Saturday evening in the UNHCR, Xi Jinping arrived with a translator and delivered remarks through a theatrical back-and-forth, denying opposition to climate refugees while reaffirming China’s friendship with Pakistan. When questioned by Costa Rica about accepting UN oversight to prevent corruption, China rejected the premise outright, insisting corruption “does not exist” in China. They then responded to the UK’s request to cease the nations illegal surveilliance by asking, “what is spying?”...

On Friday’s afternoon session of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee, tensions broke out as the United Kingdom delegation was questioned on its interests and legitimacy in the committee. In a discussion surrounding the nationalization of natural resources, the strengthening of national infrastructure, and foreign investment reliance, the latter point was brought up by Ethiopia, which signalled the idyllic nature of idealizing renewable energy infrastructure without foreign...

Within the first morning of negotiations at the Future UN Security Council, one proposition by Brazil and the Netherlands gathered support from major players. The referred to bridge proposition forefronts transparency, negotiation, and de-escalation. Brazil highlights the need for transparency in military action and crisis management to avoid possible escalations. The delegation affirms that transparency does not diminish state sovereignty, but rather decreases the risk of miscommunication. ...