Words by Juan Calleja

Are you ready to change the future?Ban Ki Moon asked the young people of C´MUN 2011 to help shaping our world for the better

Aung San Suu Kiy murdered in Myanmar clashes

“Please keep working with us, pushing us and inspiring us.

Above all, help shape our world for the better; help us meet the collective tests of our times; and help the United Nations deliver what the world needs at this cru-cial moment”. With these words,

the, secretary-general of the United Nations ended the letter that he wrote to the participants of CMUN. The words of Ban Ki-moon were passed on by Raül Jiménez, the secretary-general of CMUN, during the opening session of the 6th edition that

was celebrated yesterday in the Catalonia Parliament. Mention-ing the revolutions in the middle east, the catastrophe in Japan and the economic crisis, Jimé-nez said that “this is the time” for young people to work to-

INSIDE: • The world Regrets the Loss of Aung San Suu Kiy • “The Music behind the Movement”

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TheClarion the newspaper of C’MUN, the Model United Nations of Barcelona ISSUE TWO

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gether in order to propose new solutions to today´s problems.

Earlier, the president of ANUE, Eduard Sagarra, high-lighted the importance of action by international bodies, say-ing that they today were “more necessary than ever” and stated that the UN has a pivotal role as a multilateral body “lead-ing the discourse on the sub-ject of achieving a better world”. Sagar did not want to miss the opportunity, after his multilin-gual speech, to congratulate the president of Catalonia Parlia-

ment, Núria de Gispert, on her birthday. President de Gispert confirmed the importance of the issues that Sagarra had just presented: “Because it is always very important to talk and lis-ten, and be able to position our-selves in the place of others to understand their feelings. There must be a dialogue so that our voice can reach the UN and so that the words of the UN can reach our society.”

Topics 2011Universality, diversity, dia-

logue, work, empathy and coex-

istence are the values promoted by the C’MUN in the words of its secretary-general. Over the next three days the participants of this new edition of 2011 will see the importance of these val-ues when making decisions and resolutions in their committees. Seven committees are going to discuss common issues, such as the abolition of bullfigthing, or the use of burqa, the snuff ban in public places or internet downloads, which are of great importance and in time could transcend the debate of the UN. So, CMUN, let´s debate!

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TheClarion is the daily newspaper for C’MUN 2011 Editor-in-ChiefJuan CallejaLay-out editorBernat ComesReportersCaroline BachMarta LacimaLaura MontCarmen RoblesEduardo SantanaEvelyn TinajeroNeus VidalPhotographersPablo Rodríguez-AguileraCaroline Bach

Opinions expressed in TheClarion are not necessarily those of the news-paper, C’MUN, The United Nations Association of Spain or the United Na-tions. They are the sole work of the au-thor credited in the byline.

Contributions from delegates are welcomed. Submissions to: j_calle-jagon@hotmail.com

The delegates for C’MUN 2011 got the opportunity to get a feeling of

what the following days will look like when they debated and reached their first consensus at yesterday’s training session in the building of Cosmo Caixa. The main theme of the training session, after explaining the rules of procedure, was an imaginary crisis where a deci-sion needed to be taken considering the fate of a dragon. The legend, known in Spain as the story of St. George and the dragon, tells the popular story of a hun-gry dragon that arrives to a medieval vil-

lage and threatens to eat the people. By the orders of the king, a maiden is cho-sen daily to be sacrificed to the drag-on. One day however, fate decides the princess should be the next victim and the desperate king calls for a meeting where he asks the population to kill the dragon in order to save his daughter.The task of the delegates on the train-ing session was to decide whether the dragon should be kept alive or be killed, based on arguments and consensus within the different commissions. After ten minutes of unmoderated caucus, the commissions got to present their standpoints to the chair. Motions such as building a natural reserve where the dragon would be kept alive, killing the dragon because it was causing the population stress or the unexpected dragon-group proposing war were pre-sented. The veredict, as won by simple majority, was the first resolution ap-proved by the delegates of C’MUN 2011, and hopefully the only fatal one.

The Dragon Session

Words by Caroline Bach

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Aung San Suu Kiy has been killed during her speech defy-

ing the military government. After a day of protests, the crisis in Myan-mar has taken an unexpected turn. The Government perpetrated out-rageous violent acts in Mandalay against demonstrators, who were protesting the land reform of expro-priating fertile lands.

The reported number of casual-ties is high, and among the victims is Aung San Suu Kiy. She was mur-dered after an emotional speech in which she asked for the pacific liberation of Myanmese people and equitable distribution of the natural resources of the country. She was also urging the international com-munity to take action.

This Nobel Peace laureate spent more than 15 years under house arrest for encouraging people to confront the regime and for fighting for the freedom of her people.

Oil pipeline destroyedDespite the massive assault, which

violated human rights, the Govern-ment claimed not to be responsible for the murder, and blamed the eth-nic rebel groups for the casualty. Fighting intensified, and the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) at-tacked and destroyed an important oil pipeline that is crossing through Myanmar China and India.

After violent repression, the pop-ulation has begun to flee to south-ern China, however China hasn´t

responded and the situation in the border is now becoming chaotic.

If this situation continues, there´s a serious danger of spreading insta-bility to the Asiatic region. An inter-vention of the UN is expected in or-der to restore peace and guarantee the protection of human rights.

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A precedent: the Kokang incidentThe Kokang incident was a violent conflict between the Myanmar military forces and ethnic minorities that took place in this region in August 2009, resulting in more than 30,000 refu-gees crossing the border to Yunnan, a Chinese province.Although China had supported the military junta in the past, on that oc-casion it warned them to end the situ-ation, and maintain stability in the China-Myanmar border region. China also urged the junta to protect Chinese citizens. Chinese officials declared they were “furious” and “extremely up-set” over not being forewarned about the offensive on the border.

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“During my term of office, the UN tried to urge international community to help Burma become a democ-racy. But after today’s events, I can firmly say that we failed to comply with our purpose. The death of Aun Sang Suu Kyi makes me feel extremely concerned for the survival of all the ethnic peoples of Burma who are suffering terrible atrocities committed by the Burmese Military Regime. Now, more than ever, we have to protect the helpless and suffering peoples of this country, because their defender can’t fight anymore for Myanmar’s freedom”. Kofi Annan.

“Freedom and Liberty are human rights that must be respected if we are to exist in a peaceful environment and respect the needs of our common humanity. I am deeply saddened at the loss of the great activist Aung San Suu Kiy and for the people of Myanmar. We must be reminded of the importance to combat injustice and as such continue to work towards stability and peace in the region”. Nelson Mandela.

“I’ve received the announce of the murder of my friend Aun Sang Suu Kyi with a immense sadness. This tragic event must not go in vain. In response, the Burmese community must urge the peace process unanimously, in honor of the Suu Kyi’s honorable battle for freedom and human rights of her people”. Dalai Lama.

“I can’t believe the news today. I ‘m totally devastated. But they won’t walk over this woman. Her idea was too big for any jail. Her spirit too strong for any army. She changed our view as only real heroes can. Her message of humility, conviction and idealism won’t be left behind”. Bono.

“I had the opportunity to meet Aung San Suu Kyi personally and I can certainly say that she was an incredible person that believed in the cause she defended. It made such an impression on me that I totally got into the char-acter. So, her death made me feel like a part of me died. The only thing we can do now is strongly condemn this abominable fact in order to show that all her sacrifice is important to us and to Burmese people”. Michelle Yeoh. She has played Suu kyi in 2011 biopic by Luc Besson.

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The world Regrets the Loss of Aung San Suu Kiy

“The Music behind the Movement”

As we begin to see the unfolding of a crisis in Myanmar we are

reminded of the people in the back-ground and the sounds of their in-spiration, and as such, an important figure comes to the scene, he is Win Maw Aung Gi, a singer, journalist and human rights activist with links to the late Aung San Suu Kiy, and a fervent supporter of the freedom for his people from a military gov-ernment in power since 1962. Dur-ing this time, Win Maw has spent mostly behind the bars of Myan-mar’s (formerly known as Burma) concentration-camp like prisons. He was one of the main contribu-tors to the documentary ‘Burma VJ’ (nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature) that uncovered Burmese regime brutality,

which he was arrested for in 2008, when Win Maw could no longer per-form because of harsh censorship he started sending reports to the Nor-wegian based ‘Voice of Burma’ (DVB) and thus began his career as a jour-nalist. In 2010 he was awarded the Kenji Nagai Memorial Award for his commitment as a freelance journalist in Burma. He is an inspiration to his people as he continues to struggle for the rights and freedom of civilians, and has managed to smuggle his music from prison, one of his songs titled “Go to Sleep” urges activists to act instead of just talk as he sings of combating repression: (translated into English)“You build your house with iron bars but the years will bring it tumbling down in the end...

You’re drowning in your floods and winds of storming talkAnd now you’ll lose your wayReal buildings are made with hands, not hot air

If you don’t know how, come and learn

Published by Freemuse (Freedom of Musical Expression) his words have reached a large fan base and represent a strong point of view of people who are still willing to fight for justice. His is “the music behind the movement”, as more youth are be-coming connected to systems of tech-nology and are influenced and guid-ed by the music they hear, the role that Win Maw plays in the current political climate, while it may seem in the background; has an eminent presence in the minds of the people.

Words by Mary Michele Connellan