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Editorial OF SPAIN
Five Years Together... and a Volcano
Honorary Presidents
Francesc Casares Potau
Pag. 4 - C’MUN 2010: Under the Volcano Lluís Armet Coma
Catalonia Model United Nations 2010 Marina Bru Purón
President
Pag. 8 - Sexual and Reproductive Rights Eduard Sagarra i Trias
Human Rights Council
1st Vice-president
Xavier Pons Ràfols
Pag. 12 - The New World Information
and Communication Order 2nd Vice-president
UNESCO Lídia Santos i Arnau
Secretary
Pag. 16 - Five Years of Catalonia Model United Nations Joan Soler Martí
(2006-2010) Treasurer
Antoni Sabaté Boza
Pag. 18 - The Regulation of Elite Sports Vocals
International Labour Organization Ildefons Valls i Torné
Rafael Jorba i Castellví
Pag. 21 - Non Proliferation Treaty Pablo Pareja Alcaraz
Albert Barbany i Hurtado
Review Conference 2010 Xavier Fernández Pons
Disarmament Committee
Director
Àngels Mataró Pau
Pag. 24 - The Integration of Migrants
Ad Hoc Committee on the Alliance of Civilizations Assistant to Direction
Xavier Guerrero Fernández
Pag. 29 - We Answered the Call Staff
C’MUN Press Team Ariadna Quintero Valderrama
Raül Jiménez Jiménez
Teresa Visa Pérez
Bernat Comes Llovera
Eirene Ramos Nuño
Pablo Rodríguez-Aguilera
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Editorial
In 2005 at ANUE, we began our incursion not stranger to this situation and has made
into the Models United Nations world at the significant efforts to, racking our brains and
same time slightly timidly, but also with a lot of hardly working together, take forward its ac-
curiosity. And we have certainly been very suc- tivities, including C’MUN this year’s edition. In
cessful in our decision: the step has been very this sense, we thank those who gave us their
important, we just need to have a look into support, making possible this year’s edition.
the results. Results that, at that time, not even
in our most optimistic dreams we could imagi- The other, also well-known by all, has been
ne. Nowadays, we can proudly say that C’MUN the explosion of a volcano, for a long time
is one of the “flagships” of the Association. drowsy, in Iceland, and the standstill of air traffic
caused by the ashes emitted by such a natural
Including this year edition, we have cele- phenomenon. The dates of C’ MUN coincided,
brated the fifth anniversary of the Catalonia dramatically, with the chosen ones by the Ice-
Model United Nations. Five editions that have landic colossus to wake up. ANUE was led to
given us so much to tell. We have proposed face a crossroads of complex resolution, given
very attractive, innovative and complex topics an uncertain reality that depended more on
to discuss; expanding and deepening different winds than on the international policy.
knowledge and discussion areas. Taking this
into consideration, we certainly believe that There were days of uncertainty, and there
we are achieving our aim of approaching the were moments close to anxiety. But all adver-
United Nations to youth. sities were overcome, making this C’MUN not
only a happy anniversary, but also a very spe-
We have grown up and we have conso- cial edition. C’MUN 2010 has been the best
lidated ourselves, obtaining explicit recog- example of how goals are achieved by joining
nition at European level -being members forces and adding wills. To the ANUE’s work
of the European Model of United Nations and dedication, it has to be added the desire
Network (EMUNNET)-; and at international and the will of about 260 participants deci-
level, -being recognized by United Nations, ded to make C’MUN being a memorable ex-
through its Department of Public Information, perience, no matter how much the obstacles
as a guest European Model to participate at could seem insurmountable. And together,
the Global Model United Nations-. And main- we obtained it.
ly, we have achieved to meet many very special
people, participants coming from all over the Thanks to all those who have made it pos-
world; with them we have shared moments sible, thanks to your attitude an enthusiasm,
and indelible experiences. C’MUN 2010 was a great success. Besides,
thanks to those who, one way or another
Everybody is aware that this C’MUN 2010 during these five years, have been part and
has been marked by two very particular but have been together with us in this unique
clearly global circumstances. The first one, journey that is our simulation, so particular
which has a long route and a difficult solu- that even the biggest air collapse of history
tion, is the general financial situation that cannot stop it. Thank you for making C’ MUN
we are going through. Obviously, ANUE is your model.
Catalonia Model United Nations 2010
The fifth edition of the Catalonia Model At ANUE, we raised the pros and cons of
United Nations was a very special one. It moving forward, even without knowing
should have been a real highlighted event how the situation might evolve -the clouds
under normal circumstances, but the ashes are whimsical-. By calculations, half of the
of an unpronounceable volcano in Iceland participants of the model, from Catalan uni-
challenged the ANUE to extremes never rai- versities and from the rest of Spain, as well
sed previously. as countries not affected such as Turkey and
Greece, could come; so whether postponing
These lines should be the chronicle of four or canceling the simulation was not accep-
days of work, but the true story of C’MUN table in consideration to them.
2010 began on Sunday, April 18. Half of the
Association held an emergency meeting Determined to continue, the people res-
due to the magnitude of the air collapse ponsible of C’MUN considered different
result from the Eyjafjallakjokull ashes. That possibilities not to undermine the simula-
afternoon, Barcelona Airport was closed, tion, announcing to participants that per-
and the overall prospects in Europe were haps we would be forced to take drastic
discouraging. measures, while we were asking them for
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The presidential table (from left
to right): Lluís Foix, journalist;
Xavier Pons, UNA-Spain Vice-
president; Katy Carreras, City
Council Comissioner for Institu-
tional Relations; Raül Jiménez,
C’MUN Director; and Francesc
Claret, Officer of the UN De-
partment of Political Affairs.
the latest information about their arrival in judges–. For the person writing this, that
Barcelona. Since that Sunday, we could see was the hardest moment of the five years in
that the human quality of the vast majori- charge of C’MUN.
ty of them would be above of any natural
phenomenon, no matter its dimensions. On Tuesday, the airspace gave us a slight
break and so we were able to perform a
C’MUN against the volcano more accurate estimation of the volcano
consequences for C’MUN. Between sixty to
Monday was a real mad day in the As- seventy people were going to miss the model.
sociation. Making recounts and more re- The committee that was proportionally more
counts of participants, trying to evaluate how affected was the Security Council -with se-
the committees simulated were going to be ven of the fifteen countries with no delega-
affected, and thus make decisions on it -also tes, four of them with veto power-. Always
in what regards to the logistics of the model, with the intention of affecting the lesser
such as accommodation or food-. The expec- number of people and of ensuring the qua-
ted Eurocontrol meeting didn’t end up with lity of the simulation, we announced the
our uncertainty, which led us to take the cancellation of this body too.
first serious determination: canceling the
International Court of Justice of the bodies We offered the participants of the can-
simulated due to the magnitude of the ca- celed bodies several possibilities within
sualties –four actors will not have a repre- the other committees. Almost all of them
sentative, including the United States and showed a great willingness to work, dili-
the Russian Federation, and we had serious gently taking the new options. We don’t
doubts about the arrival of two of the three want to miss the opportunity to express our
gratitude for their understanding and desi- sion of the room full of people after what we
re to be part of C’MUN 2010, despite the suffered was a unique relief. A feeling that
obstacles. we also had later, when talking with some
of the delegates during the cocktail and we
On Wednesday, opening day of C’MUN, could verify their enthusiasm.
the registration of each one of the partici-
pants was hailed as a small victory, and we An exemplary simulation
started to know some stories and incredi-
ble anecdotes of people who had done On Thursday, in CosmoCaixa, commis-
everything to get to Barcelona. sions were set up and the MUN board was
amazed by the proper functioning of the
With several headaches going on -on the sessions, while, for our joy, some delegates
simulation itself and on logistical issues-, landed at Barcelona willing to not miss the
we reach the opening ceremony, which was experience of C‘MUN. The great work of the
held as its C’MUN tradition, in the Saló de committee chairs -some of them assigned at
Cent of the Barcelona City Hall. The Com- the last moment- was added to the coopera-
missioner of Civic and Institutional Relations, tive spirit and the good overall atmosphere,
Katy Carreras, presided over the ceremony, which resulted in a rich and dynamic simu-
which included the speeches of Francesc lation. That night, we joined leisure with
Claret, officer of the UN Department of Po- the United Nations, celebrating the second
litical Affairs; Lluis Foix, journalist with an edition of C’MUN Quiz.
extensive experience in international issues;
ANUE and C’MUN responsibles and the chairs On Friday, some committees were making
of the various simulated committees. The vi- great strides in its work towards the final
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On this page, two pictures of
C’MUN 2010 participants. On the
left, during the closing ceremony
in the Parliament of Catalonia.
On the bottom, a group photo
in CosmoCaixa.
resolutions; others were confronted with The C’MUN 2010 spirit of overcoming
greater difficulties in reaching agreements.
But there was also space for guest speakers ANUE has an extensive experience of dea-
-Francesc Claret, who spoke to the Disarma- ling with adversities. But I think that never
ment Commission and the Human Rights before the “rival” had been a volcano. The
Council-; or to involve delegates in the tra- challenge was huge, unexpected and cer-
dition of Sant Jordi. tainly acquired dramatic overtones at the
beginning of the week. But the overcoming
Finally on Saturday, after the last day of spirit was higher than ever, as it was -and
sessions in which delegates finished their this is the most important thing- motivated
work, we went to the Parliament of Cata- at all times by the attitude and willingness
lonia, where the closing ceremony was held of the delegates, so the feeling of satisfac-
with the presence of its President Ernest Be- tion and success with the results obtained is
nach. We had the interventions of ANUE and hardly comparable to anything lived before.
C’MUN Board, the Clarion and the chairs of No, I don’t believe that we will never learn
the committees, who summarized the work to pronounce Eyjafjallajokull correctly; but
done by participants. Then, we held the deli- the lesson learned is enormous. Now we
very of certificates, which led us towards the know that with you at our side, not even a
closing of the fifth edition of C’MUN. volcano can stop us!
Human Rights Council
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as Pakistan and Bahrain, which would never abortion. Then the two remaining draft re-
accept a formal recognition of abortion in the solutions on the floor were merged together,
final resolution; on the very opposite side, the- thanks to the outstanding will of both their
re was a more “liberal” coalition of member sponsors and the rest of the Council to come
states leaded by the Netherlands and Cuba, up with a proper resolution. In order to find
which was working for a formal recognition the necessary consensus upon the document,
of the right of abortion; finally, there was ano- the controversial aspect of abortion was lay
ther block of States, actively supported by Ar- aside and the Council came up with a final
gentina and Nigeria, which was working in or- resolution composed by 20 operative clauses.
der to strike a balance and find an acceptable
compromise to the controversy. This second In my opinion, there are positive aspects
day of debate was marked by a huge effort of of this resolution: it clearly recalls all the
all member States to seek for consensus and previous UN documents on the matter and
to address in the best possible way all the as- it seeks for an implementation of the alrea-
pects of the topic under discussion. dy existing bodies and programs of action, it
stresses the importance of education, it calls
The entire Council had the merit for the upon other UN agencies for a collaboration
creation of such a tough and fruitful debate; and it encourages putting into action of con-
furthermore, a crucial role has been played by crete measures concerning the respect of hu-
all observes who attended the debate, that is man dignity in all its forms.
to say the UNFPA, the European Union and the
Holy See. Even if they were not able to pro- Making a summary of an experience is
pose amendments or draft resolutions, they always hard and in that case it is even harder
put an essential contribution to the debate for me because it means to recall to my mind a
in terms of concrete suggestions and critical lot of good memories and amazing moments
analysis of other members states opinions spent together with many special people. As
and proposals. Chair of the Human Rights Council, I would
like to thank my fellow co-chair and friend
During the last day of sessions, three draft Pinar Seniye Bilgic, for her support and for
resolutions were introduced and the entire sharing with me this priceless experience. But
Council had shown great commitment and above all, I would like to thank each and every
dedication in proposing amendments and, at delegate who took part in C’MUN 2010, for
the same time, in trying to overcome the still their commitment and passion; it has been a
remaining obstacles for the common agree- real pleasure and honor for me to work with
ment upon the document. The first of them all of them. Thanks for making each moment
that was put under voting procedure failed, of this Model such an extraordinary memory
since it was clearly condemning all form of to bring back home with me.
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11. Calls for developed countries to financially support the developing countries in order to empower
those governments to face the existing problems by providing improved water sources, universal acce-
ss to family care and access to education;
12. Calls for the universal recognition of Genital Mutilation as a violation of Human Rights;
13. Hopes that the developed countries will bear in mind that despite the political mood after the recent
financial crisis, the need for financial aid in developing countries is now more important than ever;
14. Seeks financial support by the ECOSOC to spread family planning throughout the world as it has
proven to be the key element to leaving the vicious circle of the interconnected problems we are facing
concerning sexual and reproductive rights;
15. Strongly urges member states to fully implement the guidelines of the International Labour Orga-
nization, particularly concerning sexual rights in the workplace;
16. Recommends governments to provide shelters and counseling services for victims of domestic and
sexual violence;
17. Urges national governments to draft legislations combating human trafficking;
18. Calls upon all nations to ensure the freedom of individuals to get married or not, without being
forced to submit marriage by familiar or cultural traditions;
19. Promotes the right to marriage and choice of spouse as stated in the International Convention on the
elimination of all forms of racial discrimination adopted by the General Assembly in 1965;
20. Hopes that all the above mentioned measures will be considered and turned into action.
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UNESCO
“Knowledge is power. Information is li- finding solutions for the pressing issues
berating. Education is the premise of pro- that our global community is facing are
gress in every society, in every family.” entwined. We are allowed to be children
Kofi Annan–Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech and adults at the same time… and that is
the perfect combination.
We were the Point of Order Committee,
we have been called the Hippie Commit- Homo ludens we are, and in this spirit
tee, but the challenge we had to face, we UNESCO started its sessions. Insecurity is a
did it with utmost seriousness, strictness barrier for creativity; therefore we took off
and devotion to the principles that under- with a lovely mock session to introduce the
lie the United Nations Charter and under- delegates to the rules of procedure. Deba-
pin the UNESCO objectives. ting about women or men paying on the
first date proved fruitful to our goal; and,
What could be the outcome of the team as appetite comes while eating, our dele-
of thirty four delegates, mostly inexperien- gates’ appetite for debate grew insatiably.
ced but endowed with amazing diplomatic They took every opportunity to twist and
and debating skills? Aside the will to give turn the subject of debate to their will, to
their best while working on revising the shape it according to their country’s foreign
thirty year old report on information and policy, to push forward for daring clauses.
education – “One World, Many Voices”, And under the guidance of the chairper-
also known as the MacBride report. We most sons, they started by splitting the topic in
definitely found out: a thoroughly elabora- a number of subtopics, as they realized it
ted resolution, strongly united alliances, was a broad subject and they wanted a
fiercely defended positions, subtle diplo- comprising, detailed final outcome.
macy games. All this happening in three
days, in the astonishing atmosphere of We will now confess… UNESCO delegates
C’MUN 2010. worked harder and longer than the delega-
tes of other committees, they worked extra
For those who had not been yet infected hours so to say. However, they enjoyed it.
by the MUN virus, this opportunity repre- And, as a proof of it, after an exhausting
sented the entrance door to a new world, first day, where the course of debate was
a better one perhaps, where playing and thoroughly set; an extraordinary second
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day, where alliances
were indeed forged
and working paper af-
ter working paper was
presented enthusiasti-
cally from both blocks;
finally, after the last day,
-frustrating, neverthe-
less full of energy and
clashes that sparked
short-, pertinent and
illuminating dialogues
between our delega-
tes; they still chose to
spend an extra hour
and a half in the semi-
formal atmosphere of
the committee room.
Now, as friends of
course, still keeping
to the “Singapore, we
did it. Our resolution
passed!!!”, “France, USA, we want to state 2010, we are gaining knowledge and kee-
that...” or “Honorable Chairpersons, motion ping ourselves connected to the world, but
to move into Macarena caucus!”, they kept we will be tomorrow’s leaders as we are
to their seats, still under the spell of C’MUN today’s hope. And this experience added
and the whole new dimension it represents value to this statement.
as an MUN.
Until next year,
As closing remarks, also supported by my
fellow co-chair, Roxana Calarasu; I would For the delegates who will read this arti-
like to thank all of them, all these wonder- cle… Point of Order!
ful people that I have met and who offe-
red me another invaluable opportunity to For everyone else… Join us and get in-
be part of a team that works for the good fected by the MUN virus! We guarantee
of humanity. We are just forming now, we it is the most pleasant virus you have ever
have been doing it throughout C’MUN caught.
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Law and Rights
6. Instructs national governments to create national legislations that should encourage the further develop-
ment of the media sector;
7. Recognizes the importance of media legislation specifying the rights and obligations to ensure the pro-
tection or rights and security of journalists and media;
8. Supports the establishment and application of law in information and communication on the protection
of minority, cultural identity and plurality, gender equality, national security, social order, and individual
privacy and security;
9. Underlines the necessity to respect and protect the right to access information as a means to achieving
education for the citizens of all member states;
The Public and Private Sector
10. Emphasizes the importance of enhancing internet and cyber space security through the cooperation of
the public and private sector to tackle spam and hackers threatening and disrupting the flow of information
and communication order;
11. Recommends the application of a code of conduct in media corporations to guarantee accountability and
proper practices in the field of information gathering and reporting;
12. Further recommends the establishment of government policies and bodies with the purpose of oversee-
ing the authenticity and fairness of information to prevent the abuse and centralization of news information
by the media corporation;
13. Stresses the importance of media ownership by both the government and national corporations as a
guarantee of cultural pluralism, balanced and impartial information flow, and sovereignty of all member
states;
Cooperation and Integrity of the International Community
14. Strongly supports annual meetings of member states to address new issues and recommendations in the
communication and information order;
15. Invites the civil society, such as the UNESCO-affiliated non-governmental organizations and non-profit
organizations, to play an active role as a mediator on the fairness of information and communication bet-
ween the media sector and the government;
16. Urges the commitment, active dialogue and interactions among the United Nations bodies, member
states, and the civil society to assist one another on matters regarding information and communication, such
as technology, education, and labour training;
17. Greatly considers the further elaboration and updates to the McBride Report through the re-establishing
of the International Commission for the Study of Communication Problems;
18. Further considers the future creation of a United Nations Committee under the mandate of UNESCO,
for the purpose of sharing information and communication-related technology;
19. Decides to remain actively seized on the matter.
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International Labour Organization
“Even the volcano itself can’t stop us”, by aggressive, but most of the time they were
these words I started my opening speech very enjoyable.
in the Barcelona City Hall, and that was
the moving force for the ILO Commission. While some parties were in favour of
It was a challenging experience to guide a increasing taxes on athletes others were
committee that consisted of a vast majo- against it, so, it was quite difficult to come
rity of beginners, yet it was a sweet one. with an agreement; thus, the topic was
Delegates showed a high level of commit- postponed, moving to the second issue befo-
ment and elevated insistence to learn. In re getting to an accord. The same happened
fact, they even showed it before coming to with the regulations for acquiring a nationa-
Barcelona, as the easier choice for most of lity; basically, employers and some govern-
them would have been canceling their trip ments, that are the ones deciding directly
due to the volcano ashes. on the issue, wanted to reduce and simplify
it; while on the other hand, actors who did
We had basically three main topics to not benefit from that decision were against
discuss, the tax systems that are applied it. There was a deep debate about the per-
on sportspeople, specially the foreign centage of time required to get a nationa-
ones; the citizenship issues related to lity. Delegations from Brazil and Monaco,
sportspeople and finally the money laun- together with some others, opted for the
dering within elite sports. 40%. Later, Bahrain delegation asked for its
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reduction to the 30%, and even if the Rus- the Ukrainian delegation, that represented
sian delegation wanted to reduce it a bit Russia, showed us an amazing documentary
more, finally the majority opted for a 30%. about Ukraine. The Mexican girl, represen-
ting the Greek basketball league, did not
Being my first experience as a chairman, I miss the chance to show us a documentary
think it was very successful mainly because about her work with Mexican children;
of 2 reasons: firstly, because the resolution even the Chair himself showed a documen-
successfully passed at the end of the deba- tary about ancient Cairo. Also, the Turkish
tes; second, and most important -and by delegate representing Greece wrote a song
consensus-, because our council was the for the council that was sang during the fa-
happiest council ever, thanks to the fun rewell dinner.
that we had during our sessions, based on
the solid background of delegates, who The ILO sessions ended up with a lesson of
understood exactly what they were doing Catalan language to give the closing speech
and asked many questions, which were in the Parliament. With the idea of doing
answered when it was required. something different, I asked to Catalonian
delegates to give me a quick private lesson
Between the opening ceremony and the to write down my speech and they reviewed
closing ceremony, the delegates learned my pronunciation. It was very successful,
how to act in a diplomatic decorum and above all because the translator was able
the rules and procedures that should be to understand it, provoking the comment
followed. In addition to that, they also made by the President of the Parliament,
learned how to introduce a draft resolu- Mr. Ernest Benach about the speech –I can
tion, amend it, vote on it and finally pass be very proud of it-, so I would like to thank
it. From the Chairing position, we tried our my Catalonian teachers.
best to help delegates basing our assistance
in our experience acquired in several MUN Finally, I would like to thank some peo-
simulations. Delegates were very smart and ple who helped directly to make this story
helpful, and learned all concepts required a success, starting by Raül and Eirene, for
for a MUN simulation very quickly. their trust and support; passing by Roxana,
Marta, Mariuca, Francesco and Martina, for
Inside the Committee, we had our own their unlimited support; and ending with
special international cultural event “in pa- my lovely incredible delegates, I love you
rallel” with the official debates. The Serbian all. And of course, my parents, without their
delegates representing Brazil performed a support and courage I wouldn’t have ever
Serbian traditional wonderful dance; while made it by any means.
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Disarmament Committee
Nuclear weapons are high power ex- three pillars: non-proliferation, disarmament
plosive artefacts that need nuclear ener- and peaceful use of nuclear energy.
gy to work. It is impossible to forget how,
throughout the humankind history, these The Disarmament Committee in the frame
weapons have had devastating effects on of C’MUN 2010 worked as the Revision Con-
natural resources, have created tensions ference of the NPT, which takes place every
on international relations and, above all, 5 years since it came into effect in 1970. A
have caused sorrow and horror amongst special feature of this kind of Conference is
the people who have suffered their terrible that the Final Declaration needs to be taken
consequences. by general consent of all its States Parties
(as it happened in 1975, 1985 and 2000); a
These armaments are considered the most situation that made much more difficult to
powerful massive destruction tools; what take decisions during the Committee nego-
could happen if they would be finally used tiations. For that reason, and I am writing
by terrorists? How the access to materials this on behalf of the Co-Chair, of all the de-
inside these arms could be control? Which legates, and on my own; this mission can be
guarantees future generations have that considered as a titanic one. The reason for
no further disasters as Chernobyl or a new stating this is that the topics discussions of
“Cold War” could occur? this magnitude bring out the rough edges to
take radical positions.
In 1968, under the framework of the uni-
versality of United Nations, an agreement The main discrepancies on the working
was approved to abolish investigations and sessions were about three principle aspects.
tests using nuclear weapons as a tool. Thus,
the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear First of all, the feasibility of the conditions
Weapons (NPT) was born. And, since 2010, it demanded to new States that can be part of
counts with 188 States Parties; five of them the Treaty; a special difficult situation taking
are known as nuclear-armed (the permanent into account that the four countries which
members of Security Council). NPT rests on are not part of the NPT have altogether a
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high nuclear power (in the case of India and mentioned, a total consensus of those pre-
Israel), at the same time that a high mistrust sents and with voting right is needed for the
on the “pacific utilization” they could apply approval of the initiative, and this was not
to the use of nuclear energy (in the case of achieved. The first project received 10 votes
Pakistan and North Korea). in favour, 11 against and 7 abstentions; while
the second got 17 votes in favour, 9 against
Secondly, the Treaty establishes a safe- and 2 abstentions. In this situation, a chair
guards system under the responsibility of statement was announced, reaffirming the
the International Atomic Energy Agency principles of the NPT and ensuring the subse-
(IAEA). Safeguards are used to verify com- quent examination of the issues discussed for
pliance with the Treaty through inspections the next Review Conference.
conducted by the IAEA, and these makes it a
division factor because there are States that So, none of the resolutions was finally
think there is a direct influence of develo- accepted. I personally believe that, excep-
ped countries, therefore seek to interfere ting the issue of last minute changes due
with the sovereignty of others, limiting their to cancellations provoked by the volcanic
access to nuclear resources. ashes, the delegates could have done a
bigger effort for the sake of arriving to a
Lastly, the devastating effects caused on consensus. However, nearly all participants
natural resources and the processing of the assumed correctly the foreign policy of the
decontamination of nuclear wastes. This State they represented, which printed more
topic provoked, surprisingly, an important strength and realism to the academic exer-
discussion about the financial and technical cise performed. Most of the students had a
viability of carrying the process out. good knowledge of the subject, but not of
the peculiarities of the body. In short, the
In an atmosphere of heated discussions, final result is precisely what could be ex-
the delegates of the Committee presen- pected for the Review Conference, which
ted interesting initiatives by the last day of should culminate next 28th May 2010. Per-
work. Up to three draft resolutions were sonally, I heartily congratulate those who
submitted, ultimately merged into two demonstrated their knowledge and skills.
texts; and, even if they did not fully satisfied
the expectations, it was the culmination of Undoubtedly, every experience is enriching;
the discussion groups that were emerging. I am very grateful to the organizers for the
opportunity they gave us to enjoy this ex-
In the final stage of voting, and having po- perience, to the honourable NPT Co-Chair
sitions virtually very incompatible, the roll call and to all the delegates that made possi-
vote started, and then each draft resolution ble to build together the most memorable
was voted separately. As it was previously simulation.
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Catalonia Model United Nations NPT//2010
In this year edition of C’MUN, the Ad Hoc the table. Most of them passed with great
Committee on the Alliance of Civilizations majority, nevertheless, an amendment pre-
proposed a quite attractive and vibrant to- sented by the delegation of the Russian Fe-
pic: The Integration of Migrants. With such deration caused controversy, and some states
a theme, the committee was responsible of criticized and voted against it. The amend-
addressing the question and gathering con- ment slightly passed with a minimum majo-
sensus to make the necessary adjustments rity; as a consequence, some discontent was
to include migrants in the society. As it was kept. The resolution passed only with sixteen
challenging for the delegates (for most of votes in favour.
them was their first time in a Model Uni-
ted Nations), it was also challenging for the The delegates came back straight to the
chair, as I had no experience chairing a si- discussion of a new paper, but once again,
mulation. Yet, I foresaw an enriching expe- small unorganized groups were created, and
rience coming ahead. they couldn’t reach an agreement on how to
address the problem. In the meantime, the
The first resolution was an outcome of interest of the delegations of Poland, Spain,
separate and small groups who were not and Switzerland to put their voice on the ta-
looking for a consensus. The block led by ble grow. Up to that moment, the delegatio-
the Holy See and the United States wan- ns were far from reaching a consensus; and
ted to draw attention
to the rights of mi-
grants regarding edu-
cation at home and at
school. Another block,
led by Israel, wanted
to address education
under a broader resolu-
tion including other to-
pics such as housing and
a health system change.
The debate on this first
resolution was good
and efficient; yet, dele-
gations couldn’t manage
to work together, which
led to a number of un-
friendly amendments on
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the delegation of Qatar announced that it widely to create three different groups to
was working on a resolution; finally, it was edit the resolution presented by Qatar, and
only a draft. At last, two delegations saved later signed by Brazil. But, as they felt short
the remaining minutes with an enhanced in time, all delegations rushed to give their
working paper. The delegation of Mexico points-and-adds to the paper.
and Chile handed a copy to the chair, and
the committee adjourned the debate. With only four minutes left of unmodera-
ted caucus, the delegation of Qatar handed
Next day, the first thing in the agenda was the working paper to the chair, as all dele-
working on the paper proposed the day be- gates avidly went back to their seats. The
fore. An unmoderated caucus of fifteen mi- paper dealt with the economic section of
nutes came proposed by Mexico to integrate the Millennium Development Goals of the
states into the clause-making process. Af- United Nations, and its possible solutions
terwards, the working paper was reviewed to migrant communities, which as stated by
from most of the delegations, and later they the delegation of Switzerland, “They are
gathered in a consensus: the paper became the most vulnerable”. The working paper
a draft resolution. With no motions, we pro- rapidly became a draft resolution, and we
ceed to voting, and the resolution passed entered to voting procedure. The three re-
with an striking majority of twenty votes solutions passed, just in time, and with the
in favour, three abstentions, and only one joy of the delegates. So, the question was
against from the delegation of Saudi Ara- addressed in different aspects.
bia, because the resolution differed with its
state’s policies. I find my experience as a chair exciting and
rewarding. The progress made by the dele-
With only one session left, the delega- gates was impressive and easily noticeable,
tion of Qatar presented the third and last with the remarkable participation of all de-
resolution of the Alliance of Civilizations legations at the end of the simulation. The
Committee. A working paper, in which Qa- goals set as a chair were successfully com-
tar worked intensively since the start of the pleted, giving me the profound satisfaction
second day; it was presented to the rest of of a good and honest moderation. Hoping
the delegates, and soon joined by the de- that all delegates would remember this ex-
legation of Morocco and the delegation perience, I would like to hereby thank all
of Indonesia. Because the committee was participants for their hard work and dedi-
short in time, and the voting procedure for cation, their dialogue and diplomacy, and
the other two position papers was left, the their eagerness to positive change. See you
delegates used the unmoderated caucus at the United Nations!
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Catalonia Model United Nations A/C. Ad Hoc/2/2010
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Press Team
Over the five editions of the Catalonia Mo- that summarize the task of transforming
del United Nations, many people have asked this sound into information.
us why the C’MUN newspaper is called The
Clarion if that is mostly the name of a musi- 2010 edition had the Icelandic volcano
cal instrument: the cornet. Apart from the le- Ejyafjallajokull as one of its main protago-
gends created when something gets a name nists. So, in the first issue of the newspa-
for the first time, The Clarion really means per, on Thursday 22 April, we showed how
the call, the sound of the cornet that co- almost half of C’MUN delegates would be
mes into the rooms where, every year, com- unable to attend because the volcano ashes
mittees meet and where we, the journa- had paralyzed the air space of the half pla-
lists, must go to report what is going on, net. Those who had managed to arrive on
until the day when official decisions are time brought their suitcases full of multico-
made. This is my first year as editor in chief loured stories about their trip; stories that
of The Clarion and I can affirm that the demonstrated the interest of university
press team worked 100% at the service students worldwide to participate in the
of that sound, turning it into words every Spanish model UN, which has been already
day: information, discussion, translation, celebrated in the city of Barcelona for five
edition, design and layout are the words years. Fortunately, this setback was quic-