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Wednesday March 9th 2022

UNHCR

​Nerea Domínguez
Love itself is a higher law: Establishing Agenda for the Refugees Rights

It was 10 a.m when people started to arrive. We could see restless faces, emotion, the

delegates were very keen to meet each other. Everyone was impatient to start. During the

review of rules and procedures, delegates seem quite nervous. However, the nerves began

to dissipate when they started an informal debate about whether it was better to watch the

movies on netflix or going out to the cinema.



Human trafficking and LGBTQI+ refugees, really important topics of debate for which the

world must find a solution. Delegates must be discussing them during these days and try to

agree and write a resolution about it. In order to introduce the debate, Lucía Mantecón came

as a speaker with a really important and interesting presentation about topic A, which is:

Ensuring equal treatment and reception conditions for LGBTQI+ refugees. As some of the

delegates told me, they really liked the presentation as they said it was quite fascinating and

useful for the debate.



After the presentation, the debate was open. By unanimity, the delegates decided to start

with the topic regarding LGBTQI+ refugees. It was the Afghanistan delegation the one in

charge to start the General Speaker’s List. From there on, the delegates keep on showing

their country's position concerning the topic. 



When few of the delegations had already spoken, there was a motion in order to start a

moderate caucus on the topic of Equal Treatment for LGBTQI+ refugees. This was the

moment in order to see which of the countries had similar interests and thoughts as their

own. There was an Iron Curtain made between the delegations between the ones that

thought refugees shouldn’t be treated equally as not everybody had the same issues, and

the ones like Afghanistan that thought it was fair to treat everyone equally. But there were

things in which many of the delegations agreed: basic human rights must be fulfilled.

Highlight what the delegation of Norway saying that the declaration of Human Rights must

be followed, which states that everybody must be treated equally no matter their condition.



During another moderate caucus proposed on the topic of the possible solutions for LGBT

refugees, here the delegations were able to know what each of the present delegations are

doing to solve or at least try to solve this problem Great Britain took control of the moderate

caucus emphasizing in several occasion that they should stick to the topic and not beating

around the bush



Are the LGBTQI+ refugees aware of their rights? Which is the morality of the countries which

are totally against of the LGBT rights and even penalize their sexual orientation? Which are

ways of discrimination LGBTQ+ people suffer? Which are the mental health consequences

for LGBTQ+ refugees? These were some of the other topics talked about in different

caucuses and general consultations. Would they be able to find a solution? Will they

cooperate in order to establish a resolution? Or will the egos of the superpowers prevail

before people’s rights? Just remember, as Hillary Clinton said, just like being a woman, like

​being an ethnic, religious or tribal minority, being LGBT doesn't make you any less human


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Tuesday, March 10th 2022

UNHCR

​Nerea Domínguez Domínguez

Hypocrisy and morality: Which of them will prevail?    
Second day, it seems delegates have come with fully recharged batteries and with their

desires to the fullest to find solutions. It was that big the aim of continuing debating that all

delegations arrived on time, and they skipped any possible punishment. 



Are there some delegations being hypocritical? This could have been the title of the

chronicle. Some of the examples are Afghanistan, a country where death penalty is imposed

for homosexual people but that presumed of several measures to “protect” LGBT refugees.

Or Italy, which is one of the Western countries where marriage of people of the same gender

is still prohibited. Even Finland, who  denied the asylum of a kid because he had 2 mums,

violating article number 22 of the Convention on the Rights of Children.



Nevertheless, we hope that peace and equality prevail over the hypocrisy, and the measures

taken on today’s resolutions, will be ratified by many countries and fulfilled by all of

them. 
After listening to yesterday’s chronicle, the General Speakers List was reopened. Since

yesterday, the delegates wanted to start writing the resolutions, however, in order to do that,

we will have to keep on knowing each of the countries’ positions. That is why, a Consultation

of the whole was proposed on the topic of “Short Term solutions for LGBT+ refugees' . This

was a very important step to let us know their possible future resolutions. In fact, some of the

proposals were creating a Medicine Bank, which was very supported by Western countries

such as Norway or Germany, or the relocation of refugees.



Relocation of the refugees had that impact, that was even the main topic for an

unmoderated caucus. During the unmoderated caucus, we could already see 2 different

blocks already working on their draft resolutions. Nevertheless, there were several countries

like China or Japan which preferred to wait and get to know the solutions of each of the

blocks in order to position themselves as they thought both of the blocks had things they

liked. On the other hand, delegations of Congo or China talked about the morals of Western

countries, saying they didn’t pay attention to the developing countries, accusing them of

hypocrital.



After lunch and before we got to know their resolutions, we had the best part of the debate:

the Gossips. Whatsmore, as some of the delegates such as: Afghanistan, Malaysia, Norway,

Germany…didn’t arrive on time, they had some punishments, some of those were dancing

Saturday night, Bachata or reading some tongue-twisters.



Lastly, we got to know how the resolutions ended. Firstly, the Western countries introduced

their resolutions with measures like the transport of the refugees or training experts and

encouraged volunteers and medical assistants to provide physical and mental health care

just for refugees.


Secondly, the other block presented a resolution where some of the measures were the

relocation of refugees or cutting from the root the problem of the refugees. Finally, none of

the resolutions passed. This means, the egos and the hypocrisy have won. LGBT refugees

will still have to look for the chestnuts, and continue fighting for their rights. It is absolutely

imperative that every human being’s freedom and human rights are respected, all over the

world, however, today, you have demonstrated that your ass is bigger than any equality that

could be achieved. And as Jason Collins, the first male professional athlete to publicly

identify himself as gay once said: “Openness may not completely disarm prejudice, but it’s a

​good place to start.”


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11/03/2022

UNHCR


​Nerea Domínguez



Human Trafficking, Ukrainan Crisis and the discovery of very cool people    
Although it was the last day of URJC Mun Teen, delegates were happier than ever, they

realized this is a great experience they would love to repeat. However, there were also sad

moments, when they had cotton on it this will be the last time, at least for this year, they will

be debating. They have made a great group, and as far as they have said, they will keep in

contact to meet each other any other time.



Yesterday, they had already started with the Topic B: Human Trafficking for which, as it

happened with the other topic, delegates came quite prepared. About this horrible practice,

countries had the opportunity to talk about themes like the differences between human

trafficking and migration criminal networks, border control, police training, prevent parents

selling their children…



Recatching what the day before had been talked about, today there were several disputes

between the countries. The country of Afghanistan suggests imposing legislation to

developed countries, and especially to big multinationals in order to pay a minimum wage to

their workers in other countries to avoid labour exploitation. Ghana targeted that the

developed countries and the rich people were the ones benefiting from labour exploitation,

however, she pointed out the fact of the sex traffiking and sexual abuse, which was seconded

by Japan affirming that sex industry is in every country. It was the delegation of Great Britain

firmly declared that this comity can’t take legal action as that is part of the Security Council,

and that the aim of UNHCR is proposing measures to protect the refugees. Verbatim words

of Samantha, delegate from UK  “Stop talking about legislation and just worry about the

people who are used for sexual exploitation, with especial attention, to the children”.



Not everything was saving the planet from human trafficking, we also had gossip time and

punishments. Today it was the moment for Beyonce’s dancing, making Tik Toks, or lipsing

“Colgando en tus manos”, among others. 




Delegates were caught by surprise when, after Coffee Break, they found a list of countries'

names written on the blackboard. But they got even more astonished when the Chairs, the

Staff and the Press, entered into the room dressed up and explaining a crisis, expressing their

sadness and disappointment with some of the countries that didn’t want to accept Ukrainian

refugees in their countries. It was the moment in which the delegates should look for a

solution to the problem. Luckily, they were able to agree, and the resolution finally passed.




The last part of the day were the prices. Though all of them did a great job and it was very

difficult to choose who had excelled a bit more, it was finally concluded that Great Britain

was the best delegation, Congo the best delegate and honorable mention for Afghanistan

and Italy.




    URJC Mun Teen 2022 has come to an end. Remember to be who you want, and love who

​you like, no matter what others say. See you next year.



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