HELP University College United Nations Club

Welcome

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HELP University College United Nations Club

is proud to present,

The United Nations Club of HELP University College is the first of its kind. We are a club engaged in charity work and the promotion as well as discussion of important issues such as health and the United Nations.

HELPMUNC 2009 will be the first ever conference the UN club is organising. The conference would bring together panoply of knowledge and experience, from inviting delegates and chairs with extensive MUN backgrounds, to welcoming newcomers who can hone new debating and diplomatic skills. It will be a great conference.

Details: -

Venue: HELP University College, Main Block
Dates: 25 - 27 September 2009 (Friday - Sunday)
Registration Fee: RM15.00

Challenge yourselves to even greater heights and further horizons.

ATTENTION!!!

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To all delegates, participants, volunteers, chairs, deputy chairs, water boys and girls etc.

Due to popular demand, HELPMUNC 2009 has been moved to the 25-27 of September 2009. Please contact the Secretary Generals or email helpmun@gmail.com for further information or enquiries.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Committee Topics

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Committee Topics: -

1. Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISEC) - 41 Nations
a. Giving more authority to United Nations Peacekeeping Troops (Blue Berets) and the development of a rapid reaction force to prevent incidence such as the Rwandan genocide

b. Stability in the region of the Middle East through Israel peace talks and diplomatic dialogue with Syria and Palestine

2. United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) - 41 Nations
a. Stability in the continent of Latin America in the democratic crisis regarding reelection and constitutional reform in Honduras and Nicaragua
b. Promotion of homosexual rights and the halting of persecution against homosexuals in all regions of the world

3. United Nations Security Council (UNSC) - 15 Nations
a. Increasing the credibility and effectiveness of international war crime tribunals.
b. Combating the Influence and Perpetuations of Violence by Terrorist Groups in Afghanistan.

Here come the Chairs!

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It is getting really close to the conference and I hope you guys who have signed up are preparing for your committee. For those who haven't signed up, get the form now!

Following standard procedure (seems so clinical), here is the list of chairs for each committee.

Security Council:
Chair - Rick Harting
Co-Chair - Junichi Fukuoka

DISEC:
Chair - Joseph Han
Co-Chair - Audrey Ser

HRC:
Chair - Hera Kerziah
Co-Chair - Novia Soo

Here they are. Hope you guys don't bully them too much.

See you at HELPMUNC 2009.

Delegate List

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Dear Delegates, Chairs, Directors and the other small people out there (just joking):

THE DELEGATE LIST!!!

Human Rights Council (41 Nations)
Chair: Hera Keziah
Co-Chair: Novia Soo

Angola------------------Imran Zubir
Australia----------------George Robinson
Azerbaijan--------------Liew Li Ting
Bangladesh------------Thong Jia Yu
Bolivia------------------Miho Yeap
Brazil-------------------Shervin Gill
Cameroon--------------Sarah Drake
Canada-----------------Ervin Cheah
Chile--------------------Hew Kah Mun
China-------------------Yaw Ern Nian
Costa Rica-------------Teo Yue Xin
Cuba--------------------Karen Keziah Arulsamy
Djibouti-----------------Rachel Quek
France------------------Ravindran Rajesvaran
Germany---------------Audrey Tan
Ghana------------------Yeoh Sue May
Haiti--------------------Vishakan Raviprakash
Honduras--------------Zuriel Zukifli
India--------------------Joshua Ng Chor Yang
Italy---------------------Natalie Tan Zhi Min
Japan-------------------Arthur Chia Tek
Jordan------------------Sanam Rahman
Madagascar-----------Carine Lim Kar Ean
Malaysia----------------Ho Yan Le
Mexico-----------------Wong Yen Wei
New Zealand-----------Fiona Gan Jia Yi
Nicaragua--------------Aveena Yogaraj
Nigeria------------------Goh Sue Yen
Pakistan----------------Shivaharan Palaisamy
Qatar--------------------Andrew Chan
Republic of Korea-----Kim Yoon Jung
Russian Federation---Marissa Meer Sadik
Senegal-----------------Thong Wai Cheong
Slovakia----------------Yohan Lee
South Africa-----------Adeline Michelle
Switzerland------------Chan Wye Bing
Syria--------------------Sean Gill
Turkey------------------Abhinav Vadrevu
United Kingdom------Bethan Howell
USA---------------------Rafia Miah
Zambia-----------------Dinesh a/l Rathakrishnan

Disarmament and International Security Committee (41 Nations)
Chair: Joseph Han
Co-Chair: Audrey Ser

Afghanistan------------Noel Meldan
Argentina--------------Avinaash Subramaniam
Australia---------------Sara Irina binti Mohd. Rijaludin
Austria-----------------Shenn Chong Kae Jiun
Burkina Faso----------Shaakalya Pathak
Burundi----------------Irene Oh
Cambodia--------------Choi Jee Hae
Canada-----------------Dhivyaanganaa Sekar
China-------------------Ellery Nadarajah
Croatia-----------------Nickolai Anthony Fernandez
DPR Korea------------Jeon Ji Su
Egypt-------------------Shehan Ashley Kamalanathan
France-----------------Sugeeta Sukumar
Germany--------------Kevin Ho Seng Keat
Haiti--------------------Gamuchirai Faustina Tigere
Iran---------------------Yau Jia Min
Ireland-----------------Robin Pathak
Israel-------------------Farah Rizal
Italy---------------------Therrense Lua
Jordan-----------------Lina Abushouk
Lebanon----------------Kelvin Tan
Malaysia---------------Aisha Fazla Ahmad
Mexico-----------------Adam Irawan
New Zealand----------Chan Ka Shing
Pakistan---------------Sandheep Nair
Philippines-------------Kent Khor Kian Xsim
Qatar--------------------Zahra Hafidh Shihabudin
Russian Federation----Syed Emir Irfan Wafa
Rwanda----------------Reza Raeesi
Sierra Leone----------Hidehiko Seki
Slovakia----------------Kim Cha Hi
South Africa-----------Aira Nur Ariana Azhari
Switzerland------------May Eoon Yu-Mei
Syria--------------------Nur Azri bin Nor Rashid
Timor-Leste-----------Hannah Wong Ka Pau
Turkey------------------Lee Geok Chuan, Nicholas
United Kingdom------Amulya Vadrevu
USA---------------------Charlotte Spence
Uzbekistan-------------Amy Cho
Venezuela--------------Ilyana Raisya
Vietnam----------------Park Shin Young

Security Council (15 Nations)
Chair: Rick Harting
Co-Chair: Junichi Fukuoka

Austria------------------Lim Tse Wei
Burkina Faso----------Ho Yan Zheng
China-------------------Shafeeq bin Mohd. Shajahan
Costa Rica-------------Suhaib Ibrahim
Croatia-----------------Nicholas Ng
France------------------Isabella Tan
Japan-------------------Janice Yap
Libya--------------------Yee Jun Yit
Mexico------------------Arthur Shin Junhyun
Russian Federation---Christopher Wong
Turkey------------------Aina Azhar
Uganda-----------------Ashoke Anand
United Kingdom------Isabell Zubinsha
USA---------------------Adam Umemoto
Vietnam----------------Timothy Wong Ka Ye

If there are any enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact the Secretary Generals or email us at helpmun@gmail.com

Your sincerely,
James Yap
Secretary General 2

Tentative Schedule

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This is the tentative schedule of HELPMUNC 2009. As we draw closer to the event, the confirmed schedule will be posted and emailed to all participants.

25 September (Friday):
1330 - 1430: Registration, Main Block Foyer

1430 - 1530: Opening Ceremony, Conference Hall

1530 - 1600: Roll Call & Opening Speeches in Committees, Committee Rooms

1600 - 1800: Lobbying & Resolution Writing, Committee Rooms & Computer Lab

1800 - 1900: Approval Panel Opens, Main Block Foyer

26 September (Saturday):
0830 - 0930: Roll Call & Lobbying, Committee Rooms

0900 - 0930: Approval Panel Closes, Main Block Foyer

0930 - 1200: Committee Session I, Committee Rooms

1200 - 1300: Lunch (Not provided)

1300 - 1530: Committee Session II, Committee Rooms

1530 - 1600: Break

1600 - 1830: Committee Session III, Committee Rooms

27 September (Sunday):
0830 - 1130: Emergency Session - Security Council, Committee Room

0830 - 1130: General Asembly Plenary Session, Conference Hall

1130 - 1200: Break

1200 - 1300: Closing Ceremony & Presentation of Certificates, Conference Hall

Registration

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Step by Step guide:
1. Contact the Secretary General 1, Secretary General 2 or Head of Admin to obtain a registration form or download from here.
2. Fill in the details completely and keeping the section on general information for participants.
3. Return the registration form to the organizing committee by hand: SGs or Head of Admin; by mail: address in the registration form; or email: helpmun@gmail.com

Organising Committee

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This is the list of committee members for HELPMUNC 2009:

Secretary General 1:
Jonathan Yong
jontienxhi_26@hotmail.com

Secretary General 2:
James Yap
jamesbenedictyap@hotmail.com

If you have any queries, problems, concerns, questions, thoughts, ideas, proposals, propositions or whatever else that you want to share with us, please do not hesitate.

Can You Write?!

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To those of you out there who can articulate a thought accurately, express a feeling passionately and convey a message efficiently, this is the event for YOU. HELPMUNC 2009 is the event of the year and you can be a part of the action. "How?" you might ask.

JOIN THE HELPMUNC 2009 PRESS TEAM!

What does the Press Team do?

The Press Team is literally part of everything. Sitting in on every committee session, observing everyone during lobbying time, attending committee meetings, they know and hear everything. Everyone would be jealous of them. These demi-Gods are also rsponsible for putting together the daily newsletter, recollecting each and every word said in the conference (if it is interesting of course) and reporting on major events in the conference itself.
What are the staff positions that are available?

2. What are the staff positions that are available? (Title/Number)

Sub Editor-in-Chief (1)
Photographer(2)
Writers(2)
Layout Designer(1)

The following people have joined the team:
Editor-in-Chief: Janice turqoisemusic[at]gmail[dot]com
Writer: Rachael Lum
Layout Designer: Evena Wong

3. But why join?

This would be a great opportunity to showcase your writing and photographing talent without extreme pressure. In addition, for those aspiring writers, journalists, columnists, photographers or editors who join the team, it would be a chance to come up with high quality work to show prospective universities or colleges that one would be applying to. Lastly, you would also receive a certificate of appreciation for the hardwork and eyebags.

For those of you who are interested, please send a CV which gives details about your writing, or samples of your photographs or layouts with the preferred staff position stated to helpmun[at]gmail[dot]com, the Secretary Generals or the Editor-in-Chief.

BE OUR EYES, EARS AND LOUDSPEAKERS!

Yours sincerely,
James Yap,
Secretary General 2,
Organising Committee,
HELPMUNC 2009.

HELPMUN Mock Conference

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ATTENTION ALL HELP STUDENTS!

HELP United Nations Club will be organising its first ever mock conference. It will be the prelude event for HELP students from all departments to get a taste or preview to MUN-ing. Even if you haven't thought of attending HELPMUNC 2009, this is the event for you.

WHAT IF I HAVEN'T MUN-ED BEFORE?!
Don't worry! There will be a short briefing before the actual lobbying and conferencing begins. During the conference, there will be experienced delegates amongst the participants to assist you through note passing. The chair will also guide you as much as possible.

WHAT ABOUT MY COUNTRY ASSIGNMENT AND STANCE?!
Don't worry about that! The topic is rather easy and each delegate will be given a sheet providing essential details or brief introduction regarding the countries stance and capabilities in reaching the set resolution.

Topic: Climate change in the context of national and sustainable development strategies

Countries available, such as but not limited to:

Algeria
Angola
Australia
Austria
Brazil
China
Costa Rica
Finland
France
Germany
India
Italy
Iran
Iraq
Japan
Kuwait
Libya
Malaysia
Mexico
Nigeria
Norway
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Sweden
Switzerland
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States of America
Venezuela

ANY OTHER DETAILS?!
Yes! The timetable, date, personnel and what to bring of course!

Timetable: -
1200-1215: Briefing
1215-1230: Lobbying & Additional Questions to the Chair
1230-1330: Debate

Date: 4 September 2009

Personnel: -
Chair: James Yap
Main Submitter: Jonathan Yong
Admin Staff: (TBC)

What to bring: Stationery & YOURSELF!

If you have any further enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact (choose one of the options below):

Any UN club committee member
The secretary generals of HELPMUNC 2009
Leave a comment at this post
Email helpmun@gmail.com

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!