The Opening Ceremony October 21, 2018 “Make love, not war“, declared the PGA as the first speaker of the Alster Model United Nations 2018. Approximately 170 students from 13 schools and 3 countries (Denmark, Spain and Germany) were listening to him (ok, minus the delegate of the Security Council representing the Ukraine who fell[…]
How can I host an AMUN participant? (Scroll down for a German translation) Are you interested in hosting an AMUN participant? Each conference is based on international relations and hospitality. With about 40% of our guests coming from other schools in Germany and from abroad (e.g. Denmark, Estonia at AMUN 2019), host families are essential[…]
A speech by the World Health Organisation about “establishing guidelines for the privatisation of water” “Most honourable Chairs, fellow Delegates, hard working Add Staff and dear guests. Providing access to water is one of the most effective instruments in promoting health and reducing poverty. 17% of the global population lacked access to safe water resources[…]
102 delegates in one room and it is comparatively quiet. How can this be? The Russian delegate gives us the answer right before he delivers the opening speech to his resolution about increasing international efforts to prevent terrorist attacks: “Very hard work” went on “all night long”. Right, of course! Well, then we’ll excuse the[…]
“Establishing guidelines for the privatization of water” is the issue of the agenda the legal committee started debating in the evening of the second day of AMUN. The main-submitter of this resolution is the Republic of Estonia. In his speech the delegate addressed this topic as being a question of dignity and of human rights.[…]
When did you screw everything up, but no one ever found out it was you? “Isn`t that called life?” Where is the worst smelling place you’ve been? “I would say our Central Station pissoirs!” What would be the coolest animal to scale up to the size of a horse? “Funny answer, it would be[…]
“This resolution sucks, Jeeezz!” Not something you hear that often from a delegate on the floor. And the resolution better be a good one, since it is dealing with the serious issue of FGM – “Female Genital Mutilation”. As a matter of fact the motion to table the resolution is proposed a few[…]
“Don’t worry, be happy!”, the loudspeakers are shouting in the Second Committee. Although that might not be the most effective solution to stabilize currencies in South America, it’s… a start. Luckily, the Republic of Cuba has prepared a resolution to tackle this issue with some more specific actions, for example encouraging other countries to[…]
“Do you want to start debating the resolution or do you want to do gossip first?”, the chair asks. “Gossssssiiiiiiipp”, the committee shouts back like a choir. Well, ‘improving international efforts to prevent terrorist attacks by terrorist cells and single perpetrators’ is put off for a few more minutes. Now that the delegates feel satisfied[…]