During the afternoon session at APEC, the delegate of Australia received an urgent call from their grandfather. The delegate was heard frantically referring to a farm and asking about their grandfather's safety. The call was then cut abruptly. AP reached out to Australia to get more information on the situation. The safety of Australia’s grandfather is unknown at this time. This caused commotion in the otherwise peaceful committee, sparking conversation about the individual-scale effects of...

On Saturday, the APEC committee continued their diplomatic amendments to the resolution sponsored by Singapore, Canada, and the United States. The main points of discussion concern vague phrasing, feasibility and implementation for lower-income economies present. Notably, these points were raised by The Philippines, New Zealand and Peru, who seemed pleased with the sponsors' clarification. All points to a successful majority agreement once needed amendments are made.

On Saturday morning, SPECPOL representatives engaged in more concrete discussions regarding possible screening mechanisms for multinational corporations (MNC’s) to support transparency. The delegation of Cameroon, Chad, and Ethiopia champions this conversation. Notably, Cameroon addresses some of the possible concerns of these mechanisms for African nations that want to remain attractive to MNC’s, reassuring that these measures would aim for neutral and fair cooperation and should not deter...