TEIMUN 13th July 2011
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Turkey’s spokesperson adresses the crisis during a press conference
Turkey Pressures Security Council ANKARA – With Syrian pressure increasing on the Turkish border, the government in Ankara has issued a press statement to clarify its position on the situation late in the afternoon. In recent times, the number of refugees crossing into Turkey from Syria has only increased, with no sign of the ÁRZ RI IXJLWLYHV GU\LQJ XS DQ\WLPH VRRQ The Turkish prime minister Erdogan is therefore calling upon the international community to take matters seriously and take urgent action to stabilize the situation. Eventhough the Turkish government expressed its willingness to help those in urgent need, it also expressed that action has to been taken to help resolve the situation as soon as possible. 6\ULDQ UHIXJHHV KDYH ÁRFNHG LQWR 7XUNH\ DIWHU
violence carried out by the forces of the Syrian Arab steadily increased over time, culminating in the destruction of several cities in the country’s North, including Marsawa, Dourakli and Sharqanli. Syria has found itself in an instable situation, ever since people in Syria took to the streets in SURWHVW +DYLQJ EHHQ LQÁXHQFHG E\ FRQFXUUHQW movements and revolutions in, among others, Tunisia and Egypt, this marked the spread of the revolutionary protests of the Arab Spring. In Syria, these protest are suppressed with violent attempts by the regime of president alAssad. Thus far, no solution has appeared to have been anywhere in sight. A lot will depend on the outcome of the discussions in the Security Council.
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TEIMUN Daily
13th July 2011
International Court of Justice to a Fruitful Start THE HAGUE – The proceedings of the International Court of Justice can be said to have started in a most productive manner. One of the four topics to be discussed has, when this was written come to a close, as consensus among the judges was successfully created. The judges of the ICJ came to the conclusion that violation of the United Nations Charters prohibition on the use of force has taken place by the sovereign nation of Ethiopia against its Eritrean neighbor. The court based its decision on the application of three criteria found in customary international law, namely the purported necessity
of the use of force, the proportionality of which and the choice of means. The judge of Somalia is said to have also led the fact that he considers the use of force rather “old school” play a role in the decision to declare Ethiopia’s use of force a breach of the UN charter. The people of the ICJ also disclosed to the TEIMUN Daily, that this all took place after the ICJ judges had participated to the fullest in yesterday evening’s orange activities, and KDYLQJ EHHQ WKH YHU\ ÀUVW WR DUULYH WKHUH 7KH ICJ is still set to discuss three additional topics, ranging from belligerent occupation to nuclear weapons, topics which will hopefully be discussed with the same amount of fruitfulness.
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The Outcome of the ‘45 Yalta Conference
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13th July 2011
Brussels ignored information Huge growth in electric scooters about ING, says central bank Tuesday 12 July 2011
Tuesday 12 July 2011
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A Word About the Weather
Sadly enough not much is going to change when it comes to the weather tomorrow. It will be slightly chillier than what will have been experience, and some additional wind will set in from the west. Though the chance of rain occurring will drop slightly, it will probably stay nonetheless, so you had better keep your charming blue plastic ponchos ready. Minimum temperature will be around 11 °C (52 °F), the maximum will be around 18 to 21 °C (64 to 70 °F).
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SOCIETY VERBATIM “The role of women and the role of education are like the chicken and the egg! What was first?” - Zambia (ECOSOC) “I don’t like blonde people. Oh no, wait, I just don’t like blonde girls.” - Anna (Chair HRC) on why she’s glad to be moving out of Groningen
Intercepted Note: Ruining Stalin’s Cunning Plan The TEIMUN Daily has intercepted a note from the Soviet delegation in the Historical Council, clearly stating that keeping Germany united after World War II is their most crucial and pivotal point. Delegates of the Historical Council, use this information wisely. To comrade Stalin: Sorry for ruining your cunning plan and strategy.
“...” - Suzanne Klein Schaarsberg (Vice-Chair GA) “When you do something, do it properly Dilpreet!” - Ece (USC) “I have to agree with Saudi Arabia: Jesus Christ wants it!” Brazil (HRC) “We are in a dictatorship right now” - UK (SC) “You just got to process her” - Judith (Journalist) about Ece (USC) “Use of force is so old-school” - Somalia (ICJ) “When women start to cry, I usually have cried before they do” - Frank (Chair GA) “I’m into old men” - Ece (USC) “You look thinner than you normally do” - Journalists directed to the Secretariat “Love is like peace-building. You break something down to the ground to eventually build it up again.” - Frank (Chair GA) “Your shoes are very nice, where did you buy them.” - UK (GA) in a note to a fellow delegate “I have an orange biking” - Frank (Chair GA) “It’s not only my opinion, Professor Casesse has seconded it” Mexico (ICJ) “I just told Mark, we have to stop with this gay sh*t” - PJ (Chair NAC)Er
UN Welcomes South Sudan Today, Secretary-General Dilpreet K. Dhanoa adressed the GA for the welcoming of the high representative of the newly established state of South Sudan. The country became independent last sunday.
DID YOU KNOW THAT... ... you can’t trust Sam (journalist)? He doesn’t know the meaning of ‘off-the-record.’ ... as a punishment for being too late of the Russian delegaWLRQ (&262& EURXJKW LQ ÀYH NLORJUDPV RI FRRNLHV" ... the main reason for the USA (ECOSOC) to come to TEIMUN is that it’s legal to drink in the Netherlands? ... Dilpreet (SG) was unable to pronounce Karsten’s (Journalists), so she just called him the ‘chicken man?’ ... yesterday the Secretary-General rushed into the General Assembly while a professor was giving a lecture? ... the journalists have a reliable source stating that Lex and Jeen are starting a bromance? ... Ernestine (BoD) was unable to behave and got kicked out of the club last night? ... some of the GA delegates are annoyed by their Chairs? They even asked if they could turn off the microphone during the session.
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A rather common habit in the Netherlands is when one sees two people make out in public buildings, especially bars and clubs, one is entitled to throw water, but preferably beer, to these people. This cultural tradition is referred to as ‘striping.’ Be aware of this habit and make TEIMUN Daily’s job a bit more challenging.