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Palestine and Syria is included in the resolution. It is a critical first step to peace talks in the region, according to the delegate from the Philippines. “e Philippines is in great sup- port of a two-state solution. We think that both countries can both live together and coincide together in the Middle East and begin to normalize relations,” she said. But Israel, a country that is di- rectly involved in the conflict, does not support this resolution. However, many technical support systems. e resolution as a whole and all thirteen amendments passed, several by consensus. Fourth committee had a similar outcome on Saturday morning. A resolution focusing on the situa- tion in the Middle East passed in the General Assembly’s plenary committee. e resolution aims to address the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Syr- ian civil war and the refugee crisis that resulted. A ceasefire directed at Israel, “Both the United States and the United Kingdom do not believe we can support the resolution due to the nature of it,” the U.K. delegate added. “Much of the language con- demns the actions that the U.K. has taken in Syria.” of Russia and China,” the U.S. del- egate said. “We feel it is important to not legitimize the Assad regime within Syria, but we also recognize the importance of state sovereignty. However, the government has lost its ability to govern its people.” MMUN World News & Report VOLUME IX ISSUE 4 MMUN.ORG Saturday, February 13, 2016 Syrian refugees to be given IDs A resolution approved Saturday morning looks to provide more funding to help improve refugee camps outside of Syria. e resolution, which was passed by consensus, also set a system of tracking refugees and providing them with identification. e Syrian civil war has produced 7 million displaced persons and has resulted in the deaths of over 100,000 people. “e Syrian refugee crisis alone eats up 8 of the 9 billion dollars allocated to refugee crises around the world, and, of course, Syria is not the only refugee crisis in the world,” the delegate from Angola said. “We encourage member states to financially support the work of the U.N. [High Commission for Refugees].” In response, the Security Council had adopted in 2014 a resolution that required parties to allow hu- manitarian aid into besieged towns and cities. e resolution, however, proved to be ineffective because of restriction the Syrian government placed on the transport of aide into certain areas. by BBC Saturday’s effort looked more at refugees than internally displaced persons. “When you reference a country from the U.N. perspective you are referencing its people,” the delegate from Jordan said. “If we address the issues plaguing the Syrian people that reside in Jordan, we are helping the country of Syria.” “Syrian citizens are Syrian wheth- er they are in or out of the country, “ the delegate from Luxembourg echoed. “It is in Syria’s best interest to care for their citizens regardless of where they are in the world” Another resolution was brought up in debate would have con- demned the “blatant and deplor- able disregard” show for Syria’s national sovereignty, would have affirmed the legitimacy of the Syrian government and would have urged countries to stop sup- porting terrorist and separatist groups. e proposal was vetoed by the delegates of the United States and the United Kingdom. “e United States feels that no matter how the language is changed in this resolution we are very fearful of the hidden agenda ISRAEL, 2A Poverty-focused bill passes overwhelmingly A resolution on the eradication of poverty passed by an overwhelm- ing majority in the General Assem- bly Friday night. e resolution calls for inter- national cooperation to increase global access to clean water, use land efficiently for food production and expand the transfer of green technologies. “It addresses a lot of the symp- toms and issues that cause poverty in the world today,” said the del- by NEW YORK TIMES egate from Cuba. e committee’s extensive col- laboration was a main reason for high levels of support. “We sat yesterday and just created amendments to the one paper we had written, and that took prob- ably four and a half or five hours. It ended up being very cohesive,” the Cuban delegate said. e amendments addressed training and aid to healthcare workers of non-governmental organizations, the importance of eco tourism and funding for U.N. Top: Delegates in Security Council South prepare a resolution on the topic of international terrorism. Bottom: e delegate from France addresses the council about the work they completed this week. Resolution emphasizes protection of traditions A resolution protecting the rights of indigenous people passed in the Economic and Social Council’s plenary committee Friday night with 32 in favor, 3 against and 1 abstention. e resolution, which had previ- ously passed the Forum on Indig- enous Issues, is based on the 2007 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People. is declaration aimed to grant the indigenous people of the world fundamental human rights. e newly approved resolu- tion emphasized the struggle that indigenous people face, noting that a third of those who live in poverty are indigenous people. It also men- tions the destruction of indigenous lands and lack of opportunity for education and economic mobility among indigenous populations. “It basically guarantees the basic socio-principles, abilities of indige- nous people, particularly of Native Americans in the United States,” the delegate from the United States said. “It ensures that they have a basic right to self-determination, a basic right to cultural stability.” Two main ideas in the forum included the preservation and pro- tection of tradition, the delegate from Croatia said, pointing to one clause that “supports the cultural and traditional preferred medical practices of the particular indig- enous populations.” e language is meant to address the preservation of traditional medicinal knowledge, though she said she didn’t adequately address the issue, the Croatian delegate said. However, she believes that there needs to be more regula- tion in cultural medicine as there is in western culture and that the safety of the patient needs to be addressed. “I guess that preservation is more like protecting and nurturing the traditional medicinal knowledge and making sure it doesn’t disap- pear,” the Croatian delegate said. e resolution also outlines vari- ous ways of protecting their basic right to self-determination and cultural stability. It encourages sustainable practices to provide indigenous populations with food, clean water and safe waste disposal. It also encourages countries to address the issues of domestic abuse, sexual abuse and human trafficking and says that these crimes are a result of poverty. Another section in the resolution would give indigenous people ac- cess to microfinancing to help start and grow businesses. Microfinanc- ing gives indigenous people access to lower rates on loans than those issued by international entities. by CNN
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Palestine and Syria is included in the resolution. It is a critical first step to peace talks in the region, according to the delegate from the Philippines. “The Philippines is in great sup-
port of a two-state solution. We think that both countries can both live together and coincide together in the Middle East and begin to normalize relations,” she said. But Israel, a country that is di-
rectly involved in the conflict, does not support this resolution. However, many
technical support systems. The resolution as a whole and
all thirteen amendments passed, several by consensus. Fourth committee had a similar
outcome on Saturday morning. A resolution focusing on the situa-tion in the Middle East passed in the General Assembly’s plenary committee. The resolution aims to address the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Syr-ian civil war and the refugee crisis that resulted. A ceasefire directed at Israel,
“Both the United States and the United Kingdom do not believe we can support the resolution due to the nature of it,” the U.K. delegate added. “Much of the language con-demns the actions that the U.K. has taken in Syria.”
of Russia and China,” the U.S. del-egate said. “We feel it is important to not legitimize the Assad regime within Syria, but we also recognize the importance of state sovereignty. However, the government has lost its ability to govern its people.”
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Syrian refugees to be given IDs
A resolution approved Saturday morning looks to provide more funding to help improve refugee camps outside of Syria.The resolution, which was passed
by consensus, also set a system of tracking refugees and providing them with identification.The Syrian civil war has produced
7 million displaced persons and has resulted in the deaths of over 100,000 people.“The Syrian refugee crisis alone
eats up 8 of the 9 billion dollars allocated to refugee crises around the world, and, of course, Syria is not the only refugee crisis in the world,” the delegate from Angola said. “We encourage member states to financially support the work of the U.N. [High Commission for Refugees].”In response, the Security Council
had adopted in 2014 a resolution that required parties to allow hu-manitarian aid into besieged towns and cities. The resolution, however, proved to be ineffective because of restriction the Syrian government placed on the transport of aide into certain areas.
byBBC Saturday’s effort looked more at
refugees than internally displaced persons.“When you reference a country
from the U.N. perspective you are referencing its people,” the delegate from Jordan said. “If we address the issues plaguing the Syrian people that reside in Jordan, we are helping the country of Syria.”“Syrian citizens are Syrian wheth-
er they are in or out of the country, “ the delegate from Luxembourg echoed. “It is in Syria’s best interest to care for their citizens regardless of where they are in the world”Another resolution was brought
up in debate would have con-demned the “blatant and deplor-able disregard” show for Syria’s national sovereignty, would have affirmed the legitimacy of the Syrian government and would have urged countries to stop sup-porting terrorist and separatist groups.The proposal was vetoed by the
delegates of the United States and the United Kingdom.“The United States feels that
no matter how the language is changed in this resolution we are very fearful of the hidden agenda
ISRAEL, 2A
Poverty-focused bill passes overwhelminglyA resolution on the eradication of
poverty passed by an overwhelm-ing majority in the General Assem-bly Friday night. The resolution calls for inter-
national cooperation to increase global access to clean water, use land efficiently for food production and expand the transfer of green technologies. “It addresses a lot of the symp-
toms and issues that cause poverty in the world today,” said the del-
byNEW YORK TIMES
egate from Cuba. The committee’s extensive col-
laboration was a main reason for high levels of support. “We sat yesterday and just created
amendments to the one paper we had written, and that took prob-ably four and a half or five hours. It ended up being very cohesive,” the Cuban delegate said. The amendments addressed
training and aid to healthcare workers of non-governmental organizations, the importance of eco tourism and funding for U.N.
Top: Delegates in Security Council South prepare a resolution on the topic of international terrorism. Bottom: The delegate from France addresses the council about the work they completed this week.
Resolution emphasizes protection of traditions
A resolution protecting the rights of indigenous people passed in the Economic and Social Council’s plenary committee Friday night with 32 in favor, 3 against and 1 abstention.The resolution, which had previ-
ously passed the Forum on Indig-enous Issues, is based on the 2007 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People. This declaration aimed to grant
the indigenous people of the world fundamental human rights. The newly approved resolu-
tion emphasized the struggle that indigenous people face, noting that a third of those who live in poverty are indigenous people. It also men-tions the destruction of indigenous lands and lack of opportunity for education and economic mobility among indigenous populations.“It basically guarantees the basic
socio-principles, abilities of indige-nous people, particularly of Native Americans in the United States,” the delegate from the United States said. “It ensures that they have a basic right to self-determination, a basic right to cultural stability.”Two main ideas in the forum
included the preservation and pro-tection of tradition, the delegate from Croatia said, pointing to one clause that “supports the cultural and traditional preferred medical practices of the particular indig-enous populations.”The language is meant to address
the preservation of traditional medicinal knowledge, though she said she didn’t adequately address the issue, the Croatian delegate said. However, she believes that there needs to be more regula-tion in cultural medicine as there is in western culture and that the safety of the patient needs to be addressed. “I guess that preservation is more
like protecting and nurturing the traditional medicinal knowledge and making sure it doesn’t disap-pear,” the Croatian delegate said. The resolution also outlines vari-
ous ways of protecting their basic right to self-determination and cultural stability. It encourages sustainable practices
to provide indigenous populations with food, clean water and safe waste disposal. It also encourages countries to address the issues of domestic abuse, sexual abuse and human trafficking and says that these crimes are a result of poverty. Another section in the resolution
would give indigenous people ac-cess to microfinancing to help start and grow businesses. Microfinanc-ing gives indigenous people access to lower rates on loans than those issued by international entities.
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Delegates recognized for work
Midwest Model United Nations staff recognized delegates for their work in committee as well as for the position papers they wrote ahead of conference.
General Assembly First CommitteeOutstanding: DPRK, Philippines
and DenmarkHonorable Mention: Italy and
Costa RicaDelegates’ Choice: DPRKPosition Paper: Mexico and Italy
Second CommitteeOutstanding: Croatia, Philippines
and IranHonorable Mention: Mexico and
DenmarkDelegates’ Choice: PhilippinesPosition Paper: Canada and Mexico
Third CommitteeOutstanding: Costa Rica, Israel
and MexicoHonorable Mention: Ghana and
NepalDelegates’ Choice: NepalPosition Paper: Mexico and
France Fourth CommitteeOutstanding: Mexico, Zimbabwe
and AustriaHonorable Mention: Turkey and
Costa RicaDelegates’ Choice: TurkeyPosition Paper: Canada and
Finland PlenaryOutstanding: Mexico, Zimbabwe,
Spain, Croatia and DPRKHonorable Mention: Costa Rica,
Denmark and Finland
ECOSOC Outstanding: Nepal and EstoniaHonorable Mention: France and
TunisiaDelegates’ Choice: EstoniaPosition Paper: Croatia and
Tunisia Commission on Narcotic DrugsOutstanding: TurkeyHonorable Mention: ColombiaDelegates’ Choice: GuatemalaPosition Paper: Guatemala and
Canada Forum of Indigenous IssuesOutstanding: ArgentinaHonorable Mention: GuatemalaDelegates’ Choice: GuatemalaPosition Paper: Canada and
France PlenaryOutstanding: Argentina and
GuatemalaHonorable Mention: Tunisia and
Australia
Security Council NorthOutstanding: JordanHonorable Mention: United
StatesDelegates’ Choice: JordanPosition Paper: Chile
SouthOutstanding: Russian FederationHonorable Mention: NigeriaDelegates’ Choice: ChilePosition Paper: New Zealand
International Press DelegationOutstanding: BBC
Awareness and education were two tools pointed to in a proposal passed Saturday morning that is designed to fight human trafficking.The resolution, which was
developed over the course of a few hours, was approved by consensus by the Security Council North.Human trafficking can include
sexual exploitation and slavery, forced labor and nonconsensual removal of organs. These issues impact women and
children the most with about 50 percent of trafficking victims being women and another 20 percent being underage girls, according to a 2014 United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime. “Greater awareness and educa-
tion within member states is an issue that we are fighting for,” the delegate from Chad said. “Estab-lishing a commission to look at easier ways for nations to combat human trafficking within their own borders is on our agenda.”Security Council North outlined
a strategy to create organizations that could combat human traffick-ing and offer aid to victims. One strategy came from an exist-
ing joint agreement between Chad
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Delegates in Security Council North work on a draft resolution that would seek to protect civilians in conflict zones. (Photo credit: Al-Jazeera)
Awareness focus of trafficking resolution
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and the United States.“A hotline would be created
within member states,” the delegate from the U.S. said. “Civilians would be able to report incidents of human trafficking that they wit-ness or experience.”The hotline would require a re-
gional committee to be set up, the Chadian delegate said. The regional committee would be responsible for investigating the calls that are received by the hotline.
Security Council North also dis-cussed the importance of pre-exist-ing establishments to help victims of human trafficking. “Hospitals, fire stations and police
stations are important places for victims of human trafficking,” the delegate from France said, “These places offer sanctuary to anyone needing aid.”Training government officials to
know how to recognize the signs of human trafficking would make
those sanctuaries effective tools, the delegate from France said.Some victims of human traffick-
ing are reluctant to escape because they worry about being arrested by foreign authorities, the French delegate said. The United Nations Office of
Drugs and Crime recognizes traf-ficked persons as victims of crime. “Trafficked persons will be treated
with dignity and respect,” the delegate from France said.
countries see the establishment of a Palestinian state as necessary. “Mexico supports a two-state
solution, along with the majority of the member states of the United Nations. Mexico believes that we should recognize the right to self-determination, as states within the charter of the U.N.,” the delegate from Mexico said.
