RAMSMUN III – Insider View

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 By: Willard M.

 

Willard Mou was one of the AISG delegates of RAMSMUN III inside the Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISEC)

What is your favorite thing about Ramsmun III?

My favorite thing about Ramsmun III was the proactive atmosphere between the delegates. I made great connections between delegates during lobbying and built a comprehensive resolution regarding the agenda of preventing state-sponsored violence with them as being one of the co-submitters. Everybody seemed to be very friendly and open for talks and discussions.

What is something you will miss after the conference?

The food. The lunch was better than usual school days. There were unlimited refills offered for excellent quality of Western and Asian food along with the cream cakes each lunch were MasterChef quality. There was also a cornucopia of free snacks and juice boxes inside the delegate rest room for delegates to chill and hang around during the breaks which I found very useful for taking a mental break and talking to others about their committee.

What is something that could have been improved?

Every MUN conference has a gossip box in each committee where the chair will read out the gossip box at the end of each conference. I hated the gossip for this conference. It was boring. There were a lot of random notecards related to pie day and pies. I wonder why.

Which country were you representing?

I represented the delegate of North Korea inside the DISEC committee. I tried my best to stay in my country’s stance, particularly in the agenda of proliferating nuclear weapons as North Korea is known for its unique views in this topic. I knew there were a couple of speeches that I executed well, staying with main theme of nuclear deterrence of one country’s sovereignty. When being asked a POI by one of the global superpowers like China and Russia, I always like to stick with north Korea’s stance of centralization to prioritize the allocation of resources to prevent foreign affairs from disrupting my country’s ruling.

Can you describe the atmosphere of the committee sessions? Were there any particularly intense moments?

Being inside the DISEC committee, what I experienced was nothing but short of an exhilaration. Through the exciting l speeches made and filthy amendments submitted along with multiple Poi’s asked, the atmosphere was fired up with debates. What I would say was the most intense moment of the whole conference was the very last hour. I gave an emotional speech after making the amendment of why a North Korean public awareness campaign to address the issues of terrorist regimes. Surprisingly, the delegate of the United States gave a speech FOR this amendment, and with our power words, the amendment passes with cheers and triumph inside the room.

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Were there any unexpected challenges that you encountered?

Yes. During lobbying in the first day, I, representing the delegate of North Korea, came across being in the same bloc consisting delegates of United States, China, Russia, and Turkey. We were in a big predicament as these countries have polar opposite views, beliefs, and governing systems. We decided to create more of a vague resolution, and somehow still incorporate bits of perspectives in one or two operative clauses that addresses each country stance.

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How did you collaborate with one another, both within their delegations and across different countries?

I was open to many discussions with all delegates across my committee. Specifically, small groups will form during lunch and regular breaks where we discuss about the plans and agreements we will be continuing to do. I usually stayed with my bloc. As delegates cannot have direct communication during the conference, admins will be responsible for delivering the note cards to the specific delegates. I had great communication with my bloc, writing no less than 20 notecards for each agenda. A special thanks to the admins for delivering everyone’s notecards as it is not an easy thing to do of continuous walking for 3 hours.

What were the key takeaway from the conference?

The key takeaway was the fun experience of debating with other delegates from other schools and giving everything, I had through the emotional speeches I delivered.