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DAY 3: THE END
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Its the last day of ILYMUN and although most would be depressed, the Press Team isnt saying
goodbye just yet. In the next week(s), make sure you check our Facebook and Twitter pages for
more videos, photos, and the !nal post-issue!
Michael Greenberg and Lyn Morgans speech in the UNDP committee was the last of ILYMUNs
invited guest speakers; in this issue weve interviewed them both on their presented crisis
situation and their thoughts on the ILYMUN project. In this issue you can also !nd out more on
the Historical Security Council, one of ILYMUN's newest features, an overview of Day 2s Party at
the Pop, as well as coverage of ILYMUN 2014s Closing Ceremony. What makes this conference
special is not only the intense level of debating that goes on but also the incredible social
experience that it allows us - in this issue we hear what you think in our feature article 'Your
ILYMUN'.
This issue will most likely be up tomorrow, when ILYMUN 2014 is over. We wanted to take this
opportunity to say that we hope everyone involved has enjoyed these last three days as much aswe have.
We hope to see you soon!
Asha ZAHARUDIN
Angelica LARNER
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LETTER FROM THE EDITORS
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On Friday evening, the Social Events Team organised a party for ILYMUNs student participants,
the teachers involved, and everyone hosting MUN students. The Team worked very hard to
organise this memorable evening for all to enjoy! They were able to reserve The Pop, a bar located
in the heart of Lyon by the riverside. After a long day of hard work, from the admins to the
secretary generals, the night was a time for everyone to relax and spend an enjoyable time
together.
With all of these people invited, the atmosphere was great and everyone was having fun.
The Social Events Team hired a professional DJ for the night, as CSIs very own Elliot had been
busy all afternoon DJ-ing ILYMUNs silent disco.
There was a slight miscommunication as to when the party would end: most thought it would end
at 11 pm, when in fact the venue itself closed at this time. This meant that the party ended at
around 10:45 pm, which was a little earlier than expected for most partygoers. To signal the end
of the night, the DJ had played Happy Ending by Mika. Afterwards, many students lingered
around in small groups of friends, ending the evening on a cool note.
Gabriella BOFFY
Photos by Esteban PERRIN
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PARTY AT THE POP
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Andrea Dalle Ave, an athlete, winner of the bronze medal in long jump at
the recent World Championships, and student in law at the University of
South Africa from Johannesburg, Gauteng in South Africa has agreed to
answer a few of our questions concerning Africa and MUN. In this
interview he shares some of the insight gained in his travels across the
world, including to the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
- Could you describe what a typical day foryou would be like?
A typical day here in South Africa I feel would
be really similar to that of a day in any
European country. My day consists of training
twice a day, working a job and studying, all of
that jam-packed into one day. If I were
younger I would obviously go to school and
then do extracurriculars. Otherwise if I were
older I would simply go to my job and provide
for my family.
- What is the most recurrent, or original
stereotype that you have had to deal with in
living in Africa?
It varies depending on where I am or who I am
speaking to but I would say the stereotype
that comes up the most frequently is people
not believing that Im from Africa simply
because Im white. Another one would be that
we all live with the animals in the wild.
- Is there, in your opinion, a single united
African culture, or is that simply a Eurocentric
myth?
That is unquestionably a myth, for example in
my country there are 11 o"cial languages and
with each language comes its own culture. Of
course there are some things in each culture
which overlap, but there is de!nitely not a
single united African culture.
- In your travels toEurope have you
n o t i c e d a n y
particular cultural
di#erences with your
own life?
I de!nitely think that
the UN needs to give
more !nancial aid to
countries stricken
with poverty or with particularly prevalent
health issues, especially those concerning the
children of Africa. There are millions dying in
Africa from malaria, AIDs and so forth, and
sadly many of those children are the children
of Africa, the future of this beautiful continent.
Politically in Africa , its always complicated to
establish change because in each country
there are di#erent customs and cultures.
What might sound absolutely terrible to one
person, will sound perfectly normal or
ordinary to another. But I certainly think that
all African countries should adopt a fair
democratic way of ruling, and without
corruption. And if the UN has the possibility to
help with these issues and resolve them in
any way they should not think twice about it.
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ANDREA IN AFRICA
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- Had you ever heard of MUN? Is it a popular
activity in South Africa (or is there a similar
one with which you could compare it)?
No I had never heard of it until it was
mentioned to me by Marie. Im not saying it
doesnt exist here because there are a lot ofdebating classes or clubs and such, but I
personally had never heard of it.
- Do you think that the African theme of
ILYMUN is an e"cient way of raising
awareness on both the issues that Africa faces
but also the many opportunities that
characterize the continent?
Yes I think it could be e#ective in that sense,anything that raises that kind of awareness is
a great thing. You only need to touch one
person and that person can make the world
of di#erence.
Marie LABROSSE
Photos by Lotta
VELIN
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The third committee has faced a little
confusion while debating the question Should
the African Union become the United States
of Africa? Despite its many advantages such asthe reinforcement of trade between the
countries, the majority of the delegates were
against it. Two delegations have stood out:
Tunisia and the republic of Congo. Tunisia
was strictly opposed to the creation of the
United States of Africa and instead favoured
instating a model similar to the European
Union. The federal state system would not
only weaken the countrys economy but also
would face many di"culties due to the
cultural and linguistic diversity. Sharing the
same opinion, the Republic of Congo believes
in the creation of a territorial system that
would regroup several countries (four to six).
This will allow the various nations to remain
independent. Moreover, they stand !rm that
education should be the !rst problem tackled
as it would guarantee better paying jobs in the
future for the new generation and lead to an
economic boost. However, a minority of
countries, like Zimbabwe, are for the creation
of the United States of Africa.
Carla CELLUPICA and Clea MOORE
The Abyssinian Crisis, which took place
in the interwar period in the !rst half of the
twentieth century, was one of the focal points
of ILYMUNs Historical Security Council,featured for the !rst time at an ILYMUN
conference. The Abyssinian Crisis resulted
from an ongoing con$ict between Abyssinia
(modern-day Ethiopia) and the Kingdom of
Italy.
The !nal resolution passed included
Clause 4, which was to prevent the Italian
advance into Abyssinia and British Colonies. It
encouraged:
a) An embargo on Italian warcraft
b) Blocking of the Suez Canal for Italy,
which Germany accepted.
c) Sending British reinforcements in
British Somaliland and in Anglo-Egyptian
Sudan to protect the Abyssinian frontiers.
This particular point was supported by
Czechoslovakia and Abyssinia, but rejected by
Italy for being against peace and concerned
countries other than Abyssinia. Abyssinia
argued that the population of Abyssinia would
need to be protected in the case of an
emergency, and that armed troops would be
useful. Italy answered that !ghting !re by
using !re wont lead to peace. Portugal
intervened and explained that without thispoint, the entire clause was pointless, and
point c was !nally denied.
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HISTORICAL SECURITY COUNCIL:
THE ABYSSINIAN CRISIS AND THE
KOREAN WAR
COMMITTEE REPORTSAFRICAN UNION:
THE UNITED STATES OF AFRICA?
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d) The withdrawal of all Italian interests
in the UN members' countries.
e) A Franco-British agreement stating
that France must help them if Italy strikes,
which was denied as well.
After much debating, the resolution, as
a whole, was passed! Unfortunately, this
debate was cut short when the crisis situation
arose.
Crisis Situation: The Korean War
The Historical Security Councils crisis situationoccurred in January 1952, during the Korean
War. Soviet troops had crossed the border
and had apparently established strategic
nuclear bombing wings.
The Philippines submitted a clause requesting
the UN member states to provide aircrafts to
control the airspace over the Korean
Peninsula, which was agreed to by the
Netherlands, since they both wanted to
prevent a third world war from exploding.
However, the Swedish delegate was against
this as he stated that shooting planes (which
contain a nuclear bomb) down has the same
e#ect as actually dropping the bomb, and
that a better solution would be to make sure
the planes never took o# in the !rst place.
Yugoslavia argued, with scienti!c proof to back
up its statement, that this was untrue, and
that shooting the planes down would not
make them detonate.
The clause was voted upon and passed.
The second clause was submitted by the
Republic of Korea and was supported by the
United States of America. It demanded United
Nations checkpoints towards rising con$icts,
and claimed it to be a peaceful solution, in
which the threat of a possible nuclear attack
would pressure the enemy into !nding a
paci!st solution. Opposed to these two
nations were China and the USSR, as theamendments of the clause asked for
suspension of their rights of veto until all
tensions were settled. These opposing nations
accused those in favor of the clause of not
trying hard enough to !nd a solution before
taking such a radical decision. Yugoslavia
responded to this by stating that negotiations
had actually been attempted with Russia, who
failed to respect them and therefore had to
be punished for it.
As time was running short, the debates had to
stop, reaching no real resolution.
Julie MARTIN
Gabriella BOFFY
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Saturdays General Assembly at 1:30tackled the topic of the Sahel Crisis. Through
its resolution, it attempted to resolve the drug
related con$icts, malnutrition and poverty of
the area.
Firstly, the delegate of Sierra Leone
proposed a clause demanding that the
authorities suspected of illegal tra"cking be
judged by the International Court. The
delegate of Egypt took the $oor and urged the
other delegates to vote in favor of this clause,but as the delegate of France questioned the
criteria for suspicion of said authorities and
the delegate of Nigeria spoke out against the
clause, stating that the International Court
should not intervene in matter that could be
dealt with more internally by local authorities,
the clause was not passed.
Next, the delegate of Zimbabwe
brought forward a clause inviting an
international organization such as the UN
environmental program to protect and
conserve the environment of the Sahel region
by identifying endangered zones and
encouraging local conservation work and
sustainable agriculture methods and animal
husbandry practices. The delegate of the
United Kingdom, opposed to this clause,
pointed out that the UN could not force the
local community to carry out these proposed
ideas, rendering this clause impossible toenforce and useless. A point of information
was made reminding the delegate of the
United Kingdom that the UN could not force,
but encourage the local population to carry
these things out. The delegate recognised this
but maintained that the protection of the
environment was not the Sahel regions !rst
pr ior i t y which would render these
encouragements ine#ective.
The delegates of Zimbabwe, the USA,and Algeria, who were in favor of this clause,
cautioned that if the agriculture was not
sustainable, the environment would be
damaged and would not be able to provide
for future generations. Also, if the region was
allowed to subsist with only foreign aid, it
would not need to develop and would never
achieve independence, its main goal.
After a minute during which the
delegates discussed the clause, it was passed.
The room erupted with applause.
The Assemblys attention then turned
to a clause submitted by the delegation of
Rwanda, which encouraged countries in the
Sahel region to establish more e#ective
border control. This is to prevent weapon and
drug tra"cking by creating a database in
which governments, organizations and police
o"cers could share information about such
tra"cking and suspects. The delegate of
Argentina evoked the possibility that it could
be unsafe to divulge such information to
possibly corrupted o"cials, with which the
Sahel region is rife. The delegate of Ghana
shared Argentinas opinion and added that
such a clause was perhaps too nave a
solution, since it asks states to completely
change the way in which they function and
monitor their borders.
Elena AIGLE
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This morning the delegates of
committee 9 (UNDP) were faced with a very
challenging crisis situation: the leaking of an
eradicated virus (smallpox) probably caused
by a terrorist attack or an accidental release
from a laboratory. It was presented by vaccineexpert Michael Greenberg, one of the minds
behind the H1N1 vaccine solution. Having no
preparation, this brought each delegation to
re$ect quickly and !nd potential solutions to
an urgent problem. The cr is is was
accentuated by the unavailability of existing
vaccines: special needles are required to
vaccinate people for this disease and it
therefore can't be administered by just
anybody. As it is now, said Mr Greenberg,
there are available stockpiles for only 10% of
the population.
Reported cases were found in
Germany, the Netherlands and Turkey. These
governments were in the process of releasing
statements to inform citizens and mobilizing
all resources to respond to the situation.
The delegate of Germany was the !rst
to submit a clause; they encouraged
governments to refrain from using the term
terrorist as a mean to reassure their
population and prevent general panic, but
also to avoid crediting terrorist organizations.
There had been some opposition to this: the
delegate of the United Kingdom believed in
the importance of mentioning possible
terrorist involvement. Following this, the
clause was voted on and accepted, as a
majority of the delegates were in favour.
Brazil then submitted a clause to the
delegations and put forth the precautions
needed. It was suggested that physicalcontact can be limited by prohibiting the use
of public transport; diagnosed individuals can
be put into quarantine; a hotline and media
advertising can be developed to di#use
precaution means. This led to various
reactions: Argentina stood out with their idea
to quarantine whole areas, as determined by
the UN, to stop the spread of the virus.
Moreover, the necessity to train nurses
in order to be able to vaccinate people was
particularly stressed. As this vaccine requires
speci!c skills, the development of training
courses for these nurses was highly needed
and would be taken on by the UN.
Furthermore, the United States of
America made a strong point on the need to
determine whether it was a terrorist attack.
Implicating all military, intelligence and law
enforcement services to act in Europe, overall,
this case was made for the UN security
council where they hold power of veto. This
clause unanimously passed with no delegates
against and two abstaining.
La VENTURA, Justine ORTHOLAND, Charlotte
BALLON
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UNDP CRISIS SITUATION
SMALLPOX OUTBREAK
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On the last day of ILYMUN, we had the
privilege to interview vaccine experts Michael
Greenberg and Lyn Morgan, guest speakers
during UNDPs committee session. This
morning, Mr Greenberg and Ms Morgan
presented a crisis situation to the committee
concerning the eventual spread of smallpox in
todays world, as described in the previous
section. They explained that the problem was
very serious: one could not know if they were
already infected because the time of
incubation could be quite long. As smallpox
has no known cure, once a person is infected
with the virus they are put into isolation so
that they dont infect others. Ms Morgan then
gave some advice to the delegates for their
decision process, telling them that it was
necessary to !nd the infected people as
quickly as possible and isolate them, and to
vaccinate those who are not infected to help
them survive. One of the biggest di"culties is
dealing with the lack of vaccines and other
supplies available to a#ected areas.
We then went outside to interview the two
guests. We !rst asked them to introduce
themselves: Lyn Morgan works in the
advocacy department and explained that herdepartment works with Medecin Sans
Frontire. As for Mr Michael Greenberg, he is
the head of the Headquarters team in Lyon
and is responsible for giving advice and
research data to teams all around the world.
When asked if an eventual crisis would have
an impact in our lives, Lyn Morgan answered
that it would, even if we may live in a
developed country. It can a#ect international
trade, schools and shops would have to close,
and air traveling would be very complicated
(as we saw in 2003 and 2005, when a similar
crisis occurred). The solution to this crisis
would be international collaboration.
Both Greenberg and Morgan were really
impressed with the serious organisation and
the involvement of the students. It was Ms
Morgans second ILYMUN conference as she
was here last year for ILYMUN 2013 - she was
so pleased with it that she decided to come
back this year. Mr Greenberg, who is
attending an MUN Conference for the !rst
time, was pleasantly surprised by the
enthusiasm of ILYMUNs participants and is
enjoying taking part in this conference.
Interview by Maria PALLETTA. Photos by T.
Croutelle
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INTERVIEW WITH GUEST SPEAKERS MICHAEL
GREENBERG AND LYN MORGAN
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ILYMUN was made possible by a variety of di#erent people of all di#erent ages and backgrounds.
But ILYMUN would never be what it is without you, the students! We were able to ask you a few
questions about all things ILYMUN, and this is what you had to say:
Reporter Sarah was able to !nd a few
delegates and ask them a few questions. First
up was Laure from EIPACA.
S : So, what do you think about the countryyoure representing?
L : Brazil is an interesting country, and most
people dont think about representing it.
S : Would you have chosen another one if you
could? If yes, which country and why?
L : Yes, I would like to choose a powerful
country, a country which is important, maybe
like Russia
S : Which committee are you in?
L : I belong to the SHC committee which is
about Social, Humanity and Culture. Its so
interesting!
S : Do you think that your debates in this MUN
conference will resonate with the real UN?
L : I dont think so, I guess that its more useful
for us, like discover new things, new people
Next, I interviewed Lioui, a delegate from a
school in Madrid representing Colombia in
ECOSOC.
S: What do you think about the country youare representing?
L :Its great, the only problem is that my
country is Colombia - but its a good chance
for me because in the future, Colombia will be
an important country.
S : Would you have chosen another one if you
could ?
L : No. In fact, before, yes, I wanted to change
but its amazing now
S : Do you think that your debates will be
useful for the real MUN ?
L : Some ideas are great in our debates, but
its just so utopic
S: In your committee, do you send a lot of
private messages on your notes?
L: Yes, a lot, about clauses and privates things,
too.
S: Which is the weirdest note that you have
received?
L : *laughs* From UK, it was awesome
S: 'What does ILYMUN bring to your life?'
L: 'A memory which I will always remember in
my life, and the chance to speak in front of
300, it helped me gain self-con!dence!'
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YOUR ILYMUN
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Here is what Eva, from the Historical Security
Council, had to say:
S : What do you think about the country you
are representing?
E : In fact, I represent two countries. I thinkthat Australia has peaceful politics but
Portugal is I dont know, I dont really
understand its role...Weird !
S: Would you have chosen another one if you
could ?
E : Yes, I would chosen a country with a
dictator as North Korea
S : Do you think that your debates will beuseful
for the real MUN ?
E : Its di"cult to answer, but yeah I guess
S : In your committee, do you send privates
papers ?
E : No because in my committee, people are
serious
Also from the Historical Security Council were
Tatiana and Edouarda:
S: What do you think about your country ?
T&E : We represent the same country, which
has a really strong position.
S : Would you choosen another one if you
could ?
T&E : No !! We like it !
S : Do you send privates papers in
committee ?
T&E :Yes but only for clauses
To !nish, I was chatting with Gaspard, a
delegate in the African Union committee.
S: So, whats up with your country ?
G: Its not a really important country, and I
cant talk about it at all in the conferences
S : Would you have chosen another one if you
could ?
G : Yes, a country with more di"culties, but
not a powerful country.
S : Do you send some privates papers ?
G : No because I dont need to
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ILYMUN brought together a number of students from a number of schools. We got to ask a few
what they wish was also a part of their schools curriculum.
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WHAT DO YOU THINK SHOULD BE TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS?
"Learning to type."
- Magali
The composition of planets, because
some kids dont even know that were
made of the stars and that were partly
helium."
- Sevanna
"The meaning of life."
- Douglas
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"How to deal with awkward
situations."
- Logan
"How to get into a university, how to
get a life, how to be happy."
- Maddie
"Respect."
- Marie
"No judgement."- Charlotte
"Marine biology."
- Elena
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"How to garden."
- Yasmine
"How to $y."
- Antoine
"How to cook."
- Carla
"How to pay taxes."
- Elliot
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So here it is: ILYMUN 2014 is already
over. We had an amazing and inspiring three
days, and we cant wait for next year! The
Closing Ceremony has de!nitely been an
emotional moment for everybody involved -
even more so, however, for the Terminales/
Grade 12 students, who are to take part intheir last ILYMUN. Their hard work has !nally
paid o# and, fortunately, ILYMUN turned out
to be insanely great.
16:03: All delegates settle in as the
heads, chairs, and secretary generals took
their seats. Secretary General Vivian Wongopens the ceremony with a welcoming
speech. Clapping in harmony before greeting
them, ISL students Kate Moldan and Cat
Ostergaard along with CSI student Sophia El
Akroud perform Make You Feel My Love by
Adele. Described as sentimental and
wonderful, it is a beautiful and heartwarming
perfomance that perfectly represents the
ambiance at ILYMUN 2014.
16:15: Martin Jego, one of the Deputy
Secretary Generals, takes the $oor and
congratulates all of the delegates and
organizing members of the conference. He
exclaims, everyone should experience this
once in their life," and encourages us to
participate in more Model United Nationsevents.
16:18: Mr. Miller and Mrs. Trout, the
heads of the MUN Club of CSI and ISL
respectively, took turns in their speech in
thanking the headmasters, the hosts, parents,
and of course all participants for their
devotion, enthusiasm, and professionalism.
Mr. Miller shares with the assembly a moving
anecdote of how ILYMUN was !rst createdthrough the perseverance of two former CSI
students, which enabled us to be living this
amazing experience.
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SO HERE ENDS ILYMUN 2014ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END
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16:27: Deputy Secretary General
Camlia Moudene takes this time to thank the
whole organizing team and all of the Heads
and invites them to all join her in front of the
assembly. A !nal !lm to recap the conference
(made by the Press Team) is played to thebackground song of Pharrell Williams Happy,
which becomes ILYMUN 2014s uno"cial
theme song.
16:36: To conclude the closing
ceremony, Deputy Secretary General Migo
Fernan presents his speech, highlighting how
bene!cial such an experience is to everyone
who participates and how it has helped him
learn the importance of the failures that are
bound to accompany success. He had
previously shared with us, during an interview
earlier today, his apprehension for this
moment, as the hard work that lasted for
several months was !nally coming to an end.
In the end, however, it was all completely
worth it.
ILYMUN 2014 ends with the words of the
Secretary Generals Anne-Maude Dupuy-
Roudel and Vivian Wong: I now declare this
ILYMUN 2014 session o"cially closed.
Clea MOORE and Carla CELLUPICA,
Photos by Carla ULRICH
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WE HOPE TO
SEE YOU
AGAIN NEXT
YEAR!
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