SECRETARY GENERAL’S MESSAGE a= ry) EE | Jibraan Mansoor Secretary General DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL’S MESSAGE Prabhav Khandelwal Deputy Secretary General_ | ea] A= Arjun Rai Gupta WSN =a se)" ital DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL Eau Bieter Meeene teens teen: ethics) ea eae) NUN a eine ean setae ee a ress ci at t eet t aining whet MUNQSMUN te tel sere a ter how much you tak about it nese tol ner tee tetera: eect: NO) With that in mind, I welcome you t NaN, Aman Srivastava MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR GENERAL ‘you back to a couple of years ago, To th ld bi, a nervous, bec: s way to his fi an MUN erence. ffl could give him advice now, Id say, “Don't way. Al these crazy hours of herd work and nervousness wil al amount to somthin day." That Ka, s I today, and that ‘something gr what you all are about o experience in the d Ive been part of three MUNGSMUN conferences now and hope that ry fourth wibe the best MUNOSVUN and the best MUN corterence this city ras Seon, when you Go 16 an EDM concert, you go forthe music Buttsthe experience complete and worthwhile, Similar graphic designer, what ona sees is very impo and thus, MINGSMUN isnot af about the debating. ts the banners, the c ds that make the experience ly job at MUINGS, for the past year working behind the scenes to delve that experience to you, so thal you cary it back home with you. I wish all of you the best of luck and I hope that MUNQSMUN 2014 iv al of your expectations,To Sovereignty and Beyond Aditya Sharma n, UNGA, Raghav Katyal Vice Chai = Kartik Kashyap Rapporteur, UNGA be i = Se y 3 lsoedt, cebals and ager Re eect stayDivaa Sharma Vice Chairperson, UNHRC- Milind Taneja Rapporteur, UNHRC Sewing the loose ends [By hes Datta and Dayar Mereien “The have been nureo.s ch wars andere wars which rave be nous ‘fevers to resart othe term Pisoners of wer’ The agenda at hand focuses 00 these peop, the rectrent nprisons thet rchts anc ther enatraion. Or history ‘bocks and he intanet have wel ang ried us wih varbus insiancas ofthe bucky ‘sere by clans, Hoveway, he question arses, wor a oem doservrg {ercu fo recave he Yeatmeant haley have, behinthe bas? “The wert has weressed excemites of rumen rghis voaons, oe the rama. and guecc.e contevantons dung Ward Wer or hs horercous condtons of [isoners atthe Guntaremo Bay. Ari 16 oe Thid Gonova Converton states ‘hat (the tme of dsterten, he orscnersrequted to gk @rmiaimum of [Ffomaton. He & not ob subjected to terre and ray ela is perord feos atin spot ached. The mcrose end of he soy is hat quar of high oer ‘escape, but the incoars parish In cero revcke s.ch pogrent veciments and ‘comise cetarmert the thr exon of Geneve Comenton was enrencted nthe year 1949. ‘Sroe is ncaptn, the Humen Rights Cound agzourts and potbasal the agence tons fat donot uno arc tuther velaie the aorerentioned. Of couse, |merovsaions end deliberation ferthefurctonng is neviabe, Thanos, the mace Ccerfeence shal an io brng up procedural amenciments as wel as Conterrpie about he recent bs In Terms of Legality By Vokeh Rita and Hash Sita tna wertsofturrub.ous change and taste adheres, legion nears to rescind wth gear frecison and impeoccbly OTE EspOTERS, The ask yng anead forthe cerites may seam srl, however, once we deve inthe Tick off, we ease thatthe megnitide ofthe debate i not Sra Maren is nplciions cen atlect how re weld sexe end pecehes the corfiss andicees that conan various counts. A corfict that anos inthe appaion of hace kms, isthe defen o he word tset for these lave b be pxvtio efx, cate polos mus fist recogni a stzaton as an ‘amed contict' The ambguy ofthe cefiion of ‘amed{ corti atznds as. Hnckence over the eppicebiy of avs end the comrnitl2 shal futher touch upon the toi anc dalarae Ove nowt shal bo dothod ard \which ays shal hod veld ove the stustons tamed a conic, “The nation of nstant customs’ pays ho this soerero asa fomuated course of inleraiona lw, alowng for sae prectoeso conciionaly be acoepied asa shot tambindng ausiom, whch s mor suled 10 a rap devetcping goal soci, and is aso provsion for states eke sf acten wherever necessary Howener, the requirements hai pracioe be edensie ard vial uiom andiretit “show agened recogriton that ane ets, precudes fe noioa of stat xsi, revng fe agplcaton ot hs prover egy debtabe - a hecdea as oF intelectual canaciy LUtetoy, inate and plane of s.ch rap henge, is imperative tat lawmekng niles ener te argu ofterrinobgy’s avexk any, end the processes cl \dacison meking mranagoto kaep pave wih fhe actions they escort, ‘Shubhankar Gupta Chaiman, ILC. Vansh Sethi Vice Chairman, ILC Madhav Aggarwal Chairman of Drafting Commitee, ILC Vrinda Sood General Rapporteur, LOSeeking Solidity = ee ee eee ey inmeroa. Th Poeun seca See ea) squarely within the ison othe Intemational Associaton of frsuratoe : Se or et een ear erat eee eee ene el iy See re ee erent eta en teen ogee teats luca ae to them a ve ere See area eet o Brett: ee ee eee eter Meg eet se everett cate aren Biting the Nuclear Bullet By Pak Sohal and Shanta Srorowala In 1946, the Unt States Goverment, in hal-hearted etlempt o create an interationalergarzation to monitor the daveloprnant of rear woapons, ‘comrissioned the than Secretary of Stata Dean Acheson, The resutart ‘Acheson-Lilethal plan offered monoooistc contol of nuclear weapons to the US in exchange for theoretical nowecge ofthe same forthe USSR. “ThoUS futhor proposed the Baruch Plan uncer which tho Atomic Devalopment ‘Authariy (ADA) woud supervse the development and utizaion of atomic energy, ‘adrinser any nuctear instalation, and scutrize nuclear faites conducting research for peacofl purposes. Te plan aso placed en emibergo on the aga ppossoason of alerric bombs and tho seiawe of faction superntendad by the ADA. In context of these cial ideas, it becomes pertinent that we revistthe cages of history to edly tis cay and age, Smutensousy, we must understand thin the ‘anna of rwoltons, contemporary ideologies are oni parts ofthe equations and that executions just as mportant, The reams of imolemeniations must henceforth beexpered. “The possession of nucear weapons has gous chmensions raring rom fe inciens fo envionmenial corcams. ipso facto, the soope of rucear possessions ‘@vokes a need for wel-cefnodlits deemed obigalory by the United Nations ‘Ateric Energy Commission. We must become cognizant ofthe ect thatthe stores of fsse arsenals not only boas! ofa county nucear puissence bul aso _(0 chi inicatos othe npc treat it poses to he word ‘Sushant Kher President, UNAEC Sidharth Basu Vice President, UNAEC ‘Suraj Jang Varma Rapporteur, UNAECFrom the Editor in-Chief “The only cfrence between maryrdom and suicide press coverage.” (ten cated the fourth pier of democracy, the press without a doubt the precedent tenet ofthe Contemporary ieu By acting as the bridge between the riers andthe ruled, pays ts part asthe ‘0 cisseminetor of information. The press, however anyting but a mere dsseminator Histoy/is fraught vrn several instances ofthe press playng ts vay and delirious rein breaking and making governments, people and stances. not only makes pecple policy aware, it makes them poft- caly conscious, With ts repotages, onions, and newfound cscoveres (ti ingo: scams), out \word is sbconsioust, anc oten unconscousy, colored by the medi, It cays with oassion, Consolidates anger to rots, end it smacks avrreness into epatry. Inthe context of Made United Nations conferences, ths entty finds articulation as the Intemational Press, playing its part in cissemination, ping stances, and poking hols into perceptions ldezksm, however. is not ubutous, an the Intenationel Pess has apparently taken on the role oF a cit stealng peparaza| string forthe propagation of gossip. for one, fl to see the pont of thal miserable enstonce, and the exstence of suchen entiyin leu of what shou be is cistrbing. In thes scenato the itemationl Press of MUNOSMUN 2014 proses to ight erence inthis ong ost baton oficeaism. As this corterence fees the word, tious so, fom the shackles of documented histo, the international Press tgam comes wth the promise ct tecefhing fend in his process, ‘changing ts very course. (Changes taxing and often unfathomable, but ideals is achieved bythe work of many and passion Cf one, This team shal function as the passion inthis ou fom whats to whet shou be. This wil - ini bean experience tat alits partake wl chersh, echong the power of be leurs gia seacers foo or hough ans prt re tarks, Editor-in-Chief [hope fx this to be an enching journey ‘oral and wish the very best to one anda Editorial ‘As human beings, we're always stving to leave a mark, Be it by the means of our actions or through our words, we lke to belleve that an act, ora sentence does make ‘an impact somewhere, someday, and on someone. ‘AS a person who's worked for the newsletter for three consecutive years, a certain attachment is due. Though mostly an under-eppreciated job, the members of the Intemational Press get a portion of theirjay from these assorted moments of glory: the pride on seeing your article in prin forthe frst ime, the cajoing the photographers to take good pictures of you, the orchestrating of misunderstandings between delegates through the use of chits (the pen is mightier than the sword, indeed!) and just pouring your passion onto paper, Though intialy daunted by the mere unfamilaty of things, itd not take long for me to catch the next train to MUN-and (pardon the bad metaphor) and fal in love with the. jouney. Not only have | consciously grown as a reporter, but | have seen people grow. | have ‘seen a legacy grow. | have been part ofa phenomenon, a pioneer ofits fed Ihave had a mark left on me. \hope that this newsletter serves the sarne purpose. EditorMaking Headlines eer seat ett UN Me et et eur ‘elusive body wih no substantial work, 10 MUNs leer (MUNGSMUN marking the Cee Ep Tee ee ae Cd es 9 eee eee ee rd Eon 5 gales are the ones who can get anay with atiending an entire eer ernest ease Feeder eNt ocuern ern ia Lae Cierra eet. eet etieet a gcue ter ares en a et ee eee poet ee Derren tet tee eer ie ofthe committee hall to @ broader audience. Such a high level of debate and solution forming thus deserve tobe pubiched as wel as pulcised by the most cornpetent of reporters, eee ener eee rete Ea eae serenity and legtimacy to everything they encompass. it denotes peace and eerie tre heen rs 3 ce and diplomacy to eventually be dectzed victors. We hope that the A eee te cee or eo] pea (oslo Ieee ccm eerie et Managing Editor The Global World : A Catch-22 The thematic ven which connects the schoo of internationals tor le colective responsi in ational pariance, nationel polcies challenge thet attain uted inerational ty and interne feasiity dom f salequarcing zens grow ty principles of sovereignty and the gravity of regionalsm hinders international talored practices nd theories a ger international me heen rations, both spe impoverished, mega-powers and common ens are almost hythmicaly yet unconsciously caught in a Catch-22. In the modem word, globalsm trumps over most netionalstic ideologies. Globaly viable conduits and indusive polices which transcend terrorial demercetions have becom characteristic of this day individual nations remain pote over global policies with scruthy, our unrewardng attempts to achieve universal concord ly ren shall continue, sionals is crucal fo the idea of world pace and i the proverbial bai to the wou the atomic age; t 9 bout ths paradoxical bate between global interes heen roduce afk so organic th Dee since Editorne ec sca {ono bound io croanter hho c.cton gary MIN orferoron, Pex dont hast to oe youre © * The fashionably ignorant: No save tended hee, but his pisescrticly 5s waleg ao.rd on sll forbodks, A rng beng THE most regal skepn preparation fo the commonly found ucicedng sees nth hasttags ke swelbetoountyern? #obioeenees curty with ec.a parts mitay cone and ecoreric prespety. 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