Happy anniversary!

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This Edition’s Highlights
Interview/Guest Lecture 2/3
International Press Reviews:
BIMUN Foxx3/4
Le Munde4/5
Delegate’s Daily 5/6
Alwazeera7/8
BIMUN Sunn8
Yesterday’s activities 9/10
10 years of BIMUN/SINUB e.V. - Enriching Past, Promising Future
Happy anniversary!
By Sarah Duschka and Jordan Hattar
Over 180 participants from over 40 nations gathered
together in Bonn, Germany for the Opening Ceremonies for the 2011 Bonn International Model United
Nations conference which is celebrating its 10 year
anniversary. Nilab Alokuzay, this year´s Secretary
General, started the opening ceremony with these
impressing facts, which at the same time, express
the success of all organizers, who participated in the
preparation of the BIMUN/SINUB Conference 2011.
She found some warm words for the delegates and
expressed her disagreement with the general idea
that the “Delegates are the diplomats of tomorrow”:
Secretary-General Nilab Alokuzay declares the 2011 BIMUN/
“I think you are already diplomats today!”
SINUB Conference open. Photo: Kalina Drenska
The focus of the 2011 conference is “Inspiration in
stroy it. We all have light and darkness in us, but we must
Action”, said Peter Devereux, UN Volunteers Representative at the ceremony and made everyone reflect on how choose to act upon our light. If we choose to act on our
we can make a difference in this world. He summarized light, then our world with strive towards unity. Then it
the goal for this conference poetically: “Hopefully through is not our inherent difference but our innate similarities
this conference you will go back to your respective coun- which will define us.
tries feeling more empathy, tolerance, and respect to- Mrs. Kappel, who speaks frequently at the BIMUN/SINUB
Conferences, was deeply impressed of young people in
wards people of all different kinds of folds.”
Barbara Müller, one of the BIMUN/SINUB e.V. founders told their Twenties discussing on international politics- “We all
about the unexpected phone call of Dirk Fincke, which have a choice to make”. She also highlighted the imporchanged her life. Today she feels honored of having been tance of the Green Conference concept connected with
part of the vision´s realization. Afterwards, Müller spoke sustainability.
upon three experiences, which have made past BIMUN/ Ann-Kathrin Mosler, the Green Conference expert, pointSINUB Conferences not just another MUN conference, but ed out the main environmental goals. It is to be sustainrather a tangible life experience with real outcomes, both able, environmentally friendly, and finally be CO2 neutral
beneficial and detrimental to her. The last of her three ex- through compensation. “Think green. Act green. Live
periences forms the history of a young woman from Sierra green” is the central motto.
Leone, whose family was brutally murdered by machetes. The executive board was also excited to represent again
She then fled to the US where she developed peace of this year´s overarching theme “Diversity in the 21th
mind and focused her energy to better the world through century“. Erick Velazquez, Deputy Secretary-General, exbecoming a diplomat, thus making it even more impor- plained the diversity in general can only exist where the
tant to Müller to bring people together across ethnic, po- basic human rights are respected. Moreover, diversity can
be seen as the freedom to choose a certain way of life,
litical, national, and religious boundaries.
The other BIMUN/SINUB e.V. founder, Dirk Fincke, quotes what in several situations can become dangerous, too.
the U.S. president Barack Obama, when he addressed The showed film of 10 years retrospection of the BIMUN/
the UN in 2009. Obama talked about how we as a globe SINUB Conference was a wonderful impression for the
must choose between: using energy to lead to lightness new participants and a nice commemoration for memor darkness, to use energy to empower our world or de- bers, who already joined former conferences.
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The City of Bonn: A Sustainable Partner
By Alexander Zimmermann
Can you introduce yourself and
maybe tell us why you are supporting the BIMUN/SINUB e.V.?
Mrs. Kappel – Bonn’s deputy mayor - introduced herself as Angelica
Maria Kappel and points out that
she has been accompanying the
BIMUN/SINUB Conference since
her appointment as Bonn’s deputy mayor in 2009. She expresses
her personal relation and interest
to the BMUN/SINUB Conference,
which makes her believe in the
United Nations utmost important
work. She herself joined a UN summit before in Japan and therefore
knows of the importance but also
the complexity of the body known
as the UN. Because of the complexity of the UN’s structure and
the problems it deals with, she
would like to encourage the students to come together, study and
get familiar with it.
How do you see the BIMUN development after these three years?
Mrs. Kappel points out that since
she already has had the chance to
accompany the BIMUN/SINUB Conference for all this time, she could
observe that even though the
conference’s locations have been
changing, the people voluntarily
work and the conference itself became more professional and with
it more and more exciting.
Additionally Mrs. Kappel stresses
that the BIMUN/SINUB Conference
2011 also already celebrates the
10th anniversary. This she says is
the age when you start growing
out of your childhood and become
a teenager. This means that the
conference goes further trying out
new ideas and with it tests its abilities, which is a wonderful way in
order to enrich and further extend
the conference.
work as real delegates and therefore should take home the conference spirit, and with that spirit
spread the awareness, even if it’s
only a little.
Photo: Alexander Zimmermann
What would you like the delegates
to take home with them and promote in their home countries?
Although during Mrs. Kappels
youth, international programs
have existed, she hasn’t had the
chance to join an international
conference herself. However, even
now she says that she can feel the
international spirit of this conference. As this year’s Secretary General said the delegates already
Coffee: Free vs. Fair trade.
By Amanda Vega
Grown and cultivated in over sixty-five countries,
coffee is one of the world’s largest crops. The majority of these countries are those of Latin America,
South-East Asia, and Africa due to their specific,
hot and moist, climate conditions. Being that coffee is one of the largest crops in demand, the reality
is that many of these countries are the poorest in
a worldwide comparison. For little more than pennies a day, farmers slave over back-breaking work.
The economic market, even at its current state, has
choices that can either help to alleviate the coffee
farmer’s burden, or leave the market as it is, free.
In a free market, buyers, sellers, and consumers
all engage in market transactions where competition of similar products, the amount of supply of
these products, and intensity demand are the driving forces that lower prices for the consumer.
According to the Coffee Research Organization,
fair trade coffee is coffee that is bought and sold
at a higher price, with the effect of gaining a higher
profit. This higher profit will promote better working conditions and give incentives to the farmers. If
bought and sold at this higher price, the consumer
will then be forced to buy coffee at a higher cost.
Implementing
fair
trade
will
have
greater consequences beyond the face that the
price of a simple cup of coffee will go up.
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First guest lecture sparks intense discussion
By Lea Gernemann
The International Criminal Court (ICC) was opened
today with a presentation by Professor Dr. Böse of
the University of Bonn, expert on European and International Criminal Law, who gave the participants a
broad overview on the history and some of the basic
principles of the institution they represent. According to Böse, the institution of the ICC is the direct
result of past experiences of state officials evading
legal prosecution. Since previous trials bringing war
criminals to justice have been faced with allegations
of “victor’s justice”, the establishment of a permanent criminal court to take over such cases can be
considered to be a step towards a universally accepted and legitimized legal institution.
The core competences of the ICC are cases of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. For
such crimes to fall under the court’s jurisdiction,
however, certain other conditions need to be fulfilled. One of the basic principles of the ICC as an
institution of international law is complementary action. Only if a state is either unwilling or unable to
fully investigate cases of war crimes on its own does
the ICC take over an investigation. Böse pointed out
that the latter case applies especially in the case of
the so-called “failed states”, countries that no longer
possess the resources and structure to conduct a trial of this magnitude. In general, he characterized the
ICC as a “means of last resort”.
After the end of the lecturer’s presentation, discussion quickly moved to pressing questions that the
judges, defenders and prosecutors of this year’s BI-
MUN/SINUB conference will have to address throughout the course of their trials. Especially the fact that
there still is no universal definition of terrorism in
The International Criminal Court (ICC) was opened
today with a presentation by Professor Dr. Böse of
the University of Bonn, expert on European and International Criminal Law, who gave the participants a
broad overview on the history and some of the basic
principles of the institution they represent. According to Böse, the institution of the ICC is the direct
result of past experiences of state officials evading
legal prosecution. Since previous trials bringing war
criminals to justice have been faced with allegations
of “victor’s justice”, the establishment of a permanent criminal court to take over such cases can be
considered to be a step towards a universally accepted and legitimized legal institution.
The core competences of the ICC are cases of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. For
such crimes to fall under the court’s jurisdiction,
however, certain other conditions need to be fulfilled. One of the basic principles of the ICC as an
institution of international law is complementary action. Only if a state is either unwilling or unable to
fully investigate cases of war crimes on its own does
the ICC take over an investigation. Böse pointed out
that the latter case applies especially in the case of
the so-called “failed states”, countries that no longer
possess the resources and structure to conduct a trial of this magnitude. In general, he characterized the
ICC as a “means of last resort”.
International Media
What is Iran up to?
By Sarah Duschka
Since the report from the IAEA earlier this month,
the world finally knows that the Islamist terror regime of Ahmadinejad is in possession of the technology to build an atomic bomb. The US and our Israeli
friends in the Middle East are worried by these news
and won’t tolerate the completion of any bomb. The
promising Republican candidate Rick Perry (Texas)
running for 2012 presidential elections stated that
with him as president, there will be no more nuclear
threat from Iran, favoring direct military engagement.
The nuclear bombs in mind, the world now becomes
witness of strange Iranian behaviour on the world oil
market. As one of the worlds’ major oil exporting
countries, Iran has been buying oil on the world market, after world oil prices soared down. Surely the
Iranians have manipulated the oil market. Does this
mean that they have found new ways to finance terror?
Are they planning on launching an attack on Israel?
We can’t wait for presidential elections and a real
government change. The talk-shop policy of Obama
has not only been little rewarding and unsuccessful, it is becoming a real threat to our nation.
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A Stick in the Mud and Co2 in the Sky
By Jefferson Covey
United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)
went into heated discussion and delegation in regards to the alleged Co2 problem in the atmosphere
and Carbon Sequestration. The debate of whether excess Co2 in the environment contributes to Climate
Change was not discussed amongst the countries,
but instead ideas towards the solution of the Co2
problem were discussed. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) defines Carbon Sequestration as ‘the process of removing carbon from the atmosphere and depositing it in
a reservoir’.
The method of removing Co2 from the atmosphere
can be either a natural or anthropogenic procedure.
Natural in letting the environment absorb Co2 within
the ecosystem or, by the intervention of man by capturing it before it even reaches the atmosphere. The
man made processes involve capturing carbon from
industries and depositing it into man made storage
facilities. The process of capturing carbon has been
described as ‘Carbon Capture and Storage’ (CCS).
The delegates present during the meeting discussed
various problems with CCS due to the fact that the
technology necessary for such endeavors are not
readily available and would be very expensive to develop. The financial potential and technological potential of the countries present were not identical
and many delegates argued over the general possibility of CCS within their countries.
There were many strong opinions and a general split
in ideas between developed and developing countries represented. Developing countries reminded
developed countries of supporting them financial
and technologically for the betterment of everyone,
whereas developed countries felt more inclined to
only lending out assistance if they would benefit
from helping.
Although the Co2 problem is threatening the environment daily due to industries, automobiles and many
more sources of excess Carbon in the atmosphere,
not many steps were taken forward by the UNEP. Instead it would appear more sticks were thrown into
the mud, and the issue of climate change will not be
changing anytime soon.
Le droit à internet : un nouveau droit fondamental ?
Mathilde Buches
L’UNESCO s’est réuni aujourd’hui autour de la question
du droit à l’accès à internet. Nouvel outil d’hégémonie
culturelle, internet ne doit pas être réservé au petit
nombre de pays développés. Les premières problématiques sont vite exprimées par les diverses délégations : protection de la vie privée, respect de la
propriété intellectuelle, oui mais à quel prix ? comment trouver l’équilibre entre anarchie et censure ?
La délégation chinoise se veut ferme : « Le droit
d’accès à internet doit être en règle avec la constitution chinoise, ainsi l’accès doit être contrôlé pour assurer la sécurité des citoyens. Nous devons protéger
nos citoyens, en guidant l’opinion et en bloquant les
informations allant à l’encontre de nos principes constitutionnels. » Le délégué de l’argentine (s’)interroge
: « Peut-on accepter de mettre en place un filtrage de
données si le but du comité est de mettre en place
un droit à internet universel ? » Les USA répondent
par l’affirmative : « il ne faut pas laisser internet nous
instruire sur comment fabriquer une bombe ou comment pirater un site internet, par contre il ne faut pas
employer le filtrage de blogs politiques ou de journaux d’opposition. » Aucun filtrage ayant rapport aux
libertés des citoyens, donc. L’Arabie saoudite fait remarquer sèchement : « Dans une société digitale, on
retrouve les mêmes problèmes que dans société rée-
lle ! Par ailleurs, internet ne peut pas devenir un droit
fondamental, puisqu’il est en constante évolution. »
Sur ce, une motion non modérée est votée : les délégations de tous les pays représentés se réunissent
en petits groupes. Le but : élaborer une loi qui permettrait au citoyen du monde entier d’avoir un accès
à internet. Un ? Lequel ? La délégation des Etats Unis
et de la France prône l’accès à internet comme droit
fondamental : « La mondialisation passe aujourd’hui
forcément par internet, il faut donc inclure au plus
vite les pays du Sud ». « Comme on est en temps
de crise, si on d’adopte la loi, il faudra aller puiser dans les fonds privés, afin d’éviter d’accroire la
dette », explique la délégation du Royaume-Uni.
La France résume « on reste ferme pour un accès
à internet libre pour tous, mais le contenu pourra
être adaptable à chaque pays. Ce faisant, les clauses doivent rester les plus générales possibles. »
Voilà qui clos (provisoirement) ce premier jour de débat.
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Nourri, mais de façon inégale?
L’ECOSOC et la priorité de la sécurité de nourriture à l’égalité des sexes
Bastian Welte
Le comité ECOSOC a mis deux sujets au programme
pour cette semaine à la Conférence BIMUN/SINUB
2011 qui, sans doute, sont d’une importance énorme:
d’un part la sécurité de nourriture et l’égalité des
sexes d’autre part. Mais bien que le monde entier
soit concerné de tous les deux, la priorité selon les
délégués était évidente. 22 des nations présentes
ont voté pour un débat sur la lutte contre la famine
avant de discuter les progrès nécessaires au secteur
de l’égalité entre homme et femme. La raison de la
déléguée des Comores était aussi claire que populiste : « Personne ne meurt directement d’inégalité
des sexes, mais de famine. » Et c’est peut-être
ainsi que l’opinion de la plupart des nations est
représentée le mieux, sauf la Corée, les Etats-Unis,
l’Allemagne, la Suisse et la Fédération Russe, qui ont
voté différemment. D’où vient-elle, cette divergence ?
Sont-ils si loin de la réalité quotidienne de ce milliard
de gens qui souffrent de famine jour par jour, sontils trop développés pour avoir pitié des pauvres ?
Bien sûr que les pays en voie de développement sont le
plus proche du sujet et donc concernés le plus. Et les
pays émergents s’inquiètent, eux aussi. Les nations
industrielles, enfin, savent bien qu’elles ne sont pas en
danger direct, mais ça ne veut pas dire qu’elles ne se
sentent pas responsables – en effet les unes plus que
les autres. Peut-être que ça s’explique par l’histoire
particulière des pays. La France et le Royaume-Uni,
des anciennes puissances coloniales, peuvent se
sentir poussées par leur mauvaise conscience, autrement que les Etats-Unis ou la Suisse, qui n’ont jamais
possédé des colonies, ou que l’Allemagne qui a perdu ses colonies presque 50 ans plus tôt que ceux-là.
Est-ce un certain sentiment de responsabilité qui a
évoqué un tel résultat ? On ne peut que soupçonner.
Parfois, la solution n’est pas si simple. Au moins en
ce qui concerne les cinq ‘déviationnistes’. Leurs décisions ne veulent pas dire que ces pays ne veuillent pas
diminuer la famine. Au contraire, pour eux, le sujet
a gagné de profondeur et de diversité : La Corée par
exemple raisonne son vote pour la priorité au sujet de
l’égalité avec sa situation particulière. Selon le quatrième report périodique du comité pour l’élimination
de la discrimination des femmes en 2007, la différence
entre les salaires des femmes et ceux des hommes y
est plus haute que dans tous les autres pays industriels. Bien que le gouvernement lutte pour une assimilation des salaires, les progrès sont encore petits. On
espère donc de forcer le sujet pendant la conférence
afin que ça pousse les propres efforts en avance.
La motivation des autres nations, par contre, était un
peu différente. Pour eux, supporter l’égalité des sexes
veut dire, en première place, lutter contre la famine.
La relation est évidente, si on suit l’argumentation de
la déléguée Suisse : « Si les femmes avaient le même
accès aux ressources importantes, elles produiraient
entre 20 et 30 pour cent plus de nourriture. » Elle y
renvoie à une étude actuelle de ONUAA (Organisation
des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture,
plus couramment: FAO). Il semble qu’il y aurait la
possibilité de résoudre les deux problèmes à la fois.
Donc il ne faut que la faire visible à tout le monde.
On peut garder l’espoir que cette conférence recouvrera les liens entre les sujets qui y sont à l’agenda.
En tout cas, pour le dire avec les mots de Nelson Mandela :« Seulement survivre ne suffit pas.» Ce qui manque en plus, c’est
l’éducation et l’égalité des chances en général.
China advocating Developing Countries
By Alexander Zimmermann and Peter Babnik
After the BIMUN/SINUB Conference 2011 has been
officially declared open by the Secretary General Nilab Alokuzay the delegates of the different countries
have had time to come together in their committees.
Topics like Food Security, Universal Access to
Health Care, Prevention and Response to Humanitarian Emergencies will be discussed. As the motto
of this year’s conference already displays the ur-
gent need to address these issues and find a way
to achieve a common solution. But what does this
mean? Food Security and Access to Health are human rights and should therefore be available to everyone. But when are these human rights achieved?
In 1996 the World Food Summit declared that “Food
security exists when all people, at all times, have
physical and economic access to sufficient, safe
and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs
and food preferences for an active and healthy life”.
China therefore wants to contribute to ensure the
success of this year´s conference. As the delegate
of China in the ECOSOC stated, China wants to combat the privatization of intellectual and technological
knowledge. Patents on certain seed types lead to an
increasing monopoly and with it to prices insecurity
in the food sector. Therefore China came to advocate
the developing countries’ positions and face the Ger-
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man; American, French and Great Britain monopoly position.
Also in the World Health Organisation (WHO) China opposes medicine patents held in the hands of
the pharmacy industry in the name of profit, because
it denies the people’s right to access of health care.
However, China also calls upon the industrialized countries in
the WHO to finally realize that in some countries the solution
lies in a better prevention system and not in pouring more
money into the health system in general. Nevertheless, China also stresses that immediate actions should take place in
order to come to a successful conclusion in this week. Unlike
China, France brought up the Idea of a Think-tank, claiming
that all the tools needed to finally combat these problems already exist. If this is true, why is there a need to discuss issues like “Univesal Access to Heath Care” at the WHO anyway?
Photo by: Alexander Zimmermann
People die from hunger, not from inequality
By Kalina Drenska
Although the discrimination at work is one of the
world’s top issues nowadays, the threat of death
from hunger is a real one. We are more than 7 billion people on the Earth by the moment, which
means that the food issue we are already facing,
will become even more important with the time.
Bearing in mind this fact, the honorable delegates
from the BIMUN/SINUB Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) decided to discuss the food security first rather than promoting equality at work.
The committee is separated mainly in countries
which need humanitarian food aid, such as these
from the African Horn or Latin America, and such,
which are already donating in the famine hot
spots, for example China and Japan. However,
both of the groups are wishing to establish international dialogue in order to find a proper solution.
The delegation of France asked directly one of the
most important questions: how exactly the African
countries, facing food issues, want to be helped,
what is the right way to do it and what are their visions for the change? The main points mentioned
were improving the agricultural sector, as well as
the prevention of natural disasters, since they are
mainly causing food problems in the region. Russian Federation and Ghana pointed out the importance of gender inequality when discussing the top-
ic. According to them, if women were more involved
in the agricultural sector, their significant workforce would have brought improvement in the area.
People’s Daily discovered that countries, such as
South Korea, Japan and Italy, are already working together on their first working paper. The main issues
tackled will be: co-operation with local NGO’s. They
also stress the importance of agricultural development and the measures needed in order to achieve it:
investing in technology and science and establishing
right of property. The fair distribution of food is also
taken in consideration, bearing in mind the fact that
there is enough food produced worldwide but it just
not shared out in the right way. Further more, the cooperators are willing to stabilize the food prices and to
establish or support special programs, which should
provide food security, especially for the children.
According to the Chinese representative in ECOSOC,
our beloved Republic’s next step in order to establish world without famine will be to invest even
more in the Sub-Saharan because we are taking in
consideration the huge potential of the region. He
also pointed out that we should involve more women
in the agricultural sector. China’s delegate also expressed his satisfaction of the improvement the Republic has already done and didn’t forget to mention
that we have transferred from dependent to donor
of the World Food Program just in 30 years, which
is an excellent example for the rest of the world.
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Day 1 Security Council: Bieber Scare
By Jordan Hattar
For most of the morning the Security Council (SC)
took part in a mock debate crisis. The crisis was that
thousands of annoying Justin Bieber clones are taking over the world and that they are a security threat
to the world. To resolve this crisis the SC must eliminate the Bieber clones, given that all collateral damage is acceptable in order to solve this crisis.
During the debate on the Bieber crisis the United
States stated, “We the U.S. suggest to lock up all Bieber clones in Alcatraz and then boom, boom!” Boom,
boom in this context meant that the clones would be
finished with. It is ironic that the U.S. used the phrase
“boom, boom” because they often use this “boom,
boom” phenomenon in their military operations. In
the end a resolution called, “Boom, boom” passed.
This resolution includes kidnapping Selena Gomez
and holding her hostage in Antarctica. This will then
lure Justin Bieber to Antarctica in hope for rescuing
Gomez. Once Bieber goes to Antarctica, it is likely
that all Bieber clones will follow him. As stated in
the resolution, once Bieber and his clones are in Antarctica, the international community plans to sink
Antarctica, thus eliminating all Bieber clones that are
threatening the world.
As for the actual clone problem, it seems that some
parts of the world have not seen these Bieber clones.
Egypt stated,” We do not know of a person by the
name of Justin Bieber. Egypt would like to know why
this Bieber guy is a security threat.” In a later interview with the delegate from Egypt, Egypt said,” Tahrir
square has not seen any Bieber clones. Therefore, we
do not see why this is a global issue.” However, Egypt
said they will investigate for possible Bieber spies in
Tahrir Square. In conclusion, it is important to note
that some experts claim that this “Bieber scare” is not
a real threat. Rather, this Bieber scare is a mere strategic tactic by the U.S. in order to diverge attention
away from their questionable agenda.
A Green Tomorrow?
By Corey Rose
Eager anticipation filled the air as delegates flowed
into the committee room. Some envois whispered
in susurrus tones while others diligently reviewed
their arguments, preparing themselves to represent
their countries on the United Nations Environment
Program (UNEP) committee. Chair of the committee
started the session in a lighthearted manner stating
“The Green Message of the Day”; a PS3 needs fifteen
times more energy than a normal DVD-player, so use
a DVD-player to watch movies. After the preliminary
jovialities and formalities, however, the committee
discussions were quickly underway. Concentrating on the themes of Carbon Capture and Storage
(CCS), global warming, and technology development
funds, delegates indicated their views and ideas on
how to both protect the environment and satisfy
their respected country’s needs at the same time.
While every delegate is willing to say that
the environment should be protected, the manners
in which these protective measures are implemented vary from country to country. Iran for example,
is seeking nuclear energy as a means to lower the
country’s carbon footprint. According to the Iranian
delegate, these efforts are being thwarted due to
fears that Iran may eventually use the fissile material to manufacture nuclear weapons. The Iranian
delegate insinuated that these fears are unwarranted and are in turn preventing Iran from effectively
assisting in the prevention of global warming and
decreasing the country’s overall carbon footprint.
Nuclear energy did not appear to be the big
topic going through the committee however. Instead,
the focus was given to CCS technologies, as well as
the willingness of developed countries to provide
aid to developing countries. Italy is of the viewpoint
that CCS should be made available worldwide and
aid should be provided to facilitate CCS technologies research. The delegate from the Republic of
Congo, as well as the representative from Pakistan
also agreed that financial support should be given
to developing countries, and these countries themselves are in need of aid to boost their own green
programs. Some tensions may rise concerning this
topic however, due to some developed nations’ unwillingness to provide support. It is rumored that
while the United States said that support would be
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provided to developing countries, the actualization
of this aid may never occur. Furthermore, allegations suggest that Tunisia’s unwillingness to accept
support from developed nations is undermining
not only Tunisia’s self-interest, but also the interest of other developing countries who desire aid.
Debate also swirled around the committee involving the notion that a central framework
should be created to govern CCS technologies. The
United States and the Russian Federation argue that
a central framework would infringe on a country’s
sovereignty and that they would not be willing to
take part in a centralized framework. Japan’s coun-
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ter argument states that a framework would simply
be in place to prevent misuse of CCS technologies.
It appears that even though every country
agrees the environment needs protection, it is not
as simple as making sure one’s trash is separated
into the proper containers. Expect heated debate
involving not only how a country should go about
becoming greener, but also whether aid needs to
be given to countries who simply cannot afford to
invest in green technologies. The future of many
relies on the voices of few, one can only hope that
the few are able to debate aptly and choose wisely.
Coordination of Energy Policies
to meet Europe targets
Loosing energy whilst talking about saving energy!
By Amanda Vega and Aitana Netzband
Facing the economic situation the Germans still want
to waste our money.
Today the Council of the European Union debated
and discussed the topic of the use of renewable and
nuclear energy. The discussion also included how to
handle the resulting problems. Even though the European countries are supposedly under one union, the
nations seem to be on opposite sides when it comes
to the issue of using nuclear power.
precedence over long term investments in renewable
energy sources. Furthermore the European Union will
gain independence from Russia. As long as the Union
is receiving gas and oil from the east they can never
be truly free in their energy policies.
Of course, the eco-freaks of Germany want to flush
an abundance of European money into wind turbines
and solar panels.
Even though Austria seeks to break free from Russia
and its resources, they are fighting alongside Germany for renewable energy.
“Up with biomass, down with oil!”
“There are more accidents by plane than there
are on nuclear power plants.”
France clearly states the benefits of nuclear energy,
because it is the safest and least expensive form of
energy. France made the comment: “There are more
accidents by plane than there are on nuclear power
plants.”
Nuclear power usage is also supported by the United Kingdom. The economic situation of today takes
Biomass, energy gained from biological living and recently living organisms, including tree stumps, plant
matter, and cow shit, is the type of energy the Irish
prefer to use. Denmark also wishes to increase the
use of biomass, however, it is not widely accepted by
the general population.
As the conference progresses, we looking forward to
see more heated and emotional debates.
Chatterbox
+++There are rumours circulating that China wants to
invade the European Union to gain territory and political
power. China plans on completing this mission by surrounding the EU-Headquarters and taking hostages.+++
+++ Today in the European Union Council, it was reported, that the delegate from France compared the dangers
of nuclear power plants to the dangers of flying but the
delegate forgets that Air France has the highest casualty
rate.+++
+++Germany must be getting sick. Even though the topic
was inherently important to the German nation, the delegate did not participate much for fear of damaging their
voice.+++
+++Despite the falling values of the Euro the Delegates
from Greece and Slovakia proposed to have Mondays off
to have time to recover from post-alcoholic depression.+++
+++Allegedly, the Security Council is a bit confused, sources say, that it is acting more like the Peace Council. Instead
of dealing with the atomic bomb issue, they wish to throw
flowers to gain peace for human rights.+++
+++It is to be noted that all claims and statements are not
to be taken ass proof or evidence against the concerning
delegates/nations.+++
The BIMUN Delegate
Tuesday, 29.11.2011
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International Lounge
By Amanda Vega
Delegates were invited to join and gather at this
year’s BIMUN/SINUB e.V International Lounge. Here,
participants were encourage to share not only about
the committees they will be on, but also share more
about themselves and their own culture. As Teresa,
a delegate for the CEU, gestures to the room, she
states, “It’s truly great to see so many people from
so many backgrounds and countries being together
like this.” This statement could not be truer. With delegates from over 30 countries, it was almost magical
to see everyone coming together on the eve of the
2011 conference.
There was an overall buzz amongst the delegates of
heighten excitement and anticipation. It seems as
though everyone is gearing up for the coming discussions and debates, but tonight “it’s really nice to
just get away for couple of hours before going back
to preparing opening statements and last minuet research,” says Luis, a delegate for Greece in Council of
the European Union. Could there be a better way to
gather such a diverse group of youths than to gather
over hot food and good music? Muhammad Sabir Makou, a delegate from Afghanistan says with a chuckle, “I like the music playing, but i am too shy to go
and dance.” He wears a special hat called a bakool to
share his culture with others, he wears a bakool only
on special occasions, and to him the BIMUN/SINUB
e.V is indeed a very special event. This will be his very
first MUN conference and says the he is “very excited
and also a little nervous for this new experience.” We
wish him all the best as he will be the representative
for Zambia in ECOSOC.
This year, there are a large number of the delegates
this year’s conference is either new to BIMUN/SINUB
e.V, or new to the whole MUN program. This shows
how the two organizations are ever more expanding. For Mathias, this is his first MUN and first BIMUN/SINUB e.V. He will be the representative for the
Congo, he found out about the MUN organization
through a co-worker of his who had been to past conferences. Mathias is just one example of many new
delegates. With all delegates, new and old, everyone
can agree that we are all heading to an exciting and
successful BIMUN/SINUB e.V.
Photo by: Sarah Duschka
WET WET WET in Cologne
By Aitana Netzband and Lea Gernemann
After people were working hard in the beautiful, warm and comfortable rooms of the Jugendherberge Venusberg, they were surprised
by the rainy clima outside the closed doors.
The trip to Cologne allowed for some interesting conversations with delegates from all over
the world. None had been to Cologne before and
some had in fact never even crossed their country’s borders. The differences between the various nations – cultural, political, even architectural
– ensured that everyone was soon deeply in conversation. One delegate from Azerbaijan was especially impressed by the well-organized public transport from Bonn to Cologne, noting that her home
town Baku lacks a similar quality of infrastructure.
Unfortunately, the organization of the trip was
washed away by the upcoming rain the moment the
group left the warm (and, more importantly) dry
Köln-Deutz train station. After enjoying the uncomfortable but beautiful cloudy skyline of Cologne and
using it as a background for cheesy tourist snapshots, we headed back over the Hohenzollernbrücke.
Some recognized beloved traditions of countries
they already visited: The Hohenzollernbrücke is
covered in an indefinite number of locks symbolizing the eternal love of all those couples
who decided to immortalize their relationship.
As soon as the crowd arrived in front of Cologne Cathedral, some of the delegates displayed their different understanding of concepts like organization. The
group dissolved at an impressive speed. Some were
so enthusiastic that they entered the cathedral on
their own in search of shelter from the relentless cold.
The BIMUN Delegate
Tuesday, 29.11.2011
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BON(N) VOYAGE!
By Kalina Drenska
Going out of the Youth Hostel, waiting for almost
an hour until the bus comes – yes, public transport is not perfect even in Germany. The destination – Bonn Hauptbahnhof where the BIMUN/SINUB
Bonn city tour starts from (try to pronounce Hauptbahnhof – it sounds like the name of a weapon for
mass destruction. Actually it means main station).
Bonn is the former capital of Germany – small city,
great spirit (add every other nice and polite cliché
from the tourist guides you can think of – it will describe the city properly)! Rhine crosses it and the
view over the river side is just breathtakingly amazing and amazingly beautiful. Here is also the birth
place of one of the world’s most famous and most
deaf compositors – Beethoven. It is absolutely man-
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datory to see his monument placed on Münsterplatz.
The UN seems to be well represented in Bonn – here
is a building called Langer Eugen, where you can
find the UN campus and it is unfortunately an international territory. When you go through the Christmas market, you might not get out of there sober:
Glühwein and beer were delegates’ top choices.
BIMUN/SINUB paparazzi team saw that some delegates were making food fight in the middle of Bonn.
Seriously? When the world suffers from hunger and is
facing the famine issue? This is completely out of order and we appeal to the delegates to remember that
they are here in order to improve the world and to make
it a better place, instead of wasting it natural goods!
All and all – visiting Bonn is worthy. Especially when being with people from BIMUN/SINUB.
Just catch the bus 600 and have a great time.
Morning: 5°C
Afternoon: 9°C
Evening: 8°C
Night:
8°C