Monday, April 24 was the last day for committee sessions, putting the six committees in a race against time to cover the rest of their agenda topics. On Sunday, April 23, the Third Committee successfully passed three resolutions concerning universal access to health care services. On Monday, the Committee passed another three resolutions on unilateral coercive measures and their effects…
The second full day of The Commission for Science and Technological Development started much like the first. P27 after P27 trapped the group in chaos for a majority of the morning. The three dueling resolutions kept on dueling, with Cuba, The DPRK, and The Russian Federation leading the most passionate coalition. The day looked to be another slog through the…
On Sunday, April 23, the Third Committee successfully passed three resolutions for the first item on the agenda: Promoting Universal Access to Health Care Services. The first resolution was sponsored by Australia, Brazil, Burundi, China, Columbia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, India, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Morocco, Mozambique, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia,…
The first day on the job in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) committee had seen immediate success at the 72nd Model United Nations Conference. Delegates gathered on Friday night in committee to begin reordering committee issues. The committee voted on issues to be recorded as: 2) Ensuring safety and quality in radiation medicine, 1) Promoting the safe use of…
Solidarity with the Global South was the theme of today’s UN General Assembly Special Session that was focused on addressing the growing Tuberculosis epidemic. In 2021, more than ten million people contracted Tuberculosis and over 1.6 million died of the disease according to the latest Global TB Report estimates. Vulnerable populations such as those in conflict-affected areas, refugees, women, and…
“In order for health and technology to be a force for good, the two must be a force for all.” This powerful quote was spoken by the Polish delegate at Friday’s Model United Nations of the Far West 72nd Opening Plenary session. This year, Poland was speaking on behalf of the Eastern European block, sharing regional issues and addressing Poland’s…
Imagine participating in a United Nations Third Committee assembly where the topics of discussion address important human rights: access to healthcare for the advancement of women. Since there are so many countries present that hold conflicting interests, tense disagreements are inevitable. However it might be surprising to hear that despite the serious tone of the content discussed over an eight…
To quote the CSTD delegate from The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, “I want your job, it seems so fun, almost like spywork.” I replied, “Believe me, it’s not as fun as it looks.” Somewhere around noon of our first full day, I looked enviously at the delegates who got to duke it out in unmoderated caucus, while I hovered…
When the United Nations General Assembly gathered for the second day on Saturday morning, most nations had already aligned themselves into resolution drafting groups addressing the agenda topic of “Protecting civilians in combat zones, especially those with disabilities.” By the end of the day, some resolution groups had gained additional sponsors while others fractured over disputes relating to the depth…
The Model United Nations Of The Far West’s Commission on Science and Technological Development does not like to mess around. The committee chose today to forgo much of their open caucus time, preferring instead to sort out their issues in unmoderated caucus. All parties started out working on just one singular resolution. This move was followed by claims from almost…