# United Nations

- WFUNA
- Non-Gouvernemental Organ
- Spreading values of UN
- Interest people in the UN

## Diplomacy and Multilateralism

- Diplomacy
- Art of conducting negotiations between states with mutually satisfactory
term
- Negotiation
- Goal: Deal
- Resolve a difference/conflict between countries
- Various levels to reach agreement that will be accepted by all the
countries/states that are involved
- Compromise
- Accept smth you don’t want
- Don’t get anything you do

## Model United Nations

- General
- Simulation
- Develops personal skills

- WFUNA & MUN

- Most accurate simulation
- Focus points in WFUNA & MUN:
- Consensus(not competition)
- Not competitive
- Diplomacy[find a mutual goal(satisfactory terms)]
- Collaboration

- WIMUN
- International Friendships
- Many countries, and people to meet
(America,Africa,Asia,Europe)
- Locations
- Special locations that influence the discussion
- Pleasure & work
- Many artefacts
- Award-Winning

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## Greek Permanent Mission to the UN

- Δημόσια ενημέρωση με έμφαση στην κυβέρνηση και τους φορείς της
- "Ελέγχει" (συνολική οργάνωση/διαχείρηση) τις πληροφορίες / ενημέρωση (ΜΜΕ)
και εσωτερικά και εξωτερικά της Ελλάδας
- Ξενόγλωσσο υλικό ενημέρωσεις & προβολής
- Newsletters καθημερινά
- Ξενόγλωσσοι τρόποι ενημέρωσεις του Ελληνικού κράτους αλλά και για γενικά
θέματα
- Μαγειρική, αθλητικά
- Διοχετεύετε σε όσους περισσότερους "έλληνες" γίνετε στην χώρα υποδοχής

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## UPR
- A state's human rights record is "criticised" by others states
- UPR is a co-operative organisation(States help other states to improve their
human rights)
- Five years between every review
- Recommendations usually overlap
- 3.5 hours each state
- Background Documentation
- National Report
- UN Information
- Stakeholder Summary
- UPR isn't isolated from UN bodies
- Shortcomings
- No official follow-up
- No fund for CSOs
- Vague recommendations
- Takes place every 5 years, limited space for subsequent

- Most usual issues:

- International instruments
- Women Rights
- Children Rights
- Migrants
- Labour
- Death Penalty
- Top Recommended States:
- USA
- Cuba
- Iran
- Sudan
- Egypt
- Top Recommending States:
- France
- Spain
- Canada
- Norway
- Mexico
- Top Recommendation to Greece:
- Migrants
- International Instruments
- Rights of the Child
- Asylum seekers & Refugees
- Women’s Rights
- Achievements
- Fiji abolished death penalty
- Thailand & Republic Of Korea criminalised raping

## Red Cross
- 2 types of war
- Internal (Civil) War
- International War
- IHL
- Human Dignity VS Military Strategies

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## Dr. Colum Murphy / Security Council
- Security Council: UN & Success of Allies
- Roosevelt & Churchill
- UN => very little budget

## UNHCR
- Protects Refugees & results refugee problems
- "The High Commissioner for Refugees is mandated by th UN to lead and coordinate
international action for the worlwide protection of refugees and the resolution of
refugee problems"
- Internally Displaced VS Refugee VS Silence Seekers

## OCHA
- Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
- Functions
- Coordination
- Advocacy
- Information Management
- Humanitarian Financing
- Policy(Guidance and clarity on humanitarian policy)