Saturday, September 29, 2012
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
COMUN Meeting - September 12th
We were brought up to date about sponsorship's. Some progress has been made, though obviously still lacking and i have yet to make a contribution as well.
I was assigned to help with the Souvenir and with the EXCO t-shirt design. For the souvenir I am to play apart in the layout and design as well as getting the written content from the other committee members. Each of the Committees were given T-shirt colors. The President, Kaveen, and I asked that ECOSOC be given green as it is the color of money. Then plans were made to discuss the specific designs on the T-shirts.
I found out that the ICJ meeting on Monday was cancelled since the Vice-President, Taryana, had fallen ill.
The workshops, in which new delegates will be taught the about MUN and how to make the most of it, was planned. Everyone was assigned to groups in which they would focus on a specific aspect of the conference, on debate, public speaking or on research. I was assigned with the Vice-President of GA2, to the conference procedure and format.
I was assigned to help with the Souvenir and with the EXCO t-shirt design. For the souvenir I am to play apart in the layout and design as well as getting the written content from the other committee members. Each of the Committees were given T-shirt colors. The President, Kaveen, and I asked that ECOSOC be given green as it is the color of money. Then plans were made to discuss the specific designs on the T-shirts.
I found out that the ICJ meeting on Monday was cancelled since the Vice-President, Taryana, had fallen ill.
The workshops, in which new delegates will be taught the about MUN and how to make the most of it, was planned. Everyone was assigned to groups in which they would focus on a specific aspect of the conference, on debate, public speaking or on research. I was assigned with the Vice-President of GA2, to the conference procedure and format.
Monday, September 10, 2012
Friday, September 7, 2012
Habitat Meeting - 6th September
This was the first Habitat meeting for this year. The new members were briefed about the basics and workings of Habitat for Humanity. We discussed Fundraisers and the the overnight build planned for the 6th and 7th of October. the site is in Galle and this would be the first overnight build we have done. We would arrive at noon, work the rest of the day, go to bed, wake up and work through the morning leaving at noon the next day. In foresight, i expect this build to be really hard. the previous builds, being less than half a day in length, had still been such exhausting experiences, so a full days work in Galle should be extremely arduous. this trip should count towards action in that respect as well as a service project.
COMUN Meeting 5th September
During this meeting, sponsorship was discussed and the each member made clear what progress had been made. Although some had found companies agreeing to sponsor us, overall there had been little development, and it was stressed that we needed to make progress soon. In the previous week i had approached Unilever and received confirmation from them, i had just needed to relay the information about the sponsorship packages to them.
The council's finalized their mandates and gave them in. ECOSOC's mandate and structure had little change from last year. However i felt that we should try and improve it further. I suggested that it work with more current affairs and try to get the delegates to work with data and information from events happening at the very moment they are having the conference. For example having Stock Market Ratings and Government Budget Info available to them during the conference and having topics closely related to the info. Although i think this would spice up the conference, it does pose some problems. First is actually getting the data, secondly it is very technical and new delegates might find it difficult to get involved with the debates, though all the technical stuff could be taught during the workshops and practice debates.
The President and Vice-president of the International Court of Justice had a few problems with finalizing the procedure of their conference since it is a new committee and therefore needs to be planned out properly. It is also the most technical committee and works quite differently from the others. Some agreements were made on it but there were still a few things to be settled so an extra meeting was scheduled on Monday for to Specifically discuss the ICJ. On a separate note, i suggested that we get actors to play the defendants and witnesses during the conference in ICJ just to make it a bit more interesting, i also volunteered to play a war criminal.
The council's finalized their mandates and gave them in. ECOSOC's mandate and structure had little change from last year. However i felt that we should try and improve it further. I suggested that it work with more current affairs and try to get the delegates to work with data and information from events happening at the very moment they are having the conference. For example having Stock Market Ratings and Government Budget Info available to them during the conference and having topics closely related to the info. Although i think this would spice up the conference, it does pose some problems. First is actually getting the data, secondly it is very technical and new delegates might find it difficult to get involved with the debates, though all the technical stuff could be taught during the workshops and practice debates.
The President and Vice-president of the International Court of Justice had a few problems with finalizing the procedure of their conference since it is a new committee and therefore needs to be planned out properly. It is also the most technical committee and works quite differently from the others. Some agreements were made on it but there were still a few things to be settled so an extra meeting was scheduled on Monday for to Specifically discuss the ICJ. On a separate note, i suggested that we get actors to play the defendants and witnesses during the conference in ICJ just to make it a bit more interesting, i also volunteered to play a war criminal.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Colombo Model United Nations 2013
For the COMUN Conference of 2013, i have been appointed as the Vice-President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). In addition to facilitating and moderating the MUN conferences i also play a role in its organization. The responsibility of these leadership role i am undertaking counts towards the creativity part of the CAS Requirements.
Participation in MUN both directly and indirectly contributes towards tackling an issue of global importance. The conferences themselves are based around finding solutions to many of the of the worlds problems including poverty, sustainability, the financial crisis, disarmament. Besides the conferences themselves, COMUN also gets involved in many service projects around Sri Lanka. Already partnered with Green Lanka Youth Platform, who help in promoting sustainable development, we are trying to extend our reach in helping the country.
I have attempted to partner up Habitat for Humanity with COMUN as it can be a new source of volunteers for the building projects and can also build awareness among the delegates of COMUN.
Participation in MUN both directly and indirectly contributes towards tackling an issue of global importance. The conferences themselves are based around finding solutions to many of the of the worlds problems including poverty, sustainability, the financial crisis, disarmament. Besides the conferences themselves, COMUN also gets involved in many service projects around Sri Lanka. Already partnered with Green Lanka Youth Platform, who help in promoting sustainable development, we are trying to extend our reach in helping the country.
I have attempted to partner up Habitat for Humanity with COMUN as it can be a new source of volunteers for the building projects and can also build awareness among the delegates of COMUN.
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