Wednesday 05 May 2010

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MILMUN 2010 MIGHT BE
YOUR FIRST MUN BUT WILL IT BE YOUR LAST?
Melania’s Story
YOU KNOW YOU’RE ADDICTED TO MODELS UN WHEN….
Melania Coletta started participating in Milmun in 2007 and
believe it or not she is still here
...You understand the pick-up lines related to parliamentary procedure.
today as full of energy as that
...You think they're witty.
first day four years ago. You will
...You've actually been really offended when someone didn't know what you were
find her with her camera around
talking about when you said "MUN."
the neck happily bouncing
...When deciding on colleges, the first question you ask is "do they have a MUN?"
around the building as she takes
...Suits are a part of your wardrobe... they just are.
pictures and insists on being
...You're tempted to use parliamentary procedure in everyday life.
called “The Boss”., everyone
...You've received a birthday card in the form of a resolution (this actually haploves this Italian born girl.
pened).
Why does she keep coming
...All of your friends are in MUN.
back year after year? The an..."Djibouti" isn't funny to you; they have a land mine problem, and that's no joke.
swer is simple: She’s a MUN
...Whenever you need volunteer hours for a class or activity, you ask, "does Model
Addict. She has joined many
UN count?"
help
support groups to cure this
...None of your other extra-curricular activities compare.
affliction but treatment has failed
...You have chair dinner, breakfast, bowling, parties, hang-outs, sleepovers...
to help her : “One day I will stop”
...These events take precedence over everything else.
she sounds very convincing but
...You think that all suggestions should be in the form of a motion.
her friends have heard this
“Habibi never
many times before. They are
sleeps on the
praying for her, but in their
floor”
Mr. Gad I shall now rehearts they know they have lost
fer to you as MacSnob,
her and can only hope she
Khaled aka
with all due respect...
makes some time to be with
Habibi
MILMUN CHRONICLE TEAM 2010: them in between MUN’s.
EDITORS IN CHIEF
CONNIE VILLASMIL & PAOLA IVANOVA
DESIGNED BY EDITORS IN CHIEF
EDITORS IN CHIEF :
CONNIE VILLASMIL & PAOLA IVANOVA
ALICE SIGNORI — XINHUA
GIULIA GUSTINUCCI — LE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUE
KHALED HIJAB — HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
PRISCILLA QUEIROLO—EL CLARIN
PATRICK HALLBERG — WASHINGTON POST
RUSTAM JAMILOV — RIA NOVOSTI
SARAH GHANNAM — VANITY FAIR
SELENA CAVALLO — AL JAZEERA
“He’s a man and he
needs to shut up!”
Selena
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CEU is on the verge of concluding the discus- retains Greece bonds.
sion on the first topic in the agenda (i.e. the labour market), but the feeling is that the core of
the problem has been avoided.
The Hungarian delegate, Paul Dragos,
tried to point the attention to the situation on
the Greece labour market more than once, but,
unfortunately, without success.
As clearly stated by Dragos, Bulgaria,
Lithuania and Hungary are in a situation similar to the one of Greece, with really high
budget deficits: whether and when Greece will
receive funds it’s of crucial importance not
only for the European economy, but for the
whole world.
The chain that keeps linked the European
market can collapse like the pieces of a domino game: French holds German bonds, Germany has Austrian bonds and finally Austria
Hungarian
Delegate is as
quick as a
thunder!!!
Precise and
deadly at
time!
Gossip girl is surely working non-stop if the
Spain delegate keeps on passing notes this
quick. Is it work related or love for gossip? We
shall see...
What should have been a problem of a
few is becoming a concern for all: this should
deserve the full attention of a committee which
is actually preferring to debate on a more stable, but not so pressing soil.
Boring session of the committee? Why don’t you try with a solitaire game on the computer. That’s what the chairman of the CEU was caught doing during an un‐moderated cau‐
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HUMAN RIGHTS FOR “CHANEL”
No coffee break for the HRC when LGBT rights are part of the
debate
When 17 delegates out of 28 are women, C
definitely stands for … “Chanel”?
What an unexpected choice in the Italian capital
of fashion. However, while women agree on the
perfume issue, homophobia is the topic on the
agenda, and tension is noticeable among the
delegates. Bulgaria is one of the proponents to
LGBT rights as well as Brazil and the Netherlands. Moreover, Venezuela is in favor of secularism, against Qatar and Djibouti, Nigeria and
Morocco. Iran was late but China is seeking
com-promise. Meanwhile, France had an unmoderated caucus motion sickness and seems
to lead the debate for the pleasure of Karl Lagarfeld’s fans. The French delegate’s goal would be
“at least civil recognition,” and he does not want
the HRC to put the blame on Islam, or any religion for homophobia.
The guest speaker of the International Lesbian,
Bisexual, Transsexual and Intersexual Association supported this general overview of the current situation worldwide with the Ilga map. According to her, “most of them have taken steps
to recognize the rights of gay and lesbian couples.” Civil partnership is a form of recognition.
Marriage in Spain and Netherlands - the right has been extended both to lesbian and gays. The
Yogyakarta Charter rights apply to LGBT issues against death penalty, torture and imprisonment, as, according to the guest speaker, “everybody has the right to life.” Finally, big debates
still remain among the countries that already approved it when it comes to
adoption.
Quoting Brett Dennen’s words “we don’t
need a three-piece-suit to argue the
truth,” Vanity Fair definitely thinks we
need Tom Ford’s, when it comes to fashion, style and trends, LGBT people have
fruitful creations!
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INSOMNIACS, READ UP!
An interview with the member of the International Court of Justice - judge
Maggi. He speaks about the problem that
the Court have, had, and may have in the
future.
About the issue that now the Court is
trying to analyze, why the Court found
difficult to resolves the problem of territorial sovereignty between Italy and
Germany?
This is a very important issue, and the
problem is that if this court finds a solution we will find a balance between Human Rights and State Immunity. We do
not fail!
Do you think the Abu Omar case has
the same legal issues?
The Ferrini Case revolves around the
judicial relation between states: the “state
immunity”. Also the Abu-Omar case is
about a violation of sovereignty, but in a
totally different way, so the cases are not
going to be related.
In your opinion, how the ICJ could replay about taking off the crucifix in
Italian school? Do you agree with the
sentence of the European Human
Rights Council?
This is a very interesting point. I
must give a personal position, because
as you know, ICJ resolves problems between state and forbidden crucifix is a
problem between one person and one
state. However personally I agree with
the sentence but we have to pay attention because the Court doesn’t have to
make individual religious violation. Finally, I think that this kind of problem
have to be resolved by the Italian Parliament.
“L’EUROPE NOUS
FAIT FONTES”
A real diplomat’s point of view in a model diplomatic context
Yesterday all “French” delegates were kindly
invited to have a catching conversation with Monsieur Despax, French Consul in Milan. He shared
with the worshiping representatives both personal and official positions on the main issues of
this year’s MILMUN conference. Mr. Despax
praised the importance of the EU as well as the
UN as reliable obstacle for international conflicts
and bases for mutual protection, respect of undeniable rights and economic cooperation, “The
whole is stronger than the sum of its parts” but
this holds as long as all single units may recognize a common cultural root. For this reason he
expressed the uncompromisingly unfavorable
position of France with respect to a potential expansion of EU to Turkey, due to geographical,
dimensional and politic-religious factors.
“A day will come when we’ll see these huge
groups, United States of America and United
states of Europe facing each other holding out
their hands over the seas, exchanging products
and geniuses, deforesting the globe, colonizing
deserts, improving creation under the power of
God”.
Victor Hugo wrote those lines more then one century ago! Clairvoyant, don’t you think?
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HARD WORK PAYING OFF AFTER LONG HOURS OF
ROUNDTABLE DEBATE.
The
afternoon
of 4th of
May was
busy for the Security Council. Negations
were on the edge and differences were
being settled to find a common ground on
the issue of Nuclear Non-proliferation.
A working paper that was aimed to
turn into a draft resolution was presented.
Sight majority consensus of the council
called for holding a conference for the
establishment of a nuclear fuel bank and
to strengthen their positions against the
proliferation of nuclear weapons and the
advocacy of the Comprehensive Test
Bank Treaty.
This morning, May 5th, the council
welcomed the French consul Jean-Michel
Despax as its main speaker. Having been
an expert of non-proliferation in foreign
services for the past 15 years of his professional career, he shared with the council his expertise on the issue and gave
some feedback on the current debate.
Noticeable presence of the delegation of Lebanon made issues difficult to
the majority of the delegates as
he not only had to actively participate in the discussion but also
fight for a national security, sovereignty and the country’s human
rights.
In the absence of any human rights protection talks, the
Human Rights Watch remains
skeptical of the council’s focus on
prevention and monitoring measures of nuclear non-proliferation
that are driving the council’s flow
of work. We recommend the
council to take a closer look at the
case studies at hand and prioritize
their call. We fully acknowledge
the fact that it is not an issue of
concern to the council but it is
highly advisable for its members
to hand it over to the courtesy of
the Human Rights Council to estimate the situation before making
any quick un-prioritized decisions
that will turn into serious human
right violations.
THE WHITE SQUARE
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COUNTRIES ARE PROCEEDING TOWARDS A SOLUTION
Venezuela and Argentina: two emerging Latin American countries, two active delegates
90 is the percentage of first time delegates at MILMUN
2010. Actually, according to the ECOSOC chairman, most of
them put lots of efforts into the debate. The ECOSOC decided
to split the Health Care System debate into two parts: the dayto-day diseases (Aids, Tuberculosis, Malaria) and the Pandemics. El Clarín press observed how two
strong positions emerged in the debate. Firstly Argentina, as well as other countries, points out that an
Annual Report from the WHO (World Health Organization) is necessary to understand how much financing each country need.
be
Secondly, according to Venezuela, the draft resolutions that have
been made so far, should be more detailed. According to the Venezuelan
government the fight against Pandemics is a good point to stress upon.
Many efforts have been made in the last years, but still there are other
emergencies to face and problems to solve such as treatments that shall
cheaper (why not even free) and distributed to a larger population.
The debate progressed and before lunch both drafts resolutions should be adopted and therefore the debate upon the Global Health Care System to end.
THE WHITE
SQUARE
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RUSTAM JAMILOV After the alleged collaboration be‐ sion. tween the Security Council and the In‐
ternational Court of Justice, the SC is supposedly planning yet another massive cooperation, now with the ECOSOC. The honorable chairman of the Security Council was seen attending an ECOSOC debate session on Tuesday afternoon. The chairman ap‐
proached his ECOSOC colleague, exchanged several words and ideas and it seems like they will be forming a common work process. In a meanwhile, the ECOSOC delegates were already entering and firming coalitions, seems logically, developed vs developing countries. What divided the states was of course the tricky issue of integrated health programs and pandemics where, given the situation, they might not find a common ground. The Poland representative however tried to show the council some good practices about an NGO taking action on local health systems and on a personal delegate’s action. The Polish delegate also proposed many amendments and seemed to gather many supporters. “We have many sponsors” Poland added in conclu‐
On a more general note, RIA Novosti was unhappy for hours since fail‐
ing to notice any sort of action or fire from the Russian delegate. In a council that is not only sup‐posed to discuss economic and social issues but is also currently divided between developing and developed coun‐
tries, Russia surly has to raise their strong voice. Unless the Russians are planning a massive concealed push for the Russian agenda, RIA remains disappointed. ISSUES OF CROSS-BORDER TAXATION STIRING
HARMONY IN THE CEU
The Council of the European Union reconvened to discuss the issue of reforming the labor market. A variety of subtopics were discussed ranging from the standardization of education to inter‐firm competition. Among the proposals, interestingly, arose a debate between Hun‐
gary and Luxembourg (co‐sponsors on a draft on labor market reform) concerning pension plans for cross‐border workers and the related taxation schemes. The honorable delegate representing Hungary, Paul Dragos, expressed his concern that cross‐border taxation may impede the free movement of people, a fundamental value of the European Un‐ion. Fur‐
thermore, unified pension plans and cross‐border taxation may incentive people to leave Hungary for work, a situation that the country would not like to occur. Luxembourg, conversely, relies heavily on labor from outside its borders. Ms. Polatti, the delegate of Luxembourg, marked that the economy is heavily dependent on a skilled workforce to sustain its sophis‐
ticated financial sector, “many of which come from Germany, Belgium and France”. Ms. Polatti added that Hungary is in a different position and needs to retain its workforce. In addition Luxembourg sup‐
ports a drive for the unification of pension plans between countries. Despite the contrasting opinions Mr. Dragos and Ms. Polatti both seemed confident that solutions would be arrived at presently, especially on issues of unemployment, leaving the question of migration still lin‐
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worked the magic! As for marriages, it was brought to our attention that dur‐
Good Morning Milano! Missed me? ing a funny game of sharing secrets Here I come once again to bring you with each other meant to break the ice the latest of MILMUN’s shake and between participants in one of the bake! Having my early jog around the MILMUN bodies, some people decided convention cen‐ter was never as fun. they can be really honest with their And you know which fun I’m talking fellow colleagues and confess that about! A morning workout is always a they got good way to start your day. Some were actually much more creative than I actually ever imagined! Spotting the Chinese delega‐
tion crawling on his knees under the table during an important discussion on the nuclear issue while getting gazed at by the Council’s British Borat, or so my sources refer to him, made my day. Oh, and let check up on you dear EXCOM staff. “HOT” is the new word of the season. My mom always told me that if I wanted to make it through Holly‐wood I gotta fiercely fight some jealous enemies. Jealousy is al‐ready on the doorstep! So FIGHT for some fame cause I’m confident that you’re best at it lovely conference manager and cutie busy secretaries! Looking out through that glass to see Angelo jumping around the building and screaming out loud “ Trottolino Amoroso” made me realize that you guys should get yourselves together and do some work! Did those flowers finally get delivered to that cutie‐pie chair of the HRC? and will we see any hot development in that MILMUN staff triangle of love soon? While your man‐
ager was doing a great job put‐ting his hands in his pockets while talking about courtesy and decency, your Hu‐
man Resources manager is doing an even better one being MILMUN’s pimp! But I see it natural for such manly looks got to be nothing but a turn on for those secretaries. Keep an eye open lovely Journalist because all eyes are on you! I never thought that reporting for a Chinese newspaper could be so fantasizing for anyone, not even a chair but it really red headed Brazil. “Mini” never looked better on a black bag and a matching flamboyant outfit dear EX‐COM mem‐
ber. Watch out for the fuzzy hair cause I don’t have time fixing any hair disas‐
ter. That’s all for this gloomy morning. Gotta run cuz my heart tells me the world might be married during a random travel in South Europe two summers ago and coming to an end! Oh.. and one more what’s even more impressive – right last thing…never slip a comment with‐
after the holy matrimony, they lost in out indicating your Council’s name on it! the crowd and never seen again the You know you luv me, person that was sup‐pose to be their xoxo lifetime partner. Of course personal sharing didn’t stop there‐ there were also confessions such as “I eat tooth‐
paste” or “I always wanted to be like Paris Hilton”. A busy day for Council of the European Union! HOT fun and lots of kinky ac‐
tion! Crushes..Crushes..Crushes! Keep it up Hungary cause my heart tells me that you’re for sure HOOKIN UP with Cristina after the conference! Lithua‐
nian and Portuguese relations are tak‐
ing a turn. Is it just me or is it love in the air? Keep up that charm girl! … But wait! Is the French delegation really pregnant or it is an‐other scandal … only time will tell. For the time being, I can only wish you good luck. And don’t worry…you’ll for sure have the sup‐
port of around 150 delegates when the call is there! Broken chairs and were also part of the numerous interesting situations we witnessed yester‐day. And by broken we don’t mean in terms of money or love‐ one of the chairper‐
sons seems to bend too strong on his chair and even though the chair was made by metal, it just couldn’t hold a tall, strong man and gave up with the proper sound. Fashion tip: Never give up on what caught people’s attention. You know yourself Blue guy! Perfect hair and make up should always be your priority 9
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MILMUN 2010 Photographs by: Alberto Maria Colombo, Alessandro Fregoso, Melania Coletta, Valerio Geraci , Khaled Hijab
KARAOKE
Committee dinners
9:45pm in front of Fanfulla
(Ripa di Porta Ticinese 37, Milan)