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Economic and Social Council
The Economic and Social Council is one of six main bodies of the United Nations. Since the UN establishment the Council has evolved to become a central platform for policy and strategy analysis and review of local and global actions. ECOSOC has a mandate to promote international integrated cooperation dedicated to achievement of sustainable development in all its forms and manifestations.
ECOSOC’s functions include :
- Assistance of the General Assembly and Security Council when requested;
- Creation of the commissions and convocation of the international conferences;
- Follow-up conduction and reviewing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and other UN Summits and Conferences;
- Work coordination of specialized agencies along with funds & programmes;
- Issue studies and reports, making recommendations.
Agenda: Programs for economic and social rehabilitation in the Middle East and Africa after armed conflicts
President
Alexandra Cypress
Vice-president
Daria Kisseleva
Working language
English
Delegates and observers
54+4
Experts
Polina Slepukhina, Igor Eremeev
Mail
ecosoc@modelun.ruDistinguished delegates!
It’s my absolute honor to welcome you to C-MIMUN 2021 on behalf of the President of the Economic and Social Council. After having participated in several simulations in different countries, organized, chaired and experted various MUNs and SDG Forum I would like to share my experience with all of you who will participate in these 5 incredible days.
Being one of six main bodies of the United Nations ECOSOC is to maintain the balance of three dimensions of sustainable development. Furthermore, this Council coordinates and strengthens various considerable efforts toward the comprehensive progress. One of the relevant problems of modern society is the rehabilitation of the states in a social and economic context after diverse challenges. Through negotiation of the essential agenda, participating in the MUN, each Delegate will be able to develop invaluable skills and broaden their mind in the areas of diplomacy, public speaking, official document writing and searching for international compromise.
Our common future depends on us, and so today this new generation is to determine the destiny of both states and the whole world. So, as a President, I am extremely excited to meet you all and look forward to seeing you all at the session of C-MIMUN 2021! It’s time to achieve an international cooperation and better quality of life for all.
Let’s apply the principle to leave no one behind and Make Model United Nations Great Again!
Alexandra Cypress,
Economic and Social Council PresidentDear delegates, returning and new,
It is my absolute pleasure to welcome you all to our wonderful ECOSOC committee!
C-MIMUN brings you more than just simulations, caucuses and resolution papers. Get ready to step into an enriching experience filled with Discovery, Adventure and Achievement.
We begin our story with Discovery as you will unveil aspects of your personality and skills you did not know you had. From public speaking to negotiation, get ready to uncover your hidden talents!
Next, you will embark on an Adventure as ambassadors. In fact, you will start the journey of a lifetime; a journey filled with challenges, friendship, knowledge, diplomacy, and leadership. A journey that may lead you to the highest peaks and the brightest projects.
Now onto Achievement, but I can’t tell you much about this last chapter. You will have to tell me. What will it be, delegates? Will you help diplomacy prevail? Or will you let it slip from your fingertips?ECOSOC is an amazing committee that deals with a myriad of important issues, and our topic for this conference may be challenging, but is very much up to date and urgent to address. I hope trust that you will lead simulating and passionate debates, and I look forward to witnessing the ending you will write to this story- I have a strong feeling it will be a good one. And it will be my highest pleasure to assist you in this unique endeavour.
C-MIMUN awaits.
Best regards,
Daria KisselevaHonorable Delegates,
I am very glad to welcome you to Churkin Moscow International Model United Nations 2021 as an Expert of the Economic and Social Council! My name is Polina Slepukhina and I am a Junior at the Department of International Relations of MGIMO University. Apart from working as an Expert in the Secretariat of the C-MIMUN 2021, I am a part of the Partnership group which is responsible for establishing and maintaining MUNs’ contacts all around the world.
Economic and Social Council is very special to me as participating in this committee brought me the title of the Best Delegate in C-MIMUN 2020. I am looking forward to meeting all of you, esteemed Delegates, at the sessions of the ECOSOC for the ends of sharing your opinions, participating in heated debates, working constructively on the final resolution which will contribute greatly to the social and economic rehabilitation of the African and Middle East countries.
Remember, the rolling stone catches no moss! The world might be changed only by those who seek the opportunities to change it. This Model UN might be your first step in numerous achievements you are to accomplish in the future.
Jump at the chance and let the whole world hear your voice!
Sincerely,
Economic and Social Council Expert,
Polina SlepukhinaHonorable delegates,
It is my total pleasure to welcome you to the C-MIMUN 2021 on behalf of the Expert of the Economic and Social Council. My name is Igor Eremeev and I am a 3-rd year student of the Moscow State University’s School of World Politics.
Our committee is indeed among the most crucial bodies of the United Nations. It deals with numerous topical issues worldwide, but our agenda for the upcoming session is definitely at the top of most debatable and controversial. Our joint work will concern with the future of states that are right now experiencing an appalling domestic situation. And it is precisely our duty to try to make a positive impact and discuss possible strategies that would help to resolve this complicated matter.
This agenda might seem difficult at first sight, but as you know looks can be deceiving. And let me cheer you up here a little! There is no need to doubt your abilities. Together, we will certainly be able to come up with splendid constructive ideas and be sure this model will lead you to amazing new knowledge, skills, and unforgettable experience.
C-MIMUN and our distinguished committee board in particular will provide you a great opportunity to realize your diplomatic potential. We will accompany you on this remarkable journey. I’m looking forward to seeing you and working with you!
C-MIMUN awaits!
Best Regards,
Igor EremeevA thesis is a coherent and concise paper which should reflect your profound awareness of the problem, ability to analyze relevant sources and present your findings in short, your views on the agenda and your ideas of its possible resolution. The thesis will help us estimate your understanding of the issue and the contribution you will possibly make to its solution.
Make sure you meet the listed requirements:
- The Experts’ Report should serve as a basis for your thesis. Make sure you consult it attentively before writing your thesis.
- Your thesis must be written in formal style and logically structured. It must contain an introduction, a main body, and a conclusion.
- The thesis must be written in English.
- Your thesis must be 400 — 500 words long (an acceptable deviation is 25 words).
- Your personal perspective on the agenda must be stated clearly and justified with the arguments and/or examples.
- Your proposals on how to address the issue must be stated expressly.
- Over the course of the work you must be guided by the documents and resolutions adopted by the UN bodies or other reliable international organizations. The sources of the data and your findings must be mentioned in the form of a footnote.
- Plagiarism is prohibited.
Good luck!
Economic and Social Council Experts,
Polina Slepukhina and Mikhail Kan,
C-MIMUN 2021
Honourable delegates,
A Position Paper is a clear and concise statement of how the country represented by a delegate addresses the agenda. It differs from the Thesis in the following way: the Thesis must reflect your personal opinion concerning the agenda while the Position Paper should represent the country’s official approach towards the issue. The key objective of the Position Paper is to clarify your country’s stance for other delegates and to put forward the practical proposals to resolve the problem stated in the agenda.
It must be pretty brief and include following substantive items:
- Background of the topic. Why is the issue important to your country? In what way has it affected your nation? What measures has already been taken to resolve the problem? What initiatives have been introduced and what resolutions has your nation supported and why?
- Current state of affairs concerning your country’s policy. What problems is your country faced with or what projects is your country already involved in (in terms of the agenda)? You are to explain why your country needs assistance, or how it can help other states, or what exactly it can contribute to the settlement of the problem.
- Exact measures you country would like to propose. How do you feel the ECOSOC should address this issue? What specific actions would you like to see taken? What solutions would you support in a resolution? What remedies does your country oppose? We would advise to present as specific measures as possible so that they might be considered to be included in the resolution right after you present your position.
Other useful hints:
- Make sure you consult the Experts’ report before writing your Position Paper. It contains lots of useful links and helpful sources.
- Be coherent and concise. Keep in mind that the time for you to present the Position will be limited.
- You should not speak in the first person (“I”), but with the voice of the country you represent. Use the following phrases: “Our Government / Nation”, “The Delegation of ____.”
- You may offer your own ideas on the solution to the problem, but bear in mind that they should not contradict the policies of the state you represent.
- Do not stop preparation after finishing the Position Paper and check regularly before the start of the C-MIMUN if your nation’s stance has remained the same. In case major changes occur, notify the Chairperson and integrate them.
- Wikipedia is not an acceptable source of information.
Position Paper Sample
Committee: Economic and Social Council
Country: Ecuador
Agenda: Strategies for eradicating poverty to achieve sustainable development
Esteemed delegates, ladies and gentlemen, Honorable Chair!
The importance of today’s agenda cannot be overemphasized since poverty seems to have been going hand in hand with humanity throughout its evolving. The UN has been seeking to elaborate possible solutions for this issue for about thirty years, and it is worth mentioning that our joint efforts have not been in vain. Starting off with the adoption of the Agenda 21, we have together enabled more than a billion of people to escape extreme poverty. Still, we ought not to rest on our laurels since there is about a tenth of the world population faced with extreme poverty; there are even more experiencing multidimensional one.
Ecuador used to be a traditional agricultural export-oriented country totally dependent on the fluctuations on the international market. However, most of the income was taken over by the privileged minority, thus reinforcing the process of impoverishment and financial gap broadening. Our country entered the third millennium with about 20% of the population (3 million people) reduced to extreme poverty: devastating numbers for Ecuador. Today, this number is five times less. Considering these facts, we are convinced that our country has something to advise the ECOSOC on.
Our government has assessed its priorities in a right way having concentrated its efforts on the human capital development. Thus shifting from supporting agriculture exclusively to investing in services, namely healthcare and education, Ecuador set in motion the machinery of both financial flows and employment. Another measure that has proved to be effective is radical state-run income re-distribution: we have managed to converge the access to basic services and public goods available for the rich and the poor which is mirrored by the significant decrease in Gini coefficient. By and large, it is essential to understand that political and economic measures together constitute a perfect match aimed at poverty fighting, while implementing only one of these two will end up insufficient.
It should also be noted that, in order to be able to eradicate poverty, state machinery must be transparent and impeccable. Noticeably, countries with the highest poverty rate (for instance, those located in central and west Africa) also find themselves at the end of the list of the Corruption Perceptions Index. That is why, Ecuador suggests the ECOSOC:
- enhancing the monitoring of the finance invested in developing countries for the sake of preventing possible misuse of money intended for the poor.
- that the money invested in emerging countries should be spent on the development of social facilities and infrastructure. These facilities are to provide the locals with extra job opportunities.
- calling for the governments of the poor countries to take control over the income distribution to provide the citizens with fair revenue-sharing.
- encouraging the expansion of educational institutions in the countries with high poverty rate and drawing the attention of the youth to studying. Doing so, we will contribute greatly to the economic recovery of the states plunged into crisis.
- For these ends developed economies might broaden their educational programs for foreign students under the condition that these students must return to their homeland after graduation in order to contribute the acquired knowledge to their countries’ prosperity.
- We must promote intercultural communication among the young in order to provide exchange of experience and international dialogue, so that the succeeding generations will be prepared to overcome future hurdles, including poverty, all together. For the sake of it, we might encourage the development of international volunteering, hold conferences and other forms of international communication.
Country list: Representative: 1 Angola Grigory Podchufarov 2 Argentina Antoine Gothuey 3 Armenia Aisylu Albertovna Gabdrakhmanova 4 Australia Mohammad Moein Vatankhah 5 Austria Alexey Schamagin 6 Bangladesh Rishit Jain 7 Benin Margaux Valérie Claude Léonard 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 9 Botswana Leonid Slavinsky 10 Brazil Giacomo Andolfatto 11 Bulgaria Saim Sakhimov 12 Canada Sofya Kulikova 13 China Yulia Petrova 14 Colombia Maria Lobanova 15 Congo Emma Marguerite Fischer 16 Egypt Natalia Chekmaeva 17 Ethiopia Gleb Dubyanskiy 18 Finland Arina Kastykina 19 France Stefaniya Demina 20 Gabon Matteo Dummar 21 Germany Lizaveta Yushkevich 22 Guatemala Svetlana Biryukova 23 Indonesia Alima Buganova 24 Iran (Islamic Republic of) Olga Stefanenko 25 Jamaica Kristina Rogozhko 26 Japan Konstantin Trubachev 27 Kenya Alba Mata 28 Latvia Evgenia Moiseeva 29 Liberia Nikolay Maksimovich Golovko 30 Libya Alexey Timokhov 31 Luxembourg Sofia Mebuke 32 Madagascar Elena Pustovarova 33 Mali Chiara Müller 34 Mexico Elberd Galaiev 35 Montenegro Tamara Julie Aslanov 36 Netherlands Fedor Kalashnikov 37 Nicaragua Angelina Tolstykh 38 Nigeria Mikhail Zverev 39 Norway Eugenia Nosko 40 Pakistan President 41 Panama Diana Vasilieva 42 Paraguay Karina Isaeva 43 Portugal Jordan Valentin Grawenhoff 44 Republic of Korea George Pak 45 Russian Federation Nicolas Franz Cavadini 46 Saudi Arabia Maria Remizova 47 Solomon Islands Varvara Lyapneva 48 Switzerland Sarah Kate Bradford-Andrew 49 Thailand Son Bao Tran 50 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Polina Likhodievskaya 51 Turkmenistan Ethan Catanzariti 52 Ukraine Daniil Korneev 53 United States of America Ekaterina Dorykina 54 Zimbabwe Observers: 1 Syrian Arab Republic Daria Savastyan 2 African Union Gulnaz Yaglyamunova 3 The League of Arab States Michael Palatianos 4 The World Bank Aleksandra Zorina