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SkillSphere eMUN- The Afghan
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1. SkillSphere eMUN – The Afghan
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5. COMMITTEE 4
6. COMMITTEE 51. SkillSphere eMUN –The Afghan Summit– Getting Acquainted Thriving in both the online and offline domains, SkillSphere’s MUN’s have made a positive and tangible impact on the lives of 1000s of students in India & the Middle East. Since 2012, the organization has curated and organized over 400 MUN conferences across Asia, with 80000+ students participating. Once the pandemic set in, SkillSphere pioneered online Model UN conferences and organized India’s first online MUN – SkillSphere eMUN. Since then, we have organized over 50 MUN conferences that have witnessed participation from 12000+ students, 200+ institutes, and 7+ countries! In the last few months, SkillSphere has proudly organized a series of Model United Conferences that are themed around potent global issues. These began with The Sustainable Development Goals in early May 2021, The World Health Summit in late May 2021, The World Refugee Summit in June 2021, and proceeded into The Global Happiness Summit in July 2021. For the next iteration of SkillSphere eMUN, we believe that it is essential to sensitize students to the most pressing global issue today, and try to positively impact development in its regard – the crisis in Afghanistan. It is for this reason that the next SkillSphere eMUN has been themed ‘The Afghan Summit’ The Afghan Summit is an opportunity for students to display their leadership, decision-making, and diplomatic skills to proactively discuss and tackle different issues being faced by the people of Afghanistan. Post the Taliban takeover, there is a lot of uncertainty, flux and adversity in the region, which we as global citizens must tackle. This 2-day virtual conference will have 5 committees with 18 delegates per committee. Each of these committees will be discussing a different facet related to the current Afghan crisis including food and aid security; protection of refugees and women; ensuring the Taliban respect human rights; among many issues including a historic committee which will try to avert the current situation. What makes the Afghan Summit even more exciting for students, is that they will not be participating in traditional UN committees representing different countries. Instead, delegates will represent different world bodies, individuals and organizations in innovative committees which can actually make a tangible difference in Afghanistan at the moment. This document provides a basic brief about all 5 committees and their agendas. The committee matrices have been provided so that students can opt for delegations accordingly. (Move on to the next page to read about the committees, agendas, and matrices!)
2. Committee 1: Afghan Refugee Welfare Committee
Agenda: Taking Adequate Steps to Manage the Afghan Refugee
Situation
After the seizing of power by the Taliban, several civilians and expatriates of various
countries were able to leave Afghanistan. However, many more civilians aren’t able to
leave Afghanistan through a secure medium. There are throngs of Afghans who are
trying to dangerously cross over borders into neighboring countries or unsuccessfully
seek asylum in foreign countries as refugees.
Such a situation involving Afghanistan is not new. Therefore, we have to learn from
past events and make better decisions to deal with the refugee crisis.
This committee needs to look at the safe passage of the refugees, ensure proper
rehabilitation, basic facilities like food, water, education, employment, and take it a step
further by providing an appropriate framework for the application of these measures.
The delegates will be representing various organizations, agencies, and countries that are
directly and indirectly involved in the Afghan Refugee Crisis.
Committee - 1 Matrix
UNHCR Turkey The Afghan Red
Crescent
War Child International Pakistan International
Committee of the
Red Cross
Iran Afghanistan Relief Turkey
Organization
Refugees International Canada Tajikistan
World Food Programme Afghanaid Albania
Women’s Refugee Amnesty International United States of
Commission America3. Committee 2: G-20
Agenda: Ensuring the Establishment of a Progressive Form of
Government in Afghanistan
Post recent press conferences by the Taliban, it is evident that the organization plans to
introduce their interpretation of Islamic Sharia law to govern the country. The biggest
issue though is that it is unclear as to what this means in general. Based on past
experiences, the impact on women, children and human rights in general has been
devastating when Taliban governed Afghanistan.
Moving back to earlier methods of governance which were regressive and oppressive
will possibly create a vacuum as it might nullify the progress of nearly 20 years made
by Afghanistan’s democratic government, in the fields of education, human rights, equal
rights for women, stronger trade and diplomatic ties.
While current news out of Afghanistan is not easy to verify owing to limited access to
media, there are reports of human rights violations in cases of protests by people,
women’s rights and those who supported US forces. Taliban’s ideologies are quite
contrasting to those implemented in Afghanistan over the past 20 years. Thus, a
progressive form of government must be established to ensure that Afghanistan and its
people are on the way to development and peace. This can be ensured through adequate
interventions of influential countries of the world – some of who can probably be held
responsible in a way for the current situation.
Committee - 2 Matrix
India China USA
Argentina Brazil Canada
Saudi Arabia UAE South Africa
Italy Japan South Korea
Indonesia Russia UK
Germany France Iran4. Committee 3: Global Aid Conglomerate
Agenda: Strategies for providing Aid of All Kinds to the People of
Afghanistan
With massive flux at a political and societal level expected in Afghanistan, it is certain
that aid of all kinds is going to be essential for the well-being of the Afghan society –
aid that goes beyond direct support to the government. Afghans will need help at all
levels to restore peace and stability in all aspects and areas like rights, education,
infrastructure, healthcare, facilities, institutions, etc.
It is the responsibility of this committee to come up with strategies that will help aid
flow seamlessly into these areas, ensuring the overall development of Afghanistan and
its people.
Committee - 3 Matrix
UNHCR UNHRC Arab League
Amnesty International The Afghan Red Crescent International
Committee of the
Red Cross
World Health African Union SAARC
Organization
Afghan Relief UNICEF World Food
Organization Programme
International Labour UNAMA Doctors Without
Organization Borders
United States of European Union NATO
America5. Committee 4: Model Lok Sabha
Agenda: Revising India’s Foreign Policy With Respect to Afghanistan
India has been Afghanistan's ally on its road to recovery in the post-war phase. It has
helped Afghanistan in redevelopment and infrastructure. It also has several
investments made as goodwill in Afghanistan, further solidifying ties between both
countries.
Ever since the Taliban's takeover, all of these investments have fallen into disarray,
thus jeopardizing India's position in Afghanistan. Furthermore, the Taliban has asked
India to complete its projects in Afghanistan and warned against any military action
by India on the Taliban. In return, the Taliban has assured no harm to Indian nationals
in Afghanistan.
India is walking on thin ice with its policy towards Afghanistan, and therefore it is the
responsibility of this committee to revise India's Foreign Policy with regards to
Afghanistan.
Committee 4 Matrix
Narendra Modi Shashi Tharoor Gautam Gambhir
Rahul Gandhi Mohd. Azam Khan Mulayam Singh Yadav
Amit Shah Maneka Gandhi Kiren Rijiju
Ramesh Pokhriyal Mahua Mitra Hema Malini
Smriti Irani Asaduddin Owaisi Mulayam Singh Yadav
Akhilesh Yadav Rajyavardhan Singh Supriya Sule
Rathod6. Committee 5: Historic Parliament of World Leaders (2005)
Agenda: Revisiting Strategies that Failed in Afghanistan to Avoid the
2021 Taliban Takeover
Several situations, policies, and decisions made Afghanistan a recipe for disaster in
recent times. However, to blame the current world developments for being the direct
trigger to the Taliban takeover would be irresponsible. Throughout these years, the
situation was sown through various policies and decisions, making it essential to
revisit and highlight these and learn from mistakes.
The delegates of this committee will be world leaders who will go back in time, taking
with them their learnings till August 2021 to fix better strategies in 2005 Afghanistan
and thus look at the problem from the root cause or birth of it, establishing
accountability which is absent in the situation in 2021.
Committee 5 Matrix
Joe Biden Hillary Clinton Boris Johnson
Donald Trump Barack Obama Vladimir Putin
Burhanuddin Rabbani George W Bush Angela Merkel
Ahmed Shah Massoud John Kerry Narendra Modi
Hamid Karzai Imran Khan Justin Trudeau
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