by Tessa Schutt, Teresa Woodard | Nov 21, 2021 | AMUN Chronicle
After being sworn in by Secretary-General Alex Middlewood, the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) first order of business was electing Justices to serve as President and Vice-President. The ICJ is happy to announce the Honorable Aaron Mounts will serve as...
by Claudia Barney | Nov 21, 2021 | AMUN Chronicle
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific: Though there is a strong probability that most people will become disabled at some point in their lives, those with disabilities have been left behind by development, including development aimed at being more...
by Claudia Barney | Nov 20, 2021 | AMUN Chronicle
What is the first priority? The United Nations Environmental Assembly has decided to begin with the topic of the Poverty-Environment Nexus. This issue is one that affects countries differently based on their characteristics (geography, main source of economic growth,...
by Kat Nowicke | Nov 20, 2021 | AMUN Chronicle
GA1: The General Assembly First Committee, GA1, will be addressing the disarmament of conventional weapons, weapons of mass destruction and related international security questions. GA1 will make recommendations on the regulation of these weapons as they relate to...
by Cassie Krencisz | Nov 20, 2021 | AMUN Chronicle
Security Council: Leading into this week’s meeting of the Security Council, unrest rises between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Ethiopian government as the TPLF moves closer to the capital, Addis Ababa. Tigray is the northernmost region in...
by Kat Nowicke | Nov 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
Commission on the Status of Women: In June 1946, the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was formed to “promote implementation of the principle that men and women shall have equal rights.” CSW meets annually for ten days to create recommendations and gives reports...
by AMUN Staff | Nov 20, 2021 | AMUN Chronicle
GA4: One of the crowning jewels of success for the United Nations (UN) is decolonization. The UN has committed to protecting the rights of all peoples by assisting Nations that lack self-governance to choose their own political, economic and social destinies. In 1946,...
by Samantha Howe | Nov 20, 2021 | AMUN Chronicle
Commission on Population and Development: Adolescents (aged 10-19) and Youths (aged 15-24) make up nearly 25% of the global population, at 1.8 billion people in these age ranges. Young people stand at the precipice of adulthood, with all the potential as they develop...
by AMUN Staff | Nov 20, 2021 | AMUN Chronicle
GA3: Racial tensions are on the rise and hitting center stage once again. Across the globe there are incidents that are racially motivated coming across our news screens. Mistreated refugees globally, rising tensions of xenophobia in South Africa and racially charged...
by Samantha Howe | Nov 20, 2021 | AMUN Chronicle
GA Plenary: When surveying national positions around the world in regard to peacebuilding, a common theme emerges as the key weakness: funding. The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission identified the core need to strengthen conflict prevention and post-conflict...
