MUN Club

We welcome you all to this year’s MUN club student presentation.

Each student from our school who participated in the 11th MUN will

describe their experience shortly, so as for you to get a slight taste

of this wonderful event.

Legal Committee:Strengthening the rule of law: children and

the internetDelegate: Chatzimimikou Alexandra

The actions of U.K. until now:•In order to protect children from pornography, the United

Kingdom has funded the campaign: Internet watch foundation.•Noting further that UK High Court has blocked access to

websites, which provide a search for UseNet content, which includes movies and other pirated material.

•The Culture, Media and Sport Committee and the UK Council Internet Safety protect children online from harmful content on the

Internet and in video games.

ECOFIN CommitteeReducing the Debt Vulnerability of Developing Countries through an Inclusive International

Financial System● The purpose of this committee was to establish a functional

international financial system that would serve the interests of both the developing and the developed countries

● In order to achieve that, the collaborating countries created a resolution that focused mainly on these points:

● A reform of the W.T.O. (World Trade Organization) and global trade, to enable it to play a more active role

● Granting to developing countries a better access to the system and providing them with the necessary training and technical assistance

● Tax cuts and benefits for working families and businesses in order for economy to bloom.

● Delegate: Chatziasemidou Stavroula-Margarita

Social Humanitarian & Cultural

Erato Kallini

Myrto Pratsinaki

• United Kingdom took a clear position in Human Rights Act in the fight against Extremism and placed all public authorities under a duty to respect its rights. While peacefully protesting, force is necessary to protect persons and properties. Finally, Human Rights Act challenges emergences and deteriorating situations in a consistent and coherent manner.

• Τhe countries that sponsored our resolution are: U.S.A., Italy, Spain, Germany, France, Sweden, Norway, Argentina, Finland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Hellas and Cyprus.

Our alliance’s resolution has been voted from 19 countries out of 23.

• Proposed solutions:

• Recommends the creation of an international legal framework for protection of children, similar to the existing law governing trade on the Internet, consumer protection and advertising.

• Encourages appropriate laws, policies and regulations concerning inappropriate content to ensure the safety of children and youth when using the Internet.

• Calls upon the running of national awareness centers in order to provide knowledge to children, parents and teachers to guide and empower children in the network society.

Committee:Special Political Decolonization

Delegate: Niki Lambada

Topic: Responding to modern

migration Flows: International Status of Refugees

and Stateless Persons

Resolution Summary:

• Encourages organizing an effort to dismantle the organizations behind people smuggling

• Requests legal advocates for underage victims and/or human trafficking victims that do not speak the local language.

• Further requests to encourage victims to testify as witnesses. • Supports the production of a strategy to raise awareness and

discourage people from unknowingly supporting the exploitation of refugees.

• Urges other country-members to ensure that all instruments of legal service are aware of the rights and obligations of a refugee.

• Calls upon the country members to ensure that violators of the above rights will be prosecuted.

The Economic and Social Committee

TOPIC AREA : Tackling Global Unemployment

Delegate: Katsimagli Eleni-Georgia

Observer: Tasos Diamantopoulos

What was included in our resolution

THE ACTIONS OF U.K. UNTIL NOW:•Keeping in mind that United Kingdom has participated in the Community Action Program which intention is to help claimants move off benefits and into employment by equipping them with a valuable period of work experience.•Announcing that the Coalition government had also implemented workfare programs for the long term unemployment.•Noting further that London’s Conservative Mayor, Boris Johnson, has launched a workfare scheme for those who have less than six months of national insurance contributions.

What was included in our resolution

THE PROPOSED ACTIONS:•Recommends to every large employer to offer apprenticeships, and be actively involved in the design and delivery of training.

•Encourages for resolutions at the United Nations, to follow the ILO’s program on youth unemployment which provides assistance to countries in developing coherent and coordinated interventions on youth employment.

Committee: Human RightsTopic Area: Rights of refugees, returnees

and displayed personsSponsored by: United Kingdom Submitted by: Dimitra Athanasa

• Dear delegates, Honorable chairs,

UK has taken clear positions in order to tackle with the problem of manipulation of rights of refugees, returnees and displayed persons.

My delegation has already played a vital role in preventing them and at the same time keeping the number of refugees in sustainable

numbers. Particularly, the law relating to political asylum stems from the provisions of the UN Convention on Refugee Status signed in

Geneva in 1951. The Convention and its implementation in domestic law have been interpreted extensively by the British Courts, creating a body of case law that requires expert understanding in order to give asylum seekers the best possible advice and guidance. Additionally, today UK immigration authorities scrutinise all asylum applications

carefully. This is because of the increase in economic migrants from poorer areas of the world. Asylum seekers are often interviewed at

length about their claims in order to judge their credibility. Furthemore, an estimated 50,000 refugees could be allowed to stay in the UK indefinitely thanks to the Home Office's biggest-ever asylum amnesty. UK expresses the empathy to all victims of manipulation regarded their human rights and pledges the direct involvement of

United Kingdom aiming to the successful dealing with this unfortunate phenomenon.

Security CouncilSecurity Council

The situation in Syria

Delegate: Efi Xatziagoraki

• UK’s position:

1.Gave money for food, education, health, clothing etc.

2. Sent military forces to protect the civilians.

3. Supported peace and democracy.

WHO: World Health Organization

Health Concerns, Ongoing Research and Possible Solutions Concerning Mental Health Issues

Delegate: Ilias EimeckeObserver: Eliza Mpatanidou

• WHO’s purpose is to ensure the healthy living of people in each state belonging to the UN individually and in the UN as a united organization.

• Since this year’s topic regarded mental health, the resolution, which our alliance suggested, emphasized on

providing individuals easily accessible Healthcare so as to ensure prevention and immediate treatment,

and the conduction of research in order for psychiatric medicine to advance, and therefore tackle serious incurable mental ailments.

UNCTAD: Conference On UNCTAD: Conference On Trade And DevelopmentTrade And Development

Tackling money laundering via regulating the financial services of

tax havens

Delegate: Fotini Dervissi

Committee: UNESCOTOPIC: School violence

Delegate: Ioanna MelissourgouObserver: Christine Bekoyan

Country: United Kingdom

- SUMMARY • The UNESCO committee is of great importance. Specifically violence at school is an issue, which affects numerous children not only in United Kingdom but generally all over the world. That’s why our committee tried to find the most effective resolution in order to alleviate the students who suffer from this situation.

Money laundering tackles the integrity and stability of the global financial system, and therefore the need for effective rules to combat it is urgent.

Several measures have been taken in the United Kingdom and internationally to regulate the situation. However, there is still room for further improvement.

Therefore, the aim of the UNCTAD committee is to propose new innovative measures to encounter money laundering.

United Kingdom proposes to lower tax rates on a broad base, and therefore create a competitive tax system, which will support businesses but at the same time force everyone to pay their share. Generally, a tax system reform is recommended, which will be based on collecting more information on the financial practices of companies.