interview she explains about the planning and preparation process of MUNISH from behind the scenes. She has also given some tips for all Photo credits: Inigo Imaz-blanco the new delegates participating in ments. Together they plan how the many opportunities to debate and MUNISH this year. guest schools will be received and work towards sustainable soluWhen do you usually start pre- ensure there is a positive ambience tions. Feedback is also very welcome, to help us improve for our for guests. paring for MUNISH? next MUNISH conference. “We begin in January, when we select the BOD members,” Ms. Bou- What is your favourite part of What made you want become a wman says. She explains that the MUNISH? applications first come in for the “I enjoy the conference itself,” Ms. MUN director? BOD positions, and once the new Bouwman says. “There is so much “I have always been intrigued in BOD is selected preparations are work put into the conference and it politics and I believe that MUN is really underway. Possible themes really pays off. I enjoy meeting en- a great simulation for students to and issues for each committee are thusiastic people from all around think about current issues. I was able to help out as a MUN direcdiscussed and agreed upon well the world.” tor and this allowed me to get to before the conference. What was the idea behind this know the students and help them How is the theme selected for year’s theme “Growth and Ac- with the challenges of MUN,” Ms. Bouwman says. countability”? MUNISH? Ms. Bouwman explains that the The theme chosen is relevant to BOD comes up with themes, which current global issues. Growth is Lastly, do you have any tips for are then discussed by the BOD and a constant factor in the devel- all the new delegates joining MUMUN directors. The final decision opment of any aspect of society, NISH this year? is made by the BOD as a whole, and Accountability is a factor that “It may seem scary at first to contaking into account the feedback must accompany and support any tribute, however no matter how small the contribution is, it is algrowth and development. that they have received. ways valued,” she says. Everyone is Where is your contribution most What are your goals or hopes for new at some point so try to get a feel for the conference and if you’re this year’s conference? evident? “I’m mainly busy with hospitali- “I hope this year’s conference is up for it feel free to add to the dety, working closely together with successful and enjoyable, as it bate! the hospitality team and housing never fails to be!” Ms. Bouwman coordinator,” Ms. Bouwman com- exclaims. She hopes there will be 2
Meet the Members of the BOD By: Dirk Howling
The BOD are the beating heart of MUNISH. They organise everything. From the tablecloths to the guest speakers. They have been working extremely hard since February to provide a top notch conference. Below you will find an interview with some of the members of this years Board of Directors. You will get an insight in how diverse and international the BOD is. Lastly you will get an insight in the mentality and mind of various BOD members.
Where are you from? Valentina: Chile Emily: Down Under Jenna: ½ Dutch, ½ English
Who is your role model? Valentina: No one I just want to better myself. Emily: Steve Irwin
What are your aspirations in life? Gabriella: To be happy Emily: I want to do something that I'm really passionate about and that I enjoy doing and have lots of animals.
Thijs: Netherlands
Jenna: Emma Watson
Dimitri: Greece
Dimitri: Dirk Houweling
Gabriella: ½ El Salvador, ½ Kjud Ball
Gabriella: Dirk Houweling
Nina: ½ Dutch, ½ Slav
Nina: Dirk Houweling
Why did you choose to apply for MUNISH BOD?
opportunity so I did.
whole team is proud of.
Gabriella: I wanted to wear the headset (jokes), I wanted to be part of the organisation behind the conference I have enjoyed for so many years
Jenna: I hope to make sure our chairs enjoy themselves.
Valentina: I knew I wanted to be part of the MUNISH BOD and head of press suited me the best. Emily: After being a member of the Press Team for so many years I wanted to be able to contribute to it myself. Jenna: I have been doing it for so many years and every year I wanted to grow explore different areas of MUNISH. Dimitri: I have always wanted to join the MUNISH BOD and I had that
Nina: I really like organising and I have always participated in MUNISH so that's why.
Jenna: I would like to make a positive impact to the international community Thijs: Diamond level- League of Legends.
Photo credits: Rosa Schreinemachers
Thijs: A fun new experience. Dimitri: Meeting new people.
What do you hope to achieve out Gabriella: I hope to provide the delegates with educational and of this years MUNISH? inspiring speakers to enrich their Valentina: I hope to make the best experience here at MUNISH 2016. possible newspapers.
Emily: Creating an engaging and stimulating newspaper which the
Nina: Perfect the flag parade
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Terrorism and How it Impacts Growth and Accountability
By: Fleur van der Kooij and Holly Roberts
No matter where in the world any terrorist attack occurs, the aftermath is tragic and devastating both locally and globally. Today, terrorism is defined as the intentional use of violence by individuals or subnational groups in order to achieve a political or social goal. Even though the motives vary and outcomes can differ dramatically, the various faces of terrorism are alike
in their intention to intimidate large groups of people, for example bombings, hijackings, and kidnappings. In recent months, terrorist attacks have become more prevalent in our society. We are constantly bombarded with new stories appearing on the news almost every day, in which innocent people all over the world are
Illustrated by: Erin McClain
being terrorised. Two recent examples of these within the EU are the Brussels and Paris attacks, both executed by the terror group ISIS or Islamic State. Not only have these attacks affected people socially, they have also had an effect on the developments within the UN. Growth and Accountability represent the sustainable development of a nation individually, as well as their
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ability to cooperate and aid other nations when it is necessary. Sustainable development aims to counteract the consequences of any current issues and ensures they are are handled responsibly, with no negative repercussions for future generations. Acts of terrorism both have a direct and an indirect effect on economic costs, known as terrorism costs. The direct effects include any short term issues that may arise: destruction of life and property, restoration of any damaged systems and infrastructure, and the provision of temporary living assistance. The indirect long term costs are most likely to negatively affect consumer and investor confidence. The sectors most commonly undermined, consist of restaurants, airlines, and the entertainment industries. This has a huge impact on the economy, as consumer spending is the largest source of Gross Domestic Process (GDP). Another long term effect of terrorism is the reduction in productivity: a consequence of the heightened security precautions, higher insurance premiums, and increased cost of financial regulations. In Europe the threat of tourism is very prevalent, in comparison to previous years: the coordinated Islamic State of
Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attacks in Paris on November 13th 2015 resulted in the death of 130 people, with a further 368 severely injured. The French economy experienced a direct hit to their tourist industry. The tourist industry accounts for over 2 million jobs and 7% of the GDP; France is a leading tourist destination but it may experience difficulties and setbacks in light of these events. However, the travel and tourism sector have never failed to rebound after terrorist attacks, contributing to its role as the world’s largest industry. In fact, despite the recent terrorist attacks, the industry grew by 3.1% worldwide in 2015, making the tourism industry responsible for the creation of 1 in 11 jobs. It is evident from these figures that terrorism in a certain region does cause temporary anxiety, but this seemingly blows over quickly and industries continue to expand and develop. The financial markets have experienced, unpredictable events, a factor which has also led the insurance industry to suffer. Not only would the economy of the country in question be impacted, but the whole global economy and stock markets, depending on the significance of the role that the nation both direct and
indirect repercussions of recent terrorist attacks. Stock markets have declined because of the plays in the global economy. A major attack would inevitably cause a global shock, causing unforeseen changes in stock markets from all around the world. Terrorism has a considerable effect on growth and accountability: in order for a country to grow successfully, it is crucial that the sustainability and accountability of a nation’s development are given adequate consideration. Yet this is made considerably more difficult when terrorists are at large, considering the detrimental social and economical effects. Aside from the economical setbacks, tourism and migration would decrease as people have less desire to visit the nation in question after the attack. However, as recent history has shown, although the economy may be vulnerable for a short period of time after the terrorist attack, the economy, including large industries such as tourism and travel, will relatively quickly rebuild itself.
Illustrated by: Cecile Pilon
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Meet the Press Team By: Fleur van der Kooij
Every photograph, newspaper, film, and artwork created for MUNISH has been created by this year’s Press Team! We have all been delighted to contribute towards making this year’s MUNISH a great success. During the next few days you can expect us to frantically run around the school through every corridor and each committee to capture and record all the important moments. The Press Team consists of various functions with different roles: journalists, photographers, filmmakers, editors, artists, and Heads of Press. Jet (layout artist): I am very much looking forward to the conference this year because it is such a great atmosphere to work in. I am responsible for creating the layout for The Communicator. This role allows you to use your ability to express your creativity. The conference can become stressful due to the deadlines that are set throughout the days but with help from all the other members, we will all enjoy the conference!
ing forward to working together with others on producing issues for each day of the conference, and getting involved in MUNISH in a creative way. I expect to see a lot of group effort to produce these papers, as well as a lot of exciting last minute stress, which will keep things nice and interesting.
see everything from a different perspective through filming the conference and interviewing people. I expect a fun, educational MUNISH conference with a lot of interaction with other international students.
Emily (Head of Press): Having the opportunity to be Head of the Press Team is something that I have aspired to be throughout my MUN career so I am really excited for this year’s conference. It will be really rewarding to see all of our hard work pay off, and I hope that everyone will enjoy reading our newspaper! I hope you have gained some insight into the work that the Press Team does and what our expectations are. We look forward to working with you!
Holly (journalist): MUNISH provides a great opportunity to meet people from different places around the world, all with different backgrounds. Meeting these international students excite me and although Photo credits: Nina van Ee this conference will be stressful, especially for the people who run the conferences, at the end of the day I hope that everyone will have enjoyed their MUN experience!
Justine (editor): Teamwork is crucial to creating the newspaper and I expect us to use our own abilities to create a good quality newspaper that informs, educates and interests the people participating in MUNISH.
Inigo (photographer): I am very excited to work together with journalists, and with the rest of the press team. I cannot wait to see all our hard work come to life during this conference! I hope our dedication and attention to detail will show in the newspapers! Honestly I do not know what to expect, as it is my first year taking part in this event (or any event similar to this one), and I have no idea if it is going to be fun, exciting or stressful. What I do know, however, is that I am going to make the best out of these three days and try to enjoy my time as much as possible!
Eva (filmmaker): I believe my role helps me to contribute towards the conference whilst allowing me to
Erin (artist): The whole experience of creating art for the Press Team is new and very exciting to me. I am look-
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Delegates Interview By: Dirk Howling Rosa and I took the opportunity to scour around the school in search for delegates wishing to share a part of their story with us. The people that we met were both interesting and friendly to talk to. Below you will find a short interview with five lovely diverse delegates who have agreed to answer my questions. What's your name?
Where are you from?
Do you have any quirky talents?
Thimo Speelman Abelardo perez Amaia imaz blanco Karan srinadam Irina Dumitrescu
Thimo: ½ Dutch, ½ German Abelardo: Spain Amaia: Spain Karan: Arnhem Irina: România
Timo: Almost platinum in league and see in the picture. Abelardo: No Amaia: Bend my feet really weirdly Karan: Expert at sarcasm Irina: Singing and writing, and spending all day in my room
Photo credits: Rosa Schreinemachers What are you expecting from this years MUNISH?
Why have you decided to join this year's MUNISH?
Thimo: To learn a lot and to make some dank clauses
Timo: Last year I was an admin and whilst I was an admin it seemed fun to be a delegate, my dad is also is also in this field of work so I wanted to get an insight into what he does.
Abelardo: I expect that for this years MUNISH that there will be some proper debating and in addition to this I hope that it will increase my general global politics knowledge. Amaia: I am hoping that it will be as fun as last years MUNISH and that my committee will be a productive one. Karan: I am expecting that this year's debate will be a fruitful one and that I will produce strong clauses so that the best possible resolution gets approved.
Abelardo: I had a lot of fun last year. Amaia: I’ve done it before and enjoyed it alot, so Ive decided to do it again. Karan: I Loved it the last time Irina: Sounded interesting
Photo credits: Rosa Schreinemachers
Irina: Hope it's going to be really exciting and hope to meet lots of new people, to broaden my friend group.
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How the UN has impacted the World By: Holly Roberts
Photo Credits: Cecile Pilon
The United Nations are an international organisation which was created after the Second World War. It was formed with the mission to help resolve international conflict without war, and to create policies on international issues. The UN have become a really vital part of the world that we are living in today, and this organisation has done a great deal in order to make the world the way it is. The UN take on issues confronting humanity in the 21st century. Issues such as Peace and security, human rights, sustainable development, disarmament, gender equality, etc. Over the decades, the UN has highly contributed to ending these conflicts. At the millennium summit - which took place in September 2000, there was a meeting of world leaders at the UN headquarters in New York. It was in this gathering where they established the United Nations Millennium Declaration (The Millennium Development Goals). This Declaration ensured that nations were committed to reducing extreme poverty, as well as a number of other targets covering eight different key areas. These being, Poverty, gender equality, child mortality, education, maternal health, the environment,
disease, and global partnership. The deadline for these goals was 2015. The final report that was made at the end of these 15 years, found that the MDG had the “most successful anti-poverty movement in history� The report stated that since 1990, the amount of people who were living in extreme poverty has halved, and has helped to lift over one billion people out of extreme poverty. Not only this but the under-five mortality rate decreased by more than half. As well as this, the primary school enrolment rate in the developing regions has reached 91% and the number of girls who are now having an education has risen since the beginning of the 15 years. HIV infections fell by approximately 40% be-
tween 2000 and 2013, from around 3.5 million cases to 2.1 million. This is a similar case with other diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis. Yet, even though the Millennium development goals were a great success, there was still so much to be done in order to improve the quality of life for everyone. It was said that even though there were many successes, the poorest and most disadvantaged people were still being left behind because of their sex, age, ethnicity, geographical location, and disability. On September the 25th in 2015, the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals. However, these seventeen goals differ to the MDG as they go over new areas and have a much broader outlook. The most significant difference, though, is that they aim to improve life in a sustainable way for future generations thus, ensuring that all people now and all people in the future are purely benefitted by these goals. The deadline for the SDG are for 2030, hence, being another fifteen-year difference. The Sustainable Development goals are unique in the respect that they call all nations to action, whether they are rich, poor, or in between. They call for all countries to promote prosperity and to ensure that the future of our earth is on a sustainable path.
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Patrick Sheppard: PGA of MUNISH 2016
By: Vaentina Bravo
answers the question with, “well, ” (Keye is one of the conference because my name is Sheppard let’s managers), “-prior to this conferjust say sheep.” ence. He was also in the team.” Do you sometimes have trouble balancing your ulDescribe what it was like when timate frisbee commityou got accepted to MUNISH. ments with school and MUN? “I was very excited. The first thing I did was tell everyone else - well actually my friends messaged me that the results were out, so I checked my email as soon as I could and then when I saw I got it, I just sent screenshots to everyone who had asked if I got it.”
“Around exam time it can be pretty hectic, but it usually works out.” To which we ask how he balances it all out. “My passion drives me,” is his response. Do your friends call you Pat?
He chuckles again, “No, they call Are you nervous for the opening me Ptruck.” ceremony? Photo credits: Rosa Schreinemachers The PGA, or President of the General Assembly, of this year’s MUNISH is none other than the British School of The Netherlands’ student, Patrick Sheppard. Patrick oversees all of the GA committee’s, both separately and in the plenary session. You may have noticed his engaging speech in yesterday’s opening ceremony, and can expect an equally captivating one during tomorrow’s closing ceremony.
“It should be fine. I mean something could go wrong but I hope not.” Romi Lotcheris (Academic Advisor) then makes a joke about Patrick accidentally bumping into the microphone, to which he says, “I hope I don’t bump into the microphone... or fall.” If this is something you didn’t know, this is probably the time to make you aware of the fact that Patrick is very, very tall. So naturally, we asked him:
What do hope to take away from this experience? “A good lasting memory of munish because it’s my last one.” Patrick Sheppard, thank you for this interview, and we hope you enjoy your last MUNISH conference. All the best!
How are you so tall?
What’s your favourite animal and “Milk. Dutch milk.” why? What is something outside of At this question, Patrick laughs, MUN that you enjoy doing? “That’s actually a hard question”. Looking over at my fingers typing, “Ultimate frisbee! I play on the he chuckles and says, ”are you writ- national under 20 ultimate frisbee ing all of this down?” Finally, he team. That’s how I knew Keye-
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People of MUN By Kate Cammeraat “My name is Marije Pot and I work for Hospitality. This will be my first MUN conference here at ISH, however, I have been to conferences at my old school. As part of the Hospitality Team, I help delegates find their committees around the school and I make sure that the conference runs smoothly. During the conference, I will also be leading a director’s tour which is to an urban farm, called the ‘Times Square of Urban Farming.’ I am very excited to lead this tour of Europe’s largest commercial urban food production facility for the MUN directors.
Photo credits: Wisse Cammeraat So far, I am finding the conference stressful but it is also so much fun. I decided to go to MUNISH this year because I wanted to meet new people and I know from previous conferences that MUN is a great experience. At the end of the conference, I hope to have made some new friends and developed some new skills during
Photo credits: Wisse Cammeraat “My name is Zara and at MUNISH, I am working as part of the Admin staff. So far, it has been fun but you really have to make sure that you are doing your job right so that the conference runs smoothly. So in that way, it can also be really stressful sometimes. This is my first conference and I chose to sign up because I enjoy learning about politics and would like to study Political Science at university. Furthermore, I think I might want to work for the UN someday, so this is a great way to get experience. I hope to gain even more experience and become more informed about how MUN conferences work and specifically about this school’s conference. Since it is only the start, I am super excited for what is still to come.”
“My name is Mimo Lira and at MUNISH, I am a delegate representing Honduras. I have not been here for very long but so far the conference is looking nice and I am thrilled to represent Honduras in my committee this year. MUNISH 2016 is my first MUNISH conference. However, I have participated in DeMUN. I wanted to go to MUNISH this year because it seemed like a fun experience. My older siblings have also gone to the conferences many times before, so I have heard good things. This year, I hope to improve my public speaking and my ability to debate as this is obviously important to simulate the United Nations and to voice my opinion as my country.”
Photo credits: Wisse Cammeraat
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