40th ANNUAL TENNESSEE YMCA MODEL UNITED NATIONS Sponsored by the YMCA Center for Civic Engagement November 6-8, 2020 Democracy must be learned by each generation. TENNESSEE YMCA MODEL UNITED NATIONS TABLE OF CONTENTS Conference Agenda 3-5 Program Administration 6 Letter from the Secretary General 7-8 2020 MUN Officers 9 MUN Delegate Roster 10-21 Election Ballot 22 Plan Padrino 23 Committee Flow Chart 24 UN Member Countries 25-26 Format for Debate 27 Table of Motions 28 Intent Speaker Procedure 29 Rules of Procedure 30-32 Script for Debate 33-34 Code of Conduct 35-36 Secretariat 37 Security Council 38 International Court of Justice 39 Department of Public Information 40 General Assembly Committees 41-223 Committee A 41-62 Committee B 63-86 Committee C 87-106 Committee D 107-133 Committee E 132-152 Committee F 153-178 Committee G 179-201 Committee H 202-223 2 Tennessee YMCA MODEL UNITED NATIONS A Tennessee YMCA Center for Civic Engagement Program CONFERENCE AGENDA November 5-8, 2020 Thursday , November 5 8:00PM Full Opening Ceremony Posted Watch any time before Friday morning session Friday, November 6 9:00–10:00 AM Opening Ceremony Livestream 10:00-11:00 AM First Committees Committee A Committee B Committee C Committee D Committee E Committee F Committee G Committee H Components Department of Public Information International Court of Justice Secretariat Security Council 12:30–3:00 PM First Committees Resume Components Resume 4:00–6:00 PM First Committees Resume Components Resume 7:00–7:30 PM Candidate Town Hall 7:30-9:00 PM SOCIAL HOUR: Trivia Game Night 3 Saturday, November 7 9:00 AM Polls Open 9:00–11:00AM Second Committees Committee I (A & B) Committee II (C & D) Committee III (E & F) Committee IV (G & H) Components Department of Public Information International Court of Justice Secretariat Security Council 12:00–12:45 PM Summits – Public Forum (open to all) 1:00 - 2:30 PM Committees Resume Components Resume Summits – Closed Sessions 3:30–6:00PM Committees Resume Components Resume 7:00 PM Polls Close 7:00 PM Advisors – Awards Session 7:00–8:30PM SOCIAL HOUR: Tomfoolery Fundraising Committee Teenagers from Outer Space! 8:30-11:30PM Crisis/Final Case 4 Sunday, November 8 9:00–11:00AM General Assembly Red GA (A, C, E, & G) Blue GA (B, D, F, & H) Components Department of Public Information International Court of Justice Secretariat Security Council 12:00–1:00 PM General Assembly Red GA Blue GA Component Resume Department of Public Information International Court of Justice Secretariat Security Council 1:00 PM-2:00PM Closing Ceremony ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Saturday, December 5 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Global Forum (held in Spanish and English) 12:00 – 2:00 PM Plenary Showcase (by invitation only) 5 TENNESSEE YMCA CENTER FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION Executive Director Associate Director Susan A. Moriarty Elise Addington Dugger Director of West TN District Program Director Kelley Clack Tyler Dorr CONTACTING US Susan Moriarty Office: 615-743-6237 Cell: 615-482-1857 [email protected] Elise Addington Dugger Office: 615-743-6237 Cell: 901-674-1185 [email protected] Tyler Dorr Office: 615-743-6237 Cell: 615-829-3452 [email protected] Kelley Clack Cell: 901-359-3547 [email protected] Web Address www.tennesseecce.org State Office Address YMCA Center for Civic Engagement 1000 Church Street Nashville, TN 37203 Fax: 888.724.2810 6 Tennessee YMCA Model United Nations SECRETARY GENERAL’S WELCOME Welcome Delegates, I am Kurt Schelzig, your 2020 Secretary General for the YMCA CCE Model United Nations. On behalf of the Secretariat I would like to welcome all of you to this year Model United Nations conference. I know the world is in a state of chaos right now, but we will still strive through it and push to solve the world’s issues. Our conference highlights four UN committees: ECOFIN, SOCHUM, DISEC and SPECPOL. Within these committees I have specific topics I find keenly relevant to the modern word. The Disarmament and International Security committee is focused on the preservation of peace and the prevention of genocide. I believe that the A Priori issue we face in the world today is genocide and genocide prevention. “Never Again” is a phrase the UN was founded on and I seek to keep that promise. Specifically, in regard to the ongoing genocides in China, Brazil, and Myanmar. Additionally, the MTCR has been shown to be inefficient preserving the mutual capabilities of war. To this purpose I would like to see greater regulations on drones, hypersonic weapons, and kinetic weapons. Finally, I would like to preserve the final frontier for mankind by banning space weapons, so that our future may be bright and peaceful. Delegates should work to maintain a lasting peace and the wellbeing of humanity. The Economic and Financial committee is dedicated to ensuring the financial growth, prosperity, and equality of all countries. To achieve this our first and foremost goal is to develop a system to forgive the predatory loans handed out by former colonial powers in the immediate timeframe following decolonization. These loans were given in bad faith and serve only to maintain a raciest and colonialist world order. In previous years we have seen the devastating consequences of toxic asset bundling and the effects it has on the economies of countries. To prevent the potential collapse of a large portion of developing economies I urge you to propose new methodologies to prevent the unknowing acquisition of toxic debts and assets. Seeing as how the threat of global climate catastrophe is rising, it is important that we transition away from fossil fuels while still maintain the economies of those that rely on such fuels. To do this we recommend that a limit is placed on the percent of a countries fossil fuels they are allowed to export annually, so that they may be well off in the long term while not suffering in the short term. We urge you al to maintain the financial safety of all peoples. The Special Political and Decolonization committee is dedicated to the preservation of self- determination and international community. With the recent and ongoing COVID-19 Epidemic we must start to consider what the world will look like in the future. Specifically, how countries 7 will go about deciding on new border and transit policies. Delegates are encouraged to develop novel methods of communication between nations on the matter of reopening. Within the world today we are seeing a new era of independence movement like those seen in Bougainville, New Caledonian, and Sawari Democratic Republic. The transition of such countries from municipalities to countries can be difficult, so we support delegates in developing was to support these countries in their journey to statehood. It is a priority of the UN to preserve the rights of peoples to their future and that is what we want this committee to be about. The Social, Cultural and Humanitarian Committee is focused on the preservation of domestic rights, culture, and community. To assist in the improving of the standard of living worldwide, delegates are implored to expand protections from the use of chemical weapons and excessive force to domestic confrontation. This would prevent the radical abuse of citizenry seen in Syria, China, and the USA. While we can all agree that rape, sexual assault, and sexual abuse abhorrent many countries have definitions of these acts which excuse such practices as spousal rape, rape of gay women and men, and genital mutilation of women who have had multiple partners. We hope that delegates are able to see this for the disgusting abuse of human life that it is and condemn it, along with finding ways to prevent these actions. Indigenous peoples have seen through all of history erasure and genocide, and the modern day is no exception. In Brazil, Chile, Syria, Myanmar, the USA, and many more countries natives are either not granted full rights or are killed by the masses. It is necessary for the preservation human dignity to recognize these atrocities and prevent them from occurring further. There is no higher evil then the dehumanization and abuse of peoples for something they can’t control, and it must be prevented. To quote Thomas Paine “These are the times that try men’s souls.” I believe that now this is truer than ever. The impending death of the planet from climate along with the general shift towards fascism and apathy is incredibly distressing. But this MUN gives hope, a hope for a future of statesmen not concerned with the petty squabbles of nationalism or greed, but instead for a world that is better. One which is not cruel or vile, but kind and caring. I believe this is what we work towards. Let us not let the world put us down but instead revolt against it so that we may live, for we have to go on. See you all In November. Sincerely, Kurt Schelzig Secretary General Tennessee YMCA MUN 2020 Conference A 8 40th ANNUAL TENNESSEE YMCA MODEL UNITED NATIONS OFFICERS MUN A SECRETARIAT Secretary General – Kurt Schelzig Secretariat Liaison – Philip Eigen GENERAL ASSEMBLY General Assembly President Garrison Brothers Solmin Kim Holden Korbey General Assembly Vice Presidents Heba Ali Jake Harris Cayla Hoang Greta Li Comfort Markwei Ansley Skipper General Assembly Liaisons Leslie Lynn Sarah Mehany Saanya Srivastava SECURITY COUNCIL Security Council President- Tristan Brown Security Council Liaison- Ommay Farah INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE President of the International Court of