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The Singapore Model United Nations (SIMUN or SiMUN) is an annual, 3-day simulation of a UN conference attended by more than 300^[1] secondary school, high school and junior college students from more than 20 private, independent, and public schools in Singapore. This conference gives all participants an opportunity to act as diplomatic chairpersons, ambassadors, delegates, securitaries, reporters, or press editors from more than 60 countries, NGOs, and delegations represented in the United Nations.

Contents 1 General Structure 1.1 Committees 1.2 Delegations 1.2.1 General Assembly 1.2.2 Security Council 1.2.3 ECOSOC 1.2.4 Political 1.2.5 Human Rights 1.2.6 Environment 2 Press Corps 3 Securitaries 4 SIMUN 2006 4.1 Quick Facts 5 SIMUN 2007 5.1 Executive Positions 5.2 List of Participating Schools 5.3 Issues discussed 5.3.1 Security Council 5.3.2 ECOSOC 5.3.3 Political Committee 5.3.4 Environment Committee 5.3.5 Human Rights Sub-committee 1 5.3.6 Human Rights Sub-committee 2 5.4 Resolutions passed 6 References 7 See also 8 External Links

[edit] General Structure

[edit] Committees

The General Assembly

• The Security Council
• ECOSOC (United Nations Economic and Social Council)
• The Environment Committee
• Human Rights Committee, simulation of the United Nations Human Rights Council
• The Political Committee, simulation of the United Nations Department of Political Affairs (DPA)

[edit] Delegations

[edit] General Assembly

The General Assembly consists of 64 delegations. These delegations can be countries or organizations. All delegations are allowed to participate in debates by default. Governments that are not universally recognized and non-governmental organizations (such as Amnesty International and the Palestinian Authority) do not have the right to vote for resolutions.

Below is a complete list of delegations represented in SIMUN.

Afghanistan Amnesty International Australia Argentina Belgium Brazil Cambodia Canada Chile China Congo Cuba Cyprus DPR Korea Ecuador

Egypt France Germany Ghana Greece India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Italy Japan Laos Lebanon Libya

Malaysia Mexico Myanmar Nepal Netherlands Nigeria Pakistan Palestinian Authority Panama Peru Philippines Poland Qatar Russian Federation Saudi Arabia

Singapore Slovakia Somalia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Sweden Syria Tanzania Thailand Timor Leste Turkey United Kingdom

United States of America Venezuela Vietnam Zimbabwe

[edit] Security Council

[edit] ECOSOC

Afghanistan Amnesty International Australia Belgium Brazil Cambodia Canada China Congo Cuba

DPR Korea Ecuador Egypt France Germany Ghana India Indonesia Iran Iraq

Israel Italy Japan Lebanon Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Netherlands Nigeria Pakistan

Palestinian Authority Panama Peru Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Slovakia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka

Syria Timor Leste Turkey United Kingdom United States of America Venezuela Zimbabwe

[edit] Political

[edit] Human Rights

[edit] Environment

50 delegations in total^[2]

Afghanistan Belgium Brazil Cambodia Canada Chile China Congo Cuba DPR Korea

Ecuador Egypt France Germany Ghana India Indonesia Iraq Israel Italy

Japan Lebanon Malaysia Mexico Myanmar Nepal Netherlands Nigeria Pakistan Palestinian Authority

Panama Qatar Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Slovakia Somalia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka

Sudan Sweden Syria Thailand Timor Leste Turkey United Kingdom United States of America Venezuela Zimbabwe

[edit] Press Corps

SIMUN gathers a team of interested students with experiences in editing, publishing, and photography every year before the conferences^[3]. They are called the Press Corps. In the 3-day duration of the conference, the press corps publish 'SIMUN Says', a daily newsletter of at least 4 pages^[4]. These newsletters contain up-to-date information on the day's events, key speeches, interviews, and other relevant articles. Every delegation involved with SIMUN receives only one copy of SIMUN Says in the interest of saving paper.

Beside the 'SIMUN Says' newsletter, the Press Corps are also responsible for photographs that are taken throughout the conferences. Two press representatives are deployed into every committee room to take photos and notes from debates and speeches^[2].

External media are also interested in the Singapore Model United Nations. Channel NewsAsia, Strait Times and many other professional press bodies are invited to the conferences. News reports about SIMUN are often seen on TV during the days of the annual conferences.

[edit] Securitaries

Securitaries are junior participants in Model United Nations with comparably less experiences. They act as essential helpers to the smooth and effective running of every Model United Nations conference. They learn about the procedures and gain experiences for debates and speeches in order to become a MUN delegate in the future. The word "securitary" derives from the combination of "security" and "secretary".

During the conferences, securitaries screen and deliver paper notes in between delegations and the chairpersons, often from/to different committee rooms. They are responsible to making photocopies of documents such as resolutions and record forms. Some securitaries act as time-keepers for speeches and debates; some take notes from the speakers and inform the chairs of the procedure; some man the doors for security and check the badges (which are passes issued to participants to gain access to conference rooms) and appropriate dressing attire of delegates. They also monitor the behavior of delegates to ensure non-disruptive and professional atmosphere of the conference.

In SIMUN, a head securitary and a deputy are elected from the team of securitaries annually to manage the conference in general, keep a track of records, and conduct more serious disciplinary measures.

[edit] SIMUN 2006

[edit] Quick Facts

• Secretary-General - Claire Charamnac from LFS

[edit] SIMUN 2007

On 15th of March, 2007, the 3rd Annual Singapore Model United Nations conference opened. The French Ambassador of Singapore, His Excellency Mr Buhler and many honored guests attended the opening ceremony and delivered keynote speeches. Many press representatives attended the ceremony. Later, the ambassador was interviewed by Channel NewsAsia^[5].

21 schools in Singapore registered to attend this conference. The Human Rights Committee was divided into 2 sub-committees due to the number of issues to be discussed regarding Human Rights.

In SIMUN 2007, Greece, Argentina, Poland, Vietnam, Laos, and Cyprus were not represented due to the absence of the schools (HCIS and YESS) which the delegations were assigned to. In consideration of the large number of Chairpersons in SIMUN 2007, the delegations of Singapore, Libya, Tanzania, and the Philipines were created and solely consisted of Chairpersons in order to give them the chance to debate.

[edit] Executive Positions

• SIMUN Co-ordinator and Faculty Advisor - Dr Francois Cornu (from LFS)
• Secretary General - Ben van der Sande (from UWC)
• Deputy Secretary-General - Nicole Bieber
• Head Securitary - Jingshen Zhao (from OFS)
• Deputy Head Securitary - Isaac Lee Jie Hao (from ACS Independent)
• Press Corps Leader ('SIMUN Days' Editor) - Nicole Oh (from SAJC)
• Deputy Editor - Elias Hamida (from LFS)
• Senior Chair of Security Council - Christopher Mortensen (from OFS)
• Senior Chair of Political Committee - Skye Oudemans (from LFS)
• Senior Chair of Environment Committee - Chirag Soni (from GIIS)
• Senior Chair of ECOSOC - Pranay Puranik (from GIIS)
• Senior Chair of Human Rights Sub-committee 1 - Laurent Bougard (from OFS)
• Senior Chair of Human Rights Sub-committee 2 - Claire Charamnac (from LFS)

[edit] List of Participating Schools

The following is a list of schools from Singapore that attended the SIMUN 2007 Conference. The delegations they represent are also listed correspondingly.

(Check the abbreviations here)

• 1. ACJC: South Africa, Palestinian Authority
• 2. ACSI: France, Timor Leste, Afghanistan, Greece
• 3. ASC Int'l: Panama, Australia
• 4. AIS: Russian Fed, Thailand, Netherlands
• 5. AJC: China, India, Sudan, Turkey
• 6. CIS : UK, Sri Lanka, Mexico
• 7. GESS: Venezuela, Syria, Somalia
• 8. GIIS: Peru, Israel, Egypt
• 9. HCIC: Argentina, Poland, Vietnam
• 10. IJC : Italy, Pakistan
• 11. ISS: Qatar, DPR Korea
• 12. LFS: USA, Japan, Malaysia, Iraq, Sweden
• 13. MI: Germany
• 14. MJC: Belgium, Myanmar
• 15. OFS: Indonesia, Ecuador, Nigeria
• 16. RJC: Iran, Zimbabwe, Spain
• 17. SAJC: Slovakia, Saudi Arabia
• 18. TTS: Ghana, Cuba
• 19. UWC: Brazil, Lebanon, Canada, Nepal
• 20. VJC: Congo, South Korea, Cambodia
• 21. YESS: Cyprus, Laos

[edit] Issues discussed

[edit] Security Council

• 1. The question of DR Congo
• 2. The question of ethnic tensions in Sri Lanka
• 3. The question of nuclear proliferation

[edit] ECOSOC

• 1. Establishment of a world fund to eradicate poverty
• 2. The question of the illegal trade in cultural artifacts
• 3. Eliminating trade disparities between indebted countries and donor countries

[edit] Political Committee

• 1. Review of the Charter of the UN and strengthening of the organisation
• 2. The question of the international recognition of elected governments
• 3. The question of the right to self-determination

[edit] Environment Committee

• 1. The question of population and its impact on the environment
• 2. The question of the use and abuse of global energy resources
• 3. The question of land clearing and deforestation

[edit] Human Rights Sub-committee 1

• 1. The question of censorship of the media and the internet
• 2. The question of the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism

[edit] Human Rights Sub-committee 2

• 1. The question of child labour
• 2. The question of the political representation of women

[edit] Resolutions passed

• From the Security Council - The Question of Somalia, co-submitted by France, the USA, Slovakia, and the Russian Federation.
• From the Economic and Social Council - The Question of Establishment of a World Fund to Eradicate Poverty. Submitted by Germany, and co-submitted by Japan, Peru, Myanmar, Slovakia et al.
• From the Environment Committee - The Question of Use and Abuse of Global Energy Resources, submitted by Qatar, co-submitted by Iraq.

[edit] References

1. ^ SIMUN SAYS (The daily publication of SIMUN) Issue 1 Page 1 [1]
2. ^ ^{a b} SIMUN 3rd Annual Conference Delegation Information Booklet
3. ^ Press Corps introduction [2]
4. ^ SIMUN Press [3]
5. ^ Picture gallery presentation for 15th of March, 2007. Slides 82 and 83 featuring the interview of Mr Pierre Buhler, the French ambassador of Singapore, and Professor Mahbubani, Guest of Honor. [4]

[edit] See also

• Model United Nations
• THIMUN

[edit] External Links

• Channel NewsAsia Singapore front page article
• MUNFO Beta - The Model United Nations Research Wiki
• SIMUN on MUNFO Website
• Official SIMUN Website hosted by the French School
• SIMUN 2007 Conference on the UNA-USA Calendar