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D ear Delegates, I m Flaminia Jesi and I m the Secretary General of IMUN 2018. I have been collaborating with United Network since 2014 and this is my fourth year as staffer. Everything started five years ago, when I was a delegate exactly like you. I was representing Greece in UNICEF committee, I was so nervous and scared to speak in front of other 60 people. My first speech was a nightmare, I was afraid of talking in another language and I thought I wasn t good enough to make a reasonable speech. Then, when I got up to the podium and I started to read, my anxiety disappeared and I to my great surprise gained confidence in myself. I was so proud of my work: all of my insecurities were gone! It was in that moment, when I realised that this thing, IMUN, was something I wanted to make room for in my life. When I decided to become a staffer and joined United Network, I never would have imagined how interesting and challenging this experience would have been. I became part of a family full of interesting people to work with that eventually became some of the friends I spend time with in my life. Today the UN Family counts over 200 staffers and I would like to thank every single person for their contribution in making IMUN possible. IMUN is a great opportunity for high school students to learn and deal with their peers the same age in order to have discussions about very pressing topics and learn the value of compromising and cooperation. Every year IMUN is becoming bigger and more international than ever before and I would like to remind you that it s not all about work but also the opportunity to make friendships with Italian people from other cities or even people from all over the world. Always keep in mind that this will be your stage, so delegates take all your passion and courage and be the best delegate. Wishing you the best luck for IMUN, Flaminia Jesi Secretary-General IMUN 2018 sg.roma@unitednetwork.it
D ear Delegates, our names are Giulia Cappella and Chiara Magliocca, and we are the Directors-General for IMUN Rome 2018! It s a great pleasure for us to welcome you to this new, marvellous adventure which, if you let it, is going to change your life like it did ours. We both have been doing Model United Nations (MUN) for several years, and we agree on the fact that we both would be very different people if we hadn t raised our placard that first time, or made our little speech on the first day. MUN has taught us a phenomenal amount of skills, such as working in a group, collaborating with other people, looking at issues from a thousand different perspectives, and appreciating and accepting other cultures and beliefs. These skills have proved themselves to be fundamental in shaping the people we are today, and we are enormously proud of the progress we have both seen from our first day. Maybe the most important thing we learned is to believe in ourselves, to have the confidence to start something new, to try something that scares us. On our first day in committee, neither of us wanted to speak, we were afraid of people s judgement and we were scared of making a mistake. Overcoming the fear of speaking in public has brought with it so many beautiful things, that little moment has made ourselves and our lives better forever. Seven years later, we have spoken in front of thousands of people with ease, we have walked to the podium in the real United Nations General Assembly Hall, and accomplished confidence in ourselves. It s normal to be scared, to be afraid, to feel intimidated by what is happening around you, don t let this stop you! The message we want to convey to you all is: give it a try! Throw yourself into a new experience, regardless of your fears and anxieties. We guarantee that you will feel so much better after you do, you will be proud of yourselves and happy of your progress. We wish you the best of luck for this edition of IMUN, and we are extremely excited to see how well you will do during these five days together! Do your best, enjoy this experience, and let yourself learn as much as you can while having fun! Love and good luck, Giulia Cappella & Chiara Magliocca Directors-General IMUN 2018 dg.roma@unitednetwork.it 3
STAFF OF UNITED NETWORK Board of Directors of United Network Riccardo Messina, President of United Network and Conference Director Michele Favaro, Model UN Supervisor Martina Regis, Res Publica Supervisor Giulia Renzoni, Chief of Staff Flavia Casagrande, Chief of Staff (Roma) Maria Cristina D Addesa, Executive Director Riccardo Sabbadini, Vice-Executive Director Executive Staff Flaminia Jesi, Secretary General IMUN ROME 2018 Chiara Magliocca, Director General IMUN ROME 2018 Giulia Frances Cappella, Director General IMUN ROME 2018 Ilaria Musci, Administrative Under-Secretary General 2018 Lilian Bonacini, Administrative Under-Secretary General 2018 Angelo De Lauro, Substantive Under-Secretary General 2018 (GA Mains) Francesco Maria Gastaldi, Substantive Under-Secretary General 2018 (ECOSOC) Lily Scarponi, Substantive Under-Secretary General 2018 (Specials) Advisory of United Network Martina Regis, Secretary General IMUN ROME 2013 Jessica Puleo, Director General IMUN ROME 2013 Costanza Cicero, Secretary General IMUN ROME 2014 Elettra di Massa, Director General IMUN ROME 2014 Patrizia Attanasio, Secretary General IMUN ROME 2015 Luca Medichini, Director General IMUN ROME 2015 Stephanie Ratti, Secretary General IMUN ROME 2016 Michele Favaro, Director General IMUN ROME 2016 Maria Cristina D Addesa, Secretary General IMUN ROME 2017 Irene Dettori, Director General IMUN ROME 2017 Work Groups Executives External Relations Team: 1. Giulia Fazzini (Director), 2. Sidahmed Sengr (Vice), Press Corp Team: 1. Bianca Motawi (Director), 2. Claudio Antonio De Angelis (Vice Director); Events Team: 1. Isabella Alfano (Director), 2. Nicole Durastanti (Vice Director) Web Team: 1. Ludovica Calselli (Director), 2. Matteo Carloni (Vice-Director), 3. Cristina Vinoaga (Vice Director); 4
SUBSTANTIVE STAFF GA MAINS A Under Secretary General: Angelo De Lauro DISEC - A Directors: Lily Piao & Federica Fontana, Maxime Roux, Assistant Directors: Giulia Manni, Anna Patriarca Topic: Measures to Deal with Chemical and Biological Weapons Location: Roma Eventi, Sala Loyola ECOFIN - A Directors: Maria Silva Chamat & Veronica Mele, Pierre O Taravella Assistant Directors: Adriano Genovese, Francesca Biasucci Topic: Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals in Economically Developing Countries Location: Roma Eventi, Sala Carducci SOCHUM A Directors: Daniel Quiroga & Ilaria Capelli, David Morselli Assistant Directors: Sofia Discacciati, Beatrice Scattarella Topic: Indigenous People: When Climate Change Affects Cultural Identity Location: Roma Eventi, Sala Manzoni SPECPOL A Directors: Sofia Garcia & Ilaria Garampi Assistant Directors: Cristiano Ciuffa, Elisa Di Crescenzo Topic: The Venezuelan Crisis Location: Roma Eventi, Sala Leopardi LEGAL - A Directors: Jenna Wong & Emanuele Vecchiotti, Daniele Avino Assistant Directors: Helenia Camerini, Jessie Levillain Topic: Rights of Children with Incarcerated Parents Location: Roma Eventi, Sala Foscolo ECOSOC A Under Secretary General: Francesco Maria Gastaldi CCPCJ - A Directors: Katie Sakys & Valerio Loreti, Assistant Directors: Rebecca Dadusc, Costanza Corridori Topic: Countering Fraudulent Medicines Location: Città Metropolitana Palazzo Valentini, Aula del Consiglio UNICEF A Directors: Noah Cominsky & Andrea Gradi, Marta Lupattelli Assistant Director: Eugenio Grilli, Raphael Bourguignon Topic: Efect of Gender Inequality of Children s Right and Opportunities Location: Palazzo Altemps, Teatro UNHCR - A Directors: Nick Stauffer-Mason & Stefano Terzaghi Assistant Directors: Flavia Pace, Sofia Cappella Topic: Providing Refugees with Healthcare, Education and Political Rights Location: Città Metropolitana Palazzo Valentini, Sala di Liegro 5
UNESCO - A Director: Nicolas Weninger & Sidahmed Sengr Assistant Director: Sarah Michelle Platon Malabrigo, Isabel Bianca Topic: Science for a Sustainable Future Location: Camera dei Deputati, Aula dei Gruppi SPECIALS A Under Secretary General: Lily Scarponi FAO A Directors: Meredith Arendt & Yousr Hassan Assistant Directors: Cecilia di Filippo, Camilla Merz Topic: Fighting Hunger and Malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean Location: Roma Eventi, Sala Montale UNODC A Directors: Samuel Throm & Matthias Carosi Assistant Directors: Arianna Galasso, Lucrezia Pagano, Matteo Nobili Topic: Tackling the Illicit Trafficking in Firearms in Central and South America Location: Roma Eventi, Sala Alighieri WHO A Directors: Valentina Vives & Giorgia Verna, Sara Massimi Assistant Directors: Francesca Puletti, Aurora Pani Topic: Alcohol, the Major Driver of NCDs Location: Roma Eventi, Sala Goldoni 6
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF UNDER-SECRETARY GENERALS (USGs): Ilaria Musci, Sara Palomba. Crash Desk Roma Eventi Directors: Sara Arpini Assistants Directors: Chiara Maria Pescetelli, Sabrina Bufalini, Manfredi Capograssi, Martina D Arco, Riccardo Garagozzo Transportation Director: Flavia Polizzi Assistant Directors: Carlo Giorgetti, Ginevra Vittoria, Eleonora Grimani Security Director: Raffaele Annunziata Assistant Directors: Federico Mattia Ricci, Luca Franceschetti, Raffaele Mosca Foreign Schools Director: Veronica Colantuono, Beatrice Tabacco. Assistant Directors: Federico Neri, Cristina Mirabela Niscoveanu, Luca Franceschetti, Allegra Tavani. Photo Team Marina Tonolo, Rossella Iannotta, Eleonora Francica, Giammari Benedetta, Valeriia Mamalyha, Sofia Badolato, James Alexander Sekitoleko. 7
IMUN ROME 2018 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS TUESDAY, JANUARY 9 Auditorium della Conciliazione, Via Della Conciliazione n. 4, Rome h. 9.30 a.m. 12.00 p.m. Opening Ceremony WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10 Different locations in the center of Rome (see room assignments) h. 3.00 p.m. 7.00 p.m. Committee Session n. 1 THURSDAY, JANUARY 11 Different locations in the center of Rome (see room assignments) h. 3.00 p.m. 7.00 p.m. Committee Session n. 2 FRIDAY, JANUARY 12 Different locations in the center of Rome (see room assignments) h. 9.30 a.m. 1.30 p.m. Committee Session n. 3 FRIDAY, JANUARY 12 Atlantico Live, Via dell Oceano Atlantico n. 271d, Rome h. 8.30 p.m. 1.00 a.m. Delegate Dance SATURDAY, JANUARY 13 Auditorium della Conciliazione, Via Della Conciliazione n. 4, Rome h. 9.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Plenary Session h. 10.30 a.m. 11.30 a.m. Closing Ceremony
ROOMS IN ROMA EVENTI ROOM ASSIGNMENTS: Roma Eventi DISEC: Loyola ECOFIN: Carducci SOCHUM: Manzoni SPECPOL: Leopardi LEGAL: Foscolo UNODC: Alighieri WHO: Goldoni FAO: Montale Città Metropolitana - Palazzo Valentini CCPCJ: Aula del Consiglio UNHCR: Sala di Liegro Camera dei Deputati UNESCO: Aula dei Gruppi Palazzo Altemps UNICEF: Teatro 9
GENERAL INFORMATION Dress Code During the conference, all delegates must be wearing western formal dress. Casual clothes like sneakers and/or jeans are strictly forbidden. In Camera dei Deputati, men must wear a jacket and women s dresses and/or skirts need to be of appropriate length. No dress code is requested for the Delegates Dance. Please always pay attention to weather conditions and dress accordingly. ID Security at Camera dei Deputati will have a list with all people that are allowed in Aula dei Gruppi. Identification procedures require delegates and faculty advisors to show a valid Identification Document. Badges On January 9, before the beginning of the opening ceremony in Auditorium della Conciliazione, United Network staffers will distribute personal badges to the Delegates. In case of loss, it would take a rather long time to obtain a new one. Delegates will not be admitted in Committee Rooms without a badge. Badges must be worn at all times. Placards On January 9, before the beginning of the opening ceremony in Auditorium della Conciliazione, United Network staffers will distribute placards to delegates. Placards and badges are extremely important and should be kept in perfect conditions. In the unfortunate event a palcards is lost, delegates will face a 5 fee for a new one. Timetable Make sure to be on time: anyone arriving after the set timetable would not be admitted to the committee under no circumstances. Delegate Dance The delegate dance is scheduled on Friday, 12. The event will take place at the Atlantico Live, in Via dell Oceano Atlantico n. 271d. Admission is free for IMUN Delegates, complimentary bracelets will be handed out during committee sessions (do not lose your bracelet!). Guests are not permitted as the location is at full capacity. 10
USEFUL ADDRESSES Auditorium della Conciliazione, Via della Conciliazione n. 4, Rome Roma Eventi, Piazza della Pilotta n. 4, Rome Aula dei Gruppi della Camera dei Deputati, Via di Campo Marzio n. 78, Rome Atlantico Live, Via dell Oceano Atlantico n. 271d, Rome Palazzo Valentini, Piazza Foro Traiano n. 85, Rome Palazzo Altemps, Piazza di S. Apollinare n. 46, Rome 11
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