Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Opening Statements

Good morning, delegates of the UN.

We have been brought here today to discuss the notion to temporarily suspend foreign aid to countries with bad human rights records.

Preparation for Debate

Burma

Even though you have large human rights violations, do you think you could solve these problems without any foreign investment? How do you propose to spend this money in a way that promotes the health and security of your people?

Cuba

How are you spending all of this foreign aid you are getting? Have you set up educational facilities, programs to empower human rights, healthcare initiatives? How difficult is it for a developing country like yourselves to be embargoed by a superpower like the USA?

Monday, December 6, 2010

Quality of Life

Liberia's Quality of life is quite low, their life expectancy at birth is 57. Many Liberians are blaming the poverty on the Liberian Civil War.
"Though President Sirleaf has achieved some successes in areas such as health, education and road construction, and also guaranteed free speech for the Liberian people, she has failed to back her pledge for ‘zero tolerance’ on corruption as declared in her inaugural address of January 16, 2006."
Cost of Living 52
Leisure & Culture 41
Economy 35
Environment 57
Freedom 50
Health 14
Infrastructure 38
Risk & Safety 21
Climate 28
Final Score 38