Date: Sunday, May 3, 2009
Written By: Audrey Heurlin (Saddleback YMCA) – Editor in Chief

Crisis of the Middle East last night, after the friendship ceremony, a crisis arose in Pakistan. This crisis was that one of their cities, Taliban, had attacked the capital of their country and had taken over; controlling all military and nuclear devices. During the meeting a representative of Taliban joined the meeting. The Secretary General, Tiffany Lam, announced that this group that claims to be in charge of the Pakistani government was not to be recognized. When …

Date: Saturday, May 2, 2009
Written By: Liela Majedi (Saddleback YMCA) from BBC News

So far today in High Commission, they were talking about their expected results.  Italy, Sudan, Iraq, Burkina Faso, Palestine, Turkey, Portugal, China, Indonesia, Republic Of Congo, Norway, India, France, Greece, and Iraq all split up into three groups to discuss and form the their expected results. Pro Refugees,  Neutral, and Refugee Producing Countries were the groups that the countries were split into. Refugee Producing Countries came up with economic boosting strategies to help refugees stay in their own …

Press Conference
Thursday, April 30, 2009

The Secretary-General and the Deputy Secretary-General consented to a joint press conference with the International Press Corps at 9:15pm.

When asked about the ’s stance on HIV/AIDS, the Secretary-General to wants to prevent the spread by offering education on prevention to countries where the virus is more prevalent.
When asked about why refugees are a topic of importance to the Secretary-General, she stated that she chose the topic as her focus topic is because of a personal preference.
When asked about what she had to overcome to become the …

Date: Friday, May 1, 2009
Written By: Leila Majedi (Saddleback YMCA) from BBC News
Refugees are people who have fled from their home to a foreign country  to escape danger or persecution . They’re just like us, but in more danger. Refugees is the main topic that High Commission has been talking about this weekend. They are discussing what refugees are going through, and how its effecting their countries. Sudan was a major contributor in this debate. Sudan had stated that they did not want refugees to come into their country. They …

Date: Friday, May 1, 2009
Written By: Cierra Liberty Rhea Villa (Woodlake YMCA) from the Associated Press
In General Assembly, committee 4, the ambassadors talked about the refugees of the Israel and Palestine conflict. Though the state of Israel was established in 1948, the term is usually used also in reference  to earlier phases of the conflict, between Zionist pioneers and the Arab population living in Palestine under Ottoman or British rule. The committee must find a resolution that is beneficial to both the Palestinians and the Israelites. Their definition for refugees …