HBHSMUN+UNDP+Iran

Emily Hicks Tustin High School HIV/AIDS Background: HIV and AIDS are Sexually Transmitted Diseases that attacks your immune system. AIDS are cause by HIV which stands for ‘ human immunodeficiency virus ’ and AIDS stand for ‘ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ’. Both of these diseases attack the immune system, your bodies natural defense system. Because of this, your body has a hard time fighting off the disease. AIDS can be transferred when Sexual activity is had with and infected person or after using a needle, for drugs, with someone who is infected, or being born from someone who is infected. African nations in the past and currently have had, and are having the biggest issue with HIV and AIDS.

UN involvement: As most other life threatening issues, the UN looks seriously upon this topic. The UNDP has funded many programs and facilities that specialize in studying this disease. UNDP have increased funding to overcome limitations by helping countries to better their capacities to create and implement effective programs.  UNAIDS and the World Health Organization and ECOSOC have also chipped in to making solutions to these problems.

Country Policy: Iran, like most countries suffers from HIV and AIDS and so has been more that willing to help any progression on this topics. “ UNODC actively participates on the conduction of the World's AIDS Day activities. UNAIDS included the collaboration among different UN agencies on the preparations of the WAD 2004 as exemplary in Iran and included it in its best practice roster ” ([]) Iran has Also allowed the UNIC to arrange visits to Iranian school students To convey the idea of the UN and its activities toward the younger generation.

Solutions: Iran thinks that one of the best things to do is to educate the population on HIV, keeping the people informed will help then make better decisions, help them make sure to check and always be on alert about someone who might be at risk. Along this idea would be the stressing of using Protection. This will significantly reduce the number of HIV positive people. Iran would also suggest having more studying facilities to study the effects on the immune system and figure out future preventions.

Gender Equality in Schools Background: Quality education is the key to real learning and human development. The largest roadblock on the path to educational achievement is Gender Discrimination. All around the globe, girls are denied the right to learn. Around 93 million people around the world are out of school, and about 52% of that group are females. Gender equality affects human security, community development and national progress. This problem affects the world in a more significant way than most people seem to realize. It is a fuel for things like HIV and AIDS.

UN Involvement: The UN takes the issue at hand in all seriousness. The United Nations Children’s Fund supports gender equality and works with many groups to help achieve goals of other women’s right groups like the MDGs. There are many UN groups or associated groups that support gender equality such as, The United Nations Developmental Fund for Women, the Division for the Advancement of Women, and The Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 

Country Policy: “ The Constitution guarantees equal treatment for men and women before the law. Commensurate with the Islamic code, all human, political, economic, social and cultural rights are guaranteed to women. ” It is true that that Gender Equality in Education in Iran has not been up to par in the past. However, Iran has seen increase in the literacy rate of women from 88% to 96% from 1990 to 2002. Iran has also had Successful women winning prestigious award like the Mobel Peace Prize.

Solutions: Iran suggests that Gender equality be supported by major countries, thus setting an example to other countries showing them how successful women are a good thing and can boost a countries political standing. The UN should also create a program that whoever has joined it is made sure that they are fair in gender rights.

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/gashc3744.doc.htm