MUN INSIDER

15 APRIL 2016

DAY 2

WORDS OF MRS BHURTUN

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

WORDS OF MRS
BHURTON

WORDS OF MRS
UJOODHA

G.A CRISIS

SECURITY COUNCIL

WORDS OF THE
HEAD OF PRESS

COMISSIONS

ABOUT PRESS

SPECIAL POINTS
OF INTEREST:
Cartoons

Interviewer: Good morning. Were from MUNTV. So we wanted to know

what was your aim behind introducing zonal MUN in Mauritius?
MrsBhurtun: Well, I didnt introduce MUN in Mauritius. We started, 3
years ago , having the zonal MUN. This is the 3rd time were having zonal
MUN. I have been the project coordinator for the participants , for three
years. And now, the aim for that is to have many schools to participate.
You have National MUN with a certain number of schools and the same
schools, whereas in zonal MUN we have a variety of schools with different abilities, not necessary the best schools. That was the aim of having
zonal MUN!
Interviewer: How did you find the opening ceremony
MrsBhurtun: Good! Very nice It went very well. The speeches made
went very well. The statement made by Chan Chee (SG) was very good.
Interviewer: According to you, what impact do you think MUN has on the
participants?
MrsBhurtun: MUN gives the opportunity to students to develop certain
skills debating skills, communication skills and so on. There is team
spirit where delegates have to collaborate together. When we talk about participants it is not only delegates, of
course, you have other students who are not so good at debating but who are good at other things. The press
team, for example, I think they did a very good job- wonderful job. Security Councils and security guards and
web designers are very talented at drawing.
Interviewer: Can you name some improvements which could have made this opening ceremony better?
Mrs.Bhurtun: One thing for sure, is I think that the students dont have enough time to prepare their resolutions. Had they had more time Im sure that they would have done much better. Im not saying that they have
done a bad job, no, but if they had more time, they would have done much better. Im sure of that.
Interviewer: Any message you would like to pass on to the participants?
Mrs. Bhurtun: You must go according to the pledge: Safer planet
Interviewer: How would you describe Mun in one word?
Mrs. Bhurtun: Fantastic

Written by Urvina Devi Dowlut (Sodnac SSS) & NashnaveeRagoo (DMC)

WORDS OF MRS UJOODHA

Articles
Pictures

For me the Model United Nations is

a must participation for students of
Lower and Upper Six. They develop
their personalities, aquire diplo-

matic skills and walk into the

shoes of adults, even if for just a
while. These moments will always
be cherished by them, and who
knows, their kids one day walk into
their footsteps.

The event is organised by the

Ministry of Education that
caters for the successful running of this conference, year
after year, through dedicated
officers.

Credit has to be given to Coordinators who train their students in

different categories Chairpersons, delegates, members of the
press, secretaries and security
officers.

I would personally like to congratulate all MUNNERS because what counts is not
being awarded best delegate
or best delegation but being
once a MUNNER always a

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G.A CRISIS
13th April 2016- The General assembly of the MUN had to
face a crisis
The neo-Nazis have gathered European scientists to manufacture the most powerful biochemical weapon the 21st
century will ever see. They have restarted the World War II
biochemical program. Moreover, an army has been formed
with the only motive of controlling the world. The European
Union threatened to release a modified variant of the anthrax virus in the air of all countries if they do not surrender.The European Union already made its move by launching missiles toward nuclear plants found in China, USA and
Russia which led to the death of 1 million people and a
perilous intensification of the radioactivity level in the air.
Unfortunately this was not over; rockets have been
launched towards the capitals of Cuba, Israel and Nigeria.
The room was buzzing with all the delegations finding solutions to this crisis; every delegate was discussing various

HEAD OF PRESS
How hard was it? Hard.
The press underwent a influx of stress from
seen and unseen sources. From day one, since
the training session, we got organised and
worked really hard on making this the best
Zonal Press EVER.
In spite of facing huddles at every corner we
managed to overcome them all; those we couldn't prevail over, we at least learnt from. Diplomacy, integrity, responsibility and the burdens
carried by thinkers of our times are also things
we learnt.
What marked me the most was the journey the Press covered together. We had our fair share of quarrels and misunderstanding but
they just brought us together, teaching us how to deal with and
understanding human relations better. I, especially, made real
friends. I really relished each and every moment, and with MUN
now coming to an end, I am emotional and really wish the journey
would continue even for just a moment.
On a side note, I would also like to commend the work done by the
Director of Zone 4, The Core-Coordinators, the Secretary-General,
the Deputy-Secretary General, the Chairpersons, the delegates, the
secretaries, the security officers and mainly my dear members of
the press,
I cannot end without a very, very special thank you to the CoreCoordinators, Mrs Bhurtun and Mrs Ujoodha, who were like solid
rock and driving forces behind me the whole time. Words cannot
even begin to cover my gratitude for them. Special thank you to
Miss ShuchiHenrage who literally made this experience a one of a
kind.

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possible solutions and forming alliances with different delegations.Time was something none had and secretaries were
running with the microphones to allow delegates to propose
their solution.
There have been reports of forces from the neo-Nazis launching attacks on Uruguay, Australia, Rwanda,Nepal andMexico.
While proposing solutions, Uruguay lacked decorum and used
foul language, and was asked to apologise.
Pakistan proposed to use nonbelligerent methods and negotiate with the Neo-Nazis instead. The rockets exploded leading
to 50,000 thousand deaths. Later according to the update
received, the S.G of the UN had been kidnapped and his location was unknown. The Neo-Nazis threatened to release the
secrets of states in their possession. The Delegate of China
based himself on the law of international terrorism to deploy
troops in foreign countries,.The chair in a sarcastictonesaid,
China is going against Europe and declaring war, who wants
to join China in a war? Was this a lack of professionalism or
a lack of diplomacy towards the delegate? Cuba stated that
the S.G diedfor that cause and the DSG was alive to take
decisions in his place. In short, due to delay and lack of efficiency from delegates , the S.G lost his life. NO valid solution
was proposed and this crisis ended in a failure.

SECURITY COUNCIL
The third annual
Security Council
Simulation of a crisis situation was
based on solving
crises, the first one
being the Ukrainian
crisis. The latter
started on November 2, 2013 when
then-President Viktor Yanukovych suspended preparations on an
agreement with the European Union causing tensions between the
post-revolutionary Ukrainian government and pro-Russian insurgents. The involvement of Russia in this conflict was frowned upon
by most of the delegates in the Security Council.
In an attempt to solve this strife, the Spanish delegate proposed to
send peacekeepers to Ukraine and expressed concerns about the
high corruption rate prevailing in Ukraine. Egypt promised to send
qualified and experienced economists from the University of Cairo,
one of the best worldwide, to find solutions to the economic crisis
which Ukraine is also facing. Uruguay proposed to divide Ukraine
into two parts; those who support the European government on
one side and those wanting to be part of the Russian federation on
the other side that is the western side.
There was much heated debate; however there was no sign of a
consensus being reached.

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COMMISSIONS

To the casual eye, the delegates sitting with their placards

appeared anticipatory, anxious and seemingly unprepared. But upon the commencement of debates, the delegates
given the floor in each commission room
began addressing the house while seamlessly and animatedly presenting their
delegations stance on certain clauses.
And it was at that instant, that every prior
supposition was pulverised. Animation
and liveliness built up with every new
rebuttal.
Observing the debates in the commission
rooms, a few things came to light. First,

English, not being the mother-tongue,

delegates pushed through to formulate
new sentences when developing impromptu rebuttals. Secondly, the points
made and the complex conclusions
reached clearly showed some delegates
had done their homework and came
prepared. However, the dependence of
certain delegates on their notes was
flagrant.
Meanwhile, in the Security Council, one
could encounter intense cross fires.

What, at first appeared to be very simple

topics, turned into seemingly unending
debates where constant disagreements
were formed. Delegates breaching parliamentary procedures were immediately
assaulted by points of order.
The final observation, which dawned after
spending time in each room, was that the
participating delegates with intellectual
debates, lively discussions and thoughtprovoking insight created a unique spirit
and environment that only crowned the
best MUN experience.

HEALTH AND POPULATIO N

we are late!
The chattering reduced with the chairpersons proclamation.
The tension could be cut with knife, it was so thick.
Firstly, we started with the resolutions and the countries involved in this were China, Pakistan, and Mauritius. The first
question of which was: inviting the private sector to invest
more in poor rural regions, to alleviate poverty and unhygienic
living conditions of elder. Demonstrated how well the delegates were prepared especially noteworthy are China, Mauritius and Pakistan. A little less exciting was the second ques-

HUMAN RIGHTS
Human rights are womens rights and womens rights are human
rights.-Hillary Clinton
It started with the delegate of Iraq who put forward gripping resolutions about combating gender inequality and injustice.This was
followed by the delegate of India who contended that sexual harassment and gender disparity are becoming rife in our society and
that there is a need to sensitise women about their rights.Also,the
delegate of Israel highlighted that cases of sexual harassment has
increased to 11.4%.Moreover,the delegate of Pakistan stressed that
the number of male chauvinists must still tumble down.According
to this far-sighted delegate,enforcing laws will lead to more equality.Interestingly,the delegate of Jamaica declared that in some countries,policemen themselves assault women.To him,enforcing laws
does not guarantee equality.
On the other hand,the delegate of Syria did not endorse a particular
resolution.She asserted that it contained a few loopholes.Also,to
her, it failed to look at the long term implications.She mentioned
that disparity does not involve solely women.Men are prejudiced
as well.This was ensued by the delegate of Venezuela who further
claimed that the resolution was far-fetched.At the end of the debate,16 delegates voted for while 6 delegates voted against and 2
abstained.

tion which was not as lively as the first.

The highlight of the moment, however, was the argument between
delegates of Uruguay and Spain. Highlighting the depth of his arguments were his gestures and liveliness. The delegate of Uruguay
literally felt and meant every word he said. The funniest moment
was when he asked a question to the delegate of Spain and he,
himself, answer to his own question with a higher tone.

DISARMAMENT
At the start of the session in the Disarmament Commission, an aura of
excitement could be sensed. The chairpersons started with the drawing of
lots. The resolution chosen being Resolution number 3.
While the delegate of Ukraine read the operative clause, he seemed to be
under the domination of nervosity, the enemy of many. After the delegate of
Syria had the floor during the debate, the delegate of Turkey raised a pertinent Point of Information to which Syria could not retaliate. The voting for
and against resolution number 3 followed and this concluded that the resolution has passed.
The debates were explosive and heated and every delegate showed that
they were more than willing to be honored with the title of Best Delegate,
meaning there is competition an ingredient spicing up this MUN.

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GUARDIANS OF SOCIETY
Today, on the 13th of April, for the first day of the 3rd edition of the 4th Zonal
Model United Nations, we, the Press did our best to cover and have an
overall prospect on what was happening.
We started by changing our state of minds, to be able to fit into our roles
and duties of being Press Officers. Since we had a meeting on the previous
day, whereby everyone was attributed a duty, when the Opening Ceremony
started, we knew exactly what to do and what was expected from us. We
listened long and hard to represent and reflect with accuracy the intended
messages of the guests and authorities of the MUN.
We collaborated hand in hand, exactly as
Mathieu Chan Chee wished for, and the result
is a wondrously on-going adventure!
We are the watchdogs of the MUN 2016!

Being in the Press Team

is as hectic and as challenging as it has ever been, but remains nonetheless an enriching experience.
Students endorsed the roles of Press members with much ease and confidence, displaying
qualities like leadership skills, sharpness and efficiency in covering the highlights of the day.
While delegates were competing against one another, the main and unyielding opponent to press members was the time factor, as they relentlessly had to battle against it
and be a step ahead: be prompt and alert so as not to miss out even the slightest detail

-Sharon Mahadoo

of the events. Absolutely no hurdles could hamper the optimism of students.

We, educators in charge, on the other hand, sometimes became edgy as we always
had to bear in mind the element of time slipping by too quickly while we had the immense responsibility of shedding insight on the Zonal MUN 2016, hereby painting a true
and realistic picture of the event.
It was on the whole, a privilege to work with such a vibrant and smart team of young
people. - The Press Team.

Head of Press

Ryan LEveill

Deputy Head of Press

Dipti Mahadeo

Cartoonists

Toshani Bhoyro (Head)

Maline Cllia Fok Cheung Rahul Raj Auckloo

Andrew Ramon Seeruthun

Web designers

Nigel Yong (Head)

Bharathi Kiran Sonea

William John Ramsay

Selven Veerapen

Victoria Obeegadoo

Shaili Deonarain

Loshina Jugroop

Nashnavee Ragoo

Stessie Labadie

Azhar Joomun

Urvina devi dowlut

Matthieu Thomas (Head)

Manish Chadee (Editor)

Sharon Mahadoo (Vice

Head)

William Sew Fat

Cheryl Lo Thiap Hiog

Keshia Raghaven

Yusra Khoyrattee

Natacha mootoosamy

Neha Bassanta Lala

Lokeshinee Teeluck

Eva Runghsawmee

Kurt Chong (Head)

Karen Wong

Jayshil Chummun

Kawsar wohedally

Reshmi Torul

Pandamikum Teerouvarni
Mun Tv

Donatella Nagamuthu
(Head)

Reporters

Photographers

Hanna Nujeebun
Coordinators

Shuchi Henrage