by Autumn Bockman | Oct 25, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
In quick succession on Saturday afternoon, the body passed Resolutions GA3 II/1 and II/2 by a vote of 38 in favor, 0 opposed, and 8 abstentions and 47 in favor, 0 opposed and 8 abstentions, respectively. Both resolutions are about the protection of migrants and...
by Sylvia Tolczyk | Oct 25, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
Dismantling the adverse consequences of decolonization persists. The International Court of Justice heard arguments in Legal Consequences of the Separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965. Mauritius relinquished its territory to the United...
by Jacob Patrick Torres | Oct 25, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
“The United States of America is dissatisfied with how the Security Council has gone silent when hearing the plight of the Israeli people. We believe that the actions neighboring nations have taken against the Israeli people are cause for major concern and...
by Samantha Howe | Oct 25, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
1 July 1979 The Commission of Inquiry formally submitted its report to the Security Council regarding the refugee situation in the Arab Occupied Territories, including the Golan Heights, Gaza and the West Bank. The commission found that the occupation of the...
by Samantha Howe | Oct 25, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
22 January 1982 – The President of the Seychelles came before the Commission of Inquiry in response to the attack by armed mercenaries on their airport occurring in November, 1981. The president was invited by the Commission to answer questions and turned the...
by Autumn Bockman | Oct 24, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
October 24 is United Nations Day. The date was marked as a holiday in 1948. This year celebrates the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and its charter. We reached out to the AMUN secretariat to see what the United Nations means to them. According to Aaron Jorbin,...
by Autumn Bockman | Oct 24, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
General Assembly First Committee has adopted its first resolution! The body did a roll call vote to adopt Resolution 2/1 on Saturday afternoon. The Resolution passed with 45 in favor, 5 opposed, and 2 abstentions. Early drafts were met with much resistance, but as...
by Jacob Patrick Torres | Oct 24, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
Belgium applauds the ongoing efforts of the Security Council in addressing various unique aspects of COVID-19 and the international community. We urge the Council to build upon this momentum to explore a greater vision of debate and solution to the topic of...
by Sylvia Tolczyk | Oct 24, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
At the jingle of ICJ President Justice Maxwell’s bell, began arguments in the Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean (Bolivia v. Chile) hearing. The legal question entertained is whether Chile is obligated to negotiate with Bolivia on sovereign...
by Jacob Patrick Torres | Oct 24, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
General Assembly Second Committee The General Assembly 2nd Committee remains divided in deliberations that largely represent division between larger, more-developed states, and smaller less-developed states. The topics of agriculture and ecotourism often involve...
