UNICEF

On 4th August 2020, an explosion that created a 140m crater struck Beirut. The blast destroyed homes of about 300,000 people and caused damage of approximately $10-15 billion. The blast that was heard in Cyprus has had detrimental effects on children. Water supply was damaged, and thousands of children have had their education hindered as a result of this. As 140 schools and 16, health care facilities were affected by the explosion, there is an urgent need to support and aid the children of Lebanon. 80,000 children have been estimated to have been lost from their families, and homes. The numerous protections and rights of children are at threat here, and it is necessary to eradicate this crisis. The delegates of UNICEF must effectively discuss, debate, and eventually resolve this humanitarian and developmental children’s crisis.

Gender neutrality is a topical issue in this day and age, especially due to the increase in awareness on social media regarding gender roles and whether or not a child should be raised with no gender specific pronouns until they feel they are wise enough to decide for themselves. There has been strong opposition against this, with people claiming its ludicrous and unethical to deny a child’s natural born biological gender but, on the other hand, people are demanding that there is a distinct difference between gender and biological sex and that gender falls on a “spectrum”. The issue goes so deep to the point that doctors are being put under fire in some circumstances for assigning a child by their biological gender at birth. It is the delegates of UNICEF’s job to navigate the gray area of gender cautiously and form conclusive resolutions with appropriate regulations that can be formed, detailing how this issue can be resolved and making sure to take both side’s opinions into consideration.