Monday, April 28, 2014

For extraordinary rendition issue

For extraordinary rendition issue

Probably check out the Amnesty International first, since they are a very large and respected organization actively dealing with the problem:
Amnesty International
You can also watch this FRONTLINE video from PBS (an American TV station) that should be pretty good:
Refer to this map from the Washington Post (a newspaper) that has a list of countries that participate(d) in the program:
Washington Post
This fact sheet from the ACLU (the American Civil Liberties Union, a human rights group that has been fighting for civil and human rights in America for decades) about extraordinary rendition:
ACLU
An article by the Director of Human Rights Watch written for the Huffington Post (an online newspaper):
Another good article entitled "Outsourcing Torture" from the Huffinton Post:
Finally, another article about how the extraordinary rendition policy of the Bush administration has NOT been cut back by the Obama administration:
Extraordinary Rendition is Torture

For organ trafficking issue

For organ trafficking issue

Check out COFS (Coalition for Organ Failure Solutions), especially the tab "About organ trafficking" and the two links provided.
Coalition for Organ Failure Solutions
This report by the OSCE (Office for Security and Co-operation in Europe) on organ trafficking - you'll need to download the file.
OSCE Report
The website for the UNRIC (UN Regional Information Center) has a good article on it: 
Either check out the WHO or this article from the Guardian (a UK paper) about its report on organ trafficking:
Guardian Article on Organ Trafficking
Here is another MUN conference from Boston, USA, that also covered this issue. They look like they have a lot of resources, too.
Human Organ Trafficking
Some other organizations to check out: WHO, UNODC, UNDP, Human Rights Watch, Blue Heart Campaign, Red Cross, IHRA, or the Asian Center for Human Rights

For industrial pollution issue

Check out these groups: (some are UN organizations, some are government agencies, some are NGOs)

Greenpeace

United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)

Environment Management Group (EMG - part of UNEP)

The Wilderness Society

United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Friends of the Earth

For gender gap in Asia issue

Check out some of these organizations:

UN Organizations:
United Nations Development Program (UNDP)

United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDG) 

Government Organizations
OECD Report on Gender Equality (scroll down for data from different countries)

Global Gender Gap Report (from the World Economic Forum)

Some Articles:
Global Post article about China's gender gap

Ageing Asia and the Gender Gap 

Asia-Pacific has the worst gender gap

Related to the Middle East, but still informative

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Council Assignments

HRC (Chinese council)
S1
Shelley / Lucy
Haiti
Angel / Flora
Ukraine
Ivonne / April
Cuba
Michelle / Sandy
Qatar

S2
Sunny
Canada
Janet / Julia
Poland
Kitty / Amy
Israel
Rita / Gabrielle
India
Amy / Joy (S2E)
Egypt
Monica / Winnie
Finland

ESCAP (English)
S1
Leona / Angel
The Philippines
Amy / Claire
Thailand
Rainy / Judy
Taiwan

S2

Synder / Stacy
USA
Cindy / Jennifer
Japan
Jenny / Kido (not class)
Australia
Lina / Joyce
Singapore


Grading for MUN Elective Class

Your Grade
·      30% - Position Paper
·      30% - Draft Resolution
·      40% - Participation in class discussion, reports, and SKMUN III

There will be a workshop at the end of JUNE to teach you how to be a delegate

2014 SKMUN III Committees and Issues

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2014 SKMUN III 聖功女中第三屆中/英文模擬聯合國活動 會議議題
(1)   中文議會
人權委員會Human Rights Council (HR)
Issue 1
The issue of the black market in human organ trafficking
非法器官黑市買賣問題
Issue 2
The issue of extraordinary rendition and other extra-legal arrests
非常規引渡和法外逮捕的問題
(2)   英文會議
A.    Security Council (SC)
Issue 1
The issue of Ukraine and the autonomy of Crimea
Issue 2
The issue of political instability and social unrest in Thailand
B.     Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Issue 1
The issue of industrial pollution in Asia
Issue 2
The issue of the gender gap in education in Asia