the kiitmun bulletin '14 (day 3)

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THE KIITMUN BULLETIN

The Newsletter of KIIT International MUN

Volume 2, Issue 3 Bhubaneswar|9 Pages 19th October, 2014

UNGA-DISEC UNGA-DISEC -Page 1

UNGA-SPECPOL

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UN WOMEN -Page 3

WTO -Page 4

WHO -Page 5

UNDP -Page 6

UNHRC -Page 7

UNGA-SOCHUM

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UNSC -Page 9

IAEA -Page 9

DAY 3 @ DISEC ~Aayus Mohapatra An update stated that ICRC reported grave violations of Human Rights in the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay which was decommissioned and was supposed get shut by 2010 according to the American President’s promise. Reportedly, Checheyan separatists had attacked a Russian base of South Ossetia according to Local Russian News. Soon, a handful of motions were proposed but an unmoderated caucus was passed. In a moderated caucus that followed, the delegate of Sri Lanka sought for the amendment of SOFAs for the greater good. Meanwhile, Kazakhstan went against FMBs as they lead to the displacement of local communities. The delegate of Malaysia plead for the permanent closure of Guantanamo Bay when India mentioned that the number of FMBs are important and that USA possesses a lot of FMBs which violate human rights. Grenada stated that they would support absolutely any policy that aims for peace. Then, in the presence of the Editor-in-Chief, a press conference commenced. The delegate of USA, because of her immense activeness and statements, had to face a lot of questions from the International Press members and they were successful in stumping her down. The delegate of DPRK was also targeted because of his rave comments on the US and because he wanted to bombard the White House. Israel also accepted his faults regarding his statements. Post the press conference, the Delegate of France stated that everyone’s point was taken into consideration. The delegate of the United States said that SOFAs won’t solve all the problems and that all the delegates must look forward to a healthy debate. Iran clarified that they weren’t questioning other nations, instead they were seeking answers. The delegate of India abstained from being the signatory in the draft resolution. In the first clause, questions about covert operations were raised. Finally, USA clarified why Guantanamo Bay wasn’t closed, and that was due to internal security

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WITH THE CHAIR OF UNGA-DISEC ~Avinandan Dey IP: Sir, your views on the agenda? Chair: Since 1967, the topic of destabilization of Foreign Military Bases has never been discussed in the UN. Perhaps, that’s because influence of powerful nations on the body. Well I personally feel FMBs have a lot of negative impacts and it is of paramount importance to speak about it. IP: Can you please elaborate? Chair: The world is based on bilateral relation status of forces agreement. To be very honest I, feel that it’s wrong that US Army can’t be prosecuted in Afghanistan, even in case of an offence. Afghanistan should have judicial right on US Army on their land. IP: Sir, what do you feel about your council? Chair: A lot of delegates are making things up and they lack research on the agenda. I am hopeful they will do better the next session and will come up with fruitful debate. IP: Sir, what drives you towards MUNing? Chair: MUNs have given me so much, a lot to grow up as a person. I have been a positive person, and have also given me knowledge and analysis power. And I am obligated to share my knowledge with the delegates. IP: Over 63+ MUNs, so what is that like? Chair: MUNs are a part of me. My friends call me “pseudo-lawyer” because I have learnt abundant from MUNs and diplomatic topics. Next year, I am attending an International MUN in Rome and I hope my experience will come to play that time. IP: Can we expect you next year, as well? Chair: Yes obviously, if the Organization Committee or the University pays my fare, and gives me a better council (with a laugh).

UNGA-SPECPOL

19th October, 2014 3rd Edition

AU REVOIR UNTIL NEXT YEAR! ~B. N. Sai Jagadish

Day 3 of UNGA SPECPOL was just the making of the Draft resolutions to State Sponsored Terrorism and the discussions involved in it. There were only two blocks. One was the neutral block and the second one included, ironically both India and Pakistan! The council entered an unmoderated caucus. The delegate of Russian Federation was observes switching blocks, first in the Indian block, and then to the neutral one. “A rolling stone gathers no moss”, they say. Bolivia was not very confident of their own draft resolution and was heard saying, "Our resolution will not even pass". The IP also interviewed the delegates of Poland who were sitting. Well, they believed that their work was over when they had suggested solutions and did not feel it necessary to be a part of the impractical and hopeless discussion.

On the third session, Fiji came a lot forward and gave many statements but the point was got carried away and he started abusing the UN and ordered it to do something.

The fourth session saw the Delegate of Bhutan breaking norms by sending his WiFi hotspot to the Delegate of France, along with a chit asking him whether he wanted to use the internet. France can soon expect a Bhutanese Internet Service Provider. The ending session began with the discussion of the draft resolution. The sponsors explained and many amendment letters came flooding the chair. The delegate of Switzerland sent one but forgot to mention the subject that needed to be amended according to him. The discussion carried on.

So finally with 3 days of suited graduates and undergraduates, chit-passing, unguarded cross-talks and of course a heated discussion, the KIIT International MUN 2014’s purpose was successfully accomplished.

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UN WOMEN

ALL WOMEN PARTY RULE

THE COUNCIL ~Roshni Saha Day 3 of UN WOMEN started off with paper work on the Working Paper 903. With the delegate of Bangladesh and Vietnam opening the session, a “question-answer” session took place with one question each for delegates to idealize their opinions. Each point was illustrated, which included security, confidentiality with the customers, and health check up making the mandate crystal clear. The day finally brought in solutions to the problems faced by the prostitutes of different native places. With the working paper being passed allies were again formed with Netherlands leading one and the delegate of Bangladesh along with Vietnam leading the other. The delegate of Netherlands showed a “small” amount of displeasure on her fellow ally members because of the success of the Working Paper 903 lead by the team of Bangladesh. There were several propositions recommended among which most of them were declined. With two working paper being passed, the council decided to make an effort for summing up the resolutions into one and thus the end of session showed the combinational solution of the resolutions authored by Netherland and Bangladesh. The council was finally dismissed on a good note bidding goodbye to each other with promises of “see you soon” in KIIT International MUN 2014.

A GLIMPSE OF THE DIRECTOR ~Sidhima Swetambari Sidhima Swetambari interviews Somabha Bandopadhay, the Director of UN Women. SS: What makes you feel excited about MUN? Any special interests SB: Well I love talking a lot. I started MUNing when I was in class 8th. I am very much interested in international politics and law so MUNs are a way by which I come to know what’s happening around the world and debate on things which great leaders do and we come out with resolution. It is a good way to start a career. SS: What has been your best and worst moment in MUN? SB: My best moment was when I did my very first national MUN and got the best delegate award. And worst was the on-going crisis committee which had no prior agenda on what to say and speak. But it was fun. Well too much of pressure is too much fun. SS: Who according to you is the best speaker in the council? SB: Somalia, Bangladesh and Netherland. SS: In one word, what was your reaction when you got this council? SB: YES..!! Once again SS: Were you interested in being a part of any other council? SB: UNHRC, but I am loving this. SS: If you were given a chance to change the agenda, what agenda would you choose for UN Women and why? SB: Nice question, Ahhhh…..! Protection of surrogate mothers and their children. SS: What did you learnt from the delegate in these 3 days you spent at KIIT International MUN? SB: They are very enthusiastic about MUNs. Some of them have done a good research, not outstanding but nonetheless a good one. SS: If given a chance, what would you like to be a delegate, a reporter, OC or remain in the EBs? SB: I think being a delegate is fun, being in the EB is a job of adventure and lots of patience and being in OC is a lot of work. I won’t mind being anything as far as I am in an MUN.

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WTO


RESOLUTIONS PASSED ~Swarnali Saha The assembly decided to find a unanimous solution to the problems of the council. Morocco's economy was affected extremely due to foreign policies and Morocco under no circumstances wanted permanent licensing. Morocco urged all the African nations to accept help from P5 to develop their nation. While Sudan stated that they wanted development in their country and that would only be possible if trade occurred and other super nations invested in them. Finally Resolutions were passed by the countries. It was decided that "publication of the requisite standards of each member nation should be done after a deliberation among the members nations” and to “increase the transparency on the decisions regarding the quality level of the product". USA seemed to be more interested in advertisement of the products of the pharmaceutical industries under a brand name. USA and UK also mentioned that pharmaceutical advertisement is lacking in a few countries. To this, Uganda said that developing and underdeveloped countries do not have the funds for advertisements and USA was questioned "what is more important to their country, putting up hoardings for the medicines or bringing the medicines to the patients”. USA replied saying that advertisements would help the patients decide which medicines they required and without advertisement this was not possible. Another clause which appealed to the member nations was "Direct rationalized trade; sanctions should be employed, exempting pharmaceutical goods, which are designed to penalize directly those countries who are responsible for violating world peace." Toward the end of the session, the resolutions were taken into account, and serious consideration was made to forward them to the UN.

TÊTE-À-TÊTE WITH THE DELEGATE OF THE UK

~Ekasmeeta Biswal Ekasmeeta Biswal interviews Shuvzit Behra, the delegate of the UK. EB: In your speech, you said that our council is more likely to become HRC than WTO. SB: Well, in this council people are speaking about human rights. But the main aspect of our council is to focus and think as a business man who wants that the trade to flourish. EB: Why are you in support of the delegate of Ireland? SB: Because I am probably open for solutions and good trade relations with them. EB: Well, who according to you is the best speaker in this council? SB: Actually, I m confused. May be USA because he has got a good point of view, or it may be Ireland because her talks make more sense compared to others. EB: What is your best moment in this MUN? SB: I really liked it when the US delegate claimed that his country is a monopoly in pharmaceutical goods. That was really funny, the delegate himself accepted that. EB: Any delegate you would like to date? SB: India, well she is pretty and sweet. EB: What motivates you personally into MUNing? SB: Motives (laughs), well MUN is like food, fun and friends. The debates in the forenoon, and the fun at night (blushes).

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WHO


WHO-THIRD DAY ~Rohan Kar After two days of productive discussion and healthy debate, the third and final day of the council of the World Health Organization eventually came to commencement at the concluding day of KIIT International MUN 2014. The delegates seemed to carry on from where they left as each of them possessed a solemn look and seemed to emanate an aura of professionalism. The first session went underway with the delegates breaking into an unmoderated caucus in order to furnish the Executive Board with two Working Papers. After about 45 minutes of sound discussion the delegates, primarily divided on whether to administer untested vaccinations or not, submitted two Working papers to the Chairpersons. A session of healthy debate soon followed as the sponsors were instructed to read out the clauses of their respective papers. The delegates continued sharing their opinions and discussing each point of the paper in minute details as the council soon came to an end. The second session began with the delegates working sincerely and putting much thought into preparing the draft resolution paper as they were asked to do so by the Executive Board. As soon as the paper was submitted the sponsors were asked by the Chairpersons to read out all the clauses chronologically with the objective of getting a healthy discussion on the paper. This objective was successfully attained as each and every delegate participated in the discussion and shared with the council their precious discussions which consequently filled the council with an atmosphere of enlightened thoughts. This was followed by the delegates voting on the paper. This marked the end of the formal session and the council transcended into a feedback session which served the purpose of reminding everyone the ethereal journey that had been provided to them by KIIT International MUN 2014 in the short span of three memorable days.

RENDEZVOUS WITH THE VICE-CHAIRPERSON

~Ankita Panda Ankita Panda interviews the Vice chair of the World Health Organisation, Ms. Dina Amirova. AP: Being the Vice-Chair of WHO, what according to you are the adequate steps that should be taken to prevent the deadly Ebola virus from spreading? DA: I think we need all countries to be together, to be stronger and be a powerful system; they should be supportive and cooperative enough to fight back and save the people of their own country. AP: What do you think about the strategies that should be followed by different countries to curb EVD? DA: I personally think that the African countries must have support and assessment from European countries and backup from more developed countries. The strategy is to have medical facilities, medical support, vaccinations and constant tests on vaccinations must be conducted so as to find the cure for the deadly virus. AP: What is your opinion regarding USA refusing to refund and help Sierra Leone? DA: I think USA should help. It must help so as to save people from the havoc caused by the virus. It should provide more medical facilities and provide adequate support and backup to the affected country. AP: Who according to you is the best delegate in the council? DA: I think the Delegate of Canada is the best speaker in the committee. AP: Which has been your best moment in the committee till now? DA: My favourite moment till now in the committee has been the motion of entertainment. AP: What motivates you personally to MUNing? DA: I personally think in MUNs we find great opportunities as well as we meet new people and socialize more and be more open minded. AP: What would be your message to the others reading it? DA: My message to each one reading this is “Let’s make our world better together”.

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UNDP


DUSK OF KIIT MUN ‘14, DAWN OF UNDP ~Charu Priya Kiran The delegates came prepared with great enthusiasm on the concluding day of the event. The delegates of UK, Russia, France and Algeria proposed motions but they lacked majority and therefore they couldn't be passed. "It is disturbing for the Executive Board that the motion fails all the time, revealing that delegates are not interested in discussing any topic”, the Vice-Chairperson was quoted as saying. The motion proposed by Sri Lanka succeeded by one vote. The topic was "Diseases like Ebola under MDG 6 and their effects on development and economy with practical solutions." Delegates of Nigeria accused the delegates of Sierra Leone of not having done their homework because they asked about the MDG which already had been accomplished by a country. The delegates of USA and Uganda faced criticism during the press conference where they were unable to answer the press, while the Delegates of China had a nice time. In the second half, all delegates were given a last warning to maintain decorum otherwise they would be debarred from the committee. Sri Lanka strongly believed in the ideologies of Gandhi and Teresa, as mentioned in the draft resolution. The delegate of Sri Lanka said that the President, Mr. Mahinda Rajpakshe, had opened all his diplomatic channels to prevent countries from starting World War 3. Russia quoted President Putin by saying that the present situation of the world called for unification and that all kind of help to fight Ebola, would be provided to anyone who asked for it. Sierra Leone said that they were capable enough to fight back with the help of their allies like China and Russia. She was quoted saying, “We are peace loving countries. If USA loves their citizens, we even love our precious stones".

LAST DAY, SO SAD!!! ~Ruchismita Dash (Wipes tears!) The last day at the UNDP council was what could be described as awesome. It was the typical ‘fun session’ which everyone wished to have. Honestly, when the session started in the morning, it was quite boring. The Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson looked even more dashing than they already were, in Indian formals and most of the delegates were also in informal outfits. The delegates were passing motions and as usual, many of them failed and some got passed as well. The delegate of Sierra Leone was spotted to be chatting on her phone. In the middle of a formal session, the delegates of Somalia were grabbing chips from each other while the other delegates were speaking. The council seemed to be very inspired by the recent Hrithik Roshan movie, ‘Bang bang’ because, every five minutes one could actually hear bangs, as chairs toppled over all the time! The delegate of Norway was busy clicking pictures with the delegates of Somalia. They all mysteriously disappeared in the second session which was held after the lunch break. The Council experienced a crisis too, when Vice Chairperson broke the hearts of his female fans with his confession that he was mesmerized by the Editor of the International Press of the Council. The formal session was dismissed early and transformed into an informal one in which all the members of the council introduced themselves. Some delegates opened up about their crushes in the council. The council ended when everyone had to assemble for the valedictory ceremony.

RENDEZVOUS WITH USA ~Shrivalli Ghosh IP: Is this your first MUN? How do you feel while MUNing? USA: No. This was my 5th MUN. It feels great to discuss the foreign policies, engage in political debates and yet be diplomatic enough as to ally with as many countries you can and make them go against their own foreign policies. You always tend to get an adrenaline rush. IP: Who is the best speaker according to you in the council? USA: Delegation of China and United Kingdom. IP: Who would you like to go on a date with? USA: Delegate of Germany. IP: Best/Worst part of MUN? USA: Well the best part of any MUN is the experience you gain out of it. You're always learning and that's something more than the trophies or cheques. And the worst part is that, you know it'll be over in the next two days. Well you wouldn't be meeting your short term crush any time soon. IP: Any message for MUNers you would like to convey? USA: Keep Calm and MUN on. Just enjoy it guys. IP: Any plans of attending future MUNs? USA: Sure. Will be attending the IIMUN, Kolkata, Spring Fest at IIT-KGP, and many more.

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CHRIST! IS THERE A CRISIS?

~Charu Priya Kiran The council experienced a crisis when the Chairperson streamed into the room yelling, "Delegates we have a crisis!" The news was that Ebola had reached Asian countries including India, Malaysia etc. The delegate of China suggested the delegates of India to take preventive measures. She said that people who travel abroad very often should be more careful and fishermen must be banned from going to the seashore since they can pose a great threat to the surrounding countries. Another update was that, RAW and CIA confirmed that the virus was being spread by an unknown terrorist organisation, ‘Al-Mohadi-Iqtad’, hearing which, many delegates were astonished and raised many questions but the Executive Board said that it was a Secret Intelligence report and the root cause was still unknown. It could be either air, water or the work of terrorists. The delegates of Russia disclosed that if necessity arose, they would stop their business in Bangladesh and Iran. Delegates of Kenya said that being a South African country, they would fight Ebola through proper screening of people entering and leaving. At this time, the Chair announced a new update: "Few Chinese scientists like Dr. Huo Caixia, have made the antidote of this virus in a laboratory in France and the Russian Federation and Chinese Government have started investigating this situation. They have further estimated that the virus is spreading at a very high rate, approximately 8 persons in every 3 hours." The delegates of UK said that they were facing a lot of problems in trade at that point of time as they had restricted trade with few countries. USA targeted and prepared their WMA towards African and Asian nations and said, "We love our Citizens". The crisis was successfully solved in the end with a unanimous press release stating the steps to be taken by the countries to halt the spread of the EVD.

UNHRC A RAY OF HOPE, ATLAST

~Akankshya Mohanty, Lipsa Behera, Soham Bhattacharya, Subhasmita Das

The concluding day of UNHRC saw interesting improvement in the delegates. The atmosphere in HRC seemed light, unlike the two prior days which gave vibes of seriousness and staunch diplomacy. Miraculously, jokes were cracked and the long awaited peals of laughter finally echoed through the monotonous halls. The solitary walls witnessed the elixir of smiles and the placards swore higher. The working papers were presented and there was a great deal of commotion in the council. While most of the countries were accusing other countries’ working papers as ‘impractical’, ‘stupid’ and ‘illogical’, two draft resolutions were successfully presented. There were a lot of eye-narrowing accuses as well as forbidden glances in the council today. Those accused, retorted back successfully. The pressure was visible on many of the speeches. Hearing the term ‘refugees’ on repeat for the past two days, the delegate of Canada introduced himself as ‘The Refugee of Canada’. For cutting the roots of a problem, one needs to find out the reasons, solutions and implement them. Asylum seekers need immediate attention and protection. For this, stringent measures or resolutions need to be passed. USA, being much focused on their stand, again stressed today on the diplomatic assurance to the asylum seekers that they won't be prosecuted and unexpectedly, China called for financial assistance from the UN and promised of working closely with UNHCR. Though, still the doubt prevails of whether Pakistan can provide diplomatic assurances to asylum seekers or not? In all, majority of the motions were passed with a proper co-ordination of all the members. Today’s weather report seems be approaching dawn with high expectations of blinding sunshine. Some legitimate points were made today. Some of which were: “Facts and figures might help us to understand the depth of the situation, but nothing enlightens like the reality” – Delegate of Germany “If we cannot give them a dignified life, we should at least give them a decent life” – Delegate of Algeria Hereby, the UNHRC at KIIT International MUN 2014 comes to an end.

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CHIT-CHAT WITH THE DELEGATES ~Akankshya Mohanty, Soham Bhattacharya, Subhasmita Das IP: What is your country’s contribution towards the whole situation? NORTH KOREA: We are implementing efficient administration on the asylum prosecution councils of our country. The country has also decided to provide economic support so the asylum seekers and refugees so that they can gain financial stability. IP: What do you think should be done? Prevention or precaution? NORTH KOREA: It is obviously better to prevent but at the same time it is nearly impossible to do so. We are taking all necessary steps, like implementing proper laws, providing judicial and financial support. IP: Do you think such issues can be dealt with humanitarian grounds or rather we have to be a little practical? CHINA: The steps have to be a mix up of both. If we are not humane to the asylum seekers, how can this be solved? IP: There was a plot to eliminate asylum seekers before they crossed the US–CANADA border. Your comments? CANADA: It is totally a false allegation made against our country. We provided shelter to the refugees. The Canada is really an asylum friendly country. IP: Really? Ok next one, what measures are taken by your country to provide safety to the asylum seekers? CANADA: There are many donators in Canada who used to donate 300 million for providing refugees the shelter. The government of Canada also provides shelter to Palestine refugees.

UNGA-SOCHUM VIRUS IN SOCHUM CONTINUES ~Arpita Pradhan

As 2nd

day’s crisis wasn’t over yet, SOCHUM continued with it. The delegate of Italy was first to speak on and he urged Iran to check his database’s security and to be very aciculate with its media coverings. Where on the other hand, the delegate of Australia refused to accept the view of war, peace could never be a reality and everyone was expecting an explanation from Israel. The delegate of Pakistan believed that this had led to violation of laws, and that Israel was responsible for all the disputes. The most shocking report was by MI6 which stated that Israel was the culprit. But the delegate of Israel had a good excuse, according to him, every country had the Right of Self-Defence. He also said that virus could have just bounced off Israel or maybe U.K had planned it for just news coverage. By the analysis done by the delegate of USA, she thought that it was not an act of aggression; and that the matter should be investigated before starting the blame game.

Another report which came later stated that the virus had last been seen in the EEZ of Lebanon, 180 refugees were aboard the ship and their present condition was unknown as of then. Considering this, the delegate of Japan accused Israel and believed that there were other organisations helping them too. Russia, being a friendly country, said that they were ready to help the refugees and that the lives of the people had to be safeguarded. Israel couldn’t stand by being blamed and said that they could not be blamed as long as investigations didn’t rule out the involvement of any “teenage boy or hacker group”. Finally, countries started suggesting solutions. U.K suggested a rescue operation while India thought of increasing the awareness and identifying the hackers. India also suggested that Iran should cut off its servers and to set up an independent agency. The delegate of Singapore and China promised to provide technical and medical aid.

WALKING THE TALK WITH THE VICE-CHAIRPERSON

~Senjuti Mishra

Senjuti Mishra catches up with the Vice-Chairperson of UNGA-SOCHUM, Mr. Alif Hussain.

SM: What do you expect from this committee? AH: I had a lot of expectations from the committee. And truly the delegates are well researched, but they get very confused regarding their views. They are no way close to reaching solutions.

SM: What do you think about the council proceedings right now? AH: I find the council boring and out of track right now. The direction of discussion fluctuates so often that the council is directionless as of now.

SM: How does it feel to be in the Executive Board of such a large council? AH: It is really a great feeling to be the Vice-Chairperson of such a huge committee. There are very good delegates around here in this committee and every delegate should get a chance to speak which they are not getting. I really like the way the chits are being circulated in this committee.

SM: Any delegate bothering you so far? AH: Yes, the Delegate of Iraq. His pronunciation makes his speech less comprehendible and also his use of first person pronoun violates rules of the UN. Laziness is evident from the extremely slow speeches made by the delegate of France which is again irritating to some extent.

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UNSC


The Team Chief of the International Press: Siddhant Sadangi

Chief Editor: Rishal Raj Chief Photographer: Pratyush Subhasit Editors: Samrita Ghosh, Shalini Roy, Sayantani Chaudhuri, Oliva Das, Nandita Chakraborty, Shrivalli Ghosh,

Rahul Agrawal, Rohan Kar, Punyashlok Das, Tazeen Ahmad along with the reporters and photographers of the KIIT International MUN 2014 Press Corps.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, PROBLEMS SOLVED!!! ~Shivani

SCRATCHIN’ THE SURFACE ~Pragyan Rout

IAEA

The beginning of the third day saw grumpy faces of the council members at seven thirty in the morning, waiting for the President to arrive. The first session passed by in a whirlwind. The crisis was still on and yet to be resolved. The council was unable to reach any conclusion on any discussion and it was decided that breakfast was the only thing that would fuel their minds. After all, even a diplomat’s got to eat! After a series of mods and unmods, there still was no conclusion. But the President seemed to be in a hurry and left, leaving the council in the hands of the Vice-President. The pandemonium resumed but this time it was productive… sort of. Everyone was speaking, sometime all of them at once. But Iraq seemed to be following Elizabeth I Tudor’s footsteps, “I observe and remain silent”. A draft resolution was prepared, but went down the drain. After much discussion, another one was prepared. Not surprisingly, that was a lost

cause too. The council saw no reason to proceed and was adjourned. The actual agenda for UNSC of KIIT International MUN 2014 was ‘Implementation of aerospace security’, but this was changed to ‘Rise of Islamic terrorism’ by the Executive Board’s discretion. Then the crisis situation was introduced. In all these high powered topics, the council lost its point somewhere. Not that it wasn’t productive. It was productive, just not enough. It felt like the council just scratched the surface of the problem, it didn’t dig into it. The council was over but the party was still on. After adjournment, most of the council member stayed back for an informal crisis. Let’s just say, the number of wars that were declared were enough to wipe out the entire universe. Want to know what happened? You can’t. Because what happens in UNSC, stays in UNSC!

On the third day of the council, the resolutions for the first agenda were proposed. There were two resolutions; the first one had the Republic of India, Islamic republic of Iran and Republic of Pakistan as its sponsors, while the second one had the P5 nations and Italy as its sponsors. With the agreement of all the nations, the second resolution was successfully passed for the agenda "Universal ratification of waste". Then, the session ended up and a motion for tabling the debate was proposed on the agenda "Acceptable methods for nuclear waste disposal".

Safe disposal of nuclear waste is really a big threat to the world; the delegates in General Speakers’ List were suggesting methods which were practiced in their respective countries. The delegate of Portugal suggested reprocessing nuclear wastes which have a long half-life into elements having a shorter half-life and then disposing them in geological repositories. This suggestion was supported by the delegate of the United Kingdom and she added that there should be proper site selection and transportation facilities. The delegate of Japan, who had recently faced the nuclear hazard at Fukushima, came up with the suggestion to use chemical methods for disintegration of spent fuels into safe elements and give them to Universities, museums or use them for medical research.

In a moderated caucus on the topic "Acceptable methods for

nuclear waste disposal", China started with the harmful effects of nuclear waste. The delegate said that disposal in international waters is not a good practice and it should be banned as it harms the aquatic species and supported to the disposal in geological repositories. Slovakia opposed this by saying that geological repositories may contaminate ground water and we should look for other options. This was supported by Japan and he added that burial shall be an unnecessary economic burden. But then, the delegate of Zimbabwe said that since nuclear waste was not general waste, it should not be directly disposed off. It should be disposed in cement-cased drums lined with bitumen. This suggestion was supported by the delegate of Haiti. This was followed by UK's suggestion to use transmutation. UK also urged Russia to stop disposing nuclear waste in ice-beds. The delegate of UK also said that there were many possible ways of disposal like disposal in outer space, but they were not economic. So, the gist of the caucus was there are many ways to dispose the nuclear waste but none of them are perfect and without side effects.

The delegates, after an un-moderated caucus, decided to prepare a communiqué on the agenda. The authors were the delegates of India, Russia, USA and Iran. With agreement of all the nations, the communiqué was drafted and supported. The delegate of Iran appreciated the action plan and pointed its salient features. And with this the last day of the session ended with solutions of both agendas.

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