by Tessa Schutt, Teresa Woodard | Nov 23, 2021 | AMUN Chronicle
Read the arguments here. This afternoon, the International Court of Justice delivered their advisory opinion on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The majority opinion was unanimously signed by all present...
by AMUN Staff | Nov 23, 2021 | AMUN Chronicle
France, the Russian Federation, New Zealand and Germany gave a press conference addressing the General Assembly Fourth Committee’s efforts to reboot the United Nations push for decolonization. Representative Richard Goggin of the Russian Federation lays out the action...
by Samantha Howe | Nov 23, 2021 | AMUN Chronicle
The General Assembly Plenary continued debate and resolution drafting for Topic 2: Global health and foreign policy. Building on the first two resolutions on COVID-19, the body produced a third resolution, GA Plen/II/3, focused on increasing resource commitments...
by Claudia Barney | Nov 23, 2021 | AMUN Chronicle
The United Nations Environment Assembly After multiple hours of discussion, research and editing, Resolution UNEA/II/2 on the subject of the poverty-environment nexus was passed by the body. The goal of this resolution is to provide conditions for more sustainable...
by Samantha Howe | Nov 23, 2021 | AMUN Chronicle
So, my fellow AMUN’ers, last year, as AMUN hosted a fully virtual conference in October, I waxed poetic about missing the Sheraton’s beautiful Christmas decorations that are placed during the November conference. With thanks for effective vaccines and science that...
by Samantha Howe | Nov 23, 2021 | AMUN Chronicle
The Commission on Population and Development wrapped up a full day of deliberations, caucusing and writing to deliver and pass two resolutions. One passed unanimously and the other was adopted by consensus, demonstrating a high level of negotiation and consideration...
by Kat Nowicke | Nov 23, 2021 | AMUN Chronicle
Commission on the Status of Women The Representatives of Turkmenistan, Nicaragua, Chile, Russian Federation, Brazil, Estonia, Denmark, Peru, Canada, Cuba, Israel, Philippines, Singapore and Ghana have submitted a draft report in CSW. In SECTION I: Access to...
by Press Release | Nov 23, 2021 | AMUN Chronicle
Progress in General Assembly Fourth Committee After an eventful and productive committee session yesterday, the Holy See had high expectations when it came to addressing our second topic, the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to...
by Tessa Schutt, Teresa Woodard | Nov 23, 2021 | AMUN Chronicle
International Court of Justice On Monday evening, the International Court of Justice heard oral arguments from three advocacy teams presenting their cases in an Advisory Opinion: The Legal Consequences of the Constructruction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian...
by Press Release | Nov 23, 2021 | AMUN Chronicle
From the Delegations of Bolivia, the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the Republic of Serbia, the Czech Republic, Nepal, and Thailand in GA 4: Dear Editor, Firstly and foremost, we would like to extend a formal apology to the Fourth General Assembly’s Chair. On...
