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Handbook-Alexmun-Uncct-1.Pdf Dear Magic community, we give you the warmest welcome to ALEXMUN 2021, the 10th edition of this Model UN, and to work on the representation of the Ministry of Magic and the Department Against Terrorism. Please keep in mind that this is a level 3 committee and that we will be debating a very delicate topic that affects the whole magic community, including muggles and institutions, so we expect all of you to have a diplomatic posture throughout the whole debate. At FANMUN we need the presence of experienced delegates who have the ability to maintain a fluid debate with the parameters that we establish, with the information available and with the support of their handbook. During these two days of debating, you will be discussing two topics, Death Eater attacks on the ​ International Magic Community on the Quidditch Tournament and the attack on Diagon Alley ​ ​ by suspected Death Eaters in search of MudBloods/Half-Bloods. We expect to see a committed ​ attitude and formal teamwork for the development of the topics, with the intention that you have the best experience, do not hesitate at any time to ask us anything from protocol information or on the timeline where we're going to go to spend our debate, remember that we want you to live a great academic experience and we are for you. As chair we promise to be there at all times supporting and guiding them for any questions that may arise, our main objective in this Model is to promote the development of their knowledge and their attitude as magicians when it comes to solving the problems of our magical community and promoting the well-being of the citizens of the world, regardless of their race or condition, which will help them in their training as a magician, student, instructor and friend in debate. We will like to thank you for being here at the Ministry of Magic: Department Against Terrorism. We hope the best to all of you and to see you soon! Ignorantia Juris Non Excusat ​ Sincerely, Academic Chair of The Ministry of Magic: Department Against Terrorism CONTACT INFORMATION: President: Victoria Penilla Angeles ​ E-Mail: [email protected] ​ ​ Phone Number: 4623178313 ​ Moderator: Ricardo Uriel Solis Almanza ​ E-Mail: [email protected] ​ ​ Phone Number: 4622337225 ​ Conference Officer: Alberto Gonzalez Romero ​ E-Mail: [email protected] ​ ​ Phone Number: 4621949598 ​ COMMITTEE INFORMATION: BACKGROUND: The Ministry of Magic was created in 1707 to supervise the magic community in Great Britain Great Britain. The Ministry is based in Whitehall, London in England. However, this ministry has an affiliation with the International Confederation of Magicians which is an equivalent to the United Nations. The Ministry is responsible for regulating aspects such as education, jurisprudence and economics. Previously the Ministry had action in the adoption of sanctions against states suspected of being linked to certain terrorist acts. Years later, with the return of Voldemort along with several major incidents involving groups of criminal magicians, prisoners of Azkaban and even Death Eaters with the purpose of affecting the magical community. Therefore, the minister of magic gave the order to open a new department against terrorist attacks to regulate and take care of the direct attacks against the magical community. CURRENT STATUS: After the mishap that occurred during the Triwizard Tournament, where different schools participated ​ ​ in the Howards facilities. Different people declared that they saw The Dark Lord, along with some Death Eaters. However, the actions taken by the Ministry were questioned, since this organization flatly denies the appearance of He-who-should-not-be-named or the presence of his former followers, though there is an ongoing investigation regarding the death of one of Hogwarts students Cedric Diggory. FUNCTIONS: The Ministry of Magic is the main governing body of the magical community of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland and Wales and Ireland), with the intention of preserving magical law. The Ministry connects the British government to the wizarding world. The Ministry of Magic was formed as a successor to the earlier Wizards' Council and came into being in 1707. FACULTIES: In the case of the departments against terrorist attacks, they can only be as support and as a means of recommendations from the magic security department and the other areas responsible for problems within the ministry. In turn, it is known that the Ministry of Magic can only take measures around internal problems in the region, if they speak of international levels that are related to the International Confederation of Magicians, that would mean a greater participation where the ministry cannot intervene. ACHIEVEMENTS: Amongst the main achievements of the Ministry of Magic: Department Against Terrorism, we have: ● Maintaining peace in the magical community for many years since 1707 ● Maintaining the Identity of the magical world hidden from muggles; ● Prevented Terrorist attacks against the magical and muggle world safeguarding the safety of the inhabitants of both worlds; ● Using measures to maintain peaceful relations with ministries all over the world; ● Maintain channels of investigation and secure communication for the prevention and rapid action of the camera to neutralize and convate terrorist groups that threaten magical security. TOPIC A: VIOLENT ATTACK BY DEATH EATERS AND TERRORIST GROUPS AT THE RECENTLY REOPENED TRIWIZARD CUP OPENING I. BACKGROUND: The Ministry of Magic was created in 1707 to supervise the magic community in Great Britain Great Britain. The Ministry is based in Whitehall, London in England. However, this ministry has an affiliation with the International Confederation of Magicians which is an equivalent to the United Nations. The Ministry is responsible for regulating aspects such as education, jurisprudence and economics. Previously the Ministry had action in the adoption of sanctions against states suspected of being linked to certain terrorist acts. Years later, with the return of Voldemort along with several major incidents involving groups of criminal magicians, prisoners of Azkaban and even Death Eaters with the purpose of affecting the magical community. Therefore, the minister of magic gave the order to open a new department against terrorist attacks to regulate and take care of the direct attacks against the magical community. The Ministry of Magic is the main governing body of the magical community of Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales and Ireland), with the intention of preservation of magical law. The Ministry connects the British government to the wizarding world. The Ministry of Magic was formed as a successor to the earlier Wizards' Council and came into being in 1707.The laws against magic-use by underage wizards and against wand use by non-wizard folk are also enforced by the Ministry, in part to maintain secrecy. In the case of the departments against terrorist attacks, they can only be as support and as a means of recommendations from the magic security department and other areas responsible for problems within the ministry. In turn, it is known that the Ministry of magic can only take measures around internal problems in the region, if they speak of international levels, that have to do with the International Confederation of Magicians, that would mean a greater participation where the Ministry cannot intervene. II. ACTUAL PROBLEM: After the accident that occurred during the Triwizard Tournament, where different schools participated in the Hogwarts Headquarters, different people declared that they were observing The Dark Lord along with some Death Eaters, however, the actions taken by the Ministry were questioned because this organization flatly denies the appearance of Lord Voldemort or the presence of his former followers, although he has followed an investigation into the death of one of his students, Cedric Diggory.1 As the ministry flatly denies the appearance of Lord Voldemort, the ministry together with the International Magic Community decided, on behalf of the other council members, that the Triwizard Tournaments would be restarted, resuming the Tournament's activities and challenges. Which was opened by a Quidditch Tournament between the houses of Gryffindor and Slytherin. In which the three most important magic schools were spectators: the Beauxbatons Academy, the Durmstrang Institute and the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, along with respective Magic Advisers and some members of the Ministry, aurors and certain journalists. Near the end of the Quidditch match, the students were put at risk in view of a sudden attack from the stands to participants and spectators; who alerted the aurors, teachers, and members of the ministry to the sudden attack at the time. They wanted to act, they observed two forceful explosions, possibly by bombs of some kind of magic device and consecutive attacks by Death Eaters. They took the appropriate measures to evacuate the students and spectators, as well as trying to rescue the participants of the game, which suffered serious injuries and having one fatality death, the other Quidditch players were injured in addition to the attackers escaping. The Aurors and Investigators, as well as the guardians of each Hogwarts house, quickly began an investigation after the evacuation, in which they interviewed several guest teachers and magicians from the guest schools. The case remains unfinished, but so far three deaths have been reported, including the death of a Slytherin House Quidditch Player, an Auror in the midst of a wand duel, and a student from the Beauxbatons Academy of Magic. To this point there has been a total of 282 ​ ​ wounded, from which counting 16 members of the Hogwarts School. ​ ​ The Anti-Terror Chamber of the Magic Ministry is preparing the necessary investigations and corresponding procedures together with the International Confederation of Magicians. There is an international risk in which the other magic schools of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang Institute want to take measures in view of the death of one of the student Beauxbatons and also, the multiple injuries of 1 Harry Potter Wiki.
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