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Book: The Little Prince

Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

All grown-ups were once children –


although few of them remember it.

“The Little Prince” was written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in 1943. This novel is a magical
story that reveals the essence of life, love and loneliness. Due to the simplicity of the prose style,
breezy and funny illustrations, vividness of imagination this simple yet insightful story is considered
to be one of the greatest literary works of all times.

The narrator of the story is an aviator, who landed in the Sahara Desert in order to repair his plane.
He accidently meets the Little Prince, who has been travelling from planet to planet. The small
blond boy reveals the thing he has learned throughout his journey. One of the most significant ideas
he has acknowledged lies in the secret a fox had told him: “But you must not forget it. You become
responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. You are responsible for your rose. . .”
This book is a tale of a young prince who has left his tiny planet and wanted to find the answers for
questions that disturbed him and at the same time it discloses the story of a man who has gained
knowledge of life nature from a pure child whose voyages and virtuousness have inspired him and
brought wisdom. The whole book is permeated with love, fulfillment of expectations and
maintenance of those relationships. Saint-Exupery’s satiric touchaccurately emphasizes that
grown-ups sometimes lack imagination.

First Committee of the General Assembly: Disarmament


and International Security
I. Assistance to states for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and collecting them
The International Community, in the wake of the Cold War, has seen many of its members moving in
profoundly different directions. While many states have prospered in a time that has afforded them
both peace and economic growth, others have struggled. Regional conflicts have been brought to
the forefront, and many unfortunate and bloody wars are currently being waged around the globe.
Other states, in the aftermath of the Cold War, are currently trying to reform and restructure their
governments in an effort to achieve acceptance and active participation in the International
Community in both military and economic capacities. In the interest of cooperation and the desire for
a peaceful, stable community, we are committed to seeing the illegal and/or unethical trade of
weapons to states or groups with unsavory records in regards to human rights restricted or
abolished. We are also in favor of a strict adherence to the regulations regarding the checking and
licensing of parties seeking to purchase weapons or weapons based technologies. In addition, we
are committed to seeing weapons transactions across international borders made public and records
of those transactions readily available.
II. Relationship Between Disarmament and Development
As the world approaches the dawn of a new millennium, and its peoples enter an era of socio-
economic and geo-political uncertainty, we as citizens of the world are blessed with a new age
whose tale has not yet been written. However, with this new age comes the awesome responsibility
not to relive nor revisit the terror, carnage, and travesties of this past millennium, more importantly,
this past century. Through responsible governance the world’s nation states may avoid the regimes
of Hitler’s fascism, Stalin’s totalitarian oppression or Saddam Hussein’s hegemonic ambitions. Let
the talents of our peoples and the resources of our lands be harnessed and used for the
development of economic solidarity not military superiority. Let our inherent ambition for conquest,
as human beings, not be one of land or peoples but of conquering our own intellect in the arts and
sciences. May we substitute the continued testing of weapons of mass destruction for the testing of
cleaner, cheaper alternative sources of energy, abundant foods, and more effective medicines. Let
our boarders separate us as unique and sovereign nations without letting them divide us as people.
As this past century has exemplified, political and social dominance is won through free market
enterprise and open trade, not through military conquest. Let us therefore, embrace one another in
our common interest of economic stability and a unified Balkan region structured by democratic
principle and solidified through its fair and honorable application.
Let us not enter a new age with an old and archaic mentality. Let us seek diplomacy over military
resolve in settling our disputes. Let our legacy be the generation that stretched out its hand rather
than clenched its fist.

Fourth Committee of the General Assembly: Special


Political and Decolonization
I. Report on the special committee to investigate Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the
Palestinian people and other Arabs of the occupied territories
As the Palestinian people negotiate with the Israelis for the declaration of an independent
Palestinian state, Palestinians living in the Palestinian territory, which is still under Israeli occupation,
have become victims of persecution. Many have been killed by Israeli soldiers or civilians. Others
have been harassed, ill-treated or placed under curfews. A number have escaped Israel as
refugees. According to Israeli there is to be an absolute veto on any refugee return to Israel. Israel’s
justification is that repatriation of Palestinians would dilute Israel’s character. The Palestinian
Liberation Organization (PLO) claims that the refugees have a right to return to their lands and/or
receive compensation. The position of the (PLO) is affirmed by UN Security Council Resolution 194
of December 1948. As a country that was liberated from communism almost a decade ago, we have
had first hand experience of violations of human rights. After experiencing relief from such
oppression, we have come to highly value human rights and desire to promote human rights all over
the world. Furthermore, any country that fails to comply with the regulations of the United Nations
should be punished with sanctions appropriate under UN rules. Therefore, it is in our interest that the
United Nations becomes involved in this situation and impose appropriate sanctions until either this
mistreatment stops or an independent Palestinian State is declared.
II. Participation of volunteer, “white helmet,” in activities of the UN in the field of humanitarian relief,
rehabilitation and technical cooperation for development
Our position on the participation of volunteers, “White Helmets”, in activities of the UN is much like
most member states. Especially in the Balkan region, volunteers are needed to provide various
forms of assistance. Relief is constantly needed in times of natural disaster to provide humanitarian
relief. At this time we are not able to fully assist its people in times of natural disaster. In order to fully
recover from a communist society, we need all the help we can get from other nation states.
Technical cooperation for development is needed to help ease the transition of our people from a
communist society to a thriving democracy. Rebuilding cities, businesses, and creating a national
highway system are the most important issues at hand for us. United Nation volunteers, “White
Helmets” can provide an enormous hand in assisting in this transition. In order for successful
volunteer missions many things are needed. The first would be a more secure source of funding for
its humanitarian and development assistance missions. We support any resolution and effort that will
increase the funding of the White Helmets. We are willing to work with other member states to
acquire and setup additional sources of funding, whether it is through government financial
assistance, loans from the IMF and World Bank, the United Nations themselves or philanthropists
willing to support the White Helmets. We also support any resolution and effort that encourages
nation states to sign up willing citizens to become United Nation volunteers in the White Helmet
program. We are also in favor of enhancing in anyway possible United Nation Volunteer cooperation
at all levels of United Nation activities. Setting up a direct chain of command, such as liaisons
between different UN organizations to further help United Nation activities will be looked upon with
favor by us. Finally, the safety and security of UN personnel are of the utmost importance. We
support and are willing to work with other member states to provide the highest possible safety and
security for personnel on the ground.

Fifth Committee of the General Assembly: Administrative


and Budget
I. Financing of United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
The unfolding of events in the former Yugoslavia has affected millions of lives around the globe,
including those within our own borders. There is no doubt that the intervention of NATO and the
United Nations to establish peace and autonomy for the people of Kosovo was and is a worthwhile
endeavor, but the financing of such endeavors within the United Nations needs to be reevaluated.
When the United Nations decided to support the operations in Kosovo, which were implemented by
NATO, we involved ourselves in a mission that did not have a clear ending. As with any multi-scope
mission, there is no definite outline to predict when our assistance is no longer needed, or when all
of our goals have been met. We must be prepared to tackle any unexpected obstacles that may
appear. We must come full circle before withdrawing our efforts in missions that we have committed
to, and in order to fulfill our obligations, we must have the necessary funding. That funding is
contemplated and decided upon as crises arise, but when that funding is passed, all nations must be
held accountable for their contributions. As noted in Resolution 54/245, the assessed contributions
allotted to individual Member States has only been paid in full by 23 per cent of those Member
States as of 30 April 2000. The United States is the most noted of such member states with an
outstanding balance of 105.5 million dollars. States that are in a better economic position are
logically assessed a higher monetary commitment for the efforts of the United Nations, and they
must be held responsible for their obligation. States struggling to improve upon a suffering economy
themselves should not be expected to pull resources away to help other nations in turmoil, and
furthermore, should be given the same consideration for future missions. Other sources of financing
can be found through voluntary contributions and cooperation with other IGOs. The amount not
exceeding 220 million dollars gross allocated for the operation of the Mission for the period from 1
July to 31 December 2000 has been passed, and we feel this amount of funding is an ample to
tackle the current issues. Hopefully, this same strong showing of commitment will be shown to all
countries in need. The distribution of funds within the Mission should allow for adequate personnel
presence, but not exceed what is absolutely necessary for such a presence. The majority of the
moneys should be spent on the raw materials needed to help the people of Kosovo rebound into a
sustaining economy without jeopardizing the safety and comfort of the personnel involved.
II. Natural Disaster Mitigation
The assistance the United Nations can offer to nations suffering from the aftermath of a natural
disaster can greatly influence the rebuilding process within the afflicted nation, but also stabilize
nations that interact economically with that affected nation. The Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) needs to not discriminate against any Member Nation, and must
conceive of a way to distribute funding to all nations in need fairly. The United Nations has a history
of coming to the aid of displaced persons in the aftermath of a war as well as in the aftermath of
weather-related natural disasters. Each disaster needs to be weighed individually, and by a case-by-
case basis, funding should be appropriated impartially. What needs to be assessed before allocating
funds is the quality of life the citizens of a nation enjoyed prior to a disaster. That quality of life needs
to be restored, and even made better. The funding for these programs within the United Nations
needs to come from nation states that are economically sound. Once a nation’s assessed
contribution is calculated, adherence to payment is pertinent. In order to allocate funding efficiently,
the United Nations must have strong lines of communication with other relief agencies such as the
Red Cross/Red Crescent. Strong lines of communication will allow for cost-effective missions for
each ad hoc committee by making sure that all bases are covered in the relief process. This
interaction between the United Nations and other relief agencies can assure that resources are not
wasted by either organization in their effort to ameliorate the crises at hand. During this
communication process, a more focused mission for each organization can be distributed between
the organizations involved so that all of the necessary bases are covered. Any relief project that is
more focused will be more cost-effective and less wasteful. For instance, one organization could be
responsible for all of the clean water necessary while one organization could be responsible to
supply food. Or one organization could be responsible for the northern end of the country while the
other organization is responsible for the southern end of a country. In this way, these organizations
will not be tripping over each other, and thus, tackle the relief process more efficiently.

Sixth Committee of the General Assembly: Legal


I. Establishment of an international criminal court
As a free and democratic country, continuously striving to be a bulwark of stability in a tumultuous
region, we support the creation of the International Criminal Court. Recognizing that the actions of
unprincipled rogue leaders can decimate entire populations, destabilize entire regions, and infringe
the security and sovereignty of neighboring states, we call on our fellow nation-states in the Sixth
committee to support the creation of the ICC. Being so closely located to the horrors and atrocities
that occurred in the former Yugoslavia, we fully understand the necessity of having some sort of
machinery in place to stop these rogue leaders before these conflicts escalate into full blown wars
and/or spill over into neighboring regions. We realize that the tribunal system only works after the
most heinous crimes have attracted the attention of the international community. However, if there
were to be an ICC, it may be possible to bring these rogues to justice before these crimes become
so heinous, so glaring, that the international community has no choice but to act. It is our sincere
hope that the international community can come together and say that these actions will no longer
be tolerated, and that these individuals will be held accountable for their actions.
II. Status of the protocols additional to the Geneva convention relating to the protection of victims of
armed conflict
We support increased accountability of states and their leaders in matters of victims of war and
refugees. It is deplorable, the suffering inflicted on civilians in times of war. States/leaders that target
civilians and/or use them as shields, that permit sexual crimes against the civilians, and practice
ethnic cleansing should be brought to justice. That these crimes go unpunished diminishes us all.
Aggressor states/leaders should also be made to bear the burden and costs incurred by neighboring
nation-states when we must accept refugees and give shelter and protection due to these
aforementioned crimes. No civilized country could ignore the plight of these peoples, but it is a great
burden and strain on our logistical and financial resources, and these aggressor states/leaders
should be made to make reparations. They should be held personally accountable and liable for their
actions.

Economic and Social Council


I. Review of the Declaration and Programme of Action of the International Conference of Population
and Development
On the topic of reviewing the Declaration and Programme of Action of the International Conference
on Population and Development, we wish to continue the examination into this crucially important
topic. There are many great challenges and relationships between population growth and the steady
economic development the world is facing in the context of sustaining development. At this time, the
world is facing a considerable increase in population growth. Along with this comes many important
factors that must be discussed; particularly development issues that might be acceptable today, but
not for the future, the loss of biodiversity of the world, and human population exceeding its carrying
capacity. With the ever-increasing numbers of human population growth, man is exceeding the
world’s human carrying capacity. As this happens, man encroaches upon other species, and as a
result, the loss of biodiversity occurs. This loss is not only of aesthetic value, but also carries other
major ramifications. With this loss of biodiversity, comes the loss of a genetic make-up that is gone
forever, which sometime in the future, could have been used to cure diseases. Further analysis
proves that with the loss of one species, all other species are effected, including mankind. As a
result of all these ramifications due to human population growth, we believe this topic is of great
concern. Education needs to be provided to all countries in order to prevent the problems we are
facing today. This not only means education in population growth ramifications, but also reproductive
education as well. We wish to pursue the revision of the Declaration and Programme of Action of the
International Conference on Population and Development.
II. Conservation of Biological Diversity
The topic on the Conservation of Biological Diversity is of great importance to our country. It is of
deep concern that the increasing loss of biodiversity is mainly due to human actions. As a result, the
loss of one species has tremendous impacts on the whole life cycle and food chain. This also
impacts humans as well. Thus, the loss of biodiversity in the world is in essence, the killing of our
own life support system. Biodiversity provides a web of ecological services from purifying the air we
breath to controlling water pollution. It is through this and numerous other ways, that we can see the
crucial role biodiversity plays in this world. Biodiversity sustains life as we know it on Earth. It is only
through direct analysis and resolution acceptance that we will be able to conserve living species that
took the last 3,000 million years to evolve. Each of these life forms is crucial to the sustainability of
the environment, and it is our duty to see that each and every species is protected against extinction
due to human causes. Committee: Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
III. The Death Penalty and Human Rights
The question of the death penalty, or capital punishment, has long been a matter of great concern.
As an opponent of capital punishment, our nation believes that the death penalty is a form of cruel
and unusual punishment; and it represents a violation, at the most basic level, of a person’s human
rights. Our country echoes the findings of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in that, no
person should be subjected to torture or to inhuman treatment or punishment. Furthermore, the
government and citizens of our country believe that capital punishment can be used to indirectly
target minorities, people of different ethnicity, the poor, peoples of different religious affiliation, and
geographic location, in the cause of fulfilling an execution sentence. From this, we recognize
Member states who have abolished the death penalty, and is deeply concerned with those who still
implore capital punishment as a criminal sentence. We see the death penalty as a clear violation of
the Universal Declaration of Human Right, and calls for the abolishment of capital punishment on a
global scale.
IV. Strengthening cooperation between the World Bank and the Economic and Social Council
In an effort to create a more effective and efficient Economic and Social Council, we would like to
see a strengthening of cooperation between the World Bank and the Economic and Social Council. If
ties between these two bodies were more closely related, and they worked closely with each other,
they would be much more effective at relieving problems such as poverty and development. We
believe that if cooperation between ECOSOC and the World Bank were increased, the two
organizations would achieve greater actions and results. No sole agency can take on an issue
entirely by itself and expect results; with partnership comes strength and efficiency. In general, our
country firmly believes that an enhanced partnership between the Economic and Social Council and
the World Bank will be beneficial to both organizations on the whole, and also be more beneficial to
the developing world community in which they are intending to serve.

Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS


I. The HIV/AIDS crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa
Nowhere can the devastating effects of AIDS be seen as well as in Sub-Saharan Africa. This part of
the African continent fights for survival against an epidemic of one of the deadliest viruses in human
history. The African countries still face their usual ailments: poverty, disease, famine, civil war, and
illiteracy. As the IMF and the World Bank show efforts to alleviate these problems, we must take a
skeptical stance and realize that those efforts would be a waste if the African continent politically and
economically disintegrates as a result of the epidemic. Whereas certain diseases can spread in
poverty and some, like asthma, may be more prevalent in developed Western societies, AIDS does
not discriminate. Certain groups may be more at risk for getting infected, but the virus can spread to
anyone. The AIDS epidemic in Africa not only affects the poor and uneducated, but also the
individuals desperately needed for the functioning of a civilized state: teachers, doctors, lawyers, etc.
If AIDS is not contained, the little political stability there is will vanish. We support the international
efforts led by the World Bank to provide loans and grants for the African nations. We applaud the
intentions of pharmaceutical companies to provide affordable antiretroviral drugs. At the same time
we are seeing the debilitating effects of AIDS firsthand, as the disease prevalence increases among
Eastern European countries. After the fall of communism, the economy and the health care system
have further declined, and our nation is classified in the second category of AIDS alert by the
UNAIDS, meaning it is trailing only Sub-Saharan Africa in HIV prevalence growth.
II. Education issues and HIV/AIDS
A great degree of controversy surrounds AIDS education. At what age is it appropriate to teach
children on AIDS? Who should receive more attention: boys or girls? What topics should be
covered? These questions become even more difficult as certain cultures may exhibit an inherent
secrecy toward such matters as drug use, homosexuality, and even heterosexual relationships. Our
country, in general, does not exhibit such stigma. Therefore we support funding of AIDS education
programmes that deliver results, such as those in Uganda, Zambia, Kenya, and Malawi.
Nevertheless, we call for a better assessment of the appropriate use of those funds. AIDS education
should be efficient in containing the spread of disease. Cooperation is needed from the African
governments, especially those which deny that AIDS is spread through the HIV virus

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