Human rights council Chairs
Greetings Delegates of Human Rights Council,
Welcome to SKYMUN. I am Junwon Park, currently a junior at Korea International School. It is an honor for me to serve you as this year’s President of Human Rights Council.
As an officer of the MUN club in my own school, I feel deeply connected to SKYMUN–a conference essentially designed for the younger delegates out there. This conference is likely going to be the first MUN conference for many participants. It’s my privilege to be a part of your first MUN experience; the experience from which you’ll learn the joy of tackling world-scale issues, the joy of convincing tens of intelligent delegates from schools other than your own, and the joy of participating in MUN.
To be a delegate in Human Rights Council is a noble task. When facing issues that involve the fundamental human rights of socially disadvantaged and weak minorities, delegates must possess an utmost level of responsibility. At the same time, a delegate shouldn’t assume that the complex questions being discussed in HRC can simply be answered by blindly supporting the minorities’ rights only: to truly protect their rights, the delegates must propose a solution that is innovative, yet practical and culturally acceptable. Unlike some other topics in MUN, topics regarding human rights can not be compromised with: for example, one group's rights can not be sacrificed for the rights of another. A society either has justice, or it doesn't; if there is no complete justice, then it is, by definition, injustice. For the same reason, there must be universal human rights for everyone, everywhere, everytime. It is a tough task, but an important one.
Dear Human Rights Council of SKYMUN, I am excited to be able to work for such a noble cause with you all. Let's make this conference successful together!
Best regards,
Junwon Park
Human Rights Council President & SKYMUN I Executive
Korea International School '15
[email protected]
Welcome to SKYMUN. I am Junwon Park, currently a junior at Korea International School. It is an honor for me to serve you as this year’s President of Human Rights Council.
As an officer of the MUN club in my own school, I feel deeply connected to SKYMUN–a conference essentially designed for the younger delegates out there. This conference is likely going to be the first MUN conference for many participants. It’s my privilege to be a part of your first MUN experience; the experience from which you’ll learn the joy of tackling world-scale issues, the joy of convincing tens of intelligent delegates from schools other than your own, and the joy of participating in MUN.
To be a delegate in Human Rights Council is a noble task. When facing issues that involve the fundamental human rights of socially disadvantaged and weak minorities, delegates must possess an utmost level of responsibility. At the same time, a delegate shouldn’t assume that the complex questions being discussed in HRC can simply be answered by blindly supporting the minorities’ rights only: to truly protect their rights, the delegates must propose a solution that is innovative, yet practical and culturally acceptable. Unlike some other topics in MUN, topics regarding human rights can not be compromised with: for example, one group's rights can not be sacrificed for the rights of another. A society either has justice, or it doesn't; if there is no complete justice, then it is, by definition, injustice. For the same reason, there must be universal human rights for everyone, everywhere, everytime. It is a tough task, but an important one.
Dear Human Rights Council of SKYMUN, I am excited to be able to work for such a noble cause with you all. Let's make this conference successful together!
Best regards,
Junwon Park
Human Rights Council President & SKYMUN I Executive
Korea International School '15
[email protected]
Michelle Hahn
Human Rights Council Assistant President Korea International School '16 [email protected] |
Jerry Kim
Human Rights Council Deputy Assistant President Korea International School '16 [email protected] |
Human Rights Council Issues
• Protecting the Rights of Defectors from DPRK
• Combating illicit child soldier trafficking in the sub-Saharan Africa
• Combating illicit child soldier trafficking in the sub-Saharan Africa