Mi è capitato sottomano il video del RIMUN, colgo quindi l'occasione per presentarvelo:
Il RIMUN (Rome International Model United Nations) è una simulazione della durata di una settimana del lavoro svolto dall'ONU che si tiene a Roma ogni anno da 3 anni.
Sono stati coinvolti finora studenti di istituti secondari di tutta Europa, Nord Africa e Medio oriente.
Nel 2009 hanno partecipato circa 800 persone.
I delegati si riuniscono in comitati di circa 30 persone per trattare di vari temi e adottare delle "risoluzioni" cioè proposte avanzate da uno o più stati e che possono concernere più aspetti di un particolare argomento.
Non tutti gli stati sono rappresentati in ogni comitato.
First Committee (Disarmament and International Security Committee).
- The illicit trade of small arms and light weapons in all its aspects;
- International security related to the smuggling of uranium;
- The situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Second Committee (Economic and Financial Committee).
- The role of diamonds in fuelling conflicts;
- The international financial system and the economical crisis;
- Integration and economic growth in Eastern European countries.
Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee).
- Measures to contrast the illicit exportation of drugs from Afghani territories;
- Humanitarian question concerning Tibet;
- The implementation of the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People.
Fourth Committee (Decolonization and Special Political Committee).
- Question of the sovereignty of the Arctic Region;
- Conclusion of effective international arrangements to protect non-nuclear weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons;
- Improving the living conditions in the enclaves near the India-Bangladesh border.
Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary Committee).
- Financing of the United Nations Operation in Burundi in the context of a comprehensive review of the question;
- Finding new resources to enhance the budget on environmental ventures;
- Financing of the United Nations Mission in Sudan in the context of a comprehensive review of the question.
Sixth Committee (Legal Committee).
- The situation in South-Ossetia;
- The reduction of the CO2 in the agreement of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC);
- The situation in Central America: progress in fashioning a region of peace, freedom, democracy and development.
First Commission (Human Rights Commission).
- The question of Palestinian refugees;
- The question of concealed slavery, principally in Africa;
- Supporting the programme regarding the respect of human rights in Angola.
Second Commission (Environmental Commission).
- Oil slick on Lebanese shores;
- Effects of atomic radiation;
- Protection of the global climate for present and future generations of mankind;
- Measures to prevent wars caused by water access.
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
- Strengthening coordination of the United Nations and other efforts in fighting trafficking in persons and organs;
- Protection against products harmful to health and the environment;
- Measures to promote full employment and decent work for all;
- Developing a rapid response scheme to humanitarian crises caused by natural disasters.
Security Council (SC).
- The violation of the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty concerning the agreement between the United States of America and Poland on the installation of anti-ballistic missile batteries in Polish territories;
- Military pacification of Iraq;
- The situation in the Middle East and the question of Iran.
Completato il lavoro nei comitati (3 giorni) si votano le risoluzioni che verrano discusse nell'Assemblea Generale alla quale partecipano tutti i delegati del RIMUN.
In media si discutono 7-8 risoluzioni per un totale di 10-12 ore consecutive.
Trovate un esempio di risoluzione
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