Economic and Social Council

Giulia Alves Celista

At today's ECOSOC session, delegates addressed human capital drain, exploring economic interventions to address the brain drain crisis. They discussed causes such as colonialism, ongoing conflicts and disparities in quality of life, highlighting the distinction between brain circulation and brain drain. Key consequences, such as lack of development, were examined, along with mitigation strategies. Increased investment and joint collaboration were highlighted as essential, and improving infrastructure in universities and schools was considered critical to retaining talent and promoting sustainable growth.

Human Rights Council

Luana Nunes Alayon

The first day at the Human Rights Council began looking like a bed of roses. Before the start of the first session, the delegates got to know themselves better with an ice breaker, in which each delegate hummed a song, blessing our ears with ”Evidências” and “Unwritten”. During the opening speeches, we started to notice some clashing between the delegate of the UK and the delegation of Iran together with the delegate of Saudi Arabia. After the coffee break, all delegates voted for a semi-moderated caucus to discuss the council's agenda, which further led to an unmoderated caucus, dividing the delegates in two blocs. Delegation of the UK led the way writing the approved agenda. For tomorrow, we’re hoping to see some fruitful discussions involving contemporary civilian confinement camps, immigration, refugees and implicated conflicts.

International Criminal Court

Isabella Feitosa Felizzola

Today's ICC sessions focused on addressing the accusations of war crimes against former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The prosecution highlighted systematic abuses and human rights violations, emphasizing the need to bring justice for the numerous deaths and atrocities attributed to her leadership, referencing genocide and crimes against humanity against the group Rohingya under the evidence presented by both parties from the prosecution and defense. They argued that Suu Kyi, despite her position, failed to act against the military's actions, the Tatmadaw, citing multiple pieces of evidence from various delegations such as from the UK, South Africa, Uganda, and France that reinforced her accountability. In defense, Myanmar and its allies presented arguments about the fragile political situation, Suu Kyi's lack of control over the military, and her efforts toward democracy and human rights, with evidence indicating her limited power under the military-dominated constitution. The session saw a rigorous debate with both sides presenting substantial evidence, leading to a comprehensive examination of Suu Kyi's role and responsibilities during the crisis.

Junior United Nations Environment Programme

Victoria Kobayashi Shiguio

The first session of the JUNEP started with the opening speeches. Each delegate stated their country's position addressing the melting of polar ice caps in the Arctic and Antarctic. A problem that most delegates stated was global warming and the emission of greenhouse gasses. Looking forward to solving these problems, the delegates started working on the agenda, focusing on the implementation of worldwide policies in concordance with the Paris Agreement, and greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with the Paris Agreement.

Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology

Luise Kraemer Buschhausen

Today, the Uttarakhand State Council for Science And Technology (UCOST) held a high-profile debate focusing on the impact of algorithms in elections and social media. This debate saw significant contributions from member states, notably China and Russia, who presented differing viewpoints on regulating algorithmic influence on social media platforms. The central discussion revolved around the extent to which algorithms can influence electoral outcomes and the necessity of international regulations to mitigate this impact. The debate at the UCOST Council highlighted the complex and multifaceted nature of regulating algorithms in the context of elections. While France, Germany and Brazil were presenting a project to regulate and report posts from social media. China and Russia both stressed the importance of national sovereignty, they offered different solutions to the challenges posed by algorithmic influence. The proposed measures aim to strike a balance between transparency, security, and innovation, promoting fair and democratic electoral processes in the digital age. The Council continues to work towards a consensus, recognizing the need for collaborative international efforts to address the evolving challenges posed by algorithms in elections.

United Nations Security Council

Emilia Maria De Abreu Lema

The United Nations Security Council's main goal is to maintain world peace and security through diplomatic relations between countries, and it is with this purpose in mind that delegates will be gathering over the next three days. On the first day of HUMUNITED, the delegations from UNSC got united to discuss the topic “Addressing the Humanitarian Crisis and Seeking solutions to the Yemen War and regional conflicts”. The delegations began by presenting their Opening Speeches, in which they showed their perspectives and expectations on the subject, as well as answered many Points of Information. Then, they quickly moved on to a semi-moderated caucus to discuss the setting of the Agenda, that is, what they will be discussing regarding the former matter, such as ceasefires, humanitarian aid, and many more.

Historical Council - Aftermath of the 9/11

Henrique Couto

The first day of debate by the historical council at the event presented the theme of the September 11 attacks, with the main attraction being the presentation of the opening speeches and the formation of a pragmatic agenda containing the points debated in the next sessions. With many strong opening speeches, the UK delegate stood out with his eloquent and intense speech, which exposed the delegate's concern about the situation, whilst also highlighting the urgency of finding pragmatic resolutions. Of vital importance is the unmoderated meeting that took place at the end of the first session, in which all countries discussed the agenda points sitting in a circle on the floor. Although there were several points of divergence, most nations agreed that the growth of terrorism is an evil that affects the entire world, causing not only financial, but also social and psychological damage to the nation's population.

International Atomic Energy Agency

Kiara Rebecca Baecker

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) council, which explored the role of nuclear energy in mitigating climate change, began with all opening speeches presenting its role in the issue. Thus, the delegation from the United States of America asked the delegation from the Russian Federation if the delegate would be open to negotiating with the United States, and was replied that there would be conditions before any measures were implemented on Russian territory. Furthermore, although there was no delegate from Ukraine, the Russian Federation cited land in its speech as an example, responding to a question about the correct response to climate change. Thus, during the last session, delegates met to work on a single Working Document on renewable and fossil energy sources, demonstrating the agreement between the countries involved.

International Organization for Migration

Carina Marie Craddock

The Debate started off strong after the agenda was set with the goal to analyze migration policies in order to create safer and orderly Migration, while looking to undermine issues such as Human trafficking. The highlights of the discourse were the accusations that Great Britain and Germany would have difficult migration in their countries, because of Brexit and the German right-wing party AFD. Also, Russia was addressed by the Venezuelan, Ukrainian and Egyptian delegates as a country who is forcing Ukrainian civilians to migrate because of the war, which the delegate of Russia did not agree with. Also, the Afghan and Venezuelan delegates agreed, in the point, that the US should pay for damages made in the country they are representing, so they can develop, leading in the reduction of the number of migrants and the ability to take migrants in.

Junior United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund

Marianna Duarte De Souza

The first session of the JUNICEF council began with the opening speeches, in which the issue of child labor was introduced by the delegations, alongside their positions, actions and suggestions of solutions regarding the issue. All the countries present today intended to look for a solution to reduce child labor. During the discussion, the delegations agreed that international cooperation would be a great way of helping, so, related to that topic, the delegation of Paraguay brought up that developed countries could be very helpful to less developed ones, therefore financial support from France and USA would be great for projects to reduce child labor, as mentioned by the delegation of El Salvador. Towards the end of the session, the delegates discussed a bit about the part that low and middle income countries play in helping to stop child labor, other than financially. The debate ended and didn’t reach a conclusion, yet the delegations showed their interest in solving the issue in future debates.

United Nations Entity for Gender and the Empowerment of Women

Beatriz Büttner

On the first day, the MUN Woman delegates made their opening speeches and asked the countries important questions. China asked Brazil about the PL law, France asked Germany about the decrease of paternal rights and the UK asked the delegate of Norway if the country is open for any alliance. And both are! They discussed Maternal Rights and how they could help single mothers. After the opening speeches, the delegates made the agenda and talked about which topics and subtopics they will discuss, like access to health care and maternal mortality.

World Health Organization

Rafaela Paiva Angelini & Sofia Kishimoto Lembo

The World Health Organization council focused on the psychological impact on civilians and health workers in Eastern Europe, with countries expressing a range of different concerns and point of views. Ukraine, which was well represented, highlighted the serious deterioration in mental health issues since the conflict with Russia. On the other hand, Russia argued that its actions were necessary to protect territory and denied full responsibility for the psychological effects on the society, despite all, it was willing to help. The United States expressed serious concern about the mental health of Ukrainian civilians, arguing that a large part of these problems can be directly traced back to the armed conflict.

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