E-mail Triumvirate Directors: tridirector2012 at mitmunc.org
E-mail the Chairs: triumvirate2012 at mitmunc.org
2/04/2012: For the purposes of the committee, time is frozen as of 11:59pm GMT on February 4, 2012. Any real-life events that occur between now and the end of MITMUNC are not to be brought up during committee session.
1/19/2012: The main purpose of a position paper is to make sure that you have done the research and have the tools to perform well in the conference. As such, we don’t expect the position paper to include everything you research (we would hope you research more!). As far as research in general, we suggest that you do look some of the information on Sudan (blocs, state-wide positions, etc.), because even though you are representing an individual within the cabinet, you need to be familiar with the goals and positions of the cabinet you are serving on. In addition to that, you should also read up on the ministries you will be representing, checking their major projects and initiatives, as well as relevant information about them with respect to the North-South Sudan issue (did they need to re-plan? Are they being pressured one way or another? do they have interests in the issue? Etc.). International Council delegates should look into both the issues that Sudan faces and the positions of their respective organizations or nations.
As far as the position paper itself goes, however, we will not be at all strict about the form. It should be 1-2 pages long, a part of it should summarize the position of your country, the current government, and then as much information as you can include on the policies, opinions, and relevant history of the minister and the ministry (or delegate and organization/nation) s/he is representing. Please do not hesitate to contact us with further questions.
11/17/2011: This committee will be run as a joint crisis between three sub-comittees. Our first committee will be composed of the South Sudanese Cabinet and will be chaired by Whitney Loo and Ronald Chen. Our second committee will be similarly run by Jenny Hu and Noor Alsharif, but will represent the North Sudanese Cabinet. Our final committee, chaired by Ahmed Hussain and Pranav Ramakrishnan, is composed of leaders of fifteen nations and organizations who hold interest in the conflict. Throughout the sessions each committee will receive press releases and updates from our wonderful crisis director Eyas Alsharaiha to which the delegates will need to respond to diplomatically if they hope to solve the issues between North and South Sudan. Summits between committees are in order, but there will not be any open caucuses between the committees throughout the conference. Good luck delegates! We look forward to meeting you in February!
The February 2011 referendum in which 99% of South Sudan's population expressed support for their secession from Sudan did little to ease the tensions that have been building up in the nation over the past half century. Already facing a humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region the now-split country faces a difficult path as the North and South adjust to a divided Sudan. The situation is perhaps as volatile now as ever with South Sudan attempting to build a nation independent from the North in a resource-rich but infrastructure-poor region. The two countries–represented by their respective ministries–and international players must attempt to prevent the situation from boiling over into chaos. When crises emerge as the result of their failures to forestall conflict, the three bodies must be ready to react quickly, decisively, and effectively. With Sudan's refugee crisis, disputed border, and fragile oil infrastructure, the Triumvirate must be prepared to address a wide variety of crises.