Conference Report Milan, 18th May 2015

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Milan, 18th May 2015

Dear reader,

On behalf of MILMUN Association it is our pleasure to present you the MILMUN 2015 Conference Report. This document will provide you with all the relevant information collected throughout the year in the preparation process and during the event itself.

The Executive Committee, together with a devoted Secretariat and the support of the Association’s Advisory Board, managed to attract more than 130 participants, with 29 different nationalities and representing 33 universities to Milan, Italy. This success would not have been possible without the continued strong support of our Patrons and Sponsors!

As in previous years, we were honoured by the presence of world-class representatives of the academic and professional sectors relevant to this year’s theme “Changing Course to Feed the World”. Their input guaranteed energetic discussions in all committees and provoked interesting suggestions on how to solve some of today’s most pressing global issues. We will provide you with a complete summary of the debate outcomes in our Annual Report later this year.

We hope that our activities will continue to attract as many interested young professionals from all around the world in the future and look forward to the MILMUN 2015 conference.

With best regards,

Elena N. Sandell K. Victor Henckel von Donnersmarck MILMUN 2015 Secretary-General MILMUN Association President

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Welcome Letter by the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon

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Letter from the Alma MUN Society

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MILMUN 2015 Conference Summary

Changing Course to Feed the World

Type: International conference promoting economic, social & environmental awareness Location: Bocconi University (Grafton Conference Centre), Milan, Italy Size: 131 top students from 29 nations worldwide, representing 33 universities Conference: Monday 11th May until Friday 15th May 2011 (5 days), 09:00 – 18:30

Guest Speakers at the 2012 Opening Ceremony

• Mr. K. Victor Henckel von Donnersmarck, President of MILMUN Association • Prof. Andrea Sironi, Dean of Bocconi University • Prof. Paolo Magri, Director of Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale • Mr. Antonio Ferrari, Correspondent of Corriere della Sera • Ms. Vera P. Weill Halle, Chair of Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and

Natural Resource Management

What is a MUN conference?

A Model United Nations (MUN) is an academic simulation of different committees of the United Nations, where the mainly student-level participants take on the role of a diplomat and represent a country different from their country of origin. The aim of this alternative education approach is to allow participants to familiarize themselves with the UN and EU systems, investigating possible solutions to global issues and researching about another country’s culture, economy and political positions.

Background

With its tenth edition in 2015, the Milan International Model United Nations (MILMUN) conference is the longest lasting annual, university-level simulation of international institutions in Italy. It was first held in May 2006 and has since attracted more than 900 young academics with over 70 different nationalities and representing 140 universities from all over the world.

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Committees & Topics

Security Council (UNSC) 1. The Nile River Dam Crisis (Egypt and Ethiopia); 2. Responsibility to Protect under the UN Charter.

United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) 1. Green economy and capital markets: mobilizing finance to tackle climate

change; 2. Gender, agriculture, and sustainable development: overcoming

institutional barriers to rural women’s entrepreneurship. Guest Speakers: • Ms. Vera P. Weill Halle, Chair of Women Organizing for Change in

Agriculture and Natural Resource Management; • Mr. Roberto Barbieri, President of OXFAM Italy.

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) 1. Revision of the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial

Arbitration – providing more effective protection of labels, trademarks, and international commerce of agricultural goods.

Council of the European Union – Economic and Financial Affairs (CEU - ECOFIN) 1. Rethinking the Economic Aspects of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP); 2. Developing an economic strategy to promote universal access to education.

Guest Speakers: • Dott. Guido Tirloni, Manager at KPMG Advisory; • Prof. Carlo Altomonte.

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Council (FAO Council) 1. Fostering food security and poverty alleviation through sustainable

development; 2. Preventing soil degradation in order to safeguard agriculture and protect

the environment. Guest Speakers: • Mr. Mirko Montuori, Consultant at FAO; • Mr. Riccardo Mazzuchelli, Director-General FAO Model Conference.

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Nationalities Present

ALBANIA AUSTRIA

BANGLADESH BELGIUM

CAMEROON DENMARK DJIBOUTI ECUADOR FRANCE GEORGIA

GERMANY GHANA GREECE

HUNGARY

ITALY MACEDONIA

PAKISTAN PORTUGAL

QATAR ROMANIA

SERBIA SOUTH KOREA

SPAIN SRI LANKA

SWITZERLAND TAIWAN TUNISIA

UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Universities Represented

Agricultural University of Georgia Alma Mater Studiorum - Università degli Studi di Bologna

Audencia School of Management Bocconi University

Dhaka College East West University, Bangladesh

ESADE Business School Georgetown University

Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

North South University, Bangladesh Organisation for Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection

Politecnico di Milano Sigma Institute of Science and Technology

Tbilisi State University Technische Universität München

Universidad de Barcelona Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Università degli Studi di Cagliari Universita degli Studi di Firenze

Università degli Studi di Milano (Statale) Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca

Università degli Studi di Scienze Gastronomiche Università degli Studi di Trieste

Università degli Studi di Trieste - Polo di Gorizia Università degli Studi di Pavia

Università degli Studi di Salerno Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele

University of Athens University of Copenhagen

University of Dhaka University of St. Gallen

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Conference Week-plan

MONDAY, 11th 9.00 – Registration @ Bocconi University, via Gobbi 5 10.00 – Opening Ceremony @ Aula Magna Bocconi 13.00 – Lunch 14.00 – Committee Session with Guest Speaker 16.00 – Coffee Break 16.30 – Committee Session 18.30 – End of debates 20.00 – Italian Night @ La Fabbrica

TUESDAY, 12th 9.00 – Committee Session 11.00 – Coffee Break 11.30 – Committee Session 13.00 – Lunch 14.00 – Committee Session with Guest Speaker 16.00 – Coffee break 16.30 – Committee Session 18.30 – End of debates 20.00 – Aperitivo @ Just Cavalli

WEDNESDAY, 13th 9.00 – Committee Session 11.00 – Coffee Break 11.30 – Committee Session 13.00 – Lunch 14.00 – Committee Session with Guest Speaker 16.00 – Coffee break 16.30 – Committee Session 18.30 – End of debates 20.00 – Gala Night @ Hotel dei Cavalieri

THURSDAY, 14th 9.00 – Committee Session 11.00 – Coffee Break 11.30 – Committee Session 13.00 – Lunch 14.00 – Committee Session 16.00 – Coffee break 16.30 – Committee Session 18.30 – End of debates 19.30 – Cultural Night – Museo del Novecento + Aperitivo @ Bar Bianco

FRIDAY, 15th 9.30 – Arrival at EXPO Venue 10.00 – Closing Ceremony 13.00 – Free time to visit EXPO 20.30 – Closing Night – Aperitivo & Clubbing @ Old Fashion

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Applicants & Participants Statistics

REGISTRATION DATABASE MILMUN 2015 - SUMMARY Registration opened: 1/12/2015 Registration closed: 5/10/2015

Total Days left: 0 Total Days open: 118

General Info of Applicants Applicants: # % Target Bocconi Info request: # % Target

Total Applications: 285 95,00% 300 Total YES 169 59,30% '> 50% Average Age: 23,31 22,00

Avg Applicants per day: 2,42 '> 2,6 Education Level: # % Target Total from Milan: 115 40,35% ± 50% Bachelor Degree 176 61,75% '> 66%

Total from Italy: 152 53,33% ± 50% Master Degree 1° Level 32 11,23% Master Degree 2° Level 14 4,91% Nationality Stats: # % Target PhD 3 1,05%

Total Non-Italian: 154 54,04% '> 66% no University degree 60 21,05% Total Italian: 131 45,96% '< 33%

VISA Needs: # % Target Gender Stats: # % Target Total NO VISA 190 66,67% '> 66%

Total Female 132, 46,32% 40-60% Total NEED VISA 95 33,33% '< 33% Total Male 153, 53,68% 40-60%

Field of Study # % MUN Info: # % Target Economics 78 27,37%

Avg. MUN Experience 0,87 '> 1,00 Business 45 15,79% MILMUN Veterans 27 9,47% '> 20% Law 44 15,44%

International Relations 36 12,63% 1st Committee Choice: # % Target Political Science 27 9,47%

UN Security Council (SC) 72 25,26% 6% Engineering 5 1,75% UN Food and Agriculture Organization

Council (FAO) 62 21,75% 13% Computer Sciences 5 1,75% UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) 43 15,09% 20% Health Sciences 5 1,75% UN Commission on International Trade

Law (UNCITRAL) 46 16,14% 13% Mathematics 1 0,35% Council of the European Union: Economic

and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) 53 18,60% 13% Journalism, Media and

Communication 5 1,75% MILMUN Chronicle News (MCN) 9 3,16% 2% Other 34 11,93%

General Info of Conference Participants Accepted participants: # % Max Committee delegates: # % Max

Delegates: 113 55,67% 203 UN Security Council (SC) 12 70,59% 17 Staff: 15 83,33% 18 FAO Council (FAO) 27 67,50% 40

Chairs: 11 91,67% 12 UN Environmental Agency (UNEA) 35 58,33% 60 Total Participants: 139 59,66% 233 (UNCITRAL) 17 42,50% 40

Average Age: 21,98 ±

22,00 EU Economic & Financial Council

(ECOFIN) 21 52,50% 40 MILMUN Chronicle News (MCN) 1 16,67% 6

University Info: # % Target Total 113 55,67% 203 Total Bocconi: 77 54,61% '< 50%

Total Milanese: 101 71,63% < 60% Bocconi Info request: # % Target Total Non-Bocconi: 64 45,39% > 50% Total YES 105 92,92% '> 50%

Nationality Stats: # % Target Education Level: # % Target

Total Non-Italian: 15 10,64% '> 50% Bachelor Degree 135 95,74% '> 66% Total Italian: 126 89,36% '< 50% Master Degree 1° Level 20 14,18%

Master Degree 2° Level 9 6,38% Gender Stats: # % Target PhD 2 1,42%

Total Female 76, 53,90% 40-60% no University degree 45 31,91% Total Male 75, 53,19% 40-60%

Field of Study # % MUN Info: # % Target Economics 42 29,79%

Avg. MUN Experience 1,06 '> 1,00 International Relations 22 15,60% MILMUN Veterans 22,00 15,60% '> 20% Law 21 14,89%

Business 22 15,60% VISA Needs: # % Target Political Science 19 13,48%

Total NO VISA 102 72,34% '> 66% Languages and Linguistics 2 1,42% Total NEED VISA 39 27,66% '< 33% Engineering 2 1,42%

Other 9 6,38%

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Impressions

UNCITRAL UK: It was awesome. We managed to establish a lot of friendships, meet new people, and express ourselves in English. Bocconi is a stimulating environment, and the legal committee is a great committee. It's how it actually works. Canada: This was one of the best committees. It dealt with both political and technicalities, and was very beneficial for our personal and academic careers.

UNSC

China: For our committee we discussed the construction of the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam on the Nile River, which is of great importance to China -- although we ultimately had to veto the resolution in the end because of that. We didn't have a Russia on our committee, but the United States was very prepared and passionate, and the observer delegates we invited from the conference team were very helpful. The crisis was also very well prepared, but I don't think we would have had the time to handle much more than the four updates we received. The conference itself was very fun, and the delegates were passionate, motivated, and prepared.

UNEA

Indonesia: This was my first experience of MUN in general, as I am in my first year in university. It is exciting because you can improve your skills, learn to speak publically, inform yourself, and build good friendships with each other. It was good because I had to think of Indonesia's position, not just Italy's. The crisis updates we received during the conference were very interesting, because they were not expected and because we had to inform ourselves quickly which made them much more involving than other topics. I would suggest to a friend that they should try it. It is a social experience: you get to know other people and other cultures, improve your English skills, and have to represent your assigned country on positions that you do not yourself hold.

CEU-ECOFIN

Spain: I have been to four MUN conferences, and MILMUN 2015 was one of the best. It was an honour to be on the best council I have ever attended at a MUN. I like CEU-ECOFIN as a committee: it was a formal meeting, but the chairs also have a very human attitude. I really liked the CAP topic, which is possibly the most important topic as it underlines the importance of the work of the EU. This is an international experience that gives you the skills to be ready for the challenges of life.

FAO

Ecuador: This was my first MILMUN. It was great, especially as it was linked with the Milan Expo 2015 and matched its topics with the theme of the Expo. I chose the FAO because of its topics and my interest in GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms). This conference inspired me and I will definitely go on to others. The socials were good, especially the Gala on the terrace of Hotel dei Cavalieri with its view of the city, and the food was the best ever. I know, because I've been sitting on the FAO.

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Survey Results

General Information Delegate Chair Secretary Total Max %SC 11 2 0 13 14 92,86%

UNCITRAL 9 2 0 11 17 64,71%EU ECOFIN 19 2 0 21 26 80,77%

FAO 19 2 0 21 30 70,00%UNEA 31 2 0 33 43 76,74%

CHRONICLE 0 0 0 0 1 0,00%--- 0 0 0 0 0

Total 89 10 0 0 0 99 131 75,57%

Your Committee SC UNCITRAL EU ECOFIN FAO UNEA Avg % Avg Score1. I liked my committee 81,54% 94,55% 96,19% 94,29% 91,52% 91,62% 4,582. My fellow delegates were well prepared 69,23% 85,45% 80,00% 85,71% 71,52% 78,38% 3,923. Did my committee meet my expectations? 76,92% 82,00% 82,86% 88,57% 78,79% 81,83% 4,094. My Chairs helped me prepare before the conference 73,85% 80,00% 85,26% 60,00% 70,63% 73,95% 3,705. My Chairs had a good topic knowledge 89,23% 92,00% 92,00% 81,90% 81,21% 87,27% 4,366. The topics debated were interesting 73,85% 81,82% 91,43% 80,95% 81,82% 81,97% 4,107. Did you know the work of your committee before? 86,15% 43,64% 62,86% 62,86% 56,97% 62,49% 3,128. Do you know the work of your committee now? 95,38% 92,73% 90,48% 82,86% 80,00% 88,29% 4,419. Rate your committee’s Guest Speaker 70,00% 92,00% 83,81% 74,74% 88,48% 81,81% 4,0910. Rate your committee’s 2nd Guest Speaker (if applicable) 100,00% 85,56% 81,33% 82,86% 87,44% 4,37

Total 80,18% 82,20% 85,00% 79,40% 78,33% 81,02% 4,05

MILMUN Chronicle SC UNCITRAL EU ECOFIN FAO UNEA Averag Avg 11. Please rate the articles 72,31% 78,18% 80,95% 79,05% 78,79% 77,86% 3,8912. Did the Chronicle add value to the conference? 69,23% 74,55% 80,95% 80,00% 78,79% 76,70% 3,84

13. Please rate the MILMUN Chronicle in general 70,77% 76,36% 82,86% 81,00% 80,00% 78,20% 3,91Total 70,77% 76,36% 81,59% 80,00% 79,07% 77,59% 3,88

Social Activities SC UNCITRAL EU ECOFIN FAO UNEA Averag Avg 14. Welcome Drink, Sun 10th May 70,91% 88,89% 82,00% 77,78% 69,41% 77,80% 3,8915. Italian Night Dinner, Mon 11th May 70,77% 82,00% 88,00% 76,84% 76,92% 78,91% 3,9516. Just cavalli Aperitivo, Tue 12th May 62,86% 88,00% 82,67% 85,56% 82,76% 80,37% 4,0217. Gala Night, Wed 13th May 90,77% 89,09% 92,38% 85,00% 85,26% 88,50% 4,4318. Museum and Bar Bianco, Thu 14th May (if applicable) 80,00% 95,00% 85,71% 85,33% 84,35% 86,08% 4,3019. Your overall satisfaction with the social events: 80,00% 90,00% 90,00% 78,10% 80,67% 83,75% 4,19

Total 76,55% 88,16% 87,13% 81,12% 80,28% 82,33% 4,12

Opening Ceremony SC UNCITRAL EU FAO UNEA Averag Avg 20. Please rate the Opening Ceremony 70,00% 90,91% 77,89% 82,86% 76,88% 79,71% 3,99

Total 70,00% 90,91% 77,89% 82,86% 76,88% 79,71% 3,99

Conference in General SC UNCITRAL EU ECOFIN FAO UNEA Averag Avg 21. Please rate the food served during lunch 69,23% 78,18% 72,63% 80,00% 87,50% 77,51% 3,8822. Please rate the coffee breaks23. Please rate the location (Bocconi - Grafton Building) 76,92% 74,55% 77,89% 85,26% 91,03% 81,13% 4,0624. Please rate the location (Bocconi - .... Building)25. Please rate the website (www.MILMUN.org) 86,15% 92,00% 89,47% 86,15% 89,17% 88,59% 4,4326. Please rate you accommodation at the hostel (if applicable 65,00% 82,00% 82,35% 78,89% 82,86% 78,22% 3,9127. Please rate the photos taken during the conference 28. Were your expectations of MILMUN 2015 met? 83,08% 81,82% 88,00% 86,32% 80,65% 83,97% 4,2029. Do you think the conference was a success? 83,08% 60,00% 82,22% 90,00% 82,50% 79,56% 3,9830. Did you know the UN/EU well before the conference? 86,15% 86,67% 89,00% 82,00% 83,23% 85,41% 4,2731. Do you feel you know the UN/EU better now? 92,31% 85,45% 85,00% 87,37% 85,83% 87,19% 4,36

Total 77,16% 82,75% 84,10% 82,89% 85,09% 82,70% 4,13

32. Would you consider a Master program at Bocconi Univ.? Yes NoSC 6 7

UNCITRAL 5 5EU ECOFIN 15 4

FAO 8 11UNEA 23 8

CHRONICLE 0 0Total 61,96% 38,04%

33. Do you plan to attend another MUN in the future? Yes NoSC 12 1

UNCITRAL 10 1EU ECOFIN 20 0

FAO 16 4UNEA 27 6

CHRONICLE 0 0Total 87,63% 12,37%

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