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...
by Joshua B. Adams | Oct 24, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
Hello, Representatives, Faculty Advisors, and Distinguished Guests. Let me be the first to welcome you, officially, to AMUN 2020. As you know, we’re doing a lot of things differently this year, but our commitment to you and to the educational experience of AMUN is...
by Samantha Howe | Oct 24, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
The General Council of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) quickly began discussions on Topic II: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). The Council identified education gaps, especially in rural areas, as a primary concern to combating AMR. According to...
by Joe Spaulding | Oct 24, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
Member States in the Commission on Narcotic Drugs spared over policy funding. Côte D’ivoire led the developing states’ call for more contributions from developed states for programs. “If we are all looking forward to increasing our efforts with policy...
by Samantha Howe | Oct 24, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
No one can say 2020 hasn’t been a wild year, and all of us have had to adapt to the new world in vastly different ways. One of the most personal ways our lives have changed is by moving most, if not all, of our professional and social interactions to video chatting,...
by Samantha Howe | Oct 24, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
July 1, 1979: The Security Council established a formal Commission of Inquiry in March in regards to the current status of Arab Occupied Territories, sending commissioners into the field to examine all areas of concern relating to the situation of settlements in Arab...
by Sylvia Tolczyk | Oct 24, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
Learn about the court hearings happening in the International Court of Justice (ICJ)! The oral arguments as well as opinion delivery will be open to the public. There are three cases on the 2020 Court Docket: Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean...
by Autumn Bockman | Oct 24, 2020 | AMUN Chronicle
At a typical Conference, when you walk into any GA or ECOSOC committee, you would immediately see two tables at the front of the room with staffers wearing blue badges. Seated at one dais are committee Chairs and Presidents, with gavels and minutes forms. Then, at...
