Hi Delegates! I'm Jessie!

Hi Delegates! I'm Jessie Mao and a senior at Cal majoring in Political Science and minoring in History. I'm from the beautiful city of Auckland, New Zealand. I'll be on the vice-chairs for SPD(ope) and the best committee ever!

In my spare time, I like to bake, cook, travel, explore the bay area and pet corgis. I've been doing MUN for about 6 years now, coming up into my 7th here at BMUN. I'm so excited to see you all in March for SPECPOL and BMUN! Introduce yourself below and let us get to know you better!

Me posing like a tourist on my first trip to London last year!

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The mutual relationship of stability.

Hello! I hope you are having a wonderful time researching about the two topics! This week, we are going to discuss an article written by a visiting associate professor of UC Berkeley. But, before going into the article, some background knowledge on the recent Iranian protests is important. On January 2, 2018, demonstrators took the streets of Iran in what’s considered as the “largest public display of discontent since the 2009 Green Movement” (CNN), protesting the nation’s stagnating economy and the lack of social freedoms. And this brings up a good point about the nature of unrest and instability in the region: economic grievances. The professor writes that “ the nuclear deal [referring to the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal] raised people’s hopes for an expedited and expanded economic recovery… [but] the country’s current economic difficulties, as well as widespread corruption,” (Monshipouri) have not met the rise in people’s expectations. Specifically, Hassan Rouhani’s economic austerit...

The World's Worst Humanitarian Crisis

The World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis After years of fighting, the countries of North and South Yemen unified to become a single country in 1990. However, even after years of unification, conflict between the different regions still exists today and has led to the current civil war in Yemen. The main power struggle in the country is between the Yemeni government and the Houthi army (an Iranian backed rebel group). Due to political unrest during the Arab Spring, former President Saleh resigned from his position and allowed Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi to take power. However, Hadi eventually fled to Saudi Arabia, where he held presidential power from afar. The fighting is still happening today, and through all this turmoil, the innocent citizens of Yemen have suffered for years on end, facing economic, social, and public health crises. Recently, there has been a new public health threat in Yemen--the spread of diphtheria. This is a bacterial disease that causes mucous membran...

Delegate Tips for Success!

Hi Delegates! The conference is coming up soon! Can you believe that we only have 20 more days until BMUN 66! For some of you, it will be your first time coming to a MUN conference, for others it will be your 3rd or 4th time coming to BMUN. For me, this will be my 7th and last year of MUN (sad face) I remember for my first MUN conference, I represented Equatorial Guinea in the Security Council on the topic of blood diamond trafficking and the Kimberly Process. I blanked out, stuttered through my comments and questions and couldn't muster enough confidence to get on the podium and make my speech. 1. Rules of Procedure: Any MUN conference follows certain Rules of Procedure that describe how and when debate on the topic will happen. These Rules of Procedure are important to understand, as without them you will feel confused and lost. It is always a good idea to read and understand the Rules of Procedure before attending the conference, but do not be alarmed if...

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