Non Biodegradable waste: Seconds to Create, Never to Degrade
Non-biodegradable waste is a type of waste material that does not decompose, decay, or dissolve naturally since they…
Non-biodegradable waste is a type of waste material that does not decompose, decay, or dissolve naturally since they…
English, Science, Maths, History, we all know these classes. We all learn the formulas in algebra and important…
The Legal and Financial Committee has so far entered lobbying and finished debating on their first two issues…
Yoona Son (Iris) is Editor in Chief for MUNITY 2021 from ACS International Singapore.
This year, MUNITY Team has been working together to try out a variety of new ways to publish a magazine. Unlike previous years, the Team will be presenting a magazine consisting of not only articles but also other interesting contents such as infographic, committee reports, polls and so on.
Iris is aiming to make a team where every member can freely suggest their ideas by creating an intimate and comfortable atmosphere where everyone is respected equally and motivated to try their best.
Please keep your eyes on MUNITY for the updates!
Non-biodegradable waste is a type of waste material that does not decompose, decay, or dissolve naturally since they cannot be broken down by microorganisms. The only way to get rid of these materials is through combustion with energy recovery, landfills, and hazardous waste disposal. They are the main sources of water, air, and soil pollution,…
English, Science, Maths, History, we all know these classes. We all learn the formulas in algebra and important dates in history, but it is expected from students to learn and understand our environment without teachers and teaching plans. The environment is very important in our world, which should be protected and known instead of being…
The Legal and Financial Committee has so far entered lobbying and finished debating on their first two issues like every other committee. These two issues, however, appear to be the most difficult to tackle. Be it promoting recognition by the United Nations of the crime of ecocide or initiating measures to ensure the financing…
Anti Vaxxers; A modern-day plague Health and medical experts have hailed vaccines as one of the major achievements in the 20th century, but not everyone agrees. In the past few years, opposition to vaccinations has been discussed more frequently in the news, with concerned parents opting to forgo vaccinations for their children for many different…
Opinion Column on Death Penalty He couldn’t sleep. The moss spread across the ashen walls, the room saw even less light as rain tapped noisily on the rusty roof and he woke up to footsteps outside his cell again, fearing his time had come. After 18 years on death row, Juan Roberto Meléndez-Colón was proved…
The Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISC), like every other committee, explores controversial issues. As such, lobbying and reaching a consensus in debate are challenging and take time. Moreover, the delegates from the DISC think that delivering the policy statements took a longer time, which consequently shortened the time for lobbying and more or less…
In today’s Youth and Health Committee, the main issue discussed was developing health care infrastructure to limit the deterioration of public health. Delegates debated on health care systems for LEDCs, funding, and distribution of vaccines, and promoting non-medicinal elements like accurate information and contraceptives to stop the spread of HIV. The debate put emphasis on…
People of both genders deserve equal treatment as well as opportunities. But is this the case in reality? The fact is that females are generally paid less than men when doing the same job. The gender gap is even more evident when the Peace Corps demonstrated that it is much more difficult for a woman…
In the years since China’s accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001, the country’s economy has grown to become second only to the United States in terms of purchasing power parity. In the past decade, China’s global trade influence has also spread, gradually surpassing the US as the major supplier of goods to Europe,…
<Artwork by Valentine Leroux> “ECOCIDE = ECO (environmental) + CIDE (killing or harming something) ;the act of harming the environment” There are less than 19 years before we run out of clean water. Didn’t that scare you enough? There are less than 9 years before we run out of oil. There are less than 39…
The Arctic Ocean is one of the most isolated biomes in the world. Only about 4 million people live scattered across the vast Arctic Region, and its harsh climate makes it less livable for humans than other parts of the world, consequently making it a great environment for Arctic animals to settle in. This was…
There is something primitive about the ongoing conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean. At international conferences, world leaders stress the need to move beyond fossil fuels, yet they still seem prepared to risk war to gain control of new sources of oil and gas. Under the direction of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey has adopted…
The striking impact of digital poverty was manifest in the Covid-19 pandemic, during which many students’ ability to learn from home was disrupted, sometimes severely, by poor access to digital infrastructure. These inequities threaten to exacerbate persistent disparities in public education that short-change students of color and those from low-income families, resulting in potentially lasting…
Masks are an extension of your personality. Especially when you wear the ones with a really expressive mouth: big lips, zombie teeth or wolf nostrils. They add to your personality, and make you even more interesting in the public eye. Now that everyone wears masks, what useful information can we extract from them? Surgical paper…
Today was another day of lobbying for delegates in the Environmental Committee (EVC). In preparation for the debate tomorrow, the delegates were put into breakout rooms to merge clauses and decide on who will be main-submitting. In one of the breakout rooms, the delegates discussed the extensive ways climate change is affecting the world…
<Artwork Valentine Leroux> Lockdown came as a shocking surprise for everyone last year and as of now, we are still under strict rules. Lockdown impacted many people’s lives, making their mental health get worse. Many teens and young adults developed depression during lockdown and suicide rates among this age group has been the highest…
Hierarchy is a common phenomenon in society. Hierarchy is manifest in job settings or even outfits. Masks have become a must-have in our daily lives and people turned them into accessories to accompany their outfits. It is fun seeing people in different masks. However, it is crucial to have the awareness of the purpose of…
The Sustainable Development Committee (SDC) debates critical issues that concern the UN Sustainable Development goals. This year, the committee started off strong. On the first day of the conference, delegates in the SDC read their policy statements detailing their stances. Immediately after, the delegates converged in small groups and focused on developing resolutions for…
In December 2014, a tractor-trailer traveling down Interstate 71 in Ohio struck and killed Leelah Alcorn. Alcorn, who identified herself as transgender, had posted a suicide note on her Tumblr where she described her isolation, desperation, and feelings of depression she blamed, in part, on the “conversion therapy” her conservative Christian parents forced her to…
Ever since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many schools worldwide started to either teach online or group students into specific classes and restrict their mobility to control the spread of the virus. These restrictions made one of the most energetic people—teenagers—suffer from anxiety, fear, and loneliness. As we are missing out on many…
Since the Brexit referendum in 2016 ignited the Brexit question, many have raised the question as to how the relationship between the UK and the European Union (EU) would look like. After long negotiations and debates, the UK ultimately left the EU at the beginning of 2021. When Boris Johnson announced the Brexit deal…
During the pandemic, the Singaporean populace did not suffer as much physically nor mentally because Singapore wasn’t affected as much by the virus. Singapore was also the first country to introduce a Covid-19 tracking application, which inspired many countries like Australia, New Zealand, and Czech Republic to imitate the app, according to a paper published…
Most of us are used to socializing. We like to hang out with our friends, go to some events, and travel to different cities. However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it wasn’t the case for 2020. With lockdowns and travel restrictions, not only has movement been difficult but countries have also encountered economic hardships. Even…
THIMUN is the first culprit. The conference has led us to conglomerate in group chats with delegates and supervisors, a motley mixing melting pot of data, circulating all in WhatsApp. The platform is undeniably secure due to its end to end encryption, or so it was until the very end of December of 2020 with…
Domestic violence is a global issue reaching across national boundaries as well as socio-economic, cultural, racial and class distinctions. This issue is not only widely dispersed geographically, but also occurring frequently, which has gradually rendered it typical and accepted behavior. However, domestic violence has serious impacts on women’s health and well-being, and its continued existence…
<Artwork by Jessie Liao> Female unemployment has been a major issue in most countries and is thus being debated in ECOSOC. Currently, according to the Washington Post, women have been hit the hardest with unemployment in comparison to men during the pandemic. The situation is especially worse for African American and Hispanic women. The massive…
Racial discrimination has been a global issue for quite a while. The artwork above illustrates a way this phenomenon can manifest in the United States: police brutality. In fact, around 226 African Americans were killed by the U.S. police in 2020. Some individuals include Rayshard Brooks, Daniel Prude, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Atatiana Jefferson, Aura…
After five years of war, the Yemeni Crisis remains the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. More than 3.6 million people have been forced to flee their homes and 24 million Yemenis are in dire need of humanitarian assistance with almost two-thirds of the population—approximately 20 million people—being on the brink of famine. This devastating…
Humans had lost regard for the environment, from the Industrial Revolution all the way up until the Information Age. Technology has eased our lives exponentially and helped us get through modern-day difficulties. We can have education, communication, research and documentation all online. We can go see our relatives on the other side of the world…
<artwork by Vittoria Ginevri> As the global death count approaches 2.2 million due to COVID-19, countries from all around the world are rushing to develop or buy the vaccines for their citizens. For the countries that have less economic capabilities, they struggle with purchasing the vaccines for their citizens, which poses a problem for those…
We are drawn to the fact that society is predominantly capitalist in the westernized states of the world: Western Europe founded trade on a concept that was later appropriated and has become inseparable from the American ideal. The term suggests the privatization of capital; opposed by the Marxist genesis of capital: a farmer, once serf,…
In the Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISC), the day started off with an informative presentation about online rules and procedures, then continued with some ice breakers that took an interesting turn. People seem to struggle figuring out their aspirations at the same rate I’m struggling passing math. Surviving the IB also seems to be…
In today’s reality of nation-states, we often find ourselves living among a polychromatic citizenry or citizens of multi-faith/multi-ethnic backgrounds, with roughly two hundred independent states that contain 600 living language groups, and 5000 ethnic groups. Additionally, most of these citizens of the world carry religious identities: 2.2 billion Christians followed by 1.6 billion Muslims, 1…
The European Union (EU) has initiated The Digital Education Action Plan, which outlines the European Commission’s vision for high-quality, inclusive, and accessible digital education in Europe. The EU urges for stronger cooperation within its member states and them to learn from the COVID-19 crisis, during which technology is being used to minimize educational…
The climate crisis is quickly affecting the world and causing animals and species to go extinct, leaving their habitats in disrepair. Over time, more factories have been built in environmental areas like forests, which means that many animals’ homes have been ruined. At the end of 2020, Donald Trump’s oil drilling expeditions in Antarctica…