ODUMUNC 43 OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY Model United Nations Conference XLIII Sheraton Waterside, Norfolk, Virginia 13-16 February 2020

Welcome Packet

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Contents

Welcome from the Secretary-General ...... 3 About ODUMUNC ...... 4 Dates and Registration...... 5 How to Register ...... 6 Refund Policy ...... 6 For Delegates ...... 7 Training Sessions ...... 7 Social Events...... 7 For Faculty Sponsors ...... 8 The Faculty Forum ...... 8 Committees and Topics ...... 9 Maximum Delegates per Country ...... 9 Topics by Body ...... 10 The Sheraton Waterside Hotel ...... 12 ODUMUNC Registration ...... 13

Bodies and Member States ...... 14 UN General Assembly Member States ...... 14 UN Security Council Member States ...... 16 Arab League ...... 16 Human Rights Council ...... 16 Leauge of Nations ...... 17 Crisis Committees ...... 18 18

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Welcome from the Secretary-General

Welcome to Old Dominion University’s forty-third annual Model United Nations Conference. It is a true honor to serve as your Secretary-General for this year’s gathering of the brightest emerging minds of the mid-Atlantic region. The ODU Model UN Society and I have been working diligently to ensure the conference continues to provide a challenging and engaging experience for all who attend.

ODUMUNC 43 will be held on President’s Day Weekend, Thursday 13 February to Sunday 16 February 2019, and hosted at the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel.

In an atmosphere of rising international tensions and growing uncertainty, the importance of understanding the interconnectedness of our global community proves vital. Many of this year’s ODUMUNC committees emphasize historical themes that still resonate in today’s world. Understanding the issues faced by both our diplomatic predecessors and modern-day policy makers is imperative equipping young minds with the tools needed to move forward into a better world and brighter future. My hope is that this year’s ODUMUNC will emphasize the importance of international cooperation and will allow delegates to use their voices to debate, collaborate and initiate resolutions designed to bring world-wide peace and stability.

We hope you join us February 2020 for our signature conference!

Best Regards,

Amanda Crocker, Secretary-General ODU Model United Nations Conference 43

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About ODUMUNC

The Old Dominion University Model United Nations Conference is an educational simulation for high school students, where students learn about countries, issues and diplomacy through experiential learning. Conference Timeline Over 1,000 delegates come together every year in February during the convenient President’s Day weekend. In preparation, delegates research their country’s culture, government, foreign policies, positions and interests as well as 11 Oct. Early registration the topics under discussion. deadline 6 Dec. Registration form & At the conference, delegates promote their country’s policies under the leadership of ODUMUNC’s experienced fee due staff, using parliamentary rules and diplomatic practices. All in the intense atmosphere of Norfolk’s Sheraton 10 Jan. All payments due Waterside, in view of the world’s largest naval shipyard. 10 Jan. Refund deadline 24 Jan. Name badge requests due 13-16 Feb. ODUMUNC 43

Closing ceremony last time: ODUMUNC 42, February 2019

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Dates and Registration

Early registration (due Friday, 11 October 2019): Register early to ensure your country selections. To register early, the completed registration form and $65 registration fee are due by 11 October 2019. Pay by credit card on our website, or make checks payable to ODU Model United Nations. Both payment and registration form must be received by the deadline.

Final registration deadline (Friday, 6 December 2019): Submit the registration form online, by fax or mail, with the registration fee of $65. The registration form and initial fee of $65 are due no later than 11 December 2019. We cannot guarantee registration requests received after December 11. Registrations received after are assessed an $80 late fee. Final payment is due 10 January 2020.

Refund request deadline: Friday, 10 January 2020. See refund procedures below.

Name badge request deadline (Friday, 24 January 2020): Assure your school’s name badges are ready at conference registration by sending your final list of delegate names—with country and committee assignments—by January 24.

Delegations: A country delegation typically includes four to nineteen students, depending on whether the country is represented only in the General Assembly or also in HRC and Security Council. There is no additional delegation fee for participants on specialized bodies and crisis simulations. Schools can bring several country delegations.

Country rotation: No school may represent the same country two years in a row. This assures equitable turnover, especially for high-demand countries.

Photo Release: By registering and submitting participants’ names, sponsors grant Old Dominion University and the ODU Model United Nations Society permission to use their school’s participants’ names and/or photographs in ODU publications and media both in print and electronic. Every effort will be made to secure specific permission before using photographs.

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How To Register

Register on-line at: http://odu.edu/al/centers/modelun/conference/registration

Or mail or fax your registration form to:

Amanda Crocker, ODUMUNC Secretary-General

Email: [email protected] Fax: (757) 683-5936 Post: Amanda Crocker, Secretary-General Conference Fees Model United Nations, BAL Room 2002 Old Dominion University School Registration $65 Norfolk, Virginia 23529 Delegation $60

Individual Delegate $60 Additional copies of the registration form are available at odu.edu/mun Additional Faculty Advisor $45 Late Surcharge $80 Conference Fees

The school registration fee is $65, due 6 December 2019. All other fees are due 10 January 2020. Other fees:

$60 each Delegation $60 each individual Delegate $45 each additional Faculty Advisor $80 late registration surcharge

Payments are accepted by check or credit card. Make checks payable to ODU Model United Nations. Credit card payments should be made on the website registration page.

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Refund Policy

ODUMUNC Favorites The registration fee of $65 is non-refundable. Refund requests received in writing by the ODUMUNC Secretary- General on or before 10 January 2020 will be reimbursed up to 80 percent of other fees including delegation, Delegates’ karaoke & dance delegate, and faculty sponsor fees. Computer and resource room

Refund requests will not be considered after 10 January 2020 except for documented sickness, medical emergency or Faculty Forum & reception official school closings due to weather. Guest speakers from the UN

As part of Old Dominion University, the ODUMUN Society is subject to all ODU and Commonwealth of Virginia Unique waterside location policies, and may require additional supporting documentation for payment of refunds. The ODUMUN Society reserves the right to refund as our finances permit. We do not offer credit for future conferences.

For Delegates

Training Sessions

ODUMUNC features welcome sessions on Thursday night. Led by our College Conference team, ODUMUNC Major Bodies Training focuses on preparation for the General Assembly. ODUMUNC Crisis Training covers preparation for smaller bodies and crisis committees.

Social Events

Let ‘em blow off steam! ODUMUNC features the ever-popular karaoke night and delegate dance.

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For Faculty Sponsors

Issue briefs: Provide background information on committees and topics. They are available on the conference website in September.

Training guide: The greatly praised ODUMUNC training manual, Winning UN Simulations, covers everything new delegates need to know as they prepare. On our website at http://www.odu.edu/content/dam/odu/offices/mun/odumunc-delegate-guide-winning-un-simulations.pdf

Support services: The ODU Model UN Society is ready to help your students prepare. Our staff can come to regional schools for classroom training, or you can have your class meet with us at ODU.

The Faculty Forum

ODUMUNC offers its unique Faculty Forum, a one-day seminar on international affairs with maximum classroom relevance. This year’s Forum is on Foreign Policy and the 2020 Presidential Campaign, covering foreign policy in the US election, migration, climate change, nuclear weapons, arms control, and trans-Atlantic and China relations, all in an informal seminar environment. ODU offers Continuing Education credit for the Faculty Forum.

The Norfolk Naval Shipyard as seen from the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel, and the nearby USS Wisconsin

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Committees and Topics

Each country delegation requires a minimum of 4 delegates (for each of the four General Assembly committees) to a maximum of 19 (with 2 delegates each for the four GA committees, Arab League, HRC, League of Nations, and Security Council and one each on three crisis bodies). It is preferable that two delegates per body represent each country. Participation in specialized bodies is charged delegate fees but no additional delegation fee.

Registrations for crisis bodies are yes/no. The ODUMUNC Secretary-General, in consultation with faculty sponsors, makes specific to crisis bodies separately.

Each school determines where its delegates can be used most effectively. To be eligible for school awards, each delegation must be represented in all its assigned committees.

For committee descriptions, see the website. At ODUMUNC 42 February 2019

Maximum Delegates per Country

Country/ United Nations Specialized and Crisis Maximum Delegation Bodies Delegates

GA SC HRC League of Arab Crisis: Crisis: Crisis: Nations League Japan Russia US NSC

GA 8 8

GA & SC 8 2 10

Above & 8 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 13-19 Specialized

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Topics by Body

UN Security Council (SC) 1. Protecting Children Affected by Armed Conflict 2. Preventing and Combating the Financing of Terrorism 3. Resolving the Situation in Cyprus

UN General Assembly (GA):

GA First Committee: Disarmament and International Security 1. Establishment of a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in the Middle East 2. Implementing the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons 3. Strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention GA Third Committee: Social, Cultural and Humanitarian 1. Protecting Languages and Preserving Cultures 2. Enhancing Tertiary Education to Advance Progress Toward the Sustainable Development Goals 3. Measures to Improve the Lives of Women and Children in Rural Areas

GA Fourth Committee: Special Political and Decolonization 1. Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees 2. Regulating the Legal and Ethical Use of Outer Space by Private Entities 3. The Role of the Sanctions in Diplomacy

GA Sixth Committee: Legal 1. Addressing the Implications of Rising Sea Levels for International Law 2. Measures to Enhance the Protection and Safety of Diplomatic Missions and Representatives 3. Updating the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

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Specialized Bodies

Arab League 1. The Role of the Media and Journalists in Arab Affairs 2. Investigating War Crimes by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territories 3. Aiding the Internally Displaced People and Refugees of Yemen

Human Rights Council (HRC) 1. Supporting the Rights of Persecuted Indigenous People 2. Ensuring the Human Right to Food Security and Potable Water 3. The Question of Humanitarian Exceptions from UN Sanctions

League of Nations 1. The Question of the Involvement of Member States in the Chinese Civil War 2. Measures to Prevent Further Japanese Aggression in the Far East 3. Resolving the Dispute between Italy and Ethiopia Crisis Committees • Japan in Chaos: The Sengoku Period, 1467-1600 • Revolution in Real Time: The Russian Provisional Government, 1917 • The US National Security Council, 2020

High stakes: China’s delegate demands action to stop Japan in the League of Nations, 1937

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The Hotel

The 2020 ODU Model UN Conference convenes at the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel in Norfolk, Virginia.

Hotel accommodations for participants are available at the Sheraton Hotel, where all conference activities will take place. A special room rate of $107 per night, excluding taxes, is extended to all conference participants. To be guaranteed the discount, hotel reservations must be made by Tuesday 14 January 2020.

Hotel reservations: Ms. Sabrina Thomas is the contact point at the Sheraton Hotel for all conference reservation inquiries. Please communicate directly with her and the Sheraton, or visit www.sheraton.com/Norfolk

Address: Contact: Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel Ms. Sabrina Thomas 777 Waterside Drive [email protected] Norfolk, VA 23510 Phone: 757-640-2762 General Inquiries: 757-622-6664

Conference location: The Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel

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ODUMUNC XLIII 13 - 16 February 2020

Registration Form

Registration Deadline: 6 December 2019 School: Faculty Advisor: Conference Timeline Street, City, State, Zip: 11 Oct. Early registration Office Phone: Fax: deadline Home / Mobile Phone (emergency only): 6 Dec. Registration form & fee due Email: 10 Jan. All payments due Approximate Delegate Count: ___ Number of Countries Requested: ___ 10 Jan. Refund deadline 24 Jan. Name badge COUNTRY PREFERENCES requests due List your four country choices in order of preference. Include no more than two Security Council 13-16 Feb. ODUMUNC 43 countries. If your requested country is in a special committee and you request participation in that committee, then we will attempt to give you that country’s representation in the special committee. 1. 3. Register online at http://odu.edu/al/centers/mode lun/conference/registration

2. 4. or by mail SPECIALIZED COMMITTEE AND CRISIS PREFERENCES ODU Model UN Society (circle each): 2004 Batten Arts & Letters Arab League YES / NO Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia 23529 Human Rights Council YES / NO United States League of Nations YES / NO Japan in Chaos YES / NO 757-683-3923 (office) Russian Provisional Government YES / NO 757-683-5936 (fax) US National Security Council YES / NO [email protected]

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Bodies and Member States

UN General Assembly Member States

Afghanistan Chile Guinea Albania China Guinea Bissau Algeria Colombia Guyana Andorra Comoros Islands Haiti Angola Congo Holy See (Observer) Antigua and Barbuda Costa Rica Honduras Argentina Cote d’Ivoire Hungary Armenia Croatia Iceland Australia Cuba India Austria Cyprus Indonesia Azerbaijan Czech Republic Iran Bahamas DPR Korea (North) Iraq Bahrain Dem. Rep. of Congo Ireland Bangladesh Denmark Israel Barbados Djibouti Italy Belarus Dominica Jamaica Belgium Dominican Republic Japan Belize Ecuador Jordan Benin Egypt Kazakhstan Bhutan El Salvador Kenya Bolivia, Plurinational Equatorial Guinea Kiribati State of Eritrea Kuwait Bosnia and Herzegovina Estonia Kyrgyzstan Botswana Ethiopia Lao PDR Brazil Fiji Latvia Brunei Finland Lebanon Bulgaria France Lesotho Burkina Faso Gambia, Islamic Liberia Burundi Republic of Libya Cambodia Georgia Liechtenstein Cameroon Germany Lithuania Canada Ghana Luxembourg Cape Verde Greece Madagascar Central African Republic Grenada Malawi Chad Guatemala Malaysia PAGE 14 ODUMUNC 43

Maldives Philippines Suriname Mali Poland Swaziland Malta Portugal Sweden Marshall Islands Qatar Switzerland Mauritania Rep. of Korea (South) Syrian Arab Republic Mauritius Republic of Moldova Tajikistan Mexico Romania Tanzania, United Micronesia Russian Federation Republic of Monaco Rwanda Timor-Leste Mongolia Samoa Thailand Montenegro San Marino Togo Mozambique Sao Tome and Principe Tonga Myanmar Saudi Arabia Trinidad and Tobago Namibia Senegal Tunisia Nauru Serbia Turkey Nepal Seychelles Turkmenistan Netherlands Sierra Leone Tuvalu New Zealand Singapore Uganda Nicaragua Slovakia Ukraine Niger Slovenia United Arab Emirates Nigeria Solomon Islands United Kingdom North Macedonia Somalia United States of America Norway South Africa Uruguay Oman South Sudan Uzbekistan Pakistan Spain Vanuatu Palau Sri Lanka Venezuela, Bolivarian Palestine (Observer) St. Kitts and Nevis Rep. Panama St. Lucia Viet Nam Papua New Guinea St. Vincent and the Yemen Paraguay Grenadines Zambia Peru Sudan Zimbabwe

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UN Security Council Member States

Belgium France* Poland China* Germany Russian Federation* Corte d’Ivoire Indonesia South Africa Dominican Republic Kuwait United Kingdom* Equatorial Guinea Peru United States of America*

* veto powers

Arab League

Algeria Lebanon State of Palestine Bahrain Libya Sudan Comoros Mauritania Syrian Arab Republic Djibouti Morocco Tunisia Egypt Oman United Arab Emirates Iraq Qatar Yemen Jordan Saudi Arabia Kuwait Somalia

Human Rights Council

Register separately for Human Rights Council. Not guaranteed the same country as your General Assembly choice

Afghanistan Cameroon Hungary Angola Chile Iceland Argentina China India Australia Croatia Iraq Austria Cuba Italy Bahamas Czechia Japan Bahrain Dem. Rep. of Congo Mexico Bangladesh Denmark Nepal Brazil Egypt Nigeria Bulgaria Eritrea Pakistan Burkina Faso Fiji Peru PAGE 16 ODUMUNC 43

Philippines Slovakia Tunisia Qatar Somalia Ukraine Rwanda South Africa United Kingdom Saudi Arabia Spain Uruguay Senegal Togo

General Assembly at ODUMUNC 42, February 2019

League of Nations 1937

Abyssinia Ecuador Liberia Albania Egypt Lithuania Afghanistan El Salvador Luxembourg Argentina Estonia Mexico Australia Finland Netherlands Austria France New Zealand Belgium Germany* Nicaragua* Bolivia Greece Norway Brazil* Guatemala* Panama Bulgaria Haiti Paraguay* Canada Honduras* Peru Chile Hungary Poland China India Portugal Colombia Iran Romania Costa Rica* Ireland Siam Cuba Iraq South Africa Czechoslovakia Italy Soviet Union Denmark Japan* Spain Dominican Republic Latvia Sweden

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Switzerland United States* *observer states Turkey Venezuela Uruguay Yugoslavia United Kingdom Crisis Committees

Japan in Chaos: The Sengoku Period, 1467-1600 Revolution in Real Time: The Russian Provisional Government, 1917 The US National Security Council, 2020

Register separately for Specialized bodies (Arab League, Human Rights Council and League of Nations, and for Crisis Committees).

Positions in these bodies are assigned by the Secretary-General, in consultation with faculty sponsors. Country assignments may not match your General Assembly choice.

September 2018 meeting of foreign ministers at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo.

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