ODUMUNC 2012 NEWS
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Over 1,000 students from 53 schools participated in this year's Old Dominion University Model UN Society conference, the largest in years..."Region's Brightest Students at Model UN Conference," InsideODU, 23 February 2012.
"ODU Model UN Society Hosting 35th Conference", InsideODU, 9 February 2012.
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SYRIA: The Norwegian major-general appointed to head the mission, Robert Mood, told reporters in the Syrian capital that the monitoring move, which has been mandated by the Security Council to deploy up to 300 unarmed observers, “can make a difference”. "UN Mission Chief Calls for Syria Help," Financial Times, 29 April 2012.
DISARMAMENT: The U.N. Security Council strongly condemned North Korea's rocket launch Monday, announcing it will impose new sanctions and warning of further action if Pyongyang conducts another launch or a new nuclear test. "UN Strongly Condemns NKorea Rocket Launch," Associated Press, 16 April 2012.
SYRIA: The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to send an advance team of up to 30 military observers to begin monitoring the tenuous cease-fire. "U.N. Votes to Send Observers to Syria Amid a Shaky Truce," The New York Times, 14 April 2012.
DISARMAMENT: U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said North Korea's long-range rocket test on Friday was deplorable, in direct violation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1874, and threatened regional stability. "U.N. Chief Ban Says North Korea Missile "Deplorable"," Reuters, 13 April 2012.
SYRIA: Kofi Annan announced a rare breakthrough in his efforts to halt the bloodshed in Syria, saying that President Bashar al-Assad had endorsed his six-point diplomatic plan calling for an immediate cease-fire..."Is Annan's Syria Cease-Fire Worth the Paper it's Printed on?," Foreign Policy, 27 March 2012.
DEVELOPMENT: The UN has proposed that countries set limits on the size of agriculture land sales to regulate the growing trend of so-called farmland grabs. "UN Moves to Curb Farmland Grabs," Financial Times, 25 March 2012.
SYRIA: Overcoming months of bitter division, the United Nations Security Council delivered a diplomatic setback to President Bashar al-Assad of Syria on Wednesday...,"U.N. Council Backs Plan for Ending Syria Conflict," The New York Times, 21 March 2012.
HUMAN & WOMEN'S RIGHTS: An American-led initiative calling on Sri Lanka to account for the carnage that ended its civil war three years ago has become the focus of a diplomatic dispute in Geneva and anger in Sri Lanka. "Move at U.N. on Carnage in Sri Lanka Sets Off Fury," The New York Times, 19 March 2012.
HUMAN & WOMEN'S RIGHTS: Last week, activists from around the world gathered in Geneva for a meeting of the UN Commission on Human Rights to discuss global LGBT rights. "UN Human Rights Council Makes Slow Progress for LGBT Rights," Feministing.com, 13 March 2012.
DIPLOMACY: "Diplomat Punched at UN Human Rights Meeting," Telegraph.co.uk, 13 March 2012.
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