“Immorality of the illness”

SESSION 4
The fourth session of the UNDP has started with a funny dance of the delegates who have arrived late this morning.
The session has been opened by the Chair and inmmediately the workpaper “Challenges to Sustainable Development as a result of Climate Change” sponsored yesterday by USA, Costa Rica, Japan and South Africa has been presented. The main idea has been the creation of an International Independent Comission. The opposition has been headed by Luxembourg, whose delegate has stated that the allowance of private investments will permit private enterprise interests to lead the development.
Then, during an unmoderated caucus proposed by the delegation of the USA the delegates have been thinking about possible amendments for the draft resolution 1.1 proposed.
After this, it has been the turn of the draft resolution 1.2 sponsored by Turkey, Botswana and the Netherlands. It has been co-sponsored by Chile, Congo, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Russia, Cuba, Nigeria and Korea. The essential difference has been the financial resources. According to 1.2 resolution, each country should provide a group of experts for doing research and there would be evaluation informs every term. Furthermore, the punishments in case of unfulfillment would be more investment on green investigation instead of economical fines.
During the question time that followed the exposition the tension has been evident between Denmark delegation and the Luxembourg representation. Afterwards, there has been another unmoderated caucus for further amendments.
Finally, just three amendments have been added to resolution 1.2. In resolution 1.1 the motion for an unfriendly amendment has not passed, and only one amendment of transparence in the public results has been friendly.
Eventually, after some stressed interventions on the open floor, the motion for substantive votation has passed and the resolution 1.1 has been voted and approved with 13 votes.
The closure of the debate with the final resolution has been a great achievement of the UNDP commission. 
 
CARMEN LOLA FERNÁNDEZ FERNÁNDEZ 



 
SESSION 5

 After the coffee-break it has been quite hard to start the discussion of the new topic “The implementation of HIV/AIDS campaigns in LEDCs”. Nearly seven motions have been refused before the motion of Japan passed with the topic of a global health system. Denmark has pointed out that “national health gives the hand to democracy”.  However, it has not been provided any specific measure or solution.
Right after, the moderated caucus has been opened by Saudi Arabia with polemics declarations from the delegate. The topic “immorality of the illness” has been a speech against homosexuality and freedom, according to the medieval ideas supported by this country delegation. The replies from all the countries have been unanimous. The USA delegation has called all nations who care about human rights to cut the stigma of homosexuality with AIDS, as well as a promotion of sexual education.
Then, some members of the communication team have arrived with flowers. This pause has been a funny moment of distension, with the exception of the flower without bud given to Saudi Arabia delegate.
There has been a last motion raised by Singapore about the discrimination of HIV patients, with the understanding of the necessity of the elimination of tags and labels to avoid discriminations and stop the spread of the infection. With this proposal the motion has been closed, and the session has ended for lunch time.
 

CARMEN LOLA FERNÁNDEZ FERNÁNDEZ
 

SESSION 6

The afternoon has started with a moderated caucus proposed by South Africa to discuss the impact of HIV on children. Later, Oxfam International has proposed another moderated caucus about educational measures to avoid HIV cases. Most delegations has agreed that education is the best way to reduce AIDS, as it has been proved in the most economical developed countries, which have already implemented sexual education programs.
Then, the delegators have discussed about the cultural taboos, which impedes process deeply the HIV problem in many countries. This moderated caucus has been proposed by one of the Costa Rica´s delegates, who has faced directly with the Saudi Arabia´s delegate due to the different opinions they have about the homophobia on Africa. Voltage was already being breathed when the USA delegation proposed the last moderated caucus of the session. In this caucus, the delegates have discussed the topic of development.
Almost, there has been two unmoderated caucus, which the delegates have exploited to create alliances and they have started to elaborate working papers.
Finally, some people from the staff has entered on the room to read the gossip box notes and to distribute carnations and the debate has been postponed to the next session.
 

Lucía Algarra Pardo