Many have the opinion that in today’s world, justice is best achieved through voting the politicians who represent the people. Governments are created to support the interests of their constituents. But what happens when governments and politicians do not act in the citizens’ interest? How can they be held accountable? Politicians should fulfill their advertised…
Social media is a key component of our society and is used by a large segment of the population almost daily. According to Demandsage.com, as of January 9th, 2024, 61 percent of the global population have been actively using social media. Just like the real world, social media creates collectives of people, and has even…
Peace, law, and justice are essential building blocks for laying a strong foundation for an improved world. THIMUN understood the essentiality of these topics and made the components peace, law and justice the theme of this year’s conference. Each building block embodies a crucial role in our world by encouraging cooperation, stability, and the population’s…
All’s fair in love and war, but does the THIMUN Conference also fit the bill? In a world where hashtags trend faster than solutions, the elusive pursuit of world peace seems to have become a task as Herculean as finding a needle in a haystack—all before lunch, no less. Armed with laptops and a precarious…
Peace, law, and justice. This year’s theme is something you will not be forgetting over the next week. However, within the dynamic landscape of peacebuilding, less publicized actions are often overlooked. This commonly applies to female changemakers in Lesser Economically Developed Countries (LEDCs). Meanwhile, we have all heard of Malala Yousafzai’s revolutionary efforts, but hundreds…
In addition to the nation as a whole, war has a multitude of consequences and effects on the people who suffer most, which are the ones that tend to be overlooked. When an armed conflict is declared, most tend to automatically feel sorry for the soldiers having to fight on the battlefields and suffer for…
Society is often regarded as the architect of rules, which impose the construct that people must follow them, warning of the repercussions should the laws be broken. From a young age, individuals are ingrained with the principles of right and wrong with the understanding that stealing a friend’s possession can in turn cause their parents…
The question of revenge versus rehabilitation is age-old and unanswered. By observing our media that shows earnest, square-jawed men condemning the cycle of violence whilst staring intensely into the lense of a camera, one may assume that the decision against revenge has been made. However, that doesn’t mean a decision for rehabilitation has been reached,…