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Monday, November 1, 2010

Human Rights

Hello delegates and welcome to the United Nation´s Human Rights Commission,

President: Christian Real
Vice-president: Emily Vallée
-People’s Republic of China: Colin Campbell
-United Kingdom: Lina Mejía
-United States of America: Alysha Vallée
-State of Japan: Andrés Felipe López
-Republic of Turkey: Santiago Yegüez
-Republic of Lebanon: La Colina
-United Mexican States: Muhammad Yofachiri
-Federal Republic of Nigeria: Miguel Pineda
-Federative Republic of Brazil: Joao Guimares
-Swiss Confederation: Geoffrey Forbes
-Canada: Jorge Anaya
-Kingdom of Norway: Katherine Robles
-Republic of Colombia: Rodolfo Ferreira
-Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela: Munhe Lee
-Republic of Korea: Andoni Gutierrez
-Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: Rayner Valera
-Republic of India: Paula Andrea Barriga
 
My name is Christian Real and I will be your commission President for this MUN. This commission oversees the enforcement of the ideas by the various human rights declarations put forward by the UN over the last few decades. The Human rights commission is the successor to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR), and is a subsidiary body of the United Nations General Assembly. The General Assembly established the UNHRC by adopting a resolution (A/RES/60/251) on March 15 2006, in order to replace the previous CHR, which had been heavily criticized for allowing countries with poor human rights records to be members. You will be the ones in charge of ensuring that human rights violations are not taking place within the UN´s jurisdiction. You will reach a resolution in which you will promise to establish the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights.

Your Vice-President will be Emily Vallee, and we will both make sure all delegates debate seriously professionally and respectfully. In addition, we will try our hardest to allow you to achieve the best you possibly can the days this model takes place.


Best of Luck!


Definition Marine Litter

Marine litter is human-created waste that has deliberately or accidentally become afloat in a lake, sea, ocean or waterway. Oceanic debris tends to accumulate at the center of gyres and on coastlines, frequently washing aground, when it is known as beach litter or tide wrack. Many animals that live on or in the sea consume flotsam by mistake, as it often looks similar to their natural prey. Plastic debris, when bulky or tangled, is difficult to pass, and may become permanently lodged in the digestive tracts of these animals, blocking the passage of food and causing death through starvation or infection. Tiny floating particles also resemble zoo plankton, which can lead filter feeders to consume them and cause them to enter the ocean food chain. In samples taken from the North Pacific Gyre in 1999 by the Algalita Marine Research Foundation, the mass of plastic exceeded that of zoo plankton by a factor of six.
Toxic additives used in the manufacture of plastic materials can leach out into their surroundings when exposed to water. Waterborne hydrophobic pollutants collect and magnify on the surface of plastic debris, thus making plastic far more deadly in the ocean than it would be on land. Hydrophobic contaminants are also known to bio-accumulate in fatty tissues, bio-magnifying up the food chain and putting great pressure on apex predators. Some plastic additives are known to disrupt the endocrine system when consumed; others can suppress the immune system or decrease reproductive rates.


Definition of Child Trafficking
 
Child trafficking is the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of children for the purpose of exploitation. Commercial sexual exploitation of children can take many forms and include forcing a child into prostitution or other forms of sexual activity or child pornography. Child exploitation can also include forced labor or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude, the removal of organs, illicit international adoption, trafficking for early marriage, or recruitment as child soldiers. It is a form of trafficking in human beings as defined by the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children. The International Labor Organization convention 182 defines it as a form of child labor. Child trafficking is a crime under international law and under the national legislation of many countries.

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