Sample Resolution Paper

(as borrowed from the Social and Humanitarian Blog)

We are providing a link fo the basic format of a resolution paper. Hopefully this will help you:

Format of Resolution Paper

Resolutions

When it comes down to it, each committee is responsible for coming up with resolutions which will hopefully solve the issues which they are discussing. Of course resolutions have a specific format and must be realistic in their scope. Here's a really good linkon the basic format of a resolution paper.

Resolution Paper

This is a sample UN resolution paper:

Sample Paper (doesn't actually have anything to do with our questions, but it's a good reference for what the UN is realistically capable of doing) - this website also has a ton of links to different UN resolutions

Format of Resolution Paper and Info for Topic 2

Some links & light background reading to be done to help you with Topic 2: : The Question of Rights of Foreign Journalists and Aid Workers

This is an example of the format for the resolution papers:

Sample Resolution

Example of a resolution pertaining to the topic (you should probably read this):

SECURITY COUNCIL CONDEMNS ATTACKS AGAINST JOURNALISTS IN CONFLICT SITUATIONS

Links that might prove to be helpful with this topic:

International Federation of Journalists

International Humanitarian Law


On a side note, to help you navigate this blog, anything pertaining to topic 2 will be labeled at the bottom 'Topic 2' thereby clicking this will bring you a list of all the posts for this topic. This will help you navigate your way through finding what you need opposed to having to read every post.


(Although this does not particularly relate to the topics, it's worth the watch)

United Nations Millennium Campaign: Goal 1-- End World Hunger

French aid worker seized in Chad

A French employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been abducted by armed men in eastern Chad, the organisation says.

The ICRC said it was temporarily suspending operations in the area.

It said its employee, Laurent Maurice, had been seized late on Monday in the village of Kawa, about 20km (12 miles) from the border with Sudan.

The humanitarian organisation said it had no idea who the attackers were or what their motive might be.

It called for the "rapid and unconditional release of its kidnapped staff member".

The French foreign ministry also called for Mr Maurice to be freed.

The aid worker, an agronomist, was in Kawa with five Chadian colleagues to evaluate the harvest, the ICRC said.

Attacks against non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are frequent in eastern Chad.

The region is home to hundreds of thousands of displaced people, including many made homeless by conflicts in Sudan's western Darfur region and the Central African Republic.

Another Frenchman working for the ICRC, Gauthier Lefevre, was abducted in Darfur on 22 October. He is still being held.

Source: BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8353417.stm

IFJ Condemns Government over Attack on Journalist in Tunisia

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today condemned the kidnap and assault of Slim Boukdhir, a freelance journalist and correspondent of Al Arabya newspaper in Tunisia, who was abducted by unidentified men on Wednesday evening in Tunis. The journalist, who was later dumped near a park stripped of his clothes by his attackers, sustained serious injuries.

"This is a shameless attack on a journalist who has shown great courage in denouncing the repressive regime in Tunisia," said Aidan White, IFJ General Secretary. "It is part of a shocking campaign targeting independent journalists and opponents of the government."

According to reports, Slim was attacked by four men, believed to be state security agents, shortly after his interview on the BBC World Service in which he was critical of President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali's victory in last Sunday presidential elections.

The IFJ accuses President Ben Ali of exposing independent journalists to mob violence following his statements after the poll, accusing Slim and what he described as a "tiny minority" of Tunisians of treason for working with foreign media organisations.

"The President's comments bear grave consequences for the country's democracy and independent media," added White. "They put journalists' safety at serious risk and intimidate alternative voice on the nation's affairs."

The Syndicat National des Journalistes Tunisiens (SNJT), an IFJ affiliate has been subjected to a government-inspired campaign of destabilisation after the leadership issued a press freedom report critical of the government in May and refused to endorse sitting President Ben Ali during the recent national elections.

Source: International Federation of Journalists, http://www.ifj.org/en/articles/ifj-condemns-government-over-attack-on-journalist-in-tunisia

Welcome to the Human Rights Counil

Hello future delegates:

My name is Robert Lees-Miller, and I will be your chair for the Human Rights Council in HSMUN 2010. A bit of history on me: I'm a Microbiology major in my second year at the UofA. I will now have been a part of HSMUN for 3 years, representing Nepal at the WHO in 2008, the chair of the ILO in 2009, and have been to conferences across North America and even in Europe.

My name is Janet Le, and I will be your Director for the Human Rights Council in HSMUN 2010. A bit of history on me: I am in my 4th year of Biological Sciences. I have lived in Ghana and traveled through the Middle East. My current ambition is to become fluent in Hebrew (Shalom!).

My name is Alan Shapiro, and I will be your Intervention Attache in HSMUN 2010. A bit of history on me: I am a Science Psychology major in my first year. This is also my third year with HSMUN and I will continue my tradition of bribing everyone and everything that moves.

The topics at hand will be the rights of people vis a vis transnational corporations and the rights of foreign journalists and aid workers.

Check back regularly for updates, or put us on your Google Reader!

Nestle to stop Mugabe Milk Deal

Swiss multinational Nestle says it will stop buying milk from a farm owned by the wife of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe.

Nestle said it had bought milk from farms including Grace Mugabe's Gushungo Dairy Estate to help the country as its dairy industry neared collapse.

The move comes after human rights activists had called for a boycott of Nestle products.

The farm was seized from its white owner under controversial land reforms.

Nestle said it had been buying milk directly from Gushongo after the local processer Dairy Board of Zimbabwe could no longer do so.

But Nestle said the DBZ was now able to resume its purchases from Gushungo estate and seven other farms, meaning the temporary arrangement was no longer necessary.

A Nestle spokesman clarified to the BBC that the company does not buy milk from the DBZ but from individual farms, which do not include Gushongo.

"In light of the recent controversy surrounding our relationship with the Gushungo Dairy Estate, we believe that this announcement reflects our long-term commitment to Zimbabwe while acknowledging the specific circumstances around these events," Nestle said in a statement.

West blamed

For many years Zimbabwe was a major food producer for neighbouring countries.

But the seizure of almost all white-owned commercial farms - with the stated aim of benefiting landless black Zimbabweans - has led to the collapse of the agriculture-based economy.

The country endured rampant inflation and critical food and fuel shortages.

President Mugabe, however, always blamed the collapse on Western sanctions including an aid freeze.

He said the land seizures were necessary because after years of colonial rule, much of the country's best land was owned by a small number of white farmers.

The economy has, however, stabilised in recent months since the former opposition joined a power-sharing government and the use of foreign currencies was legalised.

Mrs Mugabe is subject to international sanctions, along with her husband and dozens of other Zimbabwean officials.

But these cover travel to, and assets held in, the US, EU, Switzerland and other countries - they do not restrict trade, except arms sales.

Source:
BBC News