On the evening of Friday the 25th of October, the UNHRC’s second committee session opened.
In both previous and current discussions, no single opposition had been made by delegates, or
different delegates than the ones speaking. With many proposals and ideas being thrown on the
table, there are many topics to discuss-but for how much longer, when no one else opposes these
subjects?
In recent interviews, there have been many reports of how in the UNHRC sessions, there have
been the same few delegates speaking, and there has been no one to “speak up,” and additionally
how the feeling of anxiety when public speaking is still scary and is shared by many, however
without oppositions being made, resolutions could be voted upon with kinks in its structure.
In the many ideas and solutions that have been shared and agreed upon by the committee, there
were some delegates that did not speak during the session, yet still had words left to say outside
the discussion. In the aftermath of the first committee session, an interview with UNHRC
delegates of the People’s Republic of China and the UK was made. Speaking about how there
weren’t many oppositions being made and about the personal proposals they had to secure
women’s rights, here is what they shared with Reuters:
Reuters: This is Vienna Chou, reporting for Reuters News Agency. Today we have the delegates
representing the People’s Republic of China and the United Kingdom here with us, and they have
just conducted their first UNHRC committee session of this year's VYMUN conference.
So, Reuters has a few questions for you. (delegates.) Reuters has noticed that in your debate
today, we didn’t hear many oppositions from any of the delegates. Do you have any personal
oppositions towards the motions discussed or any oppositions discussed from other countries that
you would like to share?
People’s Republic of China: Yeah, we agreed with most of their points about how women’s
rights are very important in today’s world, as well as other basic human rights like education and
not being harassed. We also think that there are some key points that they have missed like the
extremist laws that the Taliban are spreading, as well as being able to empower women to form a
strong economy.
Reuters: Thank you China. UK, do you have anything to say?
United Kingdom: The United Kingdom agrees with almost all the ideas that have been
presented today, however we think that what we would’ve liked to contribute to the conversation,
or add to the conversation, is the idea of having a temporary solution rather than a permanent one
to combat the problem better and have a more successful outcome of our collaboration with other
countries.
Reuters: We see, thank you. And one more question-Since Reuters was not there for the entire
duration of the session, did you discuss any other topics?
China and UK: *Shakes heads.*
Reuters: Ok, were there any other motions on the floor?
UK: So we rotated between sexual harassment, humanitarian aid and education for most of it,
and it took up a lot of time because people had a lot of things that they wanted to say in regards
to those three main topics.
Reuters: Anything important that you want to highlight from those topics?
People’s Republic of China: Yes, we believe that women’s rights are a very important thing in
today’s world, and we believe that from this committee session we hope to come up with a
positive solution for women and girls suffering in Afghanistan.
Reuters: And the UK?
UK: We see a lot of similarities; that a lot of the countries, especially the ones who have given a
very strong opinion on their topic; that we all kind of align in our end result or end goal from this
meeting in general, and that most of us are all aligned in our ideologies in what we would like to
see happen.
Reuters: We see. And since almost all of you in this committee are on the same side of the topic,
do you think that this will be beneficial for all of the delegate’s resolution papers? Do you think
that you will still be on the same side, have the same resolution in the end?
People’s Republic of China: Yes, we believe that we will all agree on most things, but certain
countries will probably have some certain points that they would like to have made, that would
be more beneficial to the country depending on geographical location, and other political means.
Reuters: So things will go fairly smoothly, you’re saying?
UK: Yes! Hopefully.
Reuters: Hopefully. Any other points that you want to add?
People’s Republic of China and UK: No thank you.
Reuters: Alright. Thank you for your time, and thank you for sharing. Have a nice day!
Reuters
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