COMISSIONS REPORT
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Today's commission revolved around the review and reformulation of the health guidelines implemented globally, in order to significantly prevent the death rate of COVID-19. Many of the delegates had very different perspectives on the problem, but all had the same fundamental goal, that is to efficiently manage health resources and systems while respecting the purposes and functions of the WHO. World powers such as the United States, China, Russia, etc. are a few of the nations that are intervening to better manage the pandemic. That said, delegations such as Germany or Iran have agreed on the implementation of more effective methods that allow the citizens of the world to have better hygiene and sanitation. Faced with these interventions, the powers of Brazil and Japan have offered to collaborate with the previous initiative, supporting countries that do not have the medical and economic resources necessary to contribute in any significant way with the improvement of the current health crisis. However, there were quite a few who feel discontent with these results, like for example the United States as, due to their carelessness in the face of the pandemic, plus their breach of insecurity regulations and neglect in providing the necessary resources. Other countries that did not seem pleased with the situation included Spain, Germany and New Zealand. Due to this situation, the commission emphasized leaving these unforeseen events on one side, and follow the proposals and initiatives mentioned above. This entails the active participation of organized blocks with the necessary proposals for a common resolution. |
U.S CONGRESS
Today the U.S congress reunited 18 senators, from the republican as well as the democrat party, to discuss the renewal of the 1994 assault weapon ban law. The reunion began with a small introduction to explain how the discussion was going to take place. Each senator then presented their opening speech, in which they stated and augmented whether they were in favor or against assault weapon ban law. After having concluded the opening speech, there was to start an unmoderated talk until the next break. During this motion there were two strong interventions that led the discussion. First intervention was from senator Bernie Sanders, independent party. He extend his point of view in favor of the renewal of the 1994 assault weapon ban law, by giving a strong and valid argument saying that the second amendment that granted the right posed fire arms was written almost 200 years ago, during a time where language was different, and that the same constitution that granted the right to grant arms is the same constitution that said that black people weren't considered as people they were considered ⅝ of a person. Second intervention was made by Senator Rick Scott. The counter argued Senator Bernie Sanders with a strong valid argument. He recognizes Senator Sanders' relevance to history, but he said that it's important to point out that without guns the United States would be a free country as of now. He stated that the same right that the constitution gave them during that time is incredibly for their freedom today and that although some parts of the constitution that were written during that time were flawed, it doesn't mean that every single amendment needs revising. According to Senator Scott “Guns are an essential part of American life” because they prevent crime before it happens, and until the government doesn't find another way to this, they wouldn't be a valid argument to take away Americans right to bear arms. |
SECURITY COUNCIL
The Security Council is responsible for preserving international peace and security. On this occasion, the commission is discussing the internal conflict in Afghanistan. The majority of the interventions that were made recognized failed peace treaties between the Afghan people and the Taliban, and alluded a need for immediate military intervention. The debate was characterized by moments of fiery tension between the commission’s Western bloc and an Eastern bloc, and the delegation of Afghanistan was very hesitant to accept its accountability over the Taliban conflict. Over the course of the debate, the delegation of Mexico called his commission members as lacking in intellect. This offense was done twice, and the delegation received two warnings for it. In a heated moment, the delegation of China destroyed the arguments of Vietnam by highlighting the inefficiency of peace treaties and the need for military intervention. At last, the Eastern bloc decided on military intervention in Afghanistan releasing a dangerous press release. The Eastern bloc won’t allow United States interventionism because of their oil interests. On the other hand, the Western bloc agreed to reallocate American troops to Afghanistan which will most likely result in military action. Either way, the resolution to the Afghan conflict seems clear at this point: military interventionism. |
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
HRC is a commission in which problems relating to the violation of human rights in different countries are discussed, the main purpose of the commission is to seek viable solutions to the difficulties that arise on the table. Today, the Human Rights Council is discussing the humanitarian problem caused by the civil war in Yemen, which started in 2015.
Yemen is located on the Arab peninsula, it is considered one of the poorest countries in the entire area. This country is in a war that has its population on the brink of famine, and according to the UN this has affected almost 14 million Yemenis. The event that gave rise to the armed conflict in this region arose in 2011, when a civil uprising overthrew President Ali Abdullah Saleh; so the country was left in the hands of Vice President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi. The new president faced different problems such as attacks by Al Qaeda and separatist movements, corruption in the public administration, food insecurity and the military that remained loyal to the previous president. The Houthi movement (defenders of the Zaidi Shiites) that had fought against the previous president, took advantage of the weakness of the new president to take control of provinces such as Saada and its surroundings. Citizens who were disappointed by this transition supported the Houthi movement. The rebel group grew, until at the end of 2014 and the beginning of 2015 it made a capital seizure and exiled the president. The conflict escalated when the United States, France, the United Kingdom and eight Arab countries joined forces to launch air strikes against the Houthis with the aim of restoring the exiled president's mandate. The debates developed by today's commission were led, on the one hand, by the delegates of the United States, France, the United Kingdom and Germany; and on the other hand, by the representatives of North Korea and Iran. There was a strong debate between the two sides because of the weapons that North Korea is giving the Yemenis, and the United States and France were attacked for their decision to maintain the blockade. In the end, the debate was inconclusive but some proposals were made to fix the problem in a way that favors both positions. The interventions of the different delegates made it clear that North Korea is a supplier of arms in the armed conflict in Yemen. In addition, Saudi Arabia accused Iran of being a supplier of arms and logistical support for the Houthis, but it denies this. Information on the violent events suffered by the population in this territory occupied a large part of the time during today's debates. It is worth noting that during the conflict the Houthis broke with Saleh (the first president), who in 2017 was assassinated by combatants from the group. In 2015, the coalition troops managed to take Aden and expelled the rebels from a large part of the southern territory of the country. At present, the Houthis maintain control of Taiz (a city in the south), from here they launch attacks into the territory of Saudi Arabia. Armed groups belonging to the Islamic State have taken advantage of the chaos to take control of territories in the south of the country. An attack on the capital of Saudi Arabia with a ballistic missile, made it reinforce its blockade against Yemen, preventing aid from arriving. According to the United Nations this is the worst human-made humanitarian disaster. It is really important to consider data such as the following to consider the magnitude of the problem: since March 2015, more than 6,800 civilians have died and 10,700 have been injured; more than half of the deaths and injuries have been caused by airstrikes by the Saudi coalition; 14 million people live in food insecurity; malnutrition affects 400,000 children under 5 years of age; and only half of the facilities (out of 3,500) in the country work, this means that 16.4 million people lack basic medical assistance. In conclusion, 75% (22.2 million) of Yemen's population is in urgent need of humanitarian aid. |
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
This commission is different from all the others in that we can play a global leader in history instead of being a representative of a nation. The purpose is to debate from your leader's point of view on whatever topic is assigned. In this case we debate the ethnic stratification and whether it is justified or not. The participants in the debate can refer to the others directly and can use words like me and us, which are the points that differentiate it the most from the other commissions. The debate began with the opening speeches of each leader, each one gave their position with what was going to be discussed in the debate. After having proposed the positions, an unmoderated caucus began in which all the leaders had the floor more than once. The debate throughout the day was very lively from the beginning as each leader had something to say or respond to the others. After lunch, the presidents sent us to lobby time for 30 min in which we divided into breakout rooms and divided into 3 groups. The 1st was against ethnic stratification, the 2nd is the approval of ethnic stratification and the 3rd are the leaders who agree but would not make such drastic decisions. This commission is different from all the others in that we can play a global leader in history instead of being a representative of a nation. The purpose is to debate from your leader's point of view on whatever topic is assigned. In this case we debate the ethnic stratification and whether it is justified or not. The participants in the debate can refer to the others directly and can use words like me and us, which are the points that differentiate it the most from the other commissions. The debate began with the opening speeches of each leader, each one gave their position with what was going to be discussed in the debate. After having proposed the positions, an unmoderated cockus began in which all the leaders had the floor more than once. The debate throughout the day was very lively from the beginning as each leader had something to say or respond to the others. After lunch, the presidents sent us to lobby time for 30 min in which we divided into breakout rooms and divided into 3 groups. The 1st was against ethnic stratification, the 2nd is the approval of ethnic stratification and the 3rd are the leaders who agree but would not make such drastic decisions. |
DISEC
DISEC is a commission that attempts to resolve conflicts peacefully through dialogue instead of imposing military action, as these can often do more harm than good. The topic of the day was the Middle Eastern Nuclear Dilemma, which refers to the conflict revolving around a deal established in Iran in order to regulate its nuclear activity. The delegates began by presenting a speech that each one of them had prepared beforehand, which stated their position in regards to the conflict. Highlighter speakers are as follows: the delegation of Iran stated that humanity has faced challenges when it comes to controlling nuclear weaponry and this kind of technology in the wrong hands can do more harm than good, thus endangering the wellbeing of its citizens. The delegation of Israel stated that countries who have illegal nuclear weapons should be punished or face justice before the international community. The delegation of Turkey reiterated that it will not be pushed around by the international community and that the nuclear weaponry it has under its possession is purely for self defence, a method of which they will not give up unless a reasonable agreement is reached by the commission. The delegation of South Africa was firm in its stance against the use of nuclear weapons as they believe it is important to take steps to ensure the safety of the world. They do not possess any nuclear weaponry. The People’s Republic of China demanded that national sovereignty should be respected above all else, and foreign intervention in the middle east should be terminated. Finally, the delegation of the United States declared that nuclear proliferation should not be in the hands of the wrong person. However, the US is committed to de escalation in the middle east and is ready to collaborate with other nations. After this, open debate ensued where the topic was discussed from several perspectives. Two blocs were formed, one led by the United States which believes that Iran must be stopped in their production of nuclear weapons, for they have imposed economic sanctions on Iran. However, after the United States left the deal in 2018, a conflict began and delegations must come to an agreement on how to re establish the deal. These were some of the positions that were held:
It was difficult to come to an agreement, now, both blocks have started to arrange their own resolutions in order to vote on the one that passes and establish a new deal. |