The German delegate of the ILO talked about its framework for a migrant plan and how they plan to have more migrants to have more equity with citizens in the country. Kylie Maria Tan Kai Lee | SZ International During the International Labour Organisation meeting on migrant workers, it is fascinating to note that many countries have come up with various ways to go about their labour protection laws. Many delegates of other countries have explicitly said that the problem was in

Dulam Harshita Sai | The Moscow Times Wealthy countries simply push accountability measures for aid recipients while conveniently avoiding scrutiny of their own political interests. The UNDP session on economic sustainability and having a clear stance on aid shows repetition. Wealthy donor nations are talking about accountability and good governance while smaller countries struggle to get a word in about who really controls development. Nigeria kicked things off with a propos

Rochelle Tanujoyo | The Hankyoreh The World Health Assembly has changed significantly in one day of committee sessions. From many proposed solutions, two have emerged that intend to fully tackle the complex issue that is medical tourism. On Day 3, the World Health Assembly sifted through all the proposed solutions, and two draft resolutions are in the making. The first one from the bloc led by Japan that includes delegates of nations like Nigeria, the US, Belgium and more. Th

Intan Khairiah Adilah Binte Abdullah | The Business Times PREPMUN HEADQUARTERS - Directors of the World Bank are facing a fast-paced economic issue which has been plaguing all nations, climate change. Despite the emergence of the fastest and biggest economic headwind of the 21st century, global financing frameworks remain dangerously misaligned with the scale of the threat. The Potsdam Institute estimates that climate damages could hit US$38 trillion annually by 2050, a figur

Resuello Aristhea Anne Mendoza | Buenos Aires Herald Expanding the renewable energy industry is an issue not simple to solve— an issue that ECLAC member states are working tirelessly to address. The debates focused on many aspects: distribution of funding (or lack thereof), each nation’s sustainable goals, economic benefits and hurdles, and much more. Yet, almost every country believed in one thing: ECLAC nations need to come together to address the problem effectively. With

Kaki Grishma Alekya | The Economist The Development of Renewable Energy is undeniably rapid, even now. Many multinational corporations aim to switch from fossil fuels, oil, etc., to renewable energy. Yet countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have little to no access to this technology. This concern was recognised in 1948 by the United Nations. Therefore, a new council was set up to fix the issue, called the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. Its g

The collective frustration of Indonesians exploded into the storming of the DPR and the holding of hostages. Amber Cheng Yan Yu | Jakarta Post Politicians in the midst of an extended break were held at gunpoint by five armed assailants who promptly took them hostage in the Nusantra Building. Upon forcing the DPR into a room, protestors, the self-proclaimed Honourable People, continued holding lawmakers at gunpoint whilst ordering them to hand over the money stashed beneath th

Golkar’s proposed solutions for the Giant Sea Wall leave more questions than answers.   Amber Cheng Yan Yu | Jakarta Post After the unprecedented intrusion at the Parliamentary Complex, one would assume that lawmakers would have eliminated the option of eviction. In part, that is true. The term ‘eviction’ has been largely condemned by the council, but the idea of ‘relocation’ has been incorporated into the solutions of various parties.  Does this show that our representatives

Wang Yaqi | Agence France-Presse International aid has long been seen as an important tool for helping countries handle humanitarian crises and strengthen their economies. In 2022, the United States Department of State and USAID allocated around 11 billion US dollars for foreign aid aimed at boosting growth. This effort reflected a global trend in which aid was viewed as a quick and effective way to stabilise communities facing natural disasters, conflict, or economic collaps

Rochelle Tanujoyo | The Hankyoreh The press conference with the delegates of the UNODC reveals their first priority of securing borders globally before moving on to preventative measures and stopping production. Today marks the third day of committee sessions for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) focused on the question of Narcoterrorism. Narcoterrorism is the relationship between drug traffickers and terrorist organisations. Members of terrorist organisati

Resuello Aristhea Anne Mendoza | Buenos Aires Herald As ECLAC debates continue and are getting more heated in reaching a general consensus, the issue on renewable energy use in the region still remains unsolved, and at large.  Many factors contribute to Latin America being unable to sustain renewable energy across the whole region, which has significantly affected their sustainable goals. Challenges such as not being able to expand on a transmission infrastructure network and

Moscow dodges uncomfortable questions about the Kremlin's transparency problems and offers cryptocurrency tracking solutions instead.  Dulam Harshita Sai | The Moscow Times The 1st conference just consisted of delegates identifying problems. The second came to show how much countries disagree about solutions, and nowhere was that disagreement clearer than in the clash of Bolivia's rejection of crop eradication and Russia's push for financial intelligence cooperation. Bolivia

Tino Chrupalla has written a proposal that showed some rather concerning inaccuracies as the Afd’s response to modernising bureaucracy. Kylie Maria Tan Kai Lee | SZ International Established in the first meeting with the German Bundestag, it has been talked about the modernisation from digital bureaucracy. Many members of the Bundestag have all said the same thing, that the bureaucracy needs to rework itself as its first phase of revitalisation. It happened to be the only thi

Intan Khairiah Adilah Binte Abdullah | The Business Times In the latest round of World Bank negotiations, tactical suggestions were made by the Directors of Japan and Germany, signalling strong support for a substantial increase in the International Development Association (IDA) contribution. The shift was framed as essential to safeguarding financial discipline and long-term development for Low-Income Countries (LICs).  Speaking on the sidelines of the council, Japan’s repre

While Western delegates debate abstract principles, Russia waits to deliver concrete solutions to a crisis killing thousands annually. The Moscow Times | Dulam Harshita Sai The first UNODC committee session on narcoterrorism revealed just how difficult it is to get countries to agree on anything, even when everyone knows the problem is serious. And while Western delegates talked in circles about "unified approaches," Russia's absence from the speakers' list was notable. Our d

Ellee Low | Al-Arabiya Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun met with Iran's head of the National Security Council, Ali Larijani, and a delegation at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, Lebanon. (AFP)  Iran’s repeated claims that it is committed to combating narcoterrorism are facing renewed scrutiny as contradictions between Tehran’s public stance and its continued support for Hezbollah were highlighted in the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) council session on 11 D

Wang Yaqi | Agence France-Presse In many Third World countries, traffickers, terrorists, and insurgent groups cooperate to a limited extent and are alleged to use funds obtained from drug trafficking to exert military, political, and economic pressure against the countries in which they operate. This major problem - commonly referred to as narcoterrorism - has created complex, non-traditional security threat problems, and has become a problem with international implications.

The first meeting of the German Bundestag comes off with a kickstart, with many saying that we should be modernising the bureaucracy as the first step to revitalisation. Kylie Maria Tan Kai Lee | SZ International The first meeting started with a great start. Many members of the German Bundestag have talked about what areas should be focused on. Many politicians have opposing views on mandated military conscription, and most of the focus should be on being able to pass informa

Sakthi Muralikrishna | Kyodo News UNODC delegates discuss border control policies. In 2015, a drone posing a threat to important facilities and other locations was intercepted and captured in mid-air by a large Metropolitan Police Department drone using a suspended net. The video was provided by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and distributed by JIJI Press in this context in 2015. However, recent social media posts portray this event as the Tokyo Police chasing yakuz

Delegates to the UNODC have proposed many solutions to deal with the scourge of drugs Bryan Watt | The Wire Throughout the whole of 10 December 2025, many delegates have been discussing in the UNODC various methods to resolve the problem of drugs. At the start of 11 December, the delegates began debating solutions to strengthen border security. To give context, delegates to UNODC had been debating measures to reduce narcoterrorism in all its forms. The solutions proposed may