A review of the highlights and accomplishments of the first University of Twente Model United Nations

1. UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE
MODEL UNITED NATIONS2017
UT MUN REVIEW

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UT MUN
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3. This booklet captures each committee’s journey throughout the three days of the
UT MUN. We hope with this booklet you can look back on your experience with
nostalgia and humour.
Special thanks to the authors of this booklet:
Meilani Halim
Jip Lukkien
Martijn van Dorp
1 | U T M U N

4. CONTENTS
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OPENING CEREMONY
SECURITY COUNCIL
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
DISEC
SPECPOL
ECOSOC
D&C
CLOSING CEREMONY
UT MUN

5. OPENING
CEREMONY
3 | U T M U N
“You hear all these buzzwords around campus:
internationalization, globalization, high tech human touch, social
technical problems. Combine all these buzzwords into one event
and you have the UT MUN.”
- Jasper ten Napel
Communication and Internationalization
Student Union
“Have a voice, make a change. This is not a slogan. This is
something you really can do.”
- Elise de Groote
Director General
UT MUN
“Debating is about making an impact; it's about fighting and
having disagreements to eventually come to an agreement. A
good debate always ends with a beer and a handshake.”
- Mike Verkouter
Start-up Ambassador
Novel-T

6. SECURITY COUNCIL
4 | U T M U N
TOPIC: SOUTH SUDAN WAR
DELEGATES
Chair
MADIS LEMSALU
Co-Chair
CHRISTIAN BOLOLOI
Sudan
SARAH FORSTER
France
WYTZE HAAN
China
JEREMIAS WENZEL
Egypt
JESSE KALANGE
South Sudan
MAARTEN BONNEMA
Italy
MORITZ ROUX
United Kingdom
RICK FEIJEN
United States of America
RUTGER HAAN
Bolivia
ALINA KLEHR
Sweden
ELISABETTA GATTI
Russian Federation
ERWIN KEMPER
United Arab Emirates
HANNAH KUHN

7. 5 | U T M U N
There is no doubt about the diligent
adherence to procedure and professionalism
displayed by the Security Council committee.
This can be attributed not only to the dedicated
delegates, but also to the strict supervision of
the Co-Chair Christian Bololoi and Chair Madis
Lemsalu – who ruled, as one delegate put it,
“with a fist of iron and a tie of wood.” Indeed,
his firmness was seen upon multiple occasions
throughout the event; most notably during one
instance when, upon asking permission to visit
the restroom, he ruthlessly ordered the
delegate of Sweden to “sit the fuck down.”
In truth, the committee was off to a rough
start, as some delegates had failed to prepare
their position on the topic. Regardless, they
powered through; and by the next you would
not have been able to tell that this debate was
merely a simulation. The delegates were in fact
so serious about their roles that South Sudan’s
punishment of singing “I Will Survive” for over-
use of personal pronouns was not appreciated.
The delegates’ sobriety is applauded however,
as discussing the topic of the South Sudan civil
war is indeed no laughing matter.
Despite the gravity of the debates, there
were still a number of notable moments;
namely South Sudan blaming other delegates of
using “alternative facts,” when accused of
corruption and inability to maintain a
government and military forces. Italy seemed to
have a distorted concept of the value of money,
as he once asked the World Bank for unlimited
funds. On another occasion he even demanded
helicopter transport to resolve his tardiness
issues, arguing that the 15 Euro participation fee
should have provided a large enough budget to
fulfill such a request. Russia adamantly spread
Communism with every note, and demonstrated
the truth behind the South Sudanese weapons
embargo in an Oscar-worthy performance in
which he pulled a smuggled banana out of his
pocket and aimed it directly at the delegate of
South Sudan.
After hour upon hour of heated debate and
tactful scheming, the committee pushed their
conflicts aside to put forward a resolution. Yet,
amidst the joy and relief upon the resolution’s
passing, a crisis was sprung on the already
spent committee: after multiple failed attempts,
North Korea had a successful missile launch
testing, putting countries such as the USA in
imminent threat of attack. Despite the intense
time pressure, the committee powered through
the crisis and commendably passed a resolution
in merely 60 minutes.

8. 6 | U T M U N
From: Russia
To: The Honourable Delegate of the United
States of America
Top 5 Hood Music?
1. Hopsin: Ill Mind
2. Eminem: Till I Collapse/ Rock Bottom
3. Terror Squad: Lean Back
4. J Cole: One Time for my LA Sisters
5. Kendrick Lamar: HUMBLE
From: USA
To: The Honorable member of the Russian
Federation
1. Post Malone2. Future
3. Drake
4. Lil Uzi Vert
5. Sevn Alias
- Rutger Haan,
USA
“If I was a car part I
would be the hood,
because I like to listen
to rap music from the
hood.”
- Erwin Kemper,
Russian Federation
“Speaking of bad childhood memories, I
used to peel tulip bulbs - as we do in my
tiny town – and as a rite of passage the
newbies had to eat a tulip bulb. It is not
recommended.”

9. 7 | U T M U N
From: Sweden
To: Russian Federation
Thank you pretty boy. I’ll buy you a coffee thanks
to capitalism.
From: Sweden
To: United Kingdom
Thank you for your support! Sweden (and the
delegate) is extremely grateful. Friends for life?
I’ll buy you an IKEA library.
From: Russian Federation
To: China
Spread communism
From: China
To: Russian Federation
All hail communism!

10. 8 | U T M U N
TOPIC I: SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT ZONES
TOPIC II: ULTERIOR MOTIVES OF FOREIGN AID
DELEGATES
Chair
FLORIAN KLEINHOVEN
Co-Chair
DIDRE SCHUTTE
Canada
PIER TABAK
Syrian Arab Republic
RIK SEELEN
Germany
RUBEN ROESSINK
Finland
SANNE ZWART
Saudi Arabia
JASMIN SCHMITZ
Peru
KATARINA BOTTA
Russia
LORINA WHITTAKER
Côte d'Ivoire
LOTTE TURKSTRA
India
MARTINE WIJNSTRA
Congo
MILENA NIEHAUS
Rwanda
ANNA SCHMITZ
United States of America
ARIANE LUESSEN
South Sudan
ESTER SMIT
The Netherlands
GIULIA MESTROVIC
GENERAL ASSEMBLY

11. 9 | U T M U N
Despite the brief moment of unity in the
room, opinions were quickly divided as the crisis
situation unfolded. The world’s average age was
too high – something that must be put right. The
Russian federation, spearheading an anti-
homosexual campaign (or ‘AH!’ for short)
blamed the age increase on the
homosexual community due to lower birth
rates. South Sudan, Syria and Saudi Arabia,
amongst others, were clear supports of this
motive. Notes flew around the room as alliances
were formed. When discussing what to do with
the so-called ‘problem of homosexuals’ one
delegate responded with “we hang them. Oh,
flogging works fine as well.” Notes such as these
escalated throughout the room, as certain
delegates had clearly left their chill at the door
that day.
Whilst many delegates fought for their
beliefs with strong argumentation and
convincing statistics, the delegate of Syria must
be mentioned for his valour attempts. Quoting
the Quran in many of his arguments, Syria was
forced to apologize many times for forcing his
beliefs on the committee. Sanctions such as
dancing to ‘apple-pen’ and short bans from the
committee came down hard on Syria as he
continued to quote the Quran to prove that
homosexuality is indeed a mental illness. This
was supported by South Sudan who confidently
stood up and exclaimed: “There is nothing
wrong with homosexuals… apart from the fact
they are all mentally ill.” USA was not happy with
this remark and threats to cut aid, and impose
travel bans to certain countries were thrown
around the room. The tension could have been
cut with a knife.
Come Saturday morning, the delegates had
done their homework and managed to pass a
respectable resolution with plenty of time to
spare. The calm of the first day was indeed
short lived, as the storm was unleashed on the
remaining two days of debating. China showed
no remorse when proudly stating “I am a
woman, and I agree women are less than men”
when discussing the treatment and rights of
women. Needless to say, a 15-minute ban from
the committee (without electronic devices)
shortly ensued for the use of personal
pronouns. Tut tut China.
The delegates continued to become more
outspoken as an unexpected crisis evolved. As a
spokesperson barged into the room explaining
the nature of the crisis, a fellow delegate was
interrupted and stopped in her line of thought.
Outrage filled the room as her fellow
committee members felt the crisis outburst was
rude and unnecessary.
Tensions started
high as the General
Assembly committee
gathered for the first time on
Friday morning. Many struggled to
find their voice and fight for their
positions on the prevention of
violence in conflict zones. After a stern
word from the chair however, the
delegates dove into their research and
eventually got the ball rolling.

12. 1 0 | U T M U N
Despite the hot headed debates and rather
questionable notes, GA put on a great show.
The crisis was described as ‘difficult’ in an interview
with the delegate of Syria, due to the contrasting
opinions in the room. With a grin however, he quickly
added: “It did however generate some furious debating.
Great fun.” Working together, and making some major
compromises, this committee managed to successfully
pass all their resolutions. The crisis was also solved with
great professionalism – especially when discussing
methods of increasing the world’s ‘baby-making
capacity’. Passed resolutions, a solved crisis and some
very heated debates – GA definitely had a full house!
- Rik Seelens
Syria
“Three words to sum up the weekend? Boring, but fun. The days are long and
it is tiring to get up early, but the event is actually less serious than expected.
I enjoyed being the delegate of Syria, because I just oppose everyone. No one
really likes Syria which is really fun but also a challenge, for example when
saying women don’t deserve rights.”

13. 1 1 | U T M U N
TOPIC I: MILITARY DRONES
TOPIC II: FINANCING TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS
DELEGATES
Chair
LUUK BUUNK
Co-Chair
VARUN SUDHAKAR
United States of America
RENS DOMMERHOLT
Somalia
ROELOF VELTHUIJS
Turkey
TILL SCHOLSSTEIN
United Kingdom
TILL HEITMANN
Russia
WOUT OP'T ENDE
Switzerland
DAVID VAN DE FLIERT
China
EGOR TAMARIN
Nigeria
JAKOB MARTIN
India
JURRIAN VELDHUIZEN
Saudi Arabia
KOEN TEN VERGERT
Indonesia
LUKA SCULAC
Lebanon
ANNE MOSSINK
Pakistan
ANNE-FLEUR KARSSING
Iran
CARITHEA RICHARDS
Afghanistan
CARLMAYKEL ORMAN
DISEC

14. 1 2 | U T M U N
Resolutions, pizza and a lost astronaut.
Friday, the committee of Disarmament and
International Security kicked off with a bunch of
enthusiastic delegates and two curious chairs.
As opposed to other committees and the chair’s
predictions, the DISEC delegates went in from
the start as a pack of hungry hyenas. Within the
first few hours, the shots-fired tally surpassed
every Wild West movie, just by the verbal
harassment of the delegate of Turkey. Although
the tensions were pretty high at certain points,
all delegates displayed great knowledge for the
rules and norms and barely any mistakes were
made. Despite the tensions, there was still room
for lightheartedness, displayed by the great
amount of banter among the delegates and
notes expressing love and a story about a lost
Nigerian astronaut. After debating about the
financing of terrorist organizations, the day was
concluded with the announcement of the topic
of Saturday, which would be drones.
But the chairs had something else in mind…
Saturday afternoon Jort stormed in to the
surprise of many delegates with a crisis that
would change their lives. Although the crisis,
which basically was total escalation in Syria,
nearly incited World War III, the main topic was
pizza. Why pizza you ask? In a collaboration
between the Russian Federation and the United
States of America, the idea was to split Syria.
This even went as far as the delegation of
Somalia making a map that literally sliced up
Syria. Meanwhile, the delegation of Nigeria
delivered an amazing speech about how he
could not get over the fact that there were
Nigerian immigrants on the Swiss borders.
Although it was not really impactful, it most
definitely was memorable. In the end, to great
joy of the newly-introduced delegation of Syria,
the pizza-plan did not go through and the
committee voted for another resolution.
The last day can be concluded as one big
resolution fest. After a rather calm morning
session, the delegates went completely
overboard with the resolutions, in particular
when it was decided that the national the
anthem of the United States should be changed
into an anthem that represents all minorities in
the country. This would have been done by
means of adding Chinese proverbs, the lyrics to
“Despacito” and many other texts into the mix.
Since miracles still exist, the resolution passed
along with one that was about disarming the
entire planet, to guarantee peace. Also, the
committee was reminded that the Nigerian
astronaut was still missing.
With that, the three-day rollercoaster ride that
was DISEC was concluded by a speech from the
chair in which he announced the winners and
thanked the organization. All in all, the weekend
was a lot of fun for the delegates, the chairs
and especially for the journalism team.

15. 1 3 | U T M U N
- Luka Sculac,
Indonesia
- Jakob Martin
Nigeria
“A lot of crazy stuff
happened. I sent a
note to USA, one of
my allies, in which I
suggested the option
of invading China. As
punishment for such
an illicit note I had to
read it out loud in
front of the entire
committee.”
“I am very disappointed that the other
delegates have disregarded the issue of
Boko Haram. We are spending too much
time discussing how to fight terrorist
groups such as ISIS, because they are
failing to realize all terrorist groups work
together! To get to ISIS we must first deal
with Boko Haram!”
From: Indonesia
To: USA
P.S. Invading China is a suggestion.
From: USA
To: Russian Federation
Stop smiling. So dirty.

16. 1 4 | U T M U N
From: Nigeria
To: Switzerland
Dear Beneficiary,
I am Dr. Bakare Tunde, the cousin of Nigerian Astronaut, Air Force Major Abacha Tunde. He was
the first African in space when he made a secret flight to the Salyut 6 space station in 1979. He was
on later Soviet space flight Soyuz T-16Z to the secret Soviet military space station Salyut 8T in 1989.
He was stranded there in 1990 when the Soviet Union was dissolved. His other Soviet crew
members returned to Earth on the Soyuz T-16Z, but his place was taken up by cargo. There have
been occasional Progrez supply flights to keep him going since that time. He is in good humor, but
wants to come home.
In the 38 years since he has been on the station, he has accumulated flight pay and interest
amounting to almost $15,000,000 USD. This is held in a trust at the Lagos National Savings and
Trust Association. If we can obtain access to this money we can place a down payment with the
Russian Space Authorities for a Soyuz return flight to bring him back to Earth. I am told this will
cost $3,000,000 USD. In order to access this trust fund we need your assistance.
Consequently, my colleagues and I are willing to transfer the total amount to your account or
subsequent disbursement, since we as civil servants are prohibited by the Code of Conduct
Bureau (Civil Service Laws) from opening and/or operating foreign accounts in our names.
Needless to say, the trust reposed on you at this juncture is enormous. In return, we have agreed
to offer you 20% of the transferred sum, while 10% shall be set aside for incidental expenses
(internal and external) between the parties in the course of the transaction. You will be mandated
to remit the balance of 70% to other accounts in due course.

17. SPECPOL
1 5 | U T M U N
TOPIC I: SPACE DEBRIS - CLEANING AND LIMITING
TOPIC II: ATOMIC RADIATION AND NUCLEAR ENERGY
DELEGATES
Chair
JARMO KIKSTRA
Co-Chair
AMBER SCHEELE
France
BOB STEENMEIJER
South Africa
ENRICO BERTOLOTTI
Russia
JAKOB TEICHMANN
United Kingdom
SHIHO ARAI
Italy
TOM GROENWOLD
Israel
VALENTIN SCHLAFFER
Republic of Korea
XAVIER BOEKHOUDT
Hungary
ANDREI GEORGESCU
Iran
CELESTINE LAWRENCE
China
CHAM BUSTRAAN
United Arab Emirates
DIEUDONNEE MUHOZA

18. 1 6 | U T M U N
It is safe to say that the majority of the
dancing that occurred during the UT MUN
happened not during the after party but rather
in the SPECPOL committee. On Friday the
delegate of Israel humoured the committee
with his glamorous rendition of a Katy Perry
song, after using personal pronouns one too
many times. This (un)fortunately failed to teach
the committee a lesson, as the following day
the delegate of China was also reprimanded for
using personal pronouns; and hence
performed a spirited dance to “Everyone Loves
Kung-Fu Fighting.” Surprisingly, the delegate of
China remained unphased by this humiliation
and expressed his gratitude for this
preservation of the Chinese culture. South
Korea, whose appetite for entertainment was
seemingly still unsatisfied, later requested the
delegate of USA to dance the Gangnam Style
upon allegations of not paying attention.
How any progress was made amidst this
barrage of musical numbers remains a
mystery. Whilst constructing a plan for cleaning
and limiting space debris, the formerly absent
delegate of USA less-than-subtly barged into
the room, loudly announcing that “USA is now
present.” The delegate then proceeded to lobby
against regulations for private space
companies, despite admitting that it “does not
take as much responsibility for space debris as
[it] probably should,” as it apparently “has
more pressing issues.” Nevertheless, a
resolution managed to be passed, which
creatively proposed a space project credit
system with the intention of limiting the
number of satellites in orbit. The committee
also succeeded in passing a resolution for long
term radioactive waste management,
highlighting the creation of an International
Scientific Board
to research Nuclear Waste Storage Facilities
globally.
Though there was not previously a large
degree of discord among delegates of the
committee, they were quick to point the finger
at China after the crisis revealed that the ISS
had been severely damaged by space debris
belonging to a government-owned Chinese
telecom satellite. While China urged other
countries not to assume fault, suspicions
remained that the incident was secretly
orchestrated. China was not the only delegate
under fire, however, as Israel also had his turn
in the blaze when all members of the
committee were forced to hand in their
phones thanks to him. All was forgiven in the
end though, as the committee commendably
passed their third resolution which addressed
the pressing matter of surviving
astronaut/cosmonauts/spationaut retrieval
and ISS repair.

19. 1 7 | U T M U N
- Valentin Schlaffer
Israel
- Xavier Boekhoudt
Republic of Korea
“We are a small committee, so we got to know each other quite fast.
Aside from that, I got to perform for the committee not one but two
times, first by singing to Katy Perry, then by re-enacting the flying scene
from Titanic.”
“This has been interesting and fun on a personal level to look into
the political stances of Korea. This is my first time experiencing an
MUN, and I’ve realised the bureaucracy takes a long time.”

20. ECOSOC
1 8 | U T M U N
TOPIC I: REGULATING THE TRADE OF COMMODITIES
TOPIC II: PREVENTING TAX EVASION AND REDUCING TAX HAVENS
DELEGATES
Chair
QUINTON DENMAN
Co-Chair
TAMMY CHONG
Brazil
ZOE FLOGERA
Malta
GAIA POMETTO
India
LUKAS STOFFERS
Mexico
MARILEN JAHNKE
Russia
SANDER BOXEBELD
Switzerland
TATEVIQUE MINASIAN
United States of America
TERESA SINCLAIR
China
ANDRE GAVILLON
Malaysia
DAN IONITA
Turkey
DOMINIQUE GEISSLER
Luxembourg
FERDIN ARSOSKI

21. 1 9 | U T M U N
The Economic and Social Council certainly
found their feet during this year’s UN meeting.
The weekend started off with some protocol
confusion. Not a moment after the first
resolution had been passed; delegates were
raising their placards suggesting amendments
to be made to the already passed resolution.
Some helpful clarification from the Chair soon
cleared the air and the committee was ready to
tackle the world. Quite literally, as it later
turned out.
The ECOSOC committee showed pure
passion when fighting for their resolutions and
opinions. This excitement was well managed
however, by the very capable chairs sitting at
the front of the room. Sanctioned were dealt
out to the committee like an episode of Oprah.
Pictures were drawn, songs were sung and
dances were performed. Delegates even had to
act out famous movie scenes for causing
disruptions to the natural flow of the debate.
These delegates were not handled with care
by any means, but it sure paid off. Respect for
one another was unanimous in the room – a
great way to start any debate.
A dramatic entrance to the room disturbed
the on-going debates about dumping, as a
crisis was unveiled. A meteorite, made of raw
materials with an estimated value of
$900billion, was soon to hit the earth in a part
of the Ocean outside of every nation’s
jurisdiction. This was the tinder the committee
needed to unleash the fire on their tongues.
Controversy and creativity filled the room
as each delegate pitched their idea of what to
do with the imminent collision between sea
and cash. Delegates such as the USA and
Brazil jumped at the opportunity to claim the
largest cuts of the fireball treasure. Others
suggested preventing the collision from taking
place at all – a creative, but perhaps not very
achievable solution. Other still remained true
to their morals and suggested splitting the
values equally across all nations.
Tensions rose as opinions clashed
between the delegates. Malaysia remained
forceful at one point even saying “Brazil, you
are wasting my time.”
No such debate can run smoothly
however when so much is at stake. Many
insults were thrown around the room, and
flaws in argumentation eagerly pointed out.
Even a discussion regarding the difference
between an asteroid and a meteorite was
enough to fuel more heated arguments as
one delegate exclaimed “if Brazil is looking for
an asteroid, they can go to space and get it.”

22. 2 0 | U T M U N
The Economic and Social Council certainly
found their feet during this year’s UN meeting.
The weekend started off with some protocol
confusion. Not a moment after the first
resolution had been passed; delegates were
raising their placards suggesting amendments
to be made to the already passed resolution.
Some helpful clarification from the Chair soon
cleared the air and the committee was ready to
tackle the world. Quite literally, as it later
turned out.
The ECOSOC committee showed pure
passion when fighting for their resolutions and
opinions. This excitement was well managed
however, by the very capable chairs sitting at
the front of the room. Sanctioned were dealt
out to the committee like an episode of Oprah.
Pictures were drawn, songs were sung and
dances were performed. Delegates even had to
act out famous movie scenes for causing
disruptions to the natural flow of the debate.
Munching on a controversial sandwich of
cheese and jam, the chair of the committee
Quinton Denman expressed his gratitude to
the committee for their thrilling debates and
said he particularly enjoyed handing out
punishments to misbehaving delegates. Many
members of the ECOSOC committee enjoyed
seeing their fellow delegates come out of their
shell and fight for their beliefs. It was certainly
a sight to behold, seeing all the committee
members form alliances against the delegate
of the USA, who kept her ground and bravely
fought for her beliefs.
The committee passed all of their
resolutions with resounding success, and can
certainly be proud of their achievements. At
the very least, they can be proud of the raw
talent they exhibited when being forced to
draw, sing, dance and tell jokes. Hats off, what
a show!

23. 2 1 | U T M U N
From: China
Why do the Jews remove a part of
the penis? Jewish women won’t
touch anything that’s not at least
10% off.
Drawing by Ferdin Arsoski

24. D&C
2 2 | U T M U N
TOPIC I: THE GLOBAL OPIOID PROBLEM
TOPIC II: REHABILITATION WITHIN PRISONS WORLDWIDE
DELEGATES
Chair
PEDRO ARIAS
Co-Chair
VANESSA SANTOS
Norway
VERA KORBLET
Columbia
JASMIJN KOL
Russia
KATHARINA SCHMITZ
Saudi Arabia
LAURENZ VAN DER WAL
United States of America
MARIE MIDDELSTORB
Myanmar
MARINA KONRAD
Canada
ROUVEN TSCHERSICH
United Kingdom
ANNE-LOU SCHOLTEN
Japan
CLAUDIUS QUINTUS
France
HAVVA TODUK
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
JAN ORESKY

25. 2 3 | U T M U N
The D&C committee kicked off the event
with a resonating burp released by the Most
Honorable Hokage Super Sayan Utmost
Merciful Senpai Chair Supreme. Aside from
discussing the caucasianization of Donald
Trump and establishing that it is difficult to
pronounce Laos, this committee actually did
have something of value to show from the
three days of debate. Beginning with
discussion of the global opioid crisis, the floor
was relatively divided between two extremes:
with Canada viewing drug users as harmless
to society and seeking to soften drug use
penalties on one hand, and Saudi Arabia
pushing for harsh punishments – based on
the morals and ideology derived from the holy
Al Quran – on the other. In fact, the delegate
of Saudi Arabia stuck so firmly and adamantly
to its extremist ideologies that one couldn’t
quite tell whether it was all just a facade or
not.
Despite the division on the floor, the
committee managed to devise a resolution
that called for the regulation of opioid
production and trade, and the combat of
traffickers. Having successfully passed their
first resolution, the committee proceeded to
deliberate upon the issue of rehabilitation
within prisons. Whilst discussing a solution for
overcrowded prisons and the mixing of petty
and severe criminals, Japan made a subtle jab
at Columbia by suggesting that “people would
not commit petty crimes if everyone were shy
like Japan, rather than the emotional South
America.” Saudi Arabia, as always, had a
quality suggestion, claiming that “the death
penalty is an easy way to solve over-
population in prisons.”
As the day wore on, however, the
committee showed subtle signs of boredom
and fatigue. Suddenly a wild crisis appeared,
and it’s super effective! El Chupacabra, a new,
synthetic, highly-addictive alternative to
cocaine, had seeped through the streets of
Columbia, with threat of leaking into other
countries. All pressure suddenly fell on the
delegate of Columbia, and the delegates
scrambled to take command of the situation.
Despite it being Columbia’s fault that other
nations were now at risk of being infected
with such a toxic drug, all countries showed
their support for Columbia in tackling the
production and sale of the drug, and a
resolution was effectively passed.

26. 2 4 | U T M U N
- Laurens van der Wal
Saudi Arabia
“It’s been really enjoyable, although quite hard. I honestly can’t
choose the best part.”
- Jasmijn Kol
Columbia
“I love the crisis! Although a lot of pressure falls
on me, the delegate of Columbia, I think it’s
really great and keeps things exciting!”

27. 2 5 | U T M U N
SECURITY COUNCIL GENERAL ASSEMBLY
CLOSING CEREMONY
Special Mention
JEREMIAS WENZEL
Special Mention
RIK SEELEN
Best Delegate
WYTZE HAAN
Best Delegate
ARIANE LUESSEN
Honourable Mention
MAARTEN BONNEMA
Honourable Mention
ESTHER SMIT

28. 2 6 | U T M U N
DISEC
D&C
Special Mention
EGOR TAMARIN
Special Mention
MARINA KONRAD
Best Delegate
RENS DOMMERHOLT
Best Delegate
CLAUDIUS QUINTUS
Honourable Mention
DAVID VAN DE FLIERT
Honourable Mention
LAURENS VAN DER WAL
SPECPOL ECOSOC
Special Mention
CELESTINE LAWRENCE
Special Mention
ZOE FLOGERA
Best Delegate
JAKOB TEICHMANN
Best Delegate
DAN IONITA
Honourable Mention
CHAM BUSTRAAN
Honourable Mention
TERICA SINCLAIR