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ILYMUNews 2013
A rather intense but very entertaining third day flew by, too fast for my liking, just like the rest of the conference. I believe that the Silent Heroes of the Press Team and of all ILYMUN did a tremendous job in making this conference special, just like we were hoping in our first STORIFY article. As the amazing journey of the first ILYMUN comes to an end, it hopefully starts the History of a connected and interactive MUN conference in Lyon and all around the globe! mathias gontard
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Superlatives
Today, as MUN tradition goes, the ILYMUN superlatives have been awarded. We would still like to thank all of you for your enthusiastic participation and every single one of you made this conference the best! From best dressed to best speaker lets all congratulate those who received the most votes! Some examples: Best dressed female
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dinner at Vapiano (mmmhh) Vapiano... what an experience! Even if the place was completely crowded from 8 to 11pm, everyone had a lot of fun. The food was good, the atmosphere was good, the environment was good, everything was good! All was set to celebrate the
first day of debating as well as a great get together! Silent disco was part of the night, and dancing around in the streets of Lyon was on the program for out delegates from out of town. Different subjects were approached, but none came near those discussed during the conference, which provided a breath of fresh air after a buildup of stress during two long first days. maddie le gall
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Post war recovery in the communist style The Second World War is finally over. Many European countries are ruined. A lot of them need to recover. Some will soon benefit from the Marshall plan. If benefitting is what you want to call it, because obviously it's much better if they're helped by a fair and modern country, a country where everyone has the same rights, especially workers. There are no rich or poor people, because communism is, evidently, the fairest regime ever. Poland, among other countries, was helped by the USSR. Communists established a new regime and started reconstruction. The Polish capital was completely destroyed: none of the buildings stood a chance against bombing. Communists constructed a new Poland, a Poland of massive, grey edifices. Apart from that, there was no real recovery. Though Soviet contribution to the reconstruction of Poland was important, unfortunately, Soviets destroyed Polish economy in doing so. Instead of leading the country to an era of modernity, it brought about many issues. The shops were empty; peasants were no longer owners of their fields. Soviets even invent special cards on which they wrote how much food, clothes etc. everyone can buy: for example, only four pairs of new shoes were allowed per capita (per year...). People had to wait four or five years to get a car, a television, a washing machine. Also, the cultural recovery was totally inhibited. Artists weren't allowed to publish their works if they didn't create in order to support communist values. Therefore, people only had access to Soviet literature, movies and theatre. There was no way to escape propaganda. It encircled people. And the very few of them who had access to illegal publications generally quickly regretted it. Social recovery was practically impossible. You couldn't know for sure if your neighbour was observing you and reporting you to the police that very night. You couldn't go to church, obviously, unless your religious ideals were identical to the communist ones. All the children were taught the same mentality. Instead of recovering, Poland just digressed. When the communists left, in 1989, Poles had to build a new government, a new domestic economy. Fifty years after the war, they had to start all over again. That's the post war recovery in the communist style...in the style of the fairest regime ever. Today, in other countries post war recovery is not much better, even though communists are not involved in it. For example, in Kosovo, the post-war reconstruction is in the hands of NATO and UN. But the road to hell is paved with good intentions...Both NATO and UN want to reconstruct Kosovo's political, social and economic stability, but they're much more competitive than cooperative, which, if anything, is a handicap to Kosovo, more than of any help. This subject will be discussed by the ECOSOC committee, which will certainly try to ensure a better communication with NATO for the Kosovo issue, but will also discuss the situation in other post-war recovering countries (Sudan, which just came out of a civil war, etc).
ola sadura
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charlotte chaverot
Moreover, it's a contribution to the esthetic part of our lives; it's generally what attracts tourists the most. Therefore, the protection of cultural propriety seems to be an important problem. Although, should the Security Council really take care of it? Keeping in mind that the Security Council is supposed to maintain international peace and security, the answer to that question isn't so clear. On the one hand, as the president UNESCO said, there should be R2P* for cultural heritage too: peace is founded on respect toward different nations, and there can be no respect if the cultural propriety is damaged, for it affects these nations' identity. On the other hand, it's not directly implicated in arm conflicts. This issue needs to be solved quickly, though the situations in Mali (where cultural propriety has already been destroyed) and in
Syria are urgent. Therefore, specific conventions aiming at protecting cultural heritage may be established soon by the Security Council. *R2P: responsibility to protect (people from genocide in a country for example) The fight continues, as this is an important issue in our modern society. It is this journalists dearest hope, as well as that of many others, that the United Nations will find the appropriate measures to address this pressing issue. During this conference, we hope you delegates and the security council may shed some light on potential solutions.
ola sadura
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science and healthcare The night is dark, a young woman, a teenaged girl, lies down on a ratty, broken bed. She looks exhausted, hardly breathing, still profusely bleeding. Blood soaks through the sheets. She only has moments to live. Her crying child is wriggling in another womans arms. How long will he survive? No long. He has just been born in Soweto, in Southern Africa. He'll most likely be part of of the majority of people suffering from AIDS. As two out of three people in Soweto are currently suffering from AIDS. This boy could've been born in other conditions. If only his mother had known about contraception and had access to it...if only she were given decent healthcare during her pregnancy, nothing of this would have happened. In poor countries, healthcare is still a huge problem. AIDS is one of the most common diseases in Africa, especially Sub-Saharan Africa. Most contaminated people live there, but only 1,5 million people of 22,9 million contaminated receive anti-retroviral drugs. How is this possible for so many people suffer from AIDS? Well, no sexual education in sub-Saharan Africa is provided people don't know about contraception, or, in most cases, don't have access to it. AIDS isnt the only concern in LEDCs. Other diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis or cholera are still active and ravage millions of people every year, and even though cures against them exist: people in LEDCs cannot obtain them, as they are too expensive and the countries can't afford them. Moreover, the medical support is not assured in those countries: in Ethiopia, for example, there are only 3 licensed professionals in medicine for a population of 100,000 people. New medical research programs should be developed especially when it comes to the research on an effective cure against AIDS, and the priority of receiving free medication should be given to those who need it the most. Better healthcare is necessary in LEDCs, but also a better education programme. Maternal health should be improved: women in LEDCs should be offered free medical care during their pregnancy. This would not only reduce child mortality (which is very high in sub-Saharan Africa, in Rwanda 64 out of 1,000 of new-borns die at birth, though in Switzerland only 4 out of 1,000 new-borns die at birth). The STI Committee will discuss of this issue. The problem of AIDs, contraception, maternal medical support and medical support in LEDCs in general will certainly be the main subject of their discussion. The STI Committee may also try to pass programmes which aim at developing and improving education in the LEDCs. ola sadura
BIOTERRORISM ATTACK - CRISIS On April 4th 2013, the Model United Nations meeting concerning health care was interrupted by Dr. Lyn Marsden and Dr. Angus Thomson from the Sanofi Pasteur research center. The subject of their concern regarded a presumed smallpox bioterrorist attack. This was all the more shocking to the delegates knowing how infectious and contagious the virus is and how many victims it has killed. Indeed, even
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World War II was less murderous. Two thirds of the Worlds population not being vaccinated, a quick solution had to be found. Measures had to be taken. And fast. First, in order for the population to be safe and civilians to be unexposed to further contamination, public security was discussed. It was agreed that wearing masks and washing hands would be vital. As the debate continued, another issue
was raised : vaccine supplies. Being limited, this preventive method needed to be found. Who could provide it? Delegates agreed to prioritize healthcare professionals, police and military. Countries detaining more than enough vaccines for their own population were encouraged to supply those in need and a system of mass vaccination was proposed and agreed upon. Although no concrete measure
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limited travel, it was decided that all cases of smallpox had to be isolated. This amendment was submitted by Sweden and UK. Although this smallpox attack
was a true fear component, trig- essential and had to be honest, gering panic amongst civilians, rational and reassuring. the delegates came to the conclusion that communication was Justine Ortholand
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