UPDATES FROM SPECPOL AND HRC

SPECPOL:  Requests for 90 minute immoderate caucus, however no seconds were made and the motion failed!

Request to extend speaking time to 90 seconds per delegate rather than 60 was passed.

Solutions suggested on Maritime Piracy:

Delegate of Sweden: establishing a reliable, uncorrupt government .

Delegate of Thailand: Providing economic aid before having any for them!

HRC:

Discussion on Migrant workers in the Middle East

Delegate of Guatemala is sympathetic towards the situation, but does not agree migrant workers should have the same rights as citizens because they are not ACTUAL citizens of the country.

Pakistan reminds the delegate about UN human rights act that all humans are born equal.

Ecuador finds middle ground, and agrees somewhat with both delegations stating “Migrant worker should not be granted civilian rights such as voting however food, water, shelter etc., are essential.”

Maldives directs a question to Oman regarding citizen fear over migrant workers in regards to escalating crime and an unsafe society in which Oman responds: Education. “It is important for citizens to realize these migrant workers are helping develop their country and enhance it economically”

-Gena El Aker

Edited by Muna KULGASI

40 Mintues of Unmoderated Caucus

SPECPOL gears up for a long and interesting day as they went into 40 minutes of unmoderated caucus, passed by a narrow majority, to come up with a working paper. When proceedings began on the issue of maritime piracy, the debate heated up. The discussion was extensive and reasoned, with many promising solutions to the issue coming up.

On the other hand, there was a confusing suggestion from the delegate of Hungary, who pressed for sanctions on the pirates. Strangely, he wanted the pirates to go through checkpoints. To the delegate of Sweden’s question on why the pirates would ever want to go through checkpoints, he replied that that they would because armed forces would be stationed at the checkpoints. This proposition was opposed due to the logical fallacy behind it and the legalization of piracy.

Lebanon’s repeated demands for a moderated caucus on how developed countries could use their satellite technologies to handle piracy were repeatedly voted down.

There were many requests for more international naval forces in African waters near Somalia.

The debate was often satisfactory as the delegate of Greece said “The session’s going good” while the committee moved into unmoderated caucus.

There was a largely friendly atmosphere in the room and smiles never left delegates’ faces, though there were some complains that 40 minutes was far too long for an unmoderated caucus. 

Edited by Mehmet YILDIZ