Human+Rights

=__Human Rights Council__=

__Student Officers:__ William Cha

Delegates, Teacher Advisors and Honoured Guests, Welcome to BEIMUN XVI

My name is William Cha (YangUn Cha). I am a senior at the International School of Beijing (ISB). BEIMUN XVI will be my fourth and last BEIMUN conference of my high school MUN career. It is my utmost pleasure to serve as the President of Human Rights Council.

BEIMUN has always provided unique and traditional Model-UN experiences and I have no doubt that the upcoming BEIMUN conference in 2009 March will be the best of yet. I personally believe that Human Rights Council itself has developed much from the past and know that HRC in BEIMUN XVI will model the current council well; the United Nations Human Rights Council is the successor to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, which was often criticized for the high-profile positions it gave to member states that did not guarantee the human rights of their own citizens.

The success of not only the real HRC but also the HRC in MUN conferences depend much on the research and discussion brought forth by delegates. And I therefore would like to kindly ask everyone to be keen on all four issues by March.

I'll be looking forward to seeing everyone in March!

William Cha President of Human Rights Council BEIMUN XVI

__Topics:__
 * 1) The expansion of human trafficking and illegal prostitution
 * 2) Protecting the Human Rights of populations affected by environmental and land degradation
 * 3) The legality of and access to abortion
 * 4) The state of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories