Cambodia Position Paper

Cambodia's confirmed A/H1N1 flucases have increased to 17 and the latest case is a 22-year-old Irish woman who traveled from Vietnam, health officials said here on Sunday."So far, nobody has died in the country," said Ly Sovan, deputydirector of the communicable disease control department. The latest person is in a stable condition and is recovering well. Mom Bun Heng, Cambodian health minister, told reporters that his ministry has strengthened the tracking system at two main airports, Phnom Penh International Airport and Siem Reap International Airport by using thermal scanners."Our officials also have been observing the travelers coming into the country through border gates," he added. Earlier this week, Cambodian Health Ministry issued a call to appeal people notto travel to neighboring Thailand if they were not in urgent need.Cambodia's first case of influenza A/H1N1 was confirmed on June23, 2009.

positon paper

Committee: Commission of World Health Organization
Topic: The prevention of the spread of H1N1
Country: Kingdom of Norway
Delegate: Catherine Lan, Sabina Chang

The Kingdom of Norway said that every country should seriously concern about the problem of the spread of the H1N1. In Norway, there were 868 confirmed cases of H1N1. Moreover, world H1N1 death toll rose above 2000. It might continue increase at the end of the year. The situation had to be controlled.

The Kingdom of Norway figured out that the virus of H1N1 was a kind of infectious disease. It spread out amount people easily; however, H1N1 was not fatal. The death rate in Norway was zero percent; it showed clearly that through proper restriction could decline the rate of H1N1 cases.

Norway had already tested the virus of H1N1 and found the therapy of it. So, once our citizen got sick, we gave them medicine immediately. The Kingdom of Norway taught everyone from kids to adults, during the high- contagious period, tried following the important key points below:
1. Washing your hands regularly and thoroughly with soap and water.
2. Coughing or sneezing into your sleeve/elbow fold
3. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouthy.
4. Know the signs and symptoms of H1N1, specifically: sore throat, muscle aches, joint pain, or weakness.
6. If you are ill - STAY AT HOME or IN YOUR RESIDENCE.

The residents of kingdom of Norway followed our rules, so we could controlled the amount of infectious people easily.

Belgium Country Profile

Country Profile
Physical Geography
1. Official Name of Country: Kingdom of Belgium
2. Climate: temperate: mild winters, cool summers: rainy, humid, cloudy
3. Map
1. Absolute Location (find the latitude and longitude)50 50N 4 00E
2. Relative location (is it the 7th largest country in the world? What countries, bodies of water, mountains, and desserts are it next to?)Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands
Political Geography
1. Type of government, names of the officials, and major political parties
federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional nonarchy
2. Capital
Brussels
3. International Organization participation
ACCT, ADB (nonregional members), AfDB (nonregional members), Australia Group, Benelux, BIS, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, G-9, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUC, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, SECI (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIS, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WADB (nonregional), WCL, WCO, WEU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
4. Size of armed forces
Male 62,722
Female 59, 969
Cultural Geography
1. Official language, and other languages spoken, ethnic composition, and major religions
Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French) Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed or other 11% Roman Catholic 75%, other (includes Protestant) 25 %
2. Population, population growth rate, and population distribution
10,414,336 0.094% urban populations: 97% of total population
rate of urbanization: 0.3% annual rate of change
3. Major cities
Oosteende, Zeebrugge, Brugge, Gent, Kortrijk, Aaist, Antwerp, Mechelen, Leuven, Brussels, Moons, Charlerol, Namur, Liege, Bastogne
4. Infant mortality rate and average life expectancy
Total: 4.44 deaths/1,000 live births
5. Teachers and doctors per population
Economic Geography
1. GNP (Gross National Product) and GDP (Gross Domestic Product) GDP: $389.3 billion
2. Percent of arable land used for agriculture arable land: 27.42%
3. Natural resources construction materials, silica sand, carbonates
4. Major agricultural and industrial products Agriculture: sugar beets, fresh vegetables, fruits, grain, tobacco; beef, veal, pork, milk Industry: engineering and metal products, motor vehicle assembly, transportation equipment, scientific instruments, processed food and beverages, chemicals, basic metals, textiles, glass, petroleum
5. Major exports and imports Export: machinery and equipment, chemicals, finished diamonds, metals and metal products, foodstuffs Import: raw materials, machinery and equipment, chemicals, raw diamonds, pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, transportation equipment, oil products
6. Currency (include exchange rate vs. TWD): 1.00 Eur = 47.7936
7. Balance of trade (include amounts in TWD currency of total exports and imports) Exports: $371.5 billion Import: $387.7 billion
8. Historical events (Timeline format from 1980 to present; give your teacher 10 major events)
Information from CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

The World Bank (UN structure)

How does the World Bank get its money?

• We raise money in several different ways to support the low interest and no interest loans (credits) and grants that the World Bank (IBRD and IDA) offers to developing and poor countries.
  

  The World Bank gets its money from selling IBRD AAA-rated bonds in the world's financial markets. IBRD bonds are purchased by private and institutional investors In North America and other countries. While selling bonds can make money for the IBRD, a greater portion of money from from lending the capital. This capital consists of reserves built up over the years and money paid in from the Bank's 186 member country shareholders.
  

  IDA, the world's largest source of interest-free loans and grant assistance to the poorest countries IDA accounts for nearly 40% of our lending.
  

• What is the World Bank, and what does it do?
  
• The World Bank lends money to poor countries to help them develop economy. It also helps with countries' health problems, and gives them financial support. The World Bank's goal is to overcome poverty and help countries in need of financial help.
  
  
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• Who owns the World Bank?
  
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• The World Bank is like a cooperative in which 186 member countries are shareholders.
  
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• How does a country become a member of the World Bank?
  
• A country must first join the International Monetary Fund (IMF) prior to becoming a member of the Bank. Membership in IDA, IFC and MIGA is conditioned upon membership in IBRD.
  
• Does the World Bank make a profit and, if so, what is done with it?
  
• The profits that the World Banks make is earned from the interest rates charged on some loans and from fees charged for some of our services. Some of the surplus goes to IDA—the part of the Bank that provides grants and interest free loans to the world's poorest countries. The rest of the surplus is either used for debt relief for heavily indebted poor countries, or added to financial reserves.
  

  Why is there so much criticism of the World Bank, and why are there protests against it?
  

  People often misunderstand the purpose of the World Bank and what it's trying to achieve. Some people think that the World Bank is the cause for the problems occurred from globalization, like the increased flow of goods and services- which is a financial problem that has nothing to do with and cannot be controlled by the World Bank. Protests think that the cause of highly indebted countries is also the World Bank and countries will get even poorer when they have to face both financial issues and paying debts. But the World Bank has set up an organization to help countries pay debts.
  

  
   

  
   

Homework for TOMORROW!

Next Wednesday, we will finish our conference. Last Wednesday, we voted to suspend the debate until next class period in order to go home. The motion passed 6-0. In order to restart the class, someone must move to restart the debate.

By tomorrow, you must write a resolution and turn it into ME - not the blog!!! Keep in mind, the best resolutions are going to be voted on during the conference. We will have one resolution for each side (unless one faction of people working on one resolution decides to divide the house.)

You want your resolution to win!

You want your resolution to ...

- have the best language
- achieve your countries' goals (you don't want it to be too "watered-down").
- attract enough people in order to win (you don't to be too "heard-headed").


Look on the blog for help writing resolutions. I look forward to seeing your written resolutions tomorrow.

- Mr. Gibson

P.S. Some of you forgot to complete your homework on the structure of the UN!

Outline of Conference

Debate/Speeches

*** This is where a Model UN Conference starts.***

***Look at your "Proper Procedures" paper for help.***

• First comes a "General Debate"
  
  • During the General Debate of the caucus, each team will give a speech. The speech will come from the position paper
    
    • (Example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISqVCJk1FkI)
      

      
       

  • Your speech should have...
    
    • Introduction
      
      • Introduce topic & give your country policy.
        
    • Country Background
      
      • Explain how your country is affect by the topic.
        
    • Topic Background
      
      • Do not spend too much time on the history of the problem,
        
      • However, you should mention...
        
        • past UN resolutions that address the problem
          
        • why your country is involved with the problem
          
        • what your country has done to fix the problem in the past.
          
        • involvement with the problem.
          
    • You DO NOT WANT TO PROPOSE SOLUTIONS during this speech.
      
      • You will propose solutions at the "Substantive Debate."
        
    • During General Debate, you also want to learn who will support your policy and who will not.
      
      • Listen closely to what other delegates say.
        
      • Think about what bloc you and other countries are in.
        
      • Plan who you are going to make allies with during caucus.
        

        
         

  • See Sample speech (Example D) When you give your speech during the general debate portion, remember to...
    
    • read your speech from your position paper.
      
    • speak on behalf of your country
      
      • Brazil feels that...
        
    • take a deep breath before you begin.
      
    • be confident.
      
    • speak from your stomach.
      
    • thank the chairman/chairwoman for the opportunity to speak.
      

    
     

    
     

    
     

    
     

***Guest Speakers***

*** During the opening speeches, every country will include speeches based upon their position papers. Sometimes you will show videos to help make your argument. But sometimes, the committee chairs of individual nations will also ask a guest speaker to address the committee.

• A guess speaker should be someone who is/has…
  
  • experienced, firsthand, situation that deals w/ your committee.
    
    • If you are talking about economic development, bring in someone who is living in an area that is undeveloped and poor.
      
    • If you are talking about nuclear disarmament, bring in someone who lived through Hiroshima, Nagasaki, or Chernoybyl.
      
  • qualified to speak on the subject. Such as…
    
    • If you are talking about economic development, bring in a Nobel Prize winning economist
      
    • If you are talking about problems from nuclear weapons, bring in a nuclear scientist.
      

EXAMPLE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wOH2rDtS1Y

Dalai Lama giving a speech at the United Nations

1. After everyone has given their speech, the committee will have a caucus.
   

Step 4.) Caucus

1. A caucus is where the group members address ideas and negotiate what actions must be taken. It comes in between General Debate and Substantive Debate.
   
   1. In a caucus, each delegate goes and talks to other countries and discusses what they think about the issue.
      
      1. Caucus time is ONLY 5 – 10 MINUTES, so you must BE QUICK & ORGANIZED.
         
      2. (youtube clip)
         
   2. During caucuses you (the delegates) discuss policy with other countries and begin writing resolutions.
      
      1. Resolutions are documents written by countries that list actions that should be taken in order to solve the problem.
         
      2. At the end of the conference, everyone will vote on resolutions.
         
      3. During caucus, your country should be trying to find other countries that you think will vote for your resolution.
         
      4. Basically, during caucus time, you are trying to FIND ALLIES!
         
         1. We will go more into resolutions later, but you most know something about them in order to know what caucus is.
            
   3. Your caucus strategy should be something like this...
      
      1. What is our country trying to do?
         
      2. Which bloc should we look to for help?
         
      3. Which individual countries from other blocs can we persuade to be our allies?
         
      4. How much will we have to compromise with other countries in order to get what we want?
         

         
          

   4. Caucusing is like meeting up with your friends and discussing where you will go to eat. Do you want KFC? Zhen bao? Bao zi?
      
      1. When you are discussing where you want to eat, you are caucusing.
         
      2. The restaurant you choose is the winning resolution.
         
2. As a committee, you will decide which type of caucus to have. There are three types.
   
   1. Informal caucus
      
   2. Moderated caucus
      
   3. ***Formal Caucus***
      
3. After the caucus you will write and vote on resolutions
   

How to write and vote on resolutions

Writing and Voting on Resolutions

• Working paper
  

1. (Example E)
   
   1. A working paper is a draft of your resolution that you create during a conference.
      

• It is considered the first draft of your countries' resolution.
  
• You compile all of your ideas on this paper.
  
• At the beginning of the conference, you will spend most of your time discussing the issue with your country and then with other countries. As you talk with your country and other countries, you create the working paper.
  

  
   

• Funding
  
  • OK, you have just been assigned a committee that is dealing with some economic issue. You and your fellow delegates all agree that there is a problem AND you have all agreed on how to solve the problem and you are ready to write a resolution. Great! Right? Well, there is still one more problem…How will you pay for this?
    

1. Think back to the example about the four students debating where they will eat lunch. How was the poorest student convinced to go for zhen jiao?
   
2. The same thing is true in the U.N. Somehow, you have to pay for whatever resolution you pass.
   
3. So, where should we look for money? (Example G)
   

• The World Bank
  

  
   

• Amendments
  
  • Amendments are revisions made to resolutions before they are voted upon that are written in order to…
    
    • Get other countries on board
      
    • Clarify any vague language
      

  
   

• Using the "proper language" in Amendments
  
  • When writing amendments, you must use the correct language(See example H)….
    

  
   

• Move into Method of Voting
  
  • Each country votes "yea" or "nay" for each respective resolution.
    

 

Example J – How to write a resolution

 

 

(Example I - Resolution)

RESOLUTION ON POVERTY

Topic: Poverty
Committee: United Nations Commission on Human Rights
Sponsored by:  Canada, Portugal, France, Russian Federation,

To the General Assembly,

Recognizing that poverty in the world has become increasingly common in least developed countries (LCDs),

Aware that there is a need for development of infrastructure and housing at the grassroots level,

Realizing that poverty has caused problems in health of civilians and the economy of the nation,

1. Requests governments to consider population and development programs through:
   
   1. asking UNCHR and WHO for aid which includes:
      
      1. food,
         
      2. clothing,
         
      3. building materials,
         
   2. using Amnesty International and the Red Cross to distribute the aid;
      
2. Stresses the need to establish access to clean water for inhabitants;
   
3. Further invites mobilization and allocation of necessary funds needed for these programs through:
   
   1. the use of multilateral banks ,
      
   2. international cooperation efforts,
      
   3. donors to the United Nations and other aid organizations;
      
4. Recommends the promotion of proficient and targeted allocation of aid and programs used to eradicate poverty through:
   
   1. the proper monitoring by the UNCHR on the distribution of aid,
      
   2. the expedient use of resources available,
      
   3. government cooperation in the deliverance of aid;
      
5. Supports aid to be first transported to the poorest areas to have the greatest impact;
   
6. Draws attention to the need for primary health care, preschool, and basic education to be established in poverty-stricken areas.
   

 

 

 

Signatories: United States, Malaysia, Micronesia, Iran, Philippines, Venezuela, Yemen,

Economic and Social Council - Anne

Economic and Social Council
Anne Hsu
10/13/09

1. Who: Economic and Social Council (Current president:
2. What:
-ECOSOC has 54 members, all of whom are elected by the General Assembly for a three-year term.
-The president is elected for a one-year term and chosen among the small or middle powers represented on ECOSOC. ECOSOC meets once a year in July for a four-week session.
-ECOSOC serves as the central forum for the discussion of international economic, social, humanitarian and environmental issues, and for formulating policy recommendations addressed to Member States and the United Nations system.
-The Council plays a key role in fostering international cooperation for development and in setting priorities for action.
3. When: established in 1945
4. Where: headquarter in United State, New York
5. Why: to assists the General Assembly in promoting international economic and social cooperation and development.
6. How:
-Viewed separate from the specialized bodies it coordinates, ECOSOC’s functions include information gathering, advising member nations, and making recommendations.
-ECOSOC is well positioned to provide policy coherence and coordinate the overlapping functions of the UN’s subsidiary bodies and it is in these roles that it is most active.
-Make or initiate studies and reports with respect to international economic, social, cultural, educational, health, and related matters and make recommendations with respect to any such matters to the General Assembly, to the Members of the United Nations, and to the Specialized Agencies concerned; Make recommendations for the purpose of promoting respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all.
-Prepare draft conventions for submission to the General Assembly, with respect to matters falling within its competence.
-Call, in accordance with the rules prescribed by the United Nations, international conferences on matters falling within its competence.
-Co-ordinate the activities of the Specialized Agencies through consultation with and recommendations to such agencies and through recommendations to the General Assembly and to the Members of the United Nations.
-Furnish information to the Security Council and assist the Security Council upon its request.
-The Council holds several short sessions, ad hoc meetings, round tables and panel discussions with the participation of non-governmental stakeholders throughout the year, to prepare for its four-week substantive session in July. The work of the Council is also carried out by its subsidiary and related bodies.


Reference: http://www.un.org/ecosoc/about/subsidiary.shtml
United State of Economic and Social Council

UN Organs and Special Agencies

These are the special agencies in the United Nations, 17 in all:

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

-Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. FAO's mandate is to raise levels of nutrition, improve agricultural productivity, better the lives of rural populations and contribute to the growth of the world economy.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

-An intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical cooperation in the field of nuclear technology. It seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for military purposes.

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

-It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. The ICAO Council adopts standards and recommended practices concerning air navigation, prevention of unlawful interference, and facilitation of border-crossing procedures for international civil aviation.

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

-IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries.

International Labour Organization (ILO)

-ILO deals with labour issues.

International Maritime Organization (IMO)

-Coordinate international maritime safety and related practices. the IMO promotes cooperation among governments and the shipping industry to improve maritime safety and to prevent marine pollution.

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

-Established to standardize and regulate international radio and telecommunications. Its main tasks include standardization, allocation of the radio spectrum, and organizing interconnection arrangements between different countries to allow international phone calls

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

-Its purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, and culture in order to further universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and the human rights and fundamental freedoms proclaimed in the UN Charter.

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

-The Organization's primary objective is the promotion and acceleration of industrial development in developing countries and countries with economies in transition and the promotion of international industrial cooperation. The Organization works towards improving the quality of life of the world's poor by drawing on its combined global resources and expertise in the following three interrelated thematic areas:

1) Poverty reduction through productive activities

2) Trade capacity-building

3) Energy and environment.

Universal Postal Union (UPU)

-Coordinates postal policies between member nations, and hence the world-wide postal system. Each member country agrees to the same set of terms for conducting international postal duties.

World Bank (WB)

-The World Bank, a part of the World Bank Group (WBG), makes loans to developing countries for development programmes with the stated goal of reducing poverty. The World Bank differs from the World Bank Group in that the first only comprises the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association, while the latter incorporates these entities in addition to three others (i.e.IFC, MIGA & ICSID).

-see Annie's for more information

World Food Programme (WFP)

-The food aid branch of the UN, and the world's largest humanitarian organization. WFP provides food, on average, to 90 million people per year, 58 million of whom are children, WFP works to help people who are unable to produce or obtain enough food for themselves and their families.

World Health Organization (WHO)

-Acts as a coordinating authority on international public health.

-ex. Deals with H1N1

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

-Its purpose is to encourage creative activity and to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world. The organization administers several treaties concerning the protection of intellectual property rights.

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

-The specialized agency of the United Nations for meteorology (weather and climate), operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences.

World Tourism Organization (UNWTO or WToO)

-Serves as a forum for tourism policies and acts as a practical source for tourism know-how.

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

-It provides monetary cooperation and financial stability and acts as a forum for advice, negotiation and assistance on financial issues.

Informations from:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Organization#Organization

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:United_Nations_specialized_agencies

General Assembly

General Assembly
Sabrina Su
10/13/09
General Assembly
Secretary General
H.E. Dr. Ali Abdussalam Treki
Who
General Assembly
What
1. It occupies a central position as the chief deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the United Nations.
2. Comprising all 192 Members of the United Nations, it provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of international issues covered by the Charter.
3. It also plays a significant role in the process of standard-setting and the codification of international law. The Assembly meets in regular session intensively from September to December each year, and thereafter as required.
When
Established in 1945
Where
United State, New York
Why
It occupies a central position.
How
According to the Charter of the United Nations, the General Assembly may:

1. Consider and make recommendations on the general principles of cooperation for maintaining international peace and security, including disarmament.
2. Discuss any question relating to international peace and security and, except where a dispute or situation is currently being discussed by the Security Council, make recommendations on it.
3. Discuss, with the same exception, and make recommendations on any questions within the scope of the Charter or affecting the powers and functions of any organ of the United Nations.
4. Initiate studies and make recommendations to promote international political cooperation, the development and codification of international law, the realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and international collaboration in the economic, social, humanitarian, cultural, educational and health fields.
5. Make recommendations for the peaceful settlement of any situation that might impair friendly relations among nations.
6. Receive and consider reports from the Security Council and other United Nations organs.
7. Consider and approve the United Nations budget and establish the financial assessments of Member States.
8. Elect the non-permanent members of the Security Council and the members of other United Nations councils and organs and, on the recommendation of the Security Council, appoint the Secretary-General.

Cabinets:
1. H.E. Dr. Ali TrekiPresident of the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly
2. Dr. Jamal BenomarChef de Cabinet
3. Mr. Asim Iftikhar AhmadDeputy Chef de Cabinet
4. H.E. Dr. Saad ElshlmaniAmbassador / Senior Advisor
5. Mr. Jean-Victor NkoloSpokesperson
6. Mr. Jonas JølleCounsellor / Third Committee
7. Mr. Gustavo Sénéchal First Secretary / First Committee
8. Ms. Mónica Sánchez Second Secretary / Revitalization, System-Wide Coherence
9. Ms. Margie Kam
Advisor / General Assembly Affairs and Special Events
10. Mr. Jonas von Freiesleben Associate Expert / Security Council Reform
11. Mr. Ali Mohamed Treki
Second Secretary
12. Mr. Yeasin Arafat Webmaster

13. Ms. Alicia Santomauro
Administrative Assistant
14. Ms. Alice Farhat Administrative Assistant to the President

Reference
General Assembly of the United Nation
http://www.un.org/ga/

Wednesday MUN Class HOmework (10/7/09)

Ni hao,

OK. Once again, here are your assignments...

Anne
Economic and Social Council (Forums and Committees)
* Functional Commissions
Annie
World Bank (Financing)
* World Bank Group
* IMF
* WTO
* Protests agaist the World Bank. Why?

Eric
Security Council (Military Branch)
* "Big Five"
* "Rotating Ten"
* UN Peacekeeping Forces
* Problems with Security Council

Jason
- International Court of Justice (Judicial Branch)
* International Criminal Court
* INTERPOL
* Nuremberg Trials
* Slobodan Milosivec
* Omar al-Bashir

Sabrina
- General Assembly(Legislative Branch)
- Secertary General (Executive Branch)
* What does he/she do?
* Who is the current Secertary-General

Tina
UN Organs and Special Agencies (Research and Development Organizations)
* Specialized Agencies
* UN Organs (Proramme and Funds)


OK, here is you assignment. Post a blog that tells us...

1.) What is my part of the UN?
2.) Why do we have it?
3.) When did it begin?
4.) Where is its' headquarters?
5.) Who is the head of your section?
6.) Who likes it?
7.) Who does not like it?
6.) How does it work?
8.) How effective is it? Give examples of people or incidents that deal with it.

Answer thoise questions and pay attention to the things I pointed out for each of your sections. Hopefully, next week will actually have a conference!!!

This should help...
www.un.org/aboutun/chart.html

- Mr. Gibson

Caucus Outline-Mexico

Country: Mexico
Topic: Prevention of the spread of H1N1
Committee:

1.) gives some background information on the problem
H1N1:
1. H1N1 is a new influenza virus first detected in people in United States in April, 2009. It continued spreading throughout the summer of 2009.
2. This virus is spreading from person-to-person worldwide.
3. The symptoms of H1N1 flu include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue.
4. There are now over 2800 people worldwide have died from H1N1. (Update to Sep. 7, 2009 from WHO)
5. If UN don’t help fixed the problem, the H1N1 influenza will spread really quick. Many people will die because of it. Till then, this disease will be very difficult to fix. So why don’t we start the prevention now?
2.) talks about past United Nations Involvement
The vaccination:
1. According to WHO, the first doses will be available to governments for use in September.
2. DHH (Louisiana Department of Health and Hospital) believed that the H1N1 flu vaccination should begin as soon as the vaccine is available, most likely late October or early November.

H1N1 condition in Mexico:
1. The death toll caused by the H1N1 influenza rose to 125 in Mexico. According to The Mexican Health Ministry, 52 percent of the dead were female.
2. All Mexico’s 31 states and capitals have reported cases of disease, most of which were found in Chiapas, Mexico City, Yucatan, Tabasco, Veracruz, Jalisco, Guerrero, San Luis Potosi and Michoacan.

3.) explains your countries' policy and past actions in regards to the issue
Mexico’s policy:
1. The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) is preparing to respond to influenza in the fall.
2. It is working with providers throughout the state including hospitals, clinics and pharmacists, to provide vaccinations to protect people against the new strain of influenza (H1N1) and seasonal influenza. It is important to get protected against both strains of influenza.
3. The Department of Health is planning for storage and distribution of antiviral, establishing an inventory of personal protective equipment, training hospitals on medical surge, and developing educational materials to explain what specialized populations can do to prevent and respond to flu cases.
4. It is tracking hospitalized H1N1 cases and monitoring for a change in disease severity.

4.) proposes at least two to three solutions
Solution:
1. Gain help from WHO or FAO.
2. Invent vaccination for the H1N1.
3. Forced citizens to wear mask when they are in a public space. Especially students.
4. Encouraged citizens to wash their hands often.

How do we use proper procedures in a committee?

Here is how we use proper procedures in committee…

1. Open Debate
   
   1. Quorum
      

      
       

2. Set Agenda/Order
   

   
    

3. Open Speaker's List
   

   
    

4. Open/Move into General Debate
   
   1. Set Speaking Time
      
   2. Speeches
      
   3. Suspend Debate
      
   4. Right of Reply
      
   5. Point of Personal Privilege
      
   6. Point of Information (only about things we have already talked about)
      
   7. Table Topic (Do not use!)
      
   8. Start working on Working Papers
      

      
       

5. Move into a Caucus (Informal or Moderated)
   

   
    

6. Move into Substantiative Debate
   
   1. Work on Working Papers
      
   2. Turn in Working Papers
      
   3. Ordering Working Papers
      
   4. Approach the Dais
      
   5. Right of Reply
      
   6. Combine the House
      
   7. Divide the House
      

      
       

7. Move into a Formal Caucus
   
   1. Meaning of Present and Voting
      
   2. Decide a Method of Voting
      
   3. Move into Voting Blocs
      
   4. Right of Reply
      

    

1. Move to Suspend/Adjourn the debate
   
   1. If you only Suspend the debate, you must re-Open Debate
      
   2. If you Adjourn the debate, it's finished. Everyone can now go home.
      

 

• At any time, you may call a Point of Parliamentary Procedure when someone does something wrong.
  
• Veto Rights are only in the UN Security Council and only The U.S.A., Russia, The U.K., France, and People's Republic of China
  

 

Working Papers, Writing Resolutions and Voting

Writing and Voting on Resolutions

• Working paper
  

1. (Example E)
   
   1. A working paper is a draft of your resolution that you create during a conference.
      

• It is considered the first draft of your countries' resolution.
  
• You compile all of your ideas on this paper.
  
• At the beginning of the conference, you will spend most of your time discussing the issue with your country and then with other countries. As you talk with your country and other countries, you create the working paper.
  

• Funding
  
  • OK, you have just been assigned a committee that is dealing with some economic issue. You and your fellow delegates all agree that there is a problem AND you have all agreed on how to solve the problem and you are ready to write a resolution. Great! Right? Well, there is still one more problem…How will you pay for this?
    

1. Think back to the example about the four students debating where they will eat lunch. How was the poorest student convinced to go for zhen jiao?
   
2. The same thing is true in the U.N. Somehow, you have to pay for whatever resolution you pass.
   

So, where should we look for money?

Caucus Outline- Namibia

Country: Namibia
Topic:
Prevention of the Spread of H1N1
Committee:
The Committee on Preventing the Spread of H1N1

˙Background

-This virus was originally referred to as "swine flu" because laboratory testing showed that many of the genes in this new virus were very similar to influenza viruses that normally occur in pigs (swine) in North America.

-study has shown that this new virus is very different from what normally circulates in North American pigs.

-are spread mainly from person to person through coughing or sneezing by people with influenza.

-global death toll approached 4,000

-H1N1 first broke out in Mexico in 2009

-studies have shown that H1Ni can cause more severe symptoms in people that are younger than 25, also high-risk groups including people over the age of 65, children under the age of five, pregnant women…etc.

˙Policy

1. Namibia's Actions:
   

• the Ministry of Health of Namibia had already declared and advised Namibians: to seek immediate medical attention should people get sick, and depending on the symptoms, a healthcare provider will be able to determine whether or not flu testing or treatment is required.
  
• stockpiled Tamiflu, the drug that is being used globally for the treatment of H1N1, as well as swabs for laboratory testing on suspected cases of H1N1
  
• Namibia has only about 52 reported cases of H1N1
  

˙United Nations Involvement

-keeping updates about newest H1N1 information

-answer people's questions about H1N1

-hold meetings about how to solve the situation

-train doctors

˙solutions

-follow WHO's recommendations of the prevention of H1N1:

• Avoid touching your eyes, mouth and nose;
  
• Clean hands thoroughly with soap and water, or cleanse them with an alcohol-based hand rub on a regular basis (especially if touching the mouth and nose, or surfaces that are potentially contaminated);
  
• Avoid close contact with people who might be ill;
  
• Reduce the time spent in crowded settings if possible;
  
• Improve airflow in your living space by opening windows;
  
• Practice good health habits including adequate sleep, eating nutritious food, and keeping physically active.
  

-fully cooperate with health organizations

-stockpile Tamiflu, just in case.

Caucus Outline

Country: Republic of South Korea
Topic: Preventing the Spread of H1N1
Committee: The Committee on Preventing the Spread of H1N1
Delegate: Eric Hung, Mingdao High School

Background

-H1N1 is an influenced virus causing illness in people.
-This virus was first detected in people in the United States in March 2009.
-This virus spreads from person-to-person, as the same way that regular seasonal influenced viruses spread.
-The symptoms of H1N1 flu in people are similar to the regular human flu.
-Some people have reported diarrhea and vomiting associated with H1N1 flu.
-Severe illness and deaths have been reported with H1N1 flu infection in people.

United Nations Involvement

-The World Health Organization (WHO) is the organization involved to deal with H1N1.
-Over 3,000 people worldwide had died from H1N1 until September 7th.
-Mortality rate of H1N1 is not as high as SARS.
-World Health Organization Director-General Dr Margaret Chan and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had met vaccine manufacturers from countries at WHO headquarters.
-Both General stressed the importance of assuring that any eventual vaccine for H1N1 was made available in a spirit of equity and fairness.
-A WHO agency said that the rush of producing vaccines to fight the spread of the H1N1 virus will not endanger the safety or effectiveness of any new drug.
-The WHO strongly recommends that students, teachers, and other staff who feel unwell should stay at home.

County Actions

-The South Korean government is rolling out a set of new measures to control the effects of a possible flu pandemic.
-The number of H1N1 influenza deaths climbs to five.
-The government aims to secure an estimated 15 million doses of vaccine to begin vaccinations from mid-November.
-Hope to secure enough drugs to treat 10 million people by the end of the year.

Policy Position

-South Korea was rejected by communist Security Council members like China and Soviet Union (USSR).
-We still joined both the United Nation Organization and World Health Organization at 1991.

Solution

-The Republic of Korea thinks that all countries should be careful about the worldwide spread of H1N1.
-The mortality rate of H1N1 is only about 1%, but countries should still beware on the spread of H1N1 cautiously.
-We also think that countries should cooperate with health organizations like UN or WHO to control the epidemic situation.
-Many specialists guess that November will be the most widespread month for H1N1
-We hope vaccine manufacturers could work faster on producing vaccines.
-Vaccines might cause a lot of money, but we think it is needed to stop H1N1 from spreading all around the world.

Caucus Outline- Uzbekistan

Caucus Outline- Uzbekistan

Committee Name: Preventing the spread of H1N1.

Committee Topic: the committee on the prevention of the spread of H1N1.

Country Name: Republic of Uzbekistan.

 

Background

1. Swine Flu broke out in Mexico around March in 2009.

2. The WHO announced that the swine flu had at least killed 2,837 people worldwide.

3. This disease spreads from human to human through sneezing or coughing.

4. The best way to prevent from the disease is to wash hands frequently, and cover nose and mouth while sneezing or coughing.

UN Involvement

5. The WHO, IFRC, UNSIC, OCHA, and UNICEF said that they will work with partner such as the Red Cross, Red Crescent Societies, NGOs, and civil society to help the government to reduce the impact from the disease spread worldwide.

6. The WHO keeps records and updates the situation for people to see. They also help the society by answering questions, and suspending classes and mass gatherings.

7. The WHO confirmed on September 24^th that the vaccines in Australia, China, and the United States are already licensed, and they will be joined by Japan and other Europe countries soon.

Uzbekistan Involvement

8. Uzbekistan has no case of swine flu so far.

9. The Health Ministry of Uzbekistan proposed a plan to prevent the spread of disease: they will do special training with medical workers to keep them on high-alert and to isolate anyone who is confirmed to have the swine flu.

10. The Republic of Uzbekistan is not panicked or pressured under the worldwide spread of H1N1, but we are cautious about the whole situation.

11. We will fully cooperate with the UN, WHO and other organizations for the health and safety of our citizens.

Libya Caucus Outline

A. Background of the topic (Who, what, where, when, why and how did it start?)

H1N1 was started in 2008 in Mexico. At first, the virus doesn’t spread really quickly through the whole globe. But soon, people came back from Mexico started to have the fever. This kind of virus was unknown to us, people started to panic about it because they were not sure about how the diseases infect to people. The virus was originally called swine flu because of the genes, which are similar to that of flu viruses in pigs. As you may know, H1N1 can be spread easily from person to person. But people cannot catch swine flu from eating pork. During the beginning of fall, we grew concerned that it would spread more widely to the world. What sets H1N1 virus apart from other seasonal flu viruses is that studies have shown it to cause more severe symptoms in people younger than 25. Also, many people older than 60 years of age have some immunity against the H1N1 virus. The most important thing is to prevent the flu keep spreading, so we should know the proper way to prevent it from spreading to everyone.

B. Your countries involvement with the issue (How does the issue affect my country?)
a. Libya had 9 cases of H1N1 and luckily, there’s no death.
b. http://www.emro.who.int/csr/h1n1/pdf/sitrep_5.pdf

C. What has the UN done with the issue (What committees has it had? What has it done to help fix the problem?)
WHO has directly related to this issue. They typed many articles which get full of the information of H1N1 and they answered questions for people who wanted to know about. They keep telling them not to panic. They tried to teach people how to prevent H1N1. They also found out the vaccines to not get infect from it.
D. What solutions should we be looking for
Here are some ways to prevent H1N1 to infect you,1. Wash your hands often with soap and water. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.2. Coughing or sneezing into your sleeve/elbow fold (not your hand) or cover your mouth and nose with a tissue.3. Regularly wipe their keyboards, telephones, photocopiers, door handles, and any touch points with hard surface disinfectant sprays or wipes.4. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth - germs are spread this way.5. Know the signs and symptoms of H1N1, specifically: sore throat, muscle aches, joint pain, or weakness.6. If you are ill - STAY AT HOME or IN YOUR RESIDENCE.Hopefully, the seasonal influenza vaccination will be available free on campus on November 18 and 26. The H1N1 vaccine, separate from the seasonal influenza vaccine, is expected to be available through the Health Unit later.
Libya thinks that we should stop killing our citizens and starting to have the medical care like preventing our citizens to get H1N1. We are willing to cooperate with the health organization such as WHO. We fully hope we could protect our citizens from the flu, and it should start just from now on. Libya hopes that the vaccines can provide our citizens to be healthy again.
References:
1. About.com
2. http://www.uwindsor.ca/h1n1/
3. WHO- World Health Organization

Libya Blocs

1. African Group
2. The G77 & China is a loosely affiliated group of developing countries whose goal is to advance the economic well-being of the Third World. The Group of 77 was established in 1964. They called themselves the largest Third World coalition in the United Nations. It now numbers 132 UN members.
3. The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was originally formed as a bloc of countries that would remain neutral during the Cold War. It is "non-aligned" in name only and operates as a voting and negotiating bloc throughout the UN system. The NAM held its first gathering of heads of government in 1961. It includes 117 UN member states.
4. The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is intended to work together to promote the interest of Muslims worldwide, or in its words, the focus of the OIC includes "Islamic solidarity" and "non-interference in the internal affairs of member states." The OIC is the largest single subset of both the G-77 and the NAM. It was established in 1969 and now includes 56 UN member states.
5. The League of Arab States, focusing on cooperation and stronger relationships among its member states, is the largest bloc within the OIC and includes 21 UN member states.
6. The African Union, formerly the Organization of African Unity, formed to encourage independence, and advancing stability, development, trade and the well-being of the African continent, includes 53 UN member states.
7. OPEC
8. FAO
9. WHO
10. WTO

Reference:
Eye on the UN
http://www.eyeontheun.org/

Columbia – Country Profile

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Country Profile-Colombia By Elaine&Eve

Country Profile

Physical Geography
Official Name of Country: Republic of Colombia

Climate: tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands

Map

Absolute Location: 4 00 N, 72 00 W

Relative location: Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama

Political Geography

Type of government: republic; executive branch dominates government structure

Major political parties: Colombian Conservative Party or PC; Alternative Democratic Pole or
PDA; Liberal Party or PL; Radical Change or CR; Social National Unity Party or U Party.

Capital: name: Bogota

Geographic coordinates: 4 36 N, 74 05 W

Time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)

International Organization participation: BCIE, CAN, Caricom (observer), CDB, FAO, G-3, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur (associate), MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Cultural Geography

Official language, and other languages spoken, ethnic composition, and major religions: Spanish

Population, population growth rate, and population distribution: Population-45,644,023

Population growth rate-1.377%

Population distribution- 0~14:28.9%
15~64:65.4%
Older then 65:5.6%

Major cities : Bogota

Infant mortality rate and average life expectancy :

Economic Geography

GNP (Gross National Product) and GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

Percent of arable land used for agriculture

Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower

Major agricultural and industrial products: coffee, cut flowers, bananas, rice, tobacco, corn, sugarcane, cocoa beans, oilseed, vegetables; forest products; shrimp, textiles, food processing, oil, clothing and footwear, beverages, chemicals, cement; gold, coal, emeralds


Major exports and imports: Exports-petroleum, coffee, coal, nickel, emeralds, apparel, bananas, cut flowers.
Imports-industrial equipment, transportation equipment, consumer goods, chemicals, paper products, fuels, electricity

Currency: 1.00 COP = 0.0166165 TWD
Colombia Pesos Taiwan New Dollars
1 COP = 0.0166165 TWD 1 TWD = 60.1811 COP

Historical events 1981 Publication becomes an annual product and is renamed The World Factbook. A total of 165 nations are covered on 225 pages.
1983 Appendices (Conversion Factors, International Organizations) first introduced.
1984 Appendices expanded; now include: A. The United Nations, B. Selected United Nations Organizations, C. Selected International Organizations, D. Country Membership in Selected Organizations, E. Conversion Factors.
1987 A new Geography section replaces the former separate Land and Water sections. UN Organizations and Selected International Organizations appendices merged into a new International Organizations appendix. First multi-color-cover Factbook.
1988 More than 40 new geographic entities added to provide complete world coverage without overlap or omission. Among the new entities are Antarctica, oceans (Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific), and the World. The front-of-the-book explanatory introduction expanded and retitled to Notes, Definitions, and Abbreviations. Two new Appendices added: Weights and Measures (in place of Conversion Factors) and a Cross-Reference List of Geographic Names. Factbook size reaches 300 pages.
1989 Economy section completely revised and now includes an Overview briefly describing a country's economy. New entries added under People, Government, and Communications.
1990 The Government section revised and considerably expanded with new entries.
1991 A new International Organizations and Groups appendix added. Factbook size reaches 405 pages.
1992 Twenty new successor state entries replace those of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia. New countries are respectively: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan; and Bosnia and Hercegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia. Number of nations in the Factbook rises to 188.
1993 Czechoslovakia's split necessitates new Czech Republic and Slovakia entries. New Eritrea entry added after it secedes from Ethiopia. Substantial enhancements made to Geography section.
1994 Two new appendices address Selected International Environmental Agreements. The gross domestic product (GDP) of most developing countries changed to a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis rather than an exchange rate basis. Factbook size up to 512 pages.
1995 The GDP of all countries now presented on a PPP basis. New appendix lists estimates of GDP on an exchange rate basis. Communications category split; Railroads, Highways, Inland waterways, Pipelines, Merchant marine, and Airports entries now make up a new Transportation category. The World Factbook is first produced on CD-ROM.
1996 Maps accompanying each entry now present more detail. Flags also introduced for nearly all entities. Various new entries appear under Geography and Communications. Factbook abbreviations consolidated into a new Appendix A. Two new appendices present a Cross-Reference List of Country Data Codes and a Cross-Reference List of Hydrogeographic Data Codes. Geographic coordinates added to Appendix H, Cross-Reference List of Geographic Names. Factbook size expands by 95 pages in one year to reach 652.
1997 A special edition for the CIA's 50 th anniversary. A schema or Guide to Country Profiles introduced. New color maps and flags now accompany each country profile. Category headings distinguished by shaded backgrounds. Number of categories expanded to nine – the current number – with the addition of an Introduction (for only a few countries) and Transnational Issues (which includes Disputes-international and Illicit drugs). The World Factbook introduced onto the Internet.
1998 The Introduction category with two entries, Current issues and Historical perspective, expanded to more countries. Last year for the production of CD-ROM versions of the Factbook.
1999 Historical perspective and Current issues entries in the Introduction category combined into a new Background statement. Several new Economy entries introduced. A new physical map of the world added to the back-of-the-book reference maps.
2000 A new "country profile" added on the Southern Ocean. The Background statements dramatically expanded to over 200 countries and possessions. A number of new Communications entries added.
2001 Background entries completed for all 267 entities in the Factbook. Several new HIV/AIDS entries introduced under the People category. Revision begun on individual country maps to include elevation extremes and a partial geographic grid. Weights and Measures appendix deleted.
2002 New entry on Distribution of Family income – Gini index added. Revision of individual country maps continued (process still ongoing).
2003 In the Economy category, petroleum entries added for oil production, consumption, exports, imports, and proved reserves, as well as natural gas proved reserves.
2004 Additional petroleum entries included for natural gas production, consumption, exports, and imports. In the Transportation category, under Merchant marine, subfields added for foreign-owned vessels and those registered in other countries. Descriptions of the many forms of government mentioned in the Factbook incorporated into the Definitions and Notes.
2005 In the People category, a Major infectious diseases field added for countries deemed to pose a higher risk for travelers. In the Economy category, entries included for Current account balance, Investment, Public debt, and Reserves of foreign exchange and gold. The Transnational issues category expanded to include Refugees and internally displaced persons. Category headings receive distinctive colored backgrounds. These distinguishing colors are used in both the printed and online versions of the Factbook. Size of the printed Factbook reaches 702 pages.
2006 In the Economy category, national GDP figures now presented at Official Exchange Rates (OER) in addition to GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP). Entries in the Transportation section reordered; Highways changed to Roadways, and Ports and harbors to Ports and terminals.
2007 In the Government category, the Capital entry significantly expanded with up to four subfields, including new information having to do with time. The subfields consist of the name of the capital itself, its geographic coordinates, the time difference at the capital from coordinated universal time (UTC), and, if applicable, information on daylight saving time (DST). Where appropriate, a special note is added to highlight those countries with multiple time zones. A Trafficking in persons entry added to the Transnational issues category. A new appendix, Weights and Measures, (re)introduced to the online version of the Factbook.
2008 In the Geography category, two fields focus on the increasingly vital resource of water: Total renewable water resources and Freshwater withdrawal. In the Economy category, three fields added for: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home, Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad, and Market value of publicly traded shares. Concise descriptions of the major religions mentioned in the Factbook included in the Definitions and Notes. Printing of the Factbook turned over to the Government Printing Office.
2009 In the People category, two new fields provide information on education in terms of opportunity and resources: School Life Expectancy and Education expenditures. Additionally, the Urbanization entry expanded to include all countries. In the Economy category, five fields added: Central bank discount rate, Commercial bank prime lending rate, Stock of money, Stock of quasi money, and Stock of domestic credit. The online Factbook site completely redesigned with many new features.

Cited- CIA World Fact book
Xe.com

Australia By : Liam / Kevin

Country Profile
Physical Geography
1. Official Name of Country- Commonwealth of Australia
2. Climate- generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north
Map- 27 00 S, 133 00 E Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean
country comparison to the world: 12.
1. Absolute Location (find the latitude and longitude)
27 00 S, 133 00 E
2. Relative location (is it the 7th largest country in the world? What countries, bodies of water, mountains, and desserts are it next to?)
Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean
Political Geography
1. Type of government, names of the officials, and major political parties
Political parties and leaders:

Australian Democrats [Lyn ALLISON]; Australian Greens [Bob BROWN]; Australian Labor Party [Kevin RUDD]; Country Liberal Party [Terry MILLS]; Family First Party [Steve FIELDING]; Liberal Party [Malcolm TURNBULL]; The Nationals [Warren TRUSS]
Executive branch:

chief of state: Queen of Australia ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Quentin BRYCE (since 5 September 2008)
head of government: Prime Minister Kevin RUDD (since 3 December 2007); Deputy Prime Minister Julia GILLARD (since 3 December 2007)
cabinet: prime minister nominates, from among members of Parliament, candidates who are subsequently sworn in by the governor general to serve as government ministers
elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or leader of a majority coalition is sworn in as prime minister by the governor general


Legislative branch:

bicameral Federal Parliament consists of the Senate (76 seats; 12 members from each of the six states and 2 from each of the two mainland territories; one-half of state members are elected every three years by popular vote to serve six-year terms while all territory members are elected every three years) and the House of Representatives (150 seats; members elected by popular preferential vote to serve terms of up to three-years; no state can have fewer than 5 representatives)
elections: Senate - last held 24 November 2007 (next to be held no later than 2010); House of Representatives - last held 24 November 2007 (next to be called no later than 2010)
election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Liberal Party-National Party coalition 37, Australian Labor Party 32, Australian Greens 5, Family First Party 1, independent 1; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Australian Labor Party 83, Liberal Party 55, National Party 10, independents 2


Judicial branch:

High Court (the chief justice and six other justices are appointed by the governor general)

2. Capital Canberra
International Organization participation
Cultural Geography
1. Official language, and other languages spoken, ethnic composition, and major religions- English

2. Population, population growth rate, and population distribution

Population growth rate:

1.195% (2009 est.)

3. Major cities
The Major cities are
1. Sydney
2. Mackay
3. brisbane
4. Alice Springs
4. Infant mortality rate and average life expectancy

Infant mortality rate:

total: 4.75 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 196
male: 5.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

5. Teachers and doctors per population
2.5 in 100
Economic Geography
1. Natural resources coal

2. Major agricultural and industrial products
Agriculture - products:

wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits, cattle, sheep, poultry

3. Major exports and imports
Exports:

$190.2 billion (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 24
$142.4 billion (2007 est.)
Imports:

$193.3 billion (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 23
$160.2 billion (2007 est.)

4. Currency (include exchange rate vs. TWD)-1.00 AUD= 28.3344 NTD

5. Balance of trade (include amounts in TWD currency of total exports and imports)

6. Historical events (Timeline format from 1980 to present; give your teacher 10 major events)
1804: Hobart Town is established in Van Diemens Land which is now known as Tasmania.
1833: Port Arthur opens as a penal settlement in Tasmania.
1851: The gold rush begins near Bathurst in New South Wales.
1853: The last convicts are shipped to Tasmania.
1868: The last convicts are transported to Australia.
1873: Ayers Rock is first sighted by Europeans.
1876: The last full blooded Tasmanian aboriginal, Truganini, dies.
1901: The Commonwealth of Australia becomes a reality.
1914-1918: Australian troops fight in World War 1.
1920: QANTAS is formed as a local airline.
1923: Vegemite is first produced.
1927: The first Federal Parliament is held in Canberra.
1932: Sydney Harbour Bridge opens.
1933: Western Australia produces a referendum for secession from England but it is rejected by Parliament.
1939-1945: Australian troops fight in World War 2.
1948: The first all Australian car is produced-the Holden.
1956: Melbourne hosts the Olympics.
1965: Australian troops sent to the Vietnam War.
1971: Neville Bonner becomes the first Aboriginal to be a Member of Parliament.
1973: The Sydney Opera House opens.
1981: Asian immigration increases.
1983: Australia wins the America's Cup.
1988: Bicentenary: The new Parliament House opens in Canberra.
2000: The Sydney Olympics held.

Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire
Physical Geography
Official Name of Country: République de Côte d'Ivoire
Climate: tropical along coast, semiarid in far north; three seasons - warm and dry
(November to March), hot and dry (March to May), hot and wet (June to October)

Absolute Location: 8 00 N, 5 00 W
Relative location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia
Political Geography
Type of government: republic:
Capital: Yamoussoukro

International Organization participation: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Cultural Geography
Official language: French
Infant mortality rate and average life expectancy: 55.45 years
Economic Geography
GNP (Gross National Product) and GDP (Gross Domestic Product
Percent of arable land used for agriculture: 10.23%
Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, gold, nickel, tantalum, silica sand, clay, cocoa beans, coffee, palm oil, hydropower
Currency (include exchange rate vs. TWD) :1XOF=0.0728635TWD
Major exports : $10.41 billion (2008 est.)
Imports: $7.155 billion (2008 est.)

The prevention of the spread of H1N1

May 13 - A 28-year-old man has been confirmed as the first person in Belgium known to be infected with the H1N1 flu virus, soon after returning from a trip to the United States, the Belgian health minister said on Wednesday.

"He will be kept in isolation and people he has been in contact with will be contacted for a follow-up," Health Minister Laurette Onkelinx told a news conference.

She noted doctors said there was nothing to worry about in the patient's case. The man, from the northern Belgian region of Ghent, had just returned from 10 days in New York and four days in Chicago, Onkelinx said.

The H1N1 virus, sometimes referred to as "swine flu" or "Mexican flu" has infected nearly 6,000 people in 33 countries, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday.

While health officials say it appears to be a little more contagious and severe than seasonal influenza, only the most vulnerable patients are advised to use drugs to treat it.

This is, in part, to keep the drugs working well in case the strain becomes more dangerous.

The prevention of th spreading of H1N1 Cambodia By: BennyKuo/DeanWang

Country Profile
Physical Geography
1. Kingdom of Cambodia
2. tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April)
1. 13 00 N, 105 00 E
2. 96th largest country in the world.
Political Geography
1. multiparty democracy under a constitutional monarchy Capital
Chief of state: King Norodom SIHAMONI
2. ACCT, ADB, APT, ARF, ASEAN, EAS, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (subscriber), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO,
Cultural Geography
1. Language: Khmer
Religion: buddhism
Exchange rate: 1TWD = 127.256KHR
2. 14,494,293
3. Major cities
1. Phnom Penh - 1,325,681
2. Battambang - 196,000
3. Siem Reap - 148,000
4. Sihanoukville - 94,500
5. Prey Veng - 73,300
6. Kampong Cham - 58,900
7. Ta Khmau - 48,400
8. Pursat - 46,000
9. Kampong Speu - 31,700
10. Takéo - 28,300

4. Infant mortality rate and average life expectancy
total population: 62.1 years
country comparison to the world: 177
male: 60.03 years
female: 64.27 years (2009 est.
5. ?

Economic Geography
1. GNP (Gross National Product) and GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
5% (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 84
10.2% (2007 est.)
10.8% (2006 est.)
2. Percent of arable land used for agriculture
NA
3. Natural resources:
Iron
4. Major agricultural and industrial products
NA
5. Major exports and imports
Import: petroleum products, cigarettes, gold, construction materials, machinery, motor vehicles, pharmaceutical products
Export” clothing, timber, rubber, rice, fish, tobacco, footwear
6. Currency (include exchange rate vs. TWD)
1.00 TWD
=
129.597 KHR
Taiwan New Dollars

Cambodia Riels

7. Balance of trade (include amounts in TWD currency of total exports and imports)

8. Historical events (Timeline format from 1980 to present; give your teacher 10 major events)

1989
September 26
The last Vietnamese troops withdrew from Cambodia.
1992
March 16
A United Nations peacekeeping force, the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC), began monitoring Cambodia.
1993
May
Cambodia held free elections. The Khmer Rouge boycotted them.
September 24
A new constitution was ratified, under which the Cambodian monarchy was restored. Norodom Sihanouk returned to the throne.
1997

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, a tribunal for Khmer Rouge, is established
2003
January 18
An Angkor newspaper reported that Suvanant Kongying, a Thai actress, had claimed that Angkor Wat rightfully belonged to Thailand.
January 28
Thai television programs were banned from broadcasting in Cambodia.
January 29
2003 Phnom Penh riots: Nationalist rioters destroyed the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh.
July 7
Cambodian parliamentary election, 2003: Prime Minister Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party won a majority of seats in the National Assembly.
2004
October 14
King Norodom Sihanouk abdicated. His son Norodom Sihamoni was crowned as his successor.
2008
June
Clashes with Thailand over Preah Vihear Temple; these extend into 2009.

Fact found in:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Cambodian_history
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cb.html