By Evelyn G11 The UNHRC has come together today to debate the topic of “Bidoons” in the Middle East and their access to education, healthcare, and government. Bidoons are minority stateless individuals in Middle Eastern …
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Why was the 2024 Solar Eclipse different?
By Lucinda G9 On the 8th of April 2024, an eclipse darkened North America for 4 minutes and 28 seconds (Carter). This was a total solar eclipse meaning that the moon was perfectly aligned between …
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The Yemen Crisis
By Aurora G10 The crisis occurring in Yemen threatens to be one of the world’s most pressuring humanitarian emergencies, with millions of civilians suffering from devastating consequences of conflict, famine, and destruction of infrastructure. Citizens …
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Arizona’s New (Old) Abortion Law:
The state’s civil-war era law was reinstated and severely restricts abortion By Adeline G11 On April 9, Arizona’s Supreme Court reinstated a civil-war-era law that bans abortion in nearly all conditions, dismissing an earlier lower-court …
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Earth Day: A Chance For Change
By Evelyn G11 Earth Day, held annually on April 22 is an international event to demonstrate support for the environment’s protection. The event reminds us of the importance of saving our environment and inspires us …
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Ukrainian Aid Bill
By Brahm G10 Throughout Ukraine’s ongoing war with Russia, it has been the beneficiary of aid and military equipment packages from nations around the world. However, given that the war has recently entered a stalemate, …
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Developing measures to eradicate the manufacturing and trafficking of counterfeit medicines
By Brahm G10 In the most recent session of open parliamentary debate, Ukraine submitted a resolution on the trafficking of counterfeit substances. Goals of this include to increase international governmental bodies involvement in prevention, promote …
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Human Rights Council – Harassment, threats, and killing of human rights defenders
By Adeline G11 Human rights defenders (HRDs) are a crucial part of the world today. They promote and protect human rights, and include anyone from news reporters, to protestors, to peacekeepers, to people working with …
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HRC: The Rights of Human Rights Defenders
By Evelyn G11 The Human Rights Commission joined together today to debate the resolution submitted by the delegation of Afghanistan concerning the harassment, rights, and killing of Human Rights Defenders. In recent years, many Human …
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Columbia Fights Against a Solution to the Upcoming Drug Crisis
By Lucinda G9 Resolution Put Forth by the People’s Republic of China The United Arab Emirates, India, Turkey, Singapore and Germany have co-submitted a resolution put forth by PRC, answering questions about Organized Crime and …
