Borders are boxes. Civilization thrives off of classification, and ever since the beginning of time, humanity has been trying to separate itself into groups and subgroups: continents, nations, states, cities. THIMUN 2023 has chosen to ask one of the most pertinent questions pressing down on the modern world: what is the future of our borders?…
During lunch, we asked 138 delegates from different committees the same question: “Do you think the chairs are doing a good job?” Here are the responses: As we can infer from the pie chart, more than half of the delegates were dissatisfied or somewhat dissatisfied with how the chairs ran their committees. With the…
The United Nations mission statement is to “maintain international peace and security, protect human rights, deliver humanitarian aid and to support sustainable development and climate action,” The organisation has stayed true to their mission by supporting 14 different refugee shelters in Brazil. The UNHCR supports 14 shelters in Roraima, hosting more than 4,600 refugees and…
It has been a decade-long debate to include pockets into women’s clothes including blazers, pants of all types, dresses, etc. The demand for pockets goes a long way to the point where if a dress has pockets, it is considered extraordinary. To inquire further on the pocket problem, THIMUN participants were asked about their opinion…
How do social media platforms connect people despite them living in different parts of the world? When you walked into the World Forum, what is one similarity you noticed among all participants? I noticed that everyone had a phone in hand. People were either scrolling on their phones, taking selfies on their phones, or filming…
Each year, thousands of tourists pay 12 euros to visit the Neues Museum located in Berlin, Germany, in order to view works such as the 3,500 year old bust of Nefertiti. This work was originally discovered in 1912, when a German archaeological team led by Ludwig Borchardt found it at the Middle Egyptian site of…
The neighbouring states of Armenia and Azerbaijan have been engaged in armed conflict over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh since the beginning of May 2021. While the conflict initially began over two decades ago, recent renewals of violence have further escalated the conflict to what it has become today. Following Armenia’s declaration of independence from Azerbaijan…
This year’s Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) requires delegates to come up with innovative ways of building effective and inclusive institutions at all levels, with the goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in mind. There are multiple interconnected aspects in regards to this topic. Effective and inclusive institutions at all levels are…
Europe’s energy system is facing a crisis due to the devastating conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Russia is using its gas supplies as a war weapon, since the EU’s internal market has a direct need of gas supplies. With electricity and gas prices increasing by up to 15 times since 2021, the countries within the…
Considering that the conference theme of THIMUN 2023 is “the Future of Borders,” one must define what a border even is to begin with. By definition, a border is “an outer part or edge,” while a boundary is “something that indicates or fixes a limit or extent.” The two seem to be synonyms, but are…