April 25th, 2026 
DISEC I
The commence for DISEC1 started with a volume below average. The chairs introduced this committee and pointed out that this debate is a close debate format, beginning opening speeches. 5 delegates are aligned with the right side of the walls, clutching their device coming up to the podium one at a time using strong and soft voices, representing their assigned country. When all of the delegates have spoken and their brief resolution and opinions, the head chair divides delegates that focus more on Red Sea and AI into 2 groups to discuss the resolutions for a large amount of time. After some time of discussion and decisions, Chairs bang the gavel and debate officially begins.

Different countries have actions that benefit themselves, so the resolution is identical or close to what they hoped for. Today we are mostly focusing on the issue of protecting international shipping in the Red Sea. The delegate of Pakistan started out with a resolution of collaborating with multiple countries. A nervous feeling filled the room, she struggled for some time to answer questions with uneven volume, but a delegate of the USA broke the awkwardness “Excuse me Chair, can I ask you a favor in turning on the AC?” She then gave the spotlight to the delegate of France. Delegate of Germany then suggest avoiding the Red Sea and opening different routes like Cape Of Good Hope. One other resolution delegate of Ghana includes AI where they use capable and beneficial artificial intelligence to detect missiles in the Red Sea preventing dangerous items that cause disaster. “We should record everything any artificial intelligence does in the Red Sea! AI should not be used as weapons!” Delegate of the United kingdom added. When not all countries agree, and not all disagree. Delegates also agree on including security guards on ships that pass the Red Sea to prevent attacks, yet Syria disagrees “ It’s not really a good idea because you never know if they're trying to ‘protect’ ships or stealing goods.” Finally at the end of the day, they passed the resolution.

 

DISEC II

When the conference began, the topics were divided into three main areas to make problem-solving easier. The first topic was the use of AI in the military. This was discussed as one large group. Participants debated whether robotic weapons are right or wrong and eventually created a plan that puts humans in charge and ensures countries follow global rules. The second topic focused on making the Red Sea safer. Different countries have various interests there, so the main meeting split into two smaller groups to hear everyone’s ideas. They concentrated on three key points: humanitarian rights, regional rights, and safety. During these tough talks, Switzerland and Japan mentioned that using military force is often labeled as self-defense, but they still supported peaceful solutions. Saudi Arabia and Russia led the argument against further weaponization, with the Russian delegate famously stating that one "cannot fight fire with fire." While Switzerland and Japan recognized that military interventions are often seen as self-defense, they joined the call for long-term diplomatic solutions. Japan, in particular, pushed for a technological shift, suggesting the use of radar and safety systems instead of active combat measures. Pakistan and Egypt echoed this view, emphasizing that building regional trust is the only way to prevent unnecessary military conflict. Practical initiatives were also proposed. Singapore suggested a 24/7 multilingual emergency hotline for vessels, while Egypt outlined plans for maritime safety zones supported by international insurance options. Japan and Pakistan further recommended using naval forces only for redirection and rapid response, avoiding offensive tactics. Although most of these humanitarian and safety measures passed by a significant margin, one specific proposal about safety guidelines for a Point of Interest (POI) was rejected. Delegates felt the language did not have the clarity required for international law. 

 

SOCHUM I
“Thank you delegate, you may return to your seat.” 

The Deputy Chair excuses the Delegate of Philippines and welcomes the Delegate of UAE (United Abran Emirates) to give their opening speech.

As the Delegates give their opening speeches, they project their voices loud and clear, standing tall and addressing the issues of privacy in the digital age and getting humanitarian aid to the 3,000 million people in need. 

 

Delegates have to race against time to finish their speeches while delivering their message with clarity and convincingly in less than 90 seconds.  

As the day continued the Delegates formed alliances, used references to books and movies in their speeches (such as The Lord Of the Rings and Back To The Future) , merged clauses and helped each other write amendments. The Delegate of Greece had an amendment that suggested AI should deliver aid to those in need and help predict future conflicts to prevent them before the problem escalated. The amendment was strongly supported by the Delegates of Japan and Poland, however some Delegates such as the Delegate of South Africa disagreed. 

 

As debates went on, South Africa modified the amendment to provide information to individuals if their personal data had been leaked, Poland brought clause 5 to have funding through the prioritization in receiving aid in future events and Pakistan added the amendment subclauses into the debate, and wanted to ensure kids be protected from sensitive information.

The debate led to Delegates discussing questions like whether AI can be relied on? Is using AI ethical? How can we make sure professionals aren't biased? And how much should children be exposed to, in the digital age?

 

Though many delegates disagree with what should and should not be done and what amendments should and should not pass, at the end of the day the delegates all agreed that they were trying to help the world.

 

SOCHUM II

The day starts with opening speeches from the delegates. One at a time the delegates go up to the podium and introduce their purpose, goal, resolution, and actions. Some of the countries include the United States of America, Sudan, Peru, France, Mexico, and others. Most of the speeches start with “Dear honorable chair(s), fellow delegates, and distinguished guests”. Each speech has a 1 minute and 30 second limit, and once the limit is reached, the chairs will pound the gravel indicating that the delegate must end their speech. Some rules in the classroom are no eating, no laughing during a speech, no first or second person while giving a speech, and you must get approval from the chair to do things during the debates. This took about 30 minutes in total.

After the opening speeches, they moved onto lobbying. For lobbying, the delegates chose one of the two topics then split into two groups within the topic of their choice. Their groups were often split by allies, the delegates’ focuses, and even gender. In their groups, the delegates discussed resolutions toward their topic and decided who was giving the speeches. After almost 2 hours of hard work, it was finally time to debate.

During the debate, delegates are able to pass notes to each other though a Page since they aren’t allowed to speak to other delegates during the debate. The debate starts by a delegate reading the resolution, next the delegate reads their speech, after the speech other delegates may ask questions if the delegate who gave the speech approves. Delegates may also make amendments. For example, Democratic Republic of the Congo made an amendment about an African Union, which will help support funding sent by European nations to African nations. When an amendment is made the delegates will vote to either pass or not pass. If the majority of the votes pass, the changes will be made on the resolution. In the end, the resolution was passed.

 

SPECPOOL I

The day started off swiftly with an introduction from the SPECPOL 1 chairs: Jiho Lee, Alainna Lu, and Emilia Lee. After introducing themselves, they introduced the procedures, general rules, and points.

 

Next, the Delegates took turns giving their opening speech. Representing countries such as Brazil, Denmark, Poland, and the Netherlands as they delivered their opening speeches. The rest of the delegates and chairs were engaged, listening to the speaker. Each speaker spoke with confidence and made sure they were speaking loudly and clearly. The delegates expressed their country's perspective on either the Regulation of AI in democratic processes or the regulation of the extraction, trade, and strategic use of rare earth minerals. The delegates have 1 minute and 30 seconds to deliver their opening speeches for their countries.

After the opening speeches, they started lobbying. First, they divided themselves to see who wrote resolutions for the first focus question, the second focus question, or both.  Two-thirds of the delegates went to the first focus question, and one-third went to the second focus question. They then split themselves again with 3 groups, each supposed to come up with a resolution. The first group is the Developed Countries Rare Earth Material, the second group is the Developing Countries Rare Earth Material, and the last group is the Regulation of AI in democratic processes. 

 

After the lobbying is finished, the committee is now moving on to debating. The debate starts with Mongolia from the Developing Countries Rare Earth Material group, briefly introducing their resolution. Afterwards, Mongolia has 6 minutes to express her point for each clause. Then, one of the delegates asked a POI, “How would it be established, and where would the resources come from?” During the debate, they covered lots of perspectives. Here are some quotes from the delegates during the debate. “IRAEB will bridge developed and developing nations through equitable resource governance.”  -Mongolia. “Is extracting rare earths from hazardous waste worth human risk?” -Mexico. “Education ensures public involvement in policy decisions on rare earth minerals.” -Netherlands.

 

Overall, Day 1 for SPECPOL went pretty well. Additionally, SPECPOL also has a gossip box for people to gossip about anything in general. Alainna states, “The day was very productive, we got many delegates that were shy of public speaking to talk and contribute to the debate.” 

 

SPECPOL II

Today in SPECPOL II, everybody started off with their opening speeches, explaining the problems that were happening. For example, how people are misguided because of AI, as a delegate stated, “AI should be helping us with democracy, not as a weapon.” Another stated that “Cooperation is key.” Cooperation demonstrates how the ability to work together can help achieve a common goal. 

 

After all delegates finished their opening speeches, they started lobbying. Delegates improved their resolutions and made them stronger, and discussed in 4 different groups. Some groups were loud and having fun, chatting while editing their resolutions, while others were more quiet and focused. To catch the attention of the delegates, the deputy chair banged the gavel, which made a very loud BANG! and everyone’s eyes immediately looked up. “No AI will be used. If we or anyone catches you using AI, something will happen. We will use AI detectors.” Then it was lunch.

 

After lunch, open debates started. After each amendment was discussed, there was a vote, deciding if the amendment would pass or not. Delegates continued discussing the amendments. The delegate of Chile requested a five minute resolution discussion, and the chair granted it. The delegate of Chile seems to really want to debate on a different topic, but while she keeps requesting it, she keeps getting rejected. 

 

After the break, the Deputy chair banged the gavel, getting everyone back in order and ready to debate. First, the delegates of Mongolia and Peru go up to the podium and present amendments. The floor is open again. The delegate of Russia submits an amendment about the adding of consequences to those who violate the frameworks and requirements in the resolution, which is jail time, up to a year. The delegate of Vietnam disagrees and states that a 1 year consequence in jail is too much and too long, so then gives a speech at the podium. Then there is a vote. Due to the overwhelming majority of votes, the amendment passes. 

 

Overall, today was more of a serious day, but everyone still had fun debating, deciding, and voting.

 

WHA I 

On day one of TASMUN, the day started off with introducing the amendments. All the amendments in the room would be debated in a closed debate format. The Chair would later on set a debate time ‘for’ and ‘against’ the amendment.  After that, the chairs began talking about the lobbying and approval panel. Lobbying is informal and they encourage everyone to work together. After that, they began the opening speeches. They would call on groups of five until all the countries were represented. The opening speeches lasted for about 29 minutes, and then they started lobbying and caucus. The room was split in 2, those who voted on chemical waste and healthcare. For lobbying, one person shared a doc and others pasted in their resolutions. For chemical waste, there were two groups. Group one was India, Lithuania, Thailand, Germany, and Belgium. The second block was Pakistan, Vietnam, Haiti, Ghana and Brazil. For healthcare, group one was Japan, Republic of Korea, Netherlands, and Peru. Block two was Republic of China, Russia, Cote D’ivoire, France and Saudi Arabia.  

 

After lunch, the delegates began to debate. The first delegate who presented an amendment was the delegate of China. The delegate of China said that the amendment was focusing on whether people could afford hospitals and expansion. This amendment was later passed. More than 8 of the amendments were passed. However, more than 1 amendment was not passed. One that was not passed was presented by the delegate of China. Some of the people who presented their thoughts the most were the delegate of China, the delegate of France, the delegate of Ghana and the delegate of Saudi Arabia. The first Resolution, presented by the  delegate of China was passed by an overwhelming majority. Out of the 19 delegates, most came from TAS, as well as DIS, KAS, and HAS. The Head Chair is from Dominican International School while Deputy chair Alexandra, is from KaoHsiung American School, and Deputy Chair Victoria is from Taipei American School. 

 

The first day of MUN went by quite well and the Chairs are happy of the results.

 

WHA II

During the morning of Day 1, the delegates of WHA II had their opening speeches. Each delegate representing the collection of countries scattered around Asia emphasizes a near-universal agreement that chemical, plastic, and air pollution establish a critical public health emergency requiring urgent global cooperation, stronger healthcare systems, and comprehensive "polluter pays" financing. Multiple nations—ranging from France and Italy to Kenya and Pakistan—highlight that pollution is a key driver of non-communicable diseases and premature deaths, demanding a shift toward green energy, circular economies, and toxic waste elimination to prevent irreversible damage to both human health and ecosystems. While focusing on the need to eliminate hazardous materials (Emirates) and manage industrial waste (Mexico, Brazil), developing nations urge greater international support and financial cooperation to strengthen healthcare infrastructures (Congo, Algeria) and manage the disproportionate burden of toxic waste.

 

Throughout the afternoon of Day 1, after the debate of Resolution 1, WHAII-I-A was successfully passed. The committee passed multiple amendments focused on monitoring, education, and strengthening the resolution during a fast-paced, but complicated back and forth debate on environmental pollution. (For example, air pollution, water pollution, and waste pollution.) People discussed whether to vote in favor, against, or abstain, and the results turned out positive. The key proposals from Algeria, Ukraine, France, and Brazil regarding public awareness and accountability were adopted, ultimately resulting in a unanimous vote for the enhanced resolution. 

 

UNEA I

On day one of TASMUN, the day started off with introducing the amendments. All the amendments in the room would be debated in a closed debate format. The Chair would later on set a debate time ‘for’ and ‘against’ the amendment.  After that, the chairs began talking about the lobbying and approval panel. Lobbying is informal and they encourage everyone to work together. After that, they began the opening speeches. They would call on groups of five until all the countries were represented. The opening speeches lasted for about 29 minutes, and then they started lobbying and caucus. The room was split in 2, those who voted on chemical waste and healthcare. For lobbying, one person shared a doc and others pasted in their resolutions. For chemical waste, there were two groups. Group one was India, Lithuania, Thailand, Germany, and Belgium. The second block was Pakistan, Vietnam, Haiti, Ghana and Brazil. For healthcare, group one was Japan, Republic of Korea, Netherlands, and Peru. Block two was Republic of China, Russia, Cote D’ivoire, France and Saudi Arabia.  

 

After lunch, the delegates began to debate. The first delegate who presented an amendment was the delegate of China. The delegate of China said that the amendment was focusing on whether people could afford hospitals and expansion. This amendment was later passed. More than 8 of the amendments were passed. However, more than 1 amendment was not passed. One that was not passed was presented by the delegate of China. Some of the people who presented their thoughts the most were the delegate of China, the delegate of France, the delegate of Ghana and the delegate of Saudi Arabia. The first resolution, presented by the  delegate of China, was passed by an overwhelming majority. Out of the 19 delegates, most came from TAS, as well as DIS, KAS, and HAS. The Head Chair is from Dominican International School while Deputy chair Alexandra, is from KaoHsiung American School, and Deputy Chair Victoria is from Taipei American School. 

 

The first day of MUN went by quite well and the Chairs are happy with the results.

 

UNEA II

“Until you notice the sole of your shoe melting,” a delegate of Germany says in their introduction. For Day 1 for UNEA II, it started out with introductions, where people talked about animals such as elephants being killed every 15 minutes for their tusks and about Spain needing help due to having the warmest summer just last year. After a few hours later, they started to do amendments, about wildlife trafficking and climate changes. At one point, there was a discussion about decreasing prison sentences and rehabilitation, permanent seizure for their belongings, and seizing whatever was involved in the trafficking and a fine five times the black market price. In the end, it took up an entire debate. In conclusion, day one for UNEA was 

 

ICJ

For ICJ, day one included interviewing a witness, and using evidence. First, the president talked about bias, rev, and relevance and explained that bias/rev/relevance 1 meant a low bias, bias/rev/relevance 2 was mid, and bias/rev/relevance 3 was extremely biased. After the explanation, he used a Shakesphere book as though it was a Bible for the witness of the Gambia vs Myanmar to swear for the truth. They asked her questions and something she mentioned was, “[The] Acts [of the Gambia vs Myanmar] have genocide intent.” To interview the witness, they had a system. First the questions would be asked by advocates, then the other advocates against the first advocates would ask the witness questions, then the judges would ask the witness questions. At one point, someone asked the witness a question, and the witness hesitated. The person said that the witness hesitated, which meant that  she was lying. Around 4pm, the fellow delegates were introduced to a small creative event. The delegates were given small canvases and could draw any of the 17 sustainable development goals the UN created. In conclusion, day 1 for ICJ was an eventful day, that was full of debating.  

 

HRC I

During the HRC session, many delegates from different countries spoke up about the issues happening in their countries and their solutions. The session started with each country's delegate giving a small opening speech. Some stood out with clear voices and accurate numbers. For example, Pakistan spoke about how journalists and media workers were randomly attacked and kidnapped. South Africa and Indonesia talked about basic human rights amongst the gen z protests and training police to know how to react to such protests.  After each delegate gave their brief introductions, they started lobbying. They split into 3 teams and revised their resolutions. One of the questions widely discussed was the question of the protection of journalists’ and media workers’ from freedom of expression. There were many great opinions coming from every group.

At 1pm, HRC started its debate. Delegates were allowed to make amendments if they said: this delegate believes they have submitted an amendment. The deputy chair would then allow that delegate to step to the podium and give their speech. During the debate, delegates were required to vote for the amendments. In total, no one made any objections even though many delegates had great reasons to do so because their countries had restrictions. Many delegates have spoken, yet some have remained silent. Those who spoke up more than once included Pakistan, India, and the Netherlands. After delegates proposed their amendments, the deputy chair would then ask the other delegates if they had questions, wanted to oppose, or agree. Towards the end of the session, the deputy chair advised the fellow delegates to oppose some amendments because they had passed 8 amendments with no objections. The deputy chair has also corrected a few delegates, reminding them to use ‘the delegate’ instead of I or you. 

Today's session was quite successful and tomorrow will surely be just as well, maybe even better!

 

HRC II

In the beginning, the committee was talking about which issues their countries were focusing on having each delegate from each country share their ideas, whether it was the Gen Z protests, or the lack of journalist protection, and how they are affecting the world. As each delegate shared their thoughts, there was a time limit and if you went over, the head chair would tell you to wrap up your speech. The head chair would call up around three delegates at a time making things more efficient and allowing the next delegate to prepare their speech, then they concluded the roll call.

 

After the roll call, they split into 2 different groups, one for the Genz protests, and one for the issue of lack of journalists protection. They did this because later on they were going to write an article for their issue, they sat in a circle, partnering up with the people they shared their notes with for their issue. They shared ideas and resolutions for the issue, also writing clauses, eventually writing them in a google doc. Some countries disagreed with each arguing whether they were right or the other country was right. They also asked each other relevant questions to help write the article, adding on to the article making it stronger and stronger. They wrote for about an hour before they went off to lunch.

 

After lunch, they were reading the draft for their issues resolution, then, they read their clauses out loud in front of the committee.

 

They started having an open debate with the entire committee, discussing the rights of journalists, GenZ protests, and voting for different resolutions. In the debate from Egypt, the People's Republic of China asked Egypt to elaborate. After that, the delegate of India debated that their resolution was the strongest, the Republic of Korea then asked how much the cost would be for this resolution to take action. The Delegate for India replied and said that the expenses would be paid by India, putting the responsibility on India.

 

Today was a successful day, filled with interesting debates, and good discussions.

 

UNDP

First, in the opening speeches countries such as: Mexico, Poland, Philippines, Slovakia and more. They are talking about how their country is trying to help solve these problems that UNDP focuses on. Like aging populations, and vocational education. 

 

Like Kenya, they have high medical costs, so it's harder for people living in poverty to afford medical care. Or like Liberia which cares about vocational education and to make young people become the good of our future.

Then the debates. The paragraph made by Nigeria which was accepted, and the government trying to increase the access to affordable health care providing free health check-up programs. Adding on, “In highly populated areas” by Mexico. Then a question by Japan saying “What will motivate students to become medical students” was responded to by Nigeria  saying “To make the world a better place”. Italy asks Nigeria “What will we do after we train health care workers”. Mexico asks “How will the delegate of Nigeria help these places”.

 

Next clause, “Calls for early preparation and sustainable developments as they are necessary to reduce the negative effects of populations.” Then sets of brand new ideas. 

 

The room falls in a sudden silence… “Going once…going twice…” Delegate Poland “I believe that the clause form is just a mirror of the entire solution.” No response from Nigeria. 

 

Almost all of the countries have questions against the delegate of Nigeria. Italy, Poland, Mexico, Japan etc.  Portugal asks Nigeria “What kind of programs are they indicating?”  Nigeria answers“We could create apps that teach people how to maintain a healthy lifestyle” That was not the answer I was expecting. 

 

CRISIS

In Crisis, we talked about the 2032 water shortage, wildfires, and even a missing suspect. One of the topics that we talked about in is the 2032 water shortage. By 2032, over half of the global population is projected to face terrible water shortages. One of the causes is because of AI, AI uses LOTS of water and can create a water shortage! If the same amount of AI gets used each day, there is a chance of a water shortage in 2032. So as a press team member, I recommend everyone to stop using AI, and if you are seeing this tell your family members, friends and anyone if possible.

Another topic we talked about in Crisis is, the wildfires. There have been wildfires in Brazil, Canada, USA, Russia, Australia, and Africa caused by water shortages and contaminated waters. In Africa, millions of Africans are moving to Europe on refugee ships because droughts in Africa are causing unusual wildfires.

One final topic we talked about in Crisis is, a missing suspect. A suspect named Brazil got kidnapped after lunch. His words after he got kidnapped were… 

“ I miss my mom, I remember eating red ice cream with yellow sprinkles.” Delegates caught this as a clue using his words, “Red ice cream with yellow sprinkles.”. The delegates immediately thought of China because of the words “Red ice cream with yellow sprinkles.” like the red flag and yellow stars. As the delegates found more clues about the missing suspect, they found another recording. The missing suspect words said “It's cold, dark, I don’t know where I am.”. After this recording, the delegates immediately thought of a freezer. Eventually the delegates found the missing suspect safely. I hope after you read this, you will take part in saving water and not using AI. Your small act will affect this world and especially if everyone follows as well. 

 

UNESCO

The first thing that they did was give out their opening speech. The chair called them up by groups of 5. Then they would tell everyone their opening speech. I think that the best opening speech was done by Finland, because they talked very clearly and added famous quotes in their opening speech, such as  "If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart" by Nelson Mandela. I think when somebody adds a quote, it makes a speech so much better, which is why his speech really stood out to me.

 

After they finish giving out the opening speech, they will start lobbying. One group is about language and the other is about cultural heritage. People are also making jokes about Russia and Ukraine being arch enemies because of what is happening in the world. Since none of them are familiar with others, none of them are really talking. After the chair sees that they are very shy, and none are willing to talk, she tells them to introduce themselves to each other saying their name, their school. After that, they write their resolutions until lunch. After lunch, we gathered up back in the classroom to continue. Ukraine was the first one to submit the resolution so it was the first one to get it approved. The delegate for Ukraine is Dennis and while it was getting approved, I got the chance to interview him. 

After a country is done talking, other countries can object. Then they debate, after they are done debating,they vote on which amendment is better. This repeats many times. After that, Ukraine gave the final speech. Finally the chair let us clap for the speaker. Since the time period has been extended, the time of the art project has also been changed and we will be dismissed a lot later. Overall, the day was good. I not only got to hear people’s ideas from different points of view, I also got to hear real life debate.

 

NATO

The day starts off in the morning of April 25 2026, where TAS has held TASMUN for many years, an event where schools from all over Asia come to TAS for MUN (Model United Nations). 

It was the morning and the NATO conference started off strong with some opening speeches. It starts off with Albania, with many other countries such as Slovenia. “The ice in the Arctic is melting four times faster. Even faster than we are responding,” the country of Slovenia says. And ending with the United States of America “We all need to work together!” After all the hard work of the opening speeches it was time for lobbying. For hours, typing sounds and discussing filled the room. Then after all the work of writing, it was finally time for the Amendments, “Arctic natives have been there longer than like anybody else, such as the Inuit and the Alaska Natives,” the country of Latvia kept saying. Then there was an argument about the country of Latvia not answering the correct questions that the other countries were asking. In the end after all the back and forth, the amendment had not passed. After lots of other amendments, lots of ones that passed and others that did not. “The Arctic is shared to the people of the Arctic and all the animals that live there,  the Arctic itself is not just an island, but it’s a whole region itself.” the United States declares. 

At the end of the day, the amendments were done, but it was not about passing your amendment, but about practicing your amendments and most importantly the experience of joining TASMUN.  

 

ECOSOC 

 

At the start of the ECOSOC (Economic and Social Council) meeting, opening speeches were made about food insecurity and trade issues regarding landlocked developing countries. Because of climate change, many countries are struggling to produce enough food through sustainable agriculture practices. One delegate mentioned that 2.8 billion people are suffering from moderate to severe food insecurity. Regarding the issue of trade restrictions for LLDCs (landlocked developing countries), delegates mentioned that the trade costs are 72 percent higher for LLDCs than countries with sea access. Delegates stated that in order to solve this problem, developing countries must advance their infrastructure. One delegate mentioned, “Developing countries must come together and form alliances with neighboring countries.”

 

Once opening speeches ended, delegates transitioned into lobbying. As expected, delegates were shy at first and were trying to get to know each other. With help from the chairs and advisor, delegates were separated into two sections based on the topics they were focused on. In those two groups, unsure delegates managed to sort themselves into two smaller groups formed by sovereignty. They agreed upon themselves that sometimes independence had to be sacrificed in order for a resolution to be made. After the introductions, the delegates started merging clauses and waiting for their resolutions to go through the approval panel.

 

Resolution A-1 is passed, and debating starts. The United Kingdom introduces the resolution, which includes better railroads connecting LLDCs to neighbouring countries and reduction of bottlenecks. Delegates decided the main goal was to increase efficiency at borders. Ukraine also made an amendment regarding the idea of the usage of artificial intelligence, and Spain proposed paperwork at customs to be transformed into digital paperwork. The most exciting part of the meeting was when the delegate for the Dominican Republic suggested for countries to sign the Trade Facilitation Agreement. The delegate for North Korea immediately responded with a heated speech about how open data would be dangerous, enemies would have an advantage if they were to attack.

As you can see, the meeting for ECOSOC was full of exciting debates and discussions. Day 1 was definitely a success.

 

CSW

This morning CSW started off strong with some very good opening speeches but there were a few speeches good and bad that stood out. First, the Republic of Korea’s about women getting proper education and equal rights. Saudi Arabia's speech also included lots of percentages and numbers. The USA talked about “what do men have that women don’t?”. After the opening speeches they started lobbying but there were only 1-2 people doing the second topic so the head chair and the deputy chair ended up having to spin a wheel to decide who would write resolutions about the second topic and who would write resolutions about the first.  After lunch deputy chair Ruby Han said that they had a little more time to edit resolutions and the head chair Jason spoke a little about the raffle. Once they had moved back to the middle of the room the delegates almost immediately started chatting and talking about their resolutions and sharing out loud. After they had finished lobbying Ruby read the clauses.and they started reading time and editing the clauses. After the 15 min were up ruby did the regular drill asking if there were any questions.  delegates Chile, Lithuania, and Saudi Arabia had a debate and ended up not passing an amendment. They moved on to the second paragraph and The DRC wrote an amendment about women's education.  The Republic of Korea wanted to say that men have to be educated in how all people should be educated about the concern about harassment but drc said that the committee was not about men but about women and girls. The USA and Korea wanted to know about who would teach these things so Lithuania wanted CSW to collaborate with the ministry of education. And basically the entire committee complained about how there were no pages to pass notes because it was hard to move around in the small space so it was hard to pass notes. After about 15 min they started talking about the Paris Agreement which is about earth and not about the topic CSW. 

 

SC

At first, when the opening speeches started in SC, some delegates were stating their speeches pretty quietly. Most of the opening speeches were said very fast, possibly due to the limited time for the speeches. The speeches mainly talked about the crucial violence of innocent civilians in Sudan and Myanmar, also the absolute need to fix the situation. One speech even mentioned the Salt Collectiv speech which was about change is possible earlier during the opening ceremony.

 

Overall, the opening speeches set a good tone for the debates later in the day, and gave a lot of information about their nations and the conflict in Sudan and Myanmar.

 

Now, the committee is moving on to lobbying, right after the opening speeches. The chairs separated the delegates into two groups, one who has a resolution for Sudan and one for Myanmar. This part is mainly about collaborating with the same people with the same resolutions, and combining clauses. The majority of the delegates had a resolution for Sudan. The delegates were getting to know each other this time and making bonds with each other. This part of MUN is slower, but very important as the delegates are preparing for the big main debate after lunch, and getting to know each other.

 

During debate, the delegates started by reviewing their amendment. The order of the debate mostly went like this: a nation proposes a clause or an amendment of that clause, then speeches are made for delegates who agree and go against, finally, voting happens. Tons of POI’s (questions) occurred during the debate, such as clarifying an amendment/clause. Some of the clauses were about cease fires and reducing military arms. Amendments come after a clause is proposed. After an amendment or clause is proposed, delegates can say their speech if they agree or go against it. Nations like Somalia, China and Latvia were engaged a lot in these speeches, as the delegates were confident in their speech and some seemed angry.

 

Overall, day one in SC went well with many amendments/causes passing, moving to a future resolution for day two.