After 4 days of fruitful debating, the Model United Nations of Munich ultimately come to a depressing end. The closing ceremony of the 15th MUNOM conference took place in the Europahalle, where all still present participants gathered to listen to the speeches of the Chairs and Deputy Chairs of various committees, Mr. Allen and the Executive staff...
The last day of MunoM stands out with a great debate which includes the "best" resolution of each General Assembly. After the Quinceañera debates that have been ongoing this week, this is the opportunity for every delegate show their political initiative and to speak in front of the whole assembly. The Europahalle was full of tired, but motivated...
While the GA6 took place, France came up with a very unusual amendment which would see the international law language become French since it is a "more beautiful language".
The 15th year of MUNOM finishes the previously held debates with one all-inclusive assembly. the final General Assembly, which bring all Committees together to debate the best resolutions of each of them. The first Committee presents a resolution concerning equal treatment of refugees and global security, submitted by Iraq. One of the focal points...
Four days after the Secretary General declared MunoM to be in session for the 16th time, the last day is upon us. Delegates look tired (especially after last night's party) but as all the General Assemblies crowded into the Europahalle, they seemed to retain the same excitement from the first day.
The debate took place during lunchtime, meaning that the room was half-empty as the Spanish delegate of GA4 stood up and made his speech in favour of his resolution, co-submitted by Spain and Somalia. The resolution proposed dealt with the issue of challenges of equality in new democracies (ex-dictatorships). The resolution encourages a "higher...
The first General Assembly Gossip Box hold some spicy chit chat and discord between various countries. A lot of the Gossip messages address the Deputy Chair of the Assembly, Liam Cox. A wonderful message from China emerges, reading "Liam is a wide boiiiiiiiiiii". Another lovely note by a delegate read "The deputy Chair looks like he claps when the...
The US delegate in GA4 is unrelenting in his determination to continue in the spotlight. On Tuesday he made a speech wearing his staple "Make America Great Again". On Wednesday, he wore his hat during the debates, used it as a placard and challenged his Chair several times and even wrote to his colleague, the US delegate in Security Council,...
Although the delegates took their time to properly wake up this morning, one particular resolution and its clauses seemed to revitalise their debating skills. The second resolution tackled today in GA4 dealt with the challenges of equality in ex-dictatorships. It rapidly became a debate about women's rights, and several worrying comments were...
After a hike of a couple of hours, Amina finally arrives at the local hospital in Niger with Hadiza, her two year old daughter. After a short time, the doctor establishes that Hadiza is suffering from malnutrition. "As I arrived they explained to me what healthy food is and what my other children need. The only problem is that I...