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What are the limitations of the UN?

The limitations of the UN are that they are not allowed to shoot at people if they are not shoot at first. Also that they are not allowed to get people out of the country if they do not have the permission. They cannot get into a country if the president or the government does not permit them. And the last one is that if their resolution does not pass they cant act or do anything.


Is it the world’s responsibility to stop genocide?

I think that it is the world’s responsibility, because it is an unfair act. I think this because why do we need to kill people because we don’t like them in any way. Another reason is that we are all humans so we should just sit down and discuss it without starting a war. Genocide is a horrible thing, and we should not do it by any reason, not because we don’t like them, or we just think they are less human beings, or even if we just think they should be killed.

JMUN Reflection

What did I like about JMUN?

What I liked about JMUN was that we could make new friends. I also liked that we had time to learn about other people’s thoughts about the topic. Another thing I liked was that we had enough time for lunch and breaks. Also that we had the chance to express our thoughts of the topic to the other delegates. I liked when we were debating even though I almost didn’t talk, I think that debating is good because you can express your thoughts.

What did I dislike about JMUN?

What I disliked about JMUN is that we had to stay on Friday till very late. Another thing is that some delegates just started criticizing each other, and sometimes it was not nice. On other moments the delegates that talked a lot, started to insult each others resolutions, and saying like: “we need to know what a is good resolution and a bad resolution”. And that when we were doing the things for the resolutions, some delegates just started telling us like if you go with them you will be this and that, so that was a bit annoying.


What would you do to prepare for next year?

I think I would try to find more information, because this year was my first year, and I did kind of not know what to look for. Another thing is that when we did the practice debates, I was also kind of lost, because I didn’t know what to say. Also that next year I wont be as nervous as I was this year, because I know what JMUN is and what we are going to do. The last thing is that I was really nervous and I didn’t sleep well that night so I was really tired.

Three Paragraphs For JMUN.

Cholera impact in Zimbabwe
Cholera is an infection caused by a bacterium that contaminates food and water. Once the person is ill he/she gets watery diarrhea, and gets dehydrated, and dies. One of the reasons Cholera happens, is because people do not have access either to clean drinking water or sanitation. Cholera happens in LEDC’s, because a big percentage of the population does not have access to clean water and sanitation and, therefore, the disease grows out of control and creates an epidemic. A clear example of this is Zimbabwe. In August 2008, the epidemic began and has been getting worse because of the political and economic crisis. Doctors and nurses have been on strike over the past 5 months because they want to get paid, water purification chemicals are not available like chlorine, water and sewer pipes are broken, sewer pipes bring dirty water, garbage has not been collected, and water supply has not been constant, all of these things are caused because of the government, either, they don’t want to pay or they don’t contribute with the cleaning. All these factors have contributed to make this the worst Cholera epidemic ever; at present 60,401 people are infected with this bacterium, and 3,161 people have died from the disease since August 2008. During the rainy season, which goes from January to March, the disease may spread even more, because the bacterium can be carried into rivers and wells, causing further contamination.


In December 2008 Japan donated 1.5 million US dollars (about 169.5 million yen) to Zimbabwe, so they can buy water purification chemicals and to carry out health education. This donation will help about 600, 000 people to survive and to not get Cholera over the next six months. Water purification chemicals will help people, because if they drink dirty water they will become infected with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Health education helps because people who do not know much about this epidemic will probably get the infection, but if they know they will be careful and will not become infected. In 1890 there was a Cholera outbreak in Japan. Japan has always had a bond with Zimbabwe, and on various occasions they have helped with food or money. Over all Japan is looking forward for giving more aids to Zimbabwe, so that the epidemic stops, and they can educate people, and buy the water purification chemicals.

Japan is willing to keep sending aid to Zimbabwe if the epidemic does not stop. They will be willing to send doctors and nurses now that the ones in Zimbabwe are not working. Once Japan had an outbreak of Cholera; that is why they are sending aid to Zimbabwe, because Zimbabwe does not have a lot of money and does not have much resources for clean water. They are also willing to send teachers to help them educate on the effects of drinking dirty water, and the symptoms when you are infected, and how to detect if you are infected. They are willing to send water purification chemicals, so they have clean water and the epidemic starts to slow down a bit. Cholera is an horrible disease, and Japan is doing a good donation, because Zimbabwe really need help to get rid of the epidemic.

Japan With The Cholera Problem In Zimbabwe

In December 2008 Japan donated 1.5 million US dollars (about 169.5 million yen) to Zimbabwe, so they can buy water purification chemicals and to carry out health education. This donation will help about 600, 000 people to survive and to net get Cholera over the next six months. Water purification chemicals will help people, because if they drink dirty water they will become infected with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Health education helps because people who do not know much about this epidemic will probably get the infection, but if they know they will be careful and will not become infected. In 1890 there was a Cholera outbreak in Japan. Japan has always had a bond with Zimbabwe, and on various occasions they have helped with food or money. Over all Japan is looking forward for giving more aids to Zimbabwe, so that the epidemic stops, and they can educate people, and buy the water purification chemicals.

Cholera In Zimbabwe (corrections from 1st draft paragraph for JMUN)

Cholera impact in Zimbabwe
Cholera is an infection caused by a bacterium that contaminates food and water. Once the person is ill he/she gets watery diarrhea, and gets dehydrated, and dies. One of the reasons Cholera happens, is because people do not have access either to clean drinking water or sanitation. Cholera happens in LEDC’s , because a big percentage of the population does not have access to clean water and sanitation and, therefore, the disease grows out of control and creates an epidemic. A clear example of this is Zimbabwe. In August 2008, the epidemic began and has been getting worse because of the political and economic crisis. Doctors and nurses have been on strike, or protesting without working, over the past 5 months because they want to get paid; water purification chemicals like chlorine are not available; water and sewer pipes are broken, sewer pipes bring dirty water to the towns and contributes the spread of the epidemic and creates other infections; garbage has not been collected; and water supply has not been constant. All of these things are caused because of the government has not been doing its work, either, it does not want to pay for the services or it does not contribute with the cleaning of water and garbage. All these factors have contributed to make this the worst Cholera epidemic ever; at present 60,401 people are infected with this bacterium, and 3,161 people have died from the disease since August 2008. During the rainy season, which goes from January to March, the disease may spread even more, because the bacterium can be carried into rivers and wells, causing further contamination.

Sources:

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/30/Zimbabwe.cholera.cases/index.html

http://www.who.int/topics/cholera/about/en/index.html

Cholera In Zimbabwe (first draft paragraph for JMUN)

Cholera impact in Zimbabwe

Cholera is an infection caused by a bacterium that contaminates food and water. Once the person is ill he/she gets watery diarrhea, and gets dehydrated, and die.s One of the reasons Cholera happens, is because people do not have access either to clean drinking water or sanitation. Cholera happens in LEDC’s , because a big percentage of the population does not have access to clean water and sanitation and, therefore, the disease grows out of control and creates an epidemic. A clear example of this is Zimbabwe. In August 2008, the epidemic began and has been getting worse because of the political and economic crisis. Doctors and nurses have been in strike over the past 5 months, water purification chemicals are not available, water and sewer pipes are broken, garbage has not been collected, and water supply has not been constant. All these factors have contributed to make this the worst Cholera epidemic ever; at present 60,401 people are infected with this bacterium, and 3,161 people have died from the disease since August 2008. During the rainy season, that goes from January to March, the disease may spread even more, because the bacterium can be carried into rivers and wells, causing further contamination.

Sources:

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/30/Zimbabwe.cholera.cases/index.html

http://www.who.int/topics/cholera/about/en/index.html

Cholera In Zimbabwe (first draft paragraph for JMUN)