BulletinNo.1
Thisbulletinisproducedbystudentsofthe JournalismclassatColegioBolivar. Duringthethreedaystheyattendthe debatesheldbytheCBMUN commissions.Theirmainjobistoprepare adailyreportofthecommissions.The resultofthisexerciseispublishedevery dayonthevirtualportalcalledtribuweb andontheModel'swebpage.Theyoung journalistsalsoprepareinterviewsand opinionarticlesthatgatherdifferentviews andexperiencesoftheparticipants,which canbefoundontribuweb.
Journalismteam
CamilaGómez,DanaLukauskis,Sofía Ramírez,MarianaGuerrero,LeahLott, ManuelRodríguez,IsabelaMejía,Ana SofíaClavijo,SofiaSuárez,Viviana Yugueros.
Teachers
CarmenMoncada,VickyVidal.
North
Korea/ISIS Juana Rojas CB
South
Participants
HRC
Delegation Student scho ol
United States Mariana Caicedo Lozano CB
China Juliana Escobar Barco CB
Russia Philip Peter Raute Parra CB
Ukraine Mariana Sierra CCB
Belarus Miguel Tobón G
Afghanistan Alicia Rodríguez CB
Pakistan Laura Gandini CB
Iran Carla Calero CB
Iraq Emilia Guzmán CB
Syria María Guzmán CB
United Kingdom Erin Lafferty CCB
Germany Antonella Ardila CB
Denmark Valentina Esquivel CB
South Sudan Isabella García CCB
Bangladesh Martin Milhen CB
Italy Emanuel Pernett CB
Netherlands Andrea Calonje CB
Türkiye Nicolás Pereira CB
Venezuela Simón Urrea CB
Canada Helena Carvajal CB
DISEC
Delegation Student sch ool
United States Camilo Villegas CB
Korea/South
Africa Emiliano Salgado G
Syria Joaquin Tomás Jaramillo Rich CB
Australia/Bo
ko Haram Sofía Kruger CB
Kurdistan Daniel Tanner CB
Spain/Al
Qaeda CB
Afghanistan
(Taliban) Matías Palacio CC B
Iran Lorenzo Jaramillo CB
Japan/Moza
mbique Isabela Castaño G
Russia Daniel Cano CB
Nigeria Nicolás Mejía CB
Egypt Gabriel Jaramillo CB
Germany/Ni
ger Alejandro Díaz CB
United Kingdom Juan Diego Alomía CC B
Saudi Arabia Martin Mora CB
United Arab
Emirates Sebastián Aristizábal CB
United Arab
Emirates Daniel Naranjo CB
United Arab
Emirates Juan Diego Sinisterra CB UNCSTD
Delegation Student sch ool
United States
China
Juan Felipe Salazar CB
Maria Fernanda Daza CB
CBMUN IV
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Russia Lucas Ocampo CB
Norway Martín Sancho CB
Apple Juan Jacobo Mora CB
United Kingdom Cristina Solis CC B
France Miguel Ángel Díaz CB
Germany Juan Manuel Agudelo CC B
India Lucas Ocampo CB
Japan Maximiliano Sánchez CB
Italy Santiago Zuluaga G
South Korea Simon Llano G
Israel Sebastián Quintero G
Pakistan Gabriela Iragorri CB
Sweden Francisco Coral Peña CB
Switzerland Gabriela Ruiz CB
Liechtenstein Simón Gonzalez CB
Singapore Samuel Franco CB
Netherlands Jerónimo Muñoz CB
Denmark Joshua Barney CB
GLS
Delegation Delegate
Sc ho ol
Vladimir Lenin Lucas Hernández CC B
Otto von Bismarck Juan David Cano B
Margaret Thatcher Mariana Roldán B
Napoleon Bonaparte Martina Urazán CB
Theodore Roosevelt Antonio Benites CJ
Kwame Nkrumah Sofia CC
Coupland B
Francisco Franco Tomás Otálvaro CB
Queen Victoria Mariana Yusti CJ
Salvador Allende Emilia Arabia CC B
Pope Leo XIII
Pedro Restrepo (stand-by) CC B
Nayib Bukele Natan Kadoch CB
Leopold II Matías Aljure CB
Saddam Hussein Pedro Domínguez CB
Lázaro Cárdenas Natalia Piñeros B
Cleopatra
Sara Nicole Acosta Salamanca CB
Indira Gandhi Sofía Coupland CC B
Genghis Khan
José Manuel Roldán B
Sc ho ol Guillermo León
Delegation Delegate
Rodríguez Orejuela Emmaunel Esquenazi CB
Valencia/Gilberto
Alfonso Lopez
Pumarejo/Rafael
Galeano Jacobo Mejia CB
Luis E
Nicolás Lemos (stand-by) CC B
Mariano Ospina
Pérez/Javier Peña
CBMUN IV
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Sofia Brenes Baez CB
Belisario Betancur Juan Pablo Gutiérrez CJ
Ciro Trujillo
Castaño/Andres
Pastrana
Efrain
Daniel Fernando Blanco CJ
Efrain Gonzalez
Tellez/Diego
Montoya (Don Diego) Tomás Castro CB
Jacobo Arenas Luis Enrique Robles CB
Ruben
Guzman/Ernesto
Samper Nicolás Navia García CJ
Laureano
Gomez/Miguel
Rodríguez
Orejuela Antonio Suárez CB
Gustavo Rojas
Pinilla/Pablo
Escobar Lía Álvarez CCB
Laureano
Gomez/Miguel
Rodríguez
Orejuela Antonio Suárez CB
Gustavo Rojas
Pinilla/Pablo
Escobar Juan Pablo García CB
Misael
Pastrana Antonio Suárez CB
Alberto Lleras
Camargo/Fidel
Castaño Lía Álvarez CB
Rafael Navas
Piedrahita/Virgil io Barco Vargas Martín Mejía CB
WHO Delegation Delegate Sch ool
United states María Santacoloma CB
United Kingdom Isabella Rojas CC B
Saudi Arabia Ana Luisa Pérez Éder CB
United Arab Emirates Felipe García Flórez CB
Houthi/Netherla nds Vicente Emilio Martínez Reyes CB
Afghanistan Simón Arbeláez CB
Oman/Belgium Antonia Morales CB
Russia Alejandra Arias CB
China Alejandro Gordillo CB
Sudan Gabriela Aristizábal CB
Pakistan Isabella Correa CC B
Egypt Milhen Mauricio CB
Pardo/Carlos
Castaño Gil Jerónimo Jaramillo
Carlos Lleras
Restrepo Juan Pablo García L
Manuel
Marulanda/Cés
ar Gaviria Emilio Restrepo CB
Qatar Mariana Bermúdez CB
Iran Lucas Santacoloma CB
Iraq Sofía Orrego CB
Colombia Leonardo Solarte CB
France Nicolás Bustamante CB
Alfonso López
Michelsen Rafael Echeverri (stand-by) CCB
Morocco Nicolás Barrios CB
Czech Republic Emilio González CB
CBMUN IV
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Russia Daniela González CB
China Luciana Reyes CB
UNICEF
Delegation Delegate Sch ool
United States Samuel Ardila CB
Ethiopia Juan José Caicedo Lozano CB
Iran Álvaro Morales CCB
Saudi Arabia Juliana Ruiz CCB
North
Korea/Eritrea Natalia Ocampo CB
Netherlands/UA
E Lucía Loaiza CB
Russia Alyssa Barney CB
Yemen/Somalia Gabriela Quintero CB
Syria/Oromo
Liberation Army Laura Cobo CB
South
Korea/Sudan Isabella Ossma CB
Palestine/Egypt Mariana Calonje CB
Argentina/Oma
n Emilio Bernal CB
United Kingdom María José Mejía CCB
Germany Gonzalo de Oliveira CB
France Alejandra Mejía CB
Switzerland Michael Glennon CB
Italy/India
Human Rights
Tomás Caro Osorio CB
Watch Luciana Mejía CB
SC
Delegation Delegate Sch ool
United States Jose Alejandro Valderruten CB
United Kingdom Gabriela Tascón CCB
France Luciana Lozada CB
Syria Isabella Reyes CB
Vietnam Catalina Artuz CB
Iran Nicolás Gómez CB
Singapore Joaquín Caicedo CB
Saudi Arabia Juan Camilo Hurtado CB
Iraq Alejandro Rojas CB
Malaysia Sarah Lafferty CCB
Israel Ilana Malca CB
Japan Emiliana Abadía CB
HRC HumanRightsCouncil AgreetoDisagree
DanaLukauskisGutiérrez
TheHumanRightsCouncil,asits nameindicates,isacommissioncreatedby theModelUnitionstoprotecthuman rightsallaroundtheworld.Thedelegates reunitedtodaytoresolveoneofthemost crucialeventsinhistory:theviolationof humanrightsduetotheprolongedarmed conflictbetweenUkraineandRussia.Asa commission,thepowerisinthedelegates’ handstoputanendtothesufferingofthe innocentonceandforall.
Themeetingbeganwiththe delegatesannouncingtheiropening speechesinwhichtheysharedtheirpoints
ofviewtotheirfellowmembersofwhat shouldbedone.Themajorityofthe delegatesrecognizedthelivesofthe citizensfrombothnationsmustbe defendedandwishedtoreachan agreementpeacefully
Theconflictgoesbacktothe dissolutionoftheSovietUnionasthe debateofthedistributionofterritorylimits hasnotbeensettledtothisday Nevertheless,thearmedconflict resurfacedsomeyearslaterin2014and escalatedrecentlyuptothepointwhereit isnecessaryfortheUnitedNationsto makeachange.
Aftertheopeningspeeches,there wasaheatedargumentbetweenthe delegatesofUkraineandSyriaduetothe territorialdebate.ThedelegateofSyria wasaccusedofjustifyingtheviolationof humanrightsoftheUkraniansasthe delegateaffirmedthegovernmentof Russiasimplyattemptedto“fixhistory”.
AfterthedelegatesofRussiaand Ukraineproceededtoaccuseeachotherof actinghypocritical.Thedelegatescallout theotherfortheviolationofhumanrights fromtheirpartwhentheyalsoviolated them.Russiaisforcing Thedelegations muststopattackingeachotherand recentertheirfocustolookafterthehuman rightsofthecitizens.
Evenifthedelegatesagreedthey havetocometoadecisionthatisgoingto protecthumanrightsfromthenations,they focusedonaccusingeachotherfor
hypocrisy.Thedelegatesmustletgofrom allthemistakesmadeinthepastsothey stopinterferingwiththepresentsituation. Thedelegatesmustprioritizethelivesof thecitizensinordertocomeupwitha solutiontothislengthenedinternational conflict.
discussedthefirsttopicwhichisaboutthe armedconflictintheKoreanpeninsula. TheSecurityCouncilhasprimary responsibilityforthemaintenanceof internationalpeaceandsecuritywithin their15Members InitiallyThePeople's RepublicofChinaaccusestheUnited Statesofintrudingpeaceandforcingtheir westernideologiesontheeast,whileSouth KoreacondemnsNorthKorea.TheUnited StatesandNorthKoreahaveaheated confrontationinwhichtheytakeouttheir hypocrisy,whileNorthKoreadoesnot agreewiththeUnitedStatessupporting SouthKorea,itcondemnstheirreal reasonsforsupportingtheotherside.The invasionofdifferentcountriesintothe Koreanterritorywaswhatcreatedthe conflictwhichlastedthreeyearsinwhich 2.5millionpeoplelosttheirlives,oneside wassupportedbytheSovietUnionandthe PRCandtheothersidewassupportedby theUnitedNations.Mostcountriesduring thediscussiontriedtosupportthepeace andstoptheconflictinwhichsomany liveswerebeingtaken,countriessuchas Turkey,France.Sudencrisisinvadedthe roomtodaywiththenewsthatVietnam wasnowindependentfromFrancecontrol, protestorsinvadedtheroomclaimingtheir fightwastowardstheUnitedStatesand howtheynowearnedtheirfreedom.The wholecommissionenteredinshockand Francewasworriedabouthowmany peopleweredown,whiletheUSshowed supportyetinterrorofthe100000soldiers thatVietnamsentaftertheirliberation towardsNorthKoreatodefendtheirideals andwhatthey'refightingfor Colombia intervenesandshowstheirsupporttowards
theUnitedNationsandspecificallythe UnitedStates,theywillsendtroopseven thoughtheirsize,andtheywilldothisif theUNpromisestohelpwiththeirinterior warsbeingfoughtinColombia.Thingsdid notcalmdownandtherepresentativeof PeoplesRepublicofChinawastaken prisonerbythecommandoftheUnited States,theUSSRandNorthKoreadidnot expectthatandenteredinadefensive modeattackingtheUnitedStates.
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ComisiónColombiasecentraenbrindar orientaciónyguíaparatratarasuntosde graveimportanciaparaelpaís.Participan personajesdealtaimportanciaenla historiacolombiana,quienespormediode lapolítica,elperiodismo,grupos violentos,etc.,handejadounahuellaenel trayectodelpaís.Eslaúnicacomisiónque seestállevandoacaboenidiomaEspañol enCBMUNytambiénsehallevadoa caboenotrosmodeloscomoCNGMUNy ASOBILCA.
EldíadehoyenlacomisiónColombiase abordóeltemadelsurgimientodelFrente Nacionalen1958.Estesecentróenel discursodeGustavoRojasPinillaal mostrarsecomomediadorporelbienestar delpueblocolombiano,yaquenose presentabaporningúnpartidopolítico.A travésdesusdiferentesintervenciones, políticoscomoLaureanoGómez,Alberto
LlerasCamargo,MisaelPastranayRafael NavasPardo,criticaronlahipocresíade propuestaysolución,lacualparaGustavo RojasPinillaeraacabarconelFrente
Nacional.AlbertoLlerasCamargocentró suargumentoenatacaralexpresidente
GustavoRojasPinillaydenominarlocomo undictadorconintelectoreducido,cuyas propuestasnoerandignasdeformarparte delacomisiónColombia.Esta intervencióncontóconelapoyode LaureanoGómezquiensugirióquedejaran deprotagonizaraRojasPinilla.Esto,ya queelargumentodeGustavoRojas Pinilla,fuehabertraídoalpaís aeropuertos,loscualesfueron verdaderamenteobrasiniciadaspor LaureanoGómez,ademásdelatelevisión, unmediocensuradoquesólopermite comunicacionesquefavorecensucampaña política.
Teniendoencuentaque“eldebatesedaen 1958”yqueenesemomentoelpresidente delaRepúblicaesAlbertoLleras Camargo,esimportanteresaltarquesu propuestasebasaenbrindarsoluciones paralaetapadeviolenciabipartidistaque hadejadomuertos,desplazadosypoco avanceenmateriadeseguridadsocialenel Estadocolombiano.Enlacomisiónse sostienequeestaproblemáticaescausade losidealesextremistaspropuestosporlos partidos
GLS
GlobalLeadersSummit IsDemocracythe S ols?
Sofía
TheGlobalLeadersSummit(GLS)isa uniqueModelUNcommitteewhereworld leadersfromvarioustimeperiodsgatherto discusstopicsbasedontheirpersonal ideologyandviewpointsratherthanthose ofanation.Thesummitprovidesleaders withaplatformfordiplomaticinteraction anddiscussionofsolutionstoglobally pressingissues.Nonetheless,itdoesn't alwaysproceedasdiplomaticallyasit’s supposedto.
Intoday'sdiscussion,worldleaders rangingfromNapoleonBonaparteto VladimirLenintoNayibBukelele gatheredtodiscusswhetherdemocracyis thesystemoffools,aclaimthatdatesback towhenthissystemwasfirstdeveloped. ThedebatestartedwithSalvadorAllende defendingthenotionthatpeopleare naturallyinclinedtoandcravedemocracy. Fromthatpointon,theroombecame
sharplydivided,withdemocratic supportersdefendingtheabilityof democracytoofferavoicetothepeople, monarchshighlightingtheirjustifiable claimtothethrone,andnotabledictators glorifyingthepowerofauthoritarian regimes.
Thedebatecontinuedalongthe samelinesofdecidingwhetherdemocracy isasystemoffoolsandstrongcomments towardsit.Leninsuggestedthat democracyonlyfunctionsindeveloped countries,Rooseveltemphasizedthe importanceofpublicopinion,Bukele assertedthat"democracyistheonly systemthatprotectshumanrights,”and Leninclaimedthatdemocracyismerelya "popularitycontest."AsSaddamHussein questionedRoosevelt,"Doyouthinkthat byyelling,wewilllistentoyour democraticbulls**t?”tensionsbetween thetwomenincreased.Thisargument, however,wasnottakenintoconsideration. Thedebateswitchedtoanotablecase studyonColombiaafterPresidentBukele usedthecurrentColombiangovernmentas anexampleofhowdemocracygivesnew opportunitiestominorities.Thecase, regardless,ledtoadiscussioninwhich leadersquestionedthefactorsthatledto theelectionofGustavoPetroandFrancia Márquez.
Thedebatecontinuedalongthe samelines,withleadersweighingthepros andconsofdemocracy,untilacrisishit andPresidentBukelewasarrestedfor violatingthe“Ruleoflaw.”Theleaders thenenteredaperiodoflobbytimein
whichtheymustdiscusstheresetcrisis. Thediscussionissettocontinueinthe same resent
Passiontopicssuchas cyberwar
Firstday,delegationsstartarrivingatthe propalconferenceroomatColegio Bolivar ModelUN,studentsfromaround Colombiareuniteinthisspecialeventto challenge,debateandconquernewtopics. DelegationslikeUNCSTDorUnited
NationsCommissiononscienceand technologyfordevelopmentdebateswith passiontopicssuchascyberwar,etcwith characterswithpowerfulvoiceslikeElon Musk.
TheWarBehindHealth IsabelaMejía
ThecommissionWHO(WorldHealth Organization)discusseshealthissues aroundtheworldinordertoconnect nationsandfindsolutionsinorderto promotequalityhealth,servethe vulnerableandkeeptheworldsafe.The topicthatwillbecoveredtodayisthe HealthandsanitarycrisisinYemen.This crisishasbeengettingworseduetothe ongoingwarintheMiddleEast,where countriessuchasSaudiArabia,Omanand theUnitedArabEmirateshavebeen heavilyinvolved,aswellastheHouthis,a movementwhosegoalistogovernYemen withananti-imperialistmentality.
ThisMiddleEasterncountryhas beenheavilyaffectedbyahealthcrisis, “Bylate2022,morethan17.8million people,including9.2millionchildren, lackedaccesstosafewater,sanitationand hygieneservices”(Unicef,2023).Yemen isstillheavilyaffectedbyoutbreaksof diseases,whichcanbepreventedby vaccination.
UNCSTD
UnitedNationsCommissionon Science&Technologyfor Development
VivianaYugueros
The United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD), is focused on discussing current issues regarding science and technology and its effects on society. However, during the Colegio Bolívar MUN debate, the commission will focus on discussing the government's power and invasion of citizens’ technological privacy and usage and development regulation of A1-drivenwarfaresystems.
Initially, the commission started discussing the impact of the collection of users’ internet information by technologicalcompaniesandgovernments. Yet, the focus of the debate was around generating analytics and eventually data-collecting systems that result in
control over citizen’s information. Delegations such as China openly recognize the use of facial recognitionand technological support to control and trace down China citizens. After this confession, controversial opinions were generated within the commission and eventually led todelegationssuchasJapan and Apple to proceed with presenting a GoogleSlidespresentationexposingChina to various forms of oppressionthroughthe control of technology Within the accusations, China was incriminated of implementing social creditswhichresulted in an unprecedented way of violating privacy and additionally using technological supporttocommitapossible genocide against the Uyghur population andothermostly-Muslimethnicgroups.
On the other side, Apple was also accused of gathering customer data without consent via apps like the App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV, and Stocks However, shortly after, the delegations were surprised by the intervention of Simon Mejia, a current commission president that during one intervention represented the CEO of TikTok.
During the intervention, delegations of the commission, especially the United States, were accused of using TikTok as a control method of user information. The accusation, made by the CEO of TikTok, generatedfurthertensions around the economic benefits ofappssuch as TikTok, and therefore delegates were forced to analyze if the gain economic benefits from this app justifies the violationoftheprivacyofitscustomers.
SC SecurityCouncil
TheTensionsforthe SouthChinaSea
SofíaRamírez
TheSecurityCouncilistheorganofthe UnitedNationsthathasthemainobjective ofthemaintenanceofinternationalpeace andsecurity.Thiscommissionhasthe
responsibilityforidentifyingapotential threatoraggressiveacttointernational peace.Whennecessary,theSecurity Councilcanimplementsanctionsoreven authorizemilitaryactiontoachievethe goalofglobalpeaceandsecurity
Thisyear,duringthismodelUN, thecommissionisfocusedondiscussing theongoingterritorialandmaritalSouth ChinaSeadispute.Thisconflictistaking placebecauseChinahasclaimed sovereigntyoverthesea,includingthe billionsofbarrelsofoilandtrillionsof feetofnaturalgasthatcomewithit, causingtensionsbetweennationssuchas Vietnam,thePhilippines,Indonesia, Malaysiaaswellasfarthercountrieslike theUnitedStates,France,theUnited Kingdom,amongothers.Inthis commission,mostofthedelegatesare againstChinaexceptforRussiawhich standsneutrallyintheconflictclaiming thatnoWesternorforeigncountrythatis notdirectlyaffectedbytheconflictshould notbeinvolvedinthedispute.
Intheopeningspeeches,mostof thedelegatesclaimedthattheywere seekingapeacefulresolutiontothe conflictexceptforthePhilippineswhich highlightedthatitispreparedtoengagein aviolentsolutionifnecessarywithits alliessuchasVietnam,Malaysia, Singapore,andtheUnitedStates.The mainpointsoftheopeningspeechesofthe delegatesagainstChina(Vietnam,Iran, SaudiArabia,theUnitedStates,Iraq,the UK,Malaysia,Israel,etc.)werethatChina isviolatingseaandinternationallaws,
goingagainstfreedomofnavigationand overflight,affectingtheglobaleconomy, andpreventingChinafromkeepingthe SouthChinaSea.ThedelegationofChina claimsthatitwilldowhateverittakesto keeptheterritory(80%ofthesea)because itneedsitforitseconomybecauseits populationisthelargestwith1.4billion people.
Inthefirstmotion,China continuedtoclaimthattheyneed80%of theseanotonlyfortheirowneconomybut alsoforthebenefitoftheglobaleconomy. AddressingdirectlytheUSA,thedelegate claimedthatChinaisprimordialforthe economyofothercountries,especiallythe UnitedStates,asitisthelargestexporter intheworld.So,Chinabelievesthatthe bestsolutionforthisproblemisforthem tokeepallofthedisputedterritoryforthe goodoftheworld.Accordingtothe delegate,64%ofChina’sexportations flowthroughtheSouthChinaSea,making itthebiggestexporteroffood.Finally,the delegationalsoclaimedthatthesolution shouldbediscussedandfoundwithinthe countriesthataredirectlyinvolvedandso itquestionstheinvolvementoftheUnited Statesinthisconflict.
Ontheotherhand,theUnited StatesarguedthattheSouthChinaSeais extremelyimportantforitsnatural resourcessuchasgasandoil.Italso remindedtherestofthedelegationsthat thisterritoryisthemajortradingrouteof theworld,involving⅓ofalloftheglobal seatraffic.ThedelegateoftheUnited Statesendedhisinterventionbysaying
thattakingintoaccountthattheconflictis takingplaceininternationalwaters everybodycangetinvolvedandthisis whyitisunacceptablethatChinakeeps thisterritoryfromothercountriesthatalso benefitfromit.Itaddedthatthedelegation ofChinahastoobeythelawsitsigned whereitagreedthatthisterritorywouldbe managedbytheUN.
DelegateslikeMalaysia,France, Iran,theUnitedKingdom,Singapore,and Iraqclaimedthattheyallhaverightsof navigationanduseofthisterritory,that Chinawouldbeviolatinginternational lawsbykeepingthisterritory,andthat Chinaisnottakingintoaccounttheimpact thattheywouldhaveontheglobal economyiftheymonopolizetheSouth ChinaSeabecausemostofthecountries dependgreatlyonthetradingthatgoeson inthisregion.Onthecontrary,the delegationofthePhilippinesclaimedthat in2013theytriedtofindasolutiontothis conflictdiplomaticallybutitdidnotwork outso,unliketheotherdelegations,they arepreparedtotakeanyactionnecessary (includingviolence).Lastly,thedelegation ofRussiacontinuedtodeclarethatthereis noreasonforforeignalliestoinvolve themselvesinaregionalconflictandthat allofthedelegatesshouldstriveforthe developmentoftheregionbothfinancially andpoliticallyinthesolutiontheycome upwith.ThedelegateofRussiaendedher argumentbyhighlightinghowthe interventionoftheUnitedStateshas aggravatedinternationalconflictslikein thecaseoftheWarofVietnam.
ThedelegateoftheUKmakingoneofher interventions
DISEC
AreForeignMilitary BasesaBreachofPrivacy AgainstSovereign Nations?
LeahLott
OnApril12thof2023,the CBMUN DisarmamentandInternational SecurityCommitteedebatedwhetheror notforeignmilitarybasesshouldbe abolished.Delegates’opinionsonthe matterrangedfrombeinginfavorof,in disagreementwithandneutraltowards theseforeignbases.Thesedebatesmostly occurredbetweenthedelegatesofthe UnitedStates,UnitedKingdom,Russia, Afghanistan,NorthKoreaandIran.
Theconversationtackledtheideas ofprivacyandprotection.Delegatesof TheUnitedStates,UnitedKingdomand SouthKoreaoftenpromotedthebenefits ofextraprotectionofalliancesandforeign militarysupport.ThedelegatesofNorth Korea,IranandAfghanistan,however, believedthatthepresenceofforeign militarybasesisaviolationofeach nation’sprivacyandathreattotheir autonomy Evidenceofpreviousterrorist attacksaswellasaccusationsofspying werediscussedinthiscivildebate.The ideathateachcountryshouldbeableto choosetheirowndecisiononthematter wasalsothrownout,butthethreatofwar hauntedmany,causinglotsofdiscussion aboutthelocationofmilitarybases.
Afewofthedelegatesgave presentationstogetherandjoinedforcesin ordertoaccuseothernations.Someof thesedelegategroupsincludedRussiawith Afghanistan,andNorthKoreawithIran. TheUnitedStatesandSouthKoreaalso oftensidedtogether,especiallywhen NorthKoreaexpressedtheirconcernwith UnitedStatesmilitarybasesinSouth Korea.9/11,thewithdrawalofAmerican troopsfromAfghanistaninMayof2021, andtheCubanMissileCrisiswereevents thatwerereferencedquitecommonly,and theactionsofthoseworkingintheUnited Kingdom’smilitarybaseswere reprimanded.
Throughoutthesession,the delegatesofCanadaandGermanywere peacekeepers,usuallyholdinganeutral opiniononthematter.Thesedelegates
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werehelpfulinkeepingtheconversation ontask,remindingtheotherdelegatesof theoverallproblem,andpointingthe debatesinamoreproblem-solving direction.
Overall,thesessionwasagreat opportunitytosimulatehowrealdelegates wouldhandlethesituationofforeign militarybasesinsovereignnations,and althoughatthetimeofwritingthisarticle, thesessionhasnotcometoanyfinal conclusion,thedelegateshavepresented some captivating
UNICEF
united nations international children emergency fund
CensortheMedia,Kids areBeingBrainwashed!
ManuelRodríguez
OnWednesday,April12,2023,the CommissionUNICEF,whichreferstothe UnitedNationsInternationalChildren EmergencyFund,anorganizationthat constantlyfightsforchildren'srights, discussedendingdiscriminationagainst childrenbasedontheirsexualorientation The goalofthiscommissionistoprotectthe LGTBQ+communityfrommentalillness, segregation,medicalcareissues,andalackof propereducationaroundsexualorientation
Thedelegatesstartedpresentingtheir postureswiththeiropeningspeechesandit wasnotasurprisethatmanycountries opposedthisandarguethattheLGTBQ+ communityisacapitalistinventionand childrenaroundtheworldarebeing brainwashedbysocialmediacountrieslike NorthKoreachinaRussiaIransouthArabia arearguingtocensorthemediaandfor stoppingkidstobeinfluencedintothis anti-naturalmovement.TheNetherlandsand theUSAsupportinghumanrightsargued againsthighlightingfreedomofspeechand howhumansareallowedtofeelsafenomatter theirgenderorsexuality,thediscussion continuedbackandforthwithoutanysolutions untilNorthKoreaandRussiahadaradical change,fromcensorshipofmediatonow
killingallLGTBQ+membersinordertofix thisproblemofcorruptionandprotectthe children
Chinabrokethehumanrightsby electrifyingagaytouristtodeathina governmentfacilitythisledcountriesthatare infavorofLGTBQrightstohaveabig argumentagainstthemadvocatingthatwhat theyaredoingisagainstmanyhumanrights andmoralprincipleshavinganopening NetherlandsArgentinaItalyandGermany proposesolutionslikenocensorshipand prohibitingelectroshocktherapyandhypnosis therapytohelptheLGTBQcommunityfeel safe
SouthKoreaandtheUnitedStates keepattackingChinaforkillingapersonjust forbeinggayandbeingtorturedforusinga shirtthatshowedthat,thedebateisstilland thecountriescannotfindanyagreementboth positionsareextremelyradicalandwant differentthingsthereisstillnoconclusionto thisdebate, fornow,itseemslikedifferent countrieswilltakedifferentsolutionsbutthere willnotbeaworldwideagreement Today's modelhasshownthepotentialofthesemiddle schoolersspeciallywhendebatingsucha polemictopic