by Student Reporter | Nov 21, 2023 | AMUN Chronicle
By: Ethan Lehman-Pace, Student Reporter Early in the day on 20 November, a Representative of Hamas spoke at a press conference in Qatar. The United Nations Security Council (SC) was allowed to watch via livestream and the Representative answered questions from the...
by Student Reporter | Nov 21, 2023 | AMUN Chronicle
By: Gracyn Stroman, Student Reporter* With only a few hours remaining, representatives from GA First passed resolution II/1. Resolution II/1 seeks to establish a Youth Action Program (YAP) which will serve as an outlet through which youth, those within the age range...
by Tessa Schutt | Nov 21, 2023 | AMUN Chronicle
By: Tessa Schutt, AMUN Staff The International Court of Justice convened yesterday evening to hear Oral Arguments in the Advisory Opinion: Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons (Italy, Marshall Islands, Netherlands and Qatar). Through the adoption of...
by AMUN Staff | Nov 21, 2023 | AMUN Chronicle
President Matt Maloney (on the right) and Vice President Mitchell Henderson (on the left) see over voting procedures in CPD. The vote was in majority favor. Want this to be you? Interested in continuing in Model UN after graduating? It is not too late out a staff app!...
by Student Reporter | Nov 21, 2023 | AMUN Chronicle
By: Korey Rees, Student Reporter* After days of consensus, the cohesion in ECA faltered in the final moments of the first report. While discussing a draft resolution, the impact of female genital mutilation (FGM) on women in business came up. FGM is the practice of...
by Hannah Holmberg | Nov 21, 2023 | AMUN Chronicle
By: Hannah Holmberg, AMUN Staff Botswana and Namibia presented arguments before the Court on Sunday, 20 November 2023 regarding the boundary between the two countries and the legal ownership of the disputed Kasikili/Sedudu Island. Botswana argued that the Northern...
by Student Reporter | Nov 21, 2023 | AMUN Chronicle
By: Zachary Danevicz, Student Reporter* In Monday’s evening session of CPD debates the terminology used for the highly populated and poverty-stricken areas of the world. Representative Elise Johnson of Saudi Arabia said, “creating a development framework for how to...
by Student Reporter | Nov 21, 2023 | AMUN Chronicle
By: Maggie Li, Student Reporter* GA First passed the resolution 1/1, which dealt with the prohibition, development, production and stockpiling of bacteriological and toxic weapons, on Sunday night. The committee then moved into discussion on the second topic: Youth...
by Student Reporter | Nov 21, 2023 | AMUN Chronicle
By: Molly Bradley, Student Reporter* A group of States in the General Assembly First Committee put forth a proposal during a press conference to establish Christianity as the world-dominant religion. Such States, namely Iceland, Ireland, Albania, Switzerland,...
by Student Reporter | Nov 21, 2023 | AMUN Chronicle
By: Katelyn Jamoul, Student Reporter* Problems emerged in GA Plenary as Representatives expressed concerns over Topic Two, Return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin, some felt like much of the debate occurred behind closed doors. After...
