SDYC IPG 2019

Who is to blame for the current crisis in Africa? What will become of our home? “Imagine if you wake up one day to find your house flooded,” proclaimed a delegate from Namibia. Animals are being displaced. Water is being contaminated. The Namibia Inquiry is suggesting that they rely on their on competence for what lies ahead, seeing that the Hardap Inquiry has thoroughly failed to provide any sort of assistance, and even managed to wreak further havoc in Arano and Botswana. The issue stands as a threat to the well-being of Namibia - due to the “illegal and rash” actions of the Hardap Enquiry to embark on irrigation (as admitted by the Hardap delegates themselves), Namibia is being flooded. Unfortunately, Namibia is also facing a drought, making this crisis a culmination of problems, tumbling down like a waterfall. This flooding in turn resulted in the migration of animals as they are no longer able to reside in their original habitats, the water is also “extremely contaminated”. Wh...

UNFPA fails to recognise the loopholes in their solutions, ignored the several assassinations that took place! The United Nations Population Fund is a MESS! Delegates are unable to come up with effective solutions, and all they know is to ask mighty United States for funding. Ironic and simply abhorrent! The delegates of Yemen, Egypt and Uganda all mentioned that there should be more funding for hospitals, medical workers, and humanitarian aid. How dare these filthy third world countries demand for funding!! They can’t even feed their own people and yet have the nerve to ask for funding. Moreover, their unrealistic solutions are definitely going to be in vain. Firstly, when asked about what the FPA intends to do to alleviate the crisis, the delegates of Yemen, Myanmar and Uganda both said that they propose to build more healthcare facilities outside of the conflict zones, and to ask the international community for more humanitarian aid. With that being said, the world now has a majo...

Local Guides, Culturally Sensitive Advertisements Proposed As Solutions UNITED NATIONS — The second day of debate in the World Tourism Organisation (WTO) started with France’s attempt to set the agenda for the day. They suggested that the council first focus on erosion of culture brought about by voluntourists, before moving to the issue of implementing solutions previously discussed in less developed countries. They would then end off with addressing issues of corruption within governments of the aforementioned countries. Several countries then reaffirmed their stances or expressed doubts about solutions proposed yesterday in the General Speakers List. Canada in particular believe that coaching sessions for voluntourists to prevent the erosion of culture might be ineffective because of cultural differences and how the nature of short-term volunteering itself would prevent voluntourists from fully understanding tourists. The delegate proceeded to call for other measures to help unsk...

The Namibia Inquiry on Protecting Property, Livelihood and the Environment (NIPPLE) entered formal debate this morning. NIPPLE serves as a point for collaboration between the Ministry of Environment and Tourism and various Non-Government Organisations (NGOs), and it serves as a pilot program for managing human wildlife conflicts within Namibia. Speeches this morning quickly revealed a common cause for concern amongst delegates was the issue of irrigation. Earlier, an illegal irrigation process held by Hardap caused flooding in the Namibia region, causing damage to Namibia’s local populations. Local riverside communities relying on agriculture for their livelihood had their farms and lands destroyed. NIPPLE narrowed their scope of debate to resolving this issue of irrigation. However, instead of addressing how to help affected local communities, the council entered discussions on how to save wildlife displaced by the flooding due to destroyed habitats. When asked about his reasons fo...

The Democrats bravely stand against the Republicans’ bid to repeal Obamacare to protect our right to accessible healthcare “Imagine this scene - you are a child and you want to buy a lollipop today. But now, because a lollipop wasn’t accounted for in your pocket money, you run along to ask your mom for more pocket money. Now, you think it’s just a lollipop, so it won’t cost much, right?” “But time flies, and you’re now a university student buying textbooks for the new semester. Textbooks don’t just cost a few cents or a few dollars, but a few hundred dollars. Unfortunately, for whatever reasons, you failed to qualify for financial aid and hence you have to pay for all the resources yourself. Does your mom have the money to pay for your textbooks? And are textbooks all your mom has to pay for? NO! And that is the exact issue of block grants - it sounds like a flowery road, but when it hits you hard, it hits you hard,” called a representative on the Democratic side. And with th...

This morning, at 6.30 am KST, word got around that two very big satellites collided in an unprecedented incident. The Envisat satellite, a civilian observation satellites, collided massively with an unidentified satellite. The ginormous size of the debris generated by this crash has already destroyed the American Delta IV and a French microsatellite and further threatens neighboring satellites. This may lead to a Kessler effect, which will turn the world into a “dark fog”, cascading the destruction of our communication abilities. It also threatens human life when the satellite eventually crashes onto Earth. The UNCOPUOS conference immediately got up to address this. Without much thought, the US immediately suggested a revival of the Space Race and suggested all nations pool together their monetary resources and compete with one another to solve this issue. They suggested that the first country that manages to remove the debris will be rewarded with this pool of money. They suggested...

Should Nigeria move onto a more sustainable industry after seeing the possible outcomes in the recent oil plant attacks? The oil industry has been one of the most established and important industries of Nigeria. Nigeria is one of the most prominent figures in the oil trade and has earned over 2.2 billion in oil exports within the last seven months. This is why when the rebels of Nigeria have begun to attack these oil rigs, Nigeria’s economy faces a huge risk. Nigerians have begun to express their dissatisfaction towards the gradually slowing economy, along with the fact that their safety is at risk with the presence of these rebel groups. Several delegates have proposed to send in troops and carry out military intervention in the nation, while other delegates have proposed for a tightening of the current laws against corruption. The difference is the reasons why these countries are willing to spend resources on defending the Nigerians. “Are we supposed to sit in a corner and watch...

The delegate, later retracts her claims on the same during her following speech after she was faced by criticism from fellow delegates.  UNSC//TASS/. The delegate of UK explicitly states that “UK believes in sustaining the peace in the region through the deployment of peacekeeping troops and the collaboration with the government of Nigeria”, however her statement clearly during the press conference shows a clear contradiction as the delegate not only mentioned that the state of Nigeria corrupted but also commented that perhaps the revival of the PAP would increase the efficiency to deal with the matter at hand(in regards to the time consumed in coming up with a separate solution on the same. The delegate, furthermore, apologised during the following moderated caucus speech on her irrelevant and unjust claims pertains to the abjection of Nigerian government, and added that she now thinks that corruption should not be the issue of priority to be discussed in the council that i...

Delegations swung on a continuum between ridiculous and sublime while discussing cultural erosions. Over the years, the voluntourism industry has taken a variety of forms. While it traditionally started as a non-profit, community-oriented organization, it has been capitalised upon by underground organisations to bring in billions of dollars in profit annually. The World Tourism Organisation entered a slow-moving debate on the specifics of voluntourists during the first council session of the day. While the delegates started off on the right track, they eventually devolved into dallying over ridiculous motions and caucuses. They wasted precious debating time and the session came to very little conclusion. Several delegations attempted to raise motions for lengthy 15 to 20-minute unmoderated caucuses throughout the entire plenary, which were thankfully veto-ed by the chairs in favour of a progressive debate. Plenty of the absurd unmods raised were for the sake of sheer comedy pu...

The healthcare debate is one that has raged on ever since the Obama administration implemented the Affordable Care Act, and one that will continue as Republican senator after Republican senator try to burn it to the ground. But healthcare isn’t just about providing everyone with the tools to stay healthy. The healthcare industry must ensure that no man, woman or child is left behind without a plan. While Obamacare did try to improve the healthcare costs for most Americans, it didn’t come without criticism. The Congressional Budget Office estimated in 2012 that 3 to 5 million Americans lost their employment-based healthcare plans because companies decided that paying a fee was more viable than actually providing insurance for their employees. Healthcare shouldn’t be left to individual companies, who can decide whether or not to provide insurance for their employees. And that doesn’t even consider the unemployed, some of whom cannot work simply due to injury or pre-existing conditions...

America has yet again proven the extent of its willingness to sacrifice the overall good and wellbeing of the world as it chooses competition over cooperation in the latest satellite crash developments. Recently, two satellites crashed in orbit and the delegates of world nations and relevant corporations convened in the UNCOPUOS in the hopes of quickly resolving the pressing issue. A representative of the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) was present during the council and was shocked at the ineffectiveness and roundabout nature of the discussions. During the council, delegates proposed preposterous and insane solutions ranging from launching missiles to clear space debris to host a space debris clearing competition. These solutions were clearly infeasible and impossible, however, delegates continued to propose and even support these such solutions to be implemented. However, amid this illogical chaos, there was one delegate who strongly supported the implementation of these insan...

Sometimes press delegates want some attention too Everyone always asks “where are your articles?” but no one ever asks if press delegates get any coverage. Anyway, here is a run down of several councils that I dropped by on the first day of SDYC 2019. UNSC Often known as the “hell-hole” of MUN, UNSC was the first council on my agenda. From the kickstart, their dynamic agenda makes it very difficult to follow - the first issue they faced today was the “Potential end of MONUSCO’s mandate in the DRC and the future of conflict in the region’. Delegates were immediately pushed into a flurry of information, simulating a true security crisis for the UNSC. They were given a brief presentation, detailing the issue and the multiple facets of it. Some delegates were confused, others were simply late, UNSC looked as if they wouldn’t have gotten anything done. Yet, they pulled through and continued with the hours of vigorous debate. Many pertinent contentions were discussed, such as but are not ...

A stable balance between humans and the wildlife of Namibia need to be achieved to prevent long term issues between the two. Large focus has been placed on providing aid and support for the farmers of Hardap. This was proved in the numerous measures stated the Huibes Conservancy Constitution. Made even more obvious after the various amendments, made in the constitution, by the delegates; the council has invested a lot of effort in debating over solutions for the problems caused by the drought. Farmers are now able to take physical action against animals that have inflicted serious damage against them or their crops. In addition to this, farmers and or locals would receive compensation and medication; for example bandages and medicine. They are also be provided with equipment to protect themselves from imminent attacks. This is to “show ppl that even though animals are trespassing their land, we are helping them by doing so, ” said the delegate Teofilus Nghitila. As great as these i...

Will the ongoing drought be a problem worth solving to the Joint Cabinet Crisis? “The current situation is dire,” said the delegate Laura Macalister Brown, what she was referring to was the current state of Namibia. Locals, specifically farmers, were facing more and more clashes with the wildlife of Namibia, a problem tackled by the Joint Cabinet Crisis(Namibia). The delegates of the Joint Cabinet Crisis initially started off the debate with discussing sustainable solutions on solving the ongoing conflict between locals and the animals in Hardap. A large majority of the time spent on first council session comprised of delegates discussing the agenda and what solution should be taken, with many supporting eco-tourism. Eco-tourism was argued as the most sustainable as it allows Namibia to protect its wildlife while enjoying the economic benefits of tourism. This solution was both directly and indirectly discussed (mostly directly) , especially since it aligns well with the JCC’s stan...

The delegate of Germany disagrees with the commercialisation of space, strongly upsetting the fellow delegates along with Russia The delegate of Germany firmly stated that in his opinion it seems that, there is little difference between commercialisation and communism of space. The delegate of Germany exclaimed in his opening address that “All of us here mentioned very rightly that Space is very big, and Space has a lot of stuff”. This is “stuff that must be cleared” he added. The delegate attracted plenty of attention and criticism by his usage of vocabulary and language; during the end of the council session the delegate also offensively commented on the relation of the Russian delegate to communism. The delegate hinted on the privatisation of space being directly related to communism and the power that would be given to developed countries while the rest (developing countries) suffer due to their lack of resources is unjust, however, ironically, is a developed country due to b...

MARIENTAL - The proceedings of the newly-founded Namibian Inquiry on Protecting Property, Livelihood and Environment on Friday, 23rd August, were jarringly interrupted by a summon for Dr Laura Macalister Brown, the Principal Researcher At Namibia Desert Elephant Conservation. In a completely unprecedented charge, Brown is being sued for an undisclosed amount by a Ms Yolanda Jennifer for an invasion of privacy of the women employed by the Namibia Desert Elephant Conservation. Jennifer alleges that Brown had recently asked her personal secretary for the personal emails of all the women employed by the Namibia Desert Elephant Conservation, which constitutes an invasion of privacy. When confronted with this during the committee session, Brown had initially claimed ignorance, then innocence for her actions. When asked to testify, Brown had clarified her actions by saying that she and the other women in the organization had been repeatedly sexually harassed by the CEO of the organization,...

This morning, members of the World Tourism Organisation entered formal debate regarding voluntourism. Their key question is as follows: How can we balance voluntourists’ personal need for gratification with maximising the benefits of voluntourism and minimising its negative implications incurred to countries so as to create an environment which promotes socio-economic development and respects the socio-cultural authenticity of host communities? Officially, ‘voluntourism’ is defined as a form of tourism in which the tourists primarily participates in voluntary work as their form of sight-seeing. The term ‘voluntourist’ refers to those who participate in voluntourism. Many countries rely on voluntourism as a source of humanitarian and development aid. However, as the key question notes, there have been negative implications to voluntourism that challenge its beneficiality, both to recipient local communities and foreign voluntourists. The opening speeches in the council session today ...

During conflict, doctors are unable to operate safely in their regular working places to treat conflict causalities. Alleviating lack of healthcare resources through underground methods may be a way to resolve this. During the second UNFPA council session, the delegate of Cambodia raised an interesting solution to attacks on healthcare resources: Underground medical facilities. He defined underground as being secret and unknown to the general public except to the governments and organisations involved. The aim of it was to provide medical assistance to the victims and refugees of war and conflict while evading possible attacks from enemy nations. The notion is an appealing one and will be especially helpful to countries riddled with armed conflict and existing difficulties in providing healthcare facilities. Hospitals may be destroyed by bomb attacks during war, resulting in a lack of necessary medical equipment, imaging utilities, medications, and specialist medical expertise to de...

The Russian delegates face an opposition by the United States on their suggested solution WORLD, UNCOPUOS /TASS/. A new organisation must be created with the collaboration and consensus of all the countries which would aim at the creation of newly established guidelines and regulations regarding space exploration, said the Russian delegate in the first council session of the UNCOPUOS on Friday. “This newly established organisation would then be responsible for regulating the disposal of space debris via taxation and other means” added the delegate. “Russia and the United States have a lot of resources, these resources can be used to support private organisations such as SpaceX to carry on their research on space exploration” said the delegate of Russia in his opening address in the UNCOPUOS. The delegates claims that the current technology under the ownership of Russia can be used to allow satellites to self-decompose themselves on a signal from Earth. Moreover, the delegate added t...

Intense discussions commenced in the United Nations Security Council this morning when four Ebola treatment camps situated in the Democratic Republic of Congo were captured by certain rebel groups. These rebel groups had threatened to use the virus samples obtained as biological weapons against the personnel. To add on, the citizens of the country do not wish to follow the government due to an evident lack of trust. Alarmed, the committee dived straight into an unmoderated caucus where they outlined the general aspects they wished to touch upon during the course of the day. However, during the span of the GSL and moderated caucuses, the stances and aims of each country began to become unclear. Some delegates stressed on prioritising the healthcare of the civilians whereas others prioritised the solidification of the DRC and Ugandan border. This resulted in many delegates describing the course of the debate as “messy” and the delegate of Indonesia to urge council not to “act irr...

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As crisis after crisis strikes Namibia, the meandering debates of officials have to speed up “This is like the third time you’ve come asking for us, and we’ve already told you what we want,” the representative of the management of Huibes Conservancy demanded exasperatedly. The representative continued to lambast the delegates for their repeated questioning and inaction, and she was justified in it - It was around 5.20pm, and although roughly two hours of discussion had passed, no concrete amendments had yet been made on the Huibes Conservancy Constitution. The issue with the Huibes Conservancy’s constitution arose when people began to criticize the harsh laws governing farmers and locals living within the conservancy limits, which include harsh penalties for the construction of fences to prevent animals from trespassing into private property, as well as harm to animals. There were further sanctions as well on the size of farmland within the area and keeping of pets. Though these law...

Harris’ economics fails, just like the left’s healthcare system. The senators of the United States came together in a 10 minutes unmoderated caucus and instantly broke up into their respective parties. Of course, we know that the Republican Party is the party of the health care. Kamala Harris mentioned, “We hope to find some common ground with the Republicans,” but what common ground is there when we are clearly on top. The single payer healthcare system is evidently flawed, just like Harris’ economics. The United States spent 17.1% of its GDP on healthcare in 2014. This obscene sum of money could have saved, cognisant that we still have a national debt of $22.03 trillion. This point was brought up by the left, and it destroyed themselves just like how Thanos used the stones to destroy the stones. If the left is not part of the solution, then they are merely the problem. Harris also mentioned that “We cannot make healthcare great again if healthcare was never great in the first plac...

When arguing about healthcare, who benefits? “No one does the righteous thing. Everyone does the profitable thing. And if they're doing the right thing, it must be profitable.” Even in a good thing, there will be a motive behind it that benefits them. This is why it is slightly hard to take the government to be good people. What is considered right in society? Certain countries may favor economic development, others may favor social development. These differences are what cause us to have these council sessions and debates. And in these debates, we get to learn more about a country and its ideology. This is why during UNFPA’s debate it was shocking to see that many delegates were fighting over which type of healthcare to provide to those in conflict zones. Imagine living on a dollar salary every day. When more than half of your country is doing that, of course, poverty is an important issue for you. Now imagine that your country has women who experience sexual or gender-based...