Heated Arguments Arise Due to Corruption

By Binisha Nepal, Chief Reporter of ECOSOC

12 August, Swayambhu

Heated arguments and debates created an uproar in the ECOSOC after the USA (Sakcham Thapaliya) raised a motion to start an unmoderated caucus on the topic “Combatting Corruption and Unethical Financial Practices to reduce funding gap.”

The argument started when the USA (Sakcham Thapaliya) stood up to present their stances, mentioning their country’s position in the CPI has been lowering, yet accusing Russia (Sankalpa Neupane) of having a higher position in the CPI.

The delegate of Russia (Sankalpa Neupane) then replied that the rank was based on simple perception by the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), after accusing the USA (Sakcham Thapaliya) of corruption they did.

When the USA (Sakcham Thapaliya) attempted to cover up their work by bringing up the investments of Dakota pipeline, the delegate of Russia (Sankalpa Neupane) stated, “The delegate of USA is flexing Dakota pipelines as something that helps in funding SDGs and helping communities but in reality this land that is called free was built by stealing the land by the free. This violates the SDG goal number 11: sustainable cities and communities.”

This statement by the delegate received a good point from the Vice-Chair of ECOSOC.

The delegate of the USA (Sakcham Thapaliya) then proceeds to shift the blame to Brazil (Aarush Bajracharya), “Many corruption scandals in Brazil have weakened its trust. How can we trust such a government that wants personal benefit rather than?”

The delegate of Brazil (Aarush Bajracharya) replied, “Brazil has controlled 20% of Amazon rainforest depletion, and Brazil is cautious about environmental protection.”

The Brazilian delegate (Aarush Bajracharya) was accused countless times, even though the delegate continuously attempted to defend themselves.

The committee was really focused on accusing and defending themselves.