United Nations General Assembly

[Captain Enema]

Private Conversation

 

11:07 Montessori "Mr. Sterling, am I correct in assuming there is something of a problem?"

11:09 Woody_Sterling "There is a bit of a problem Mister President. The American ambassador, a man I deeply respect, believes Texas should not be involved in foreign affairs when that is the job of the Federal government; but I can assure you I am here only to observe and support my home country if ever necessary."

11:10 Montessori "I can certainly appreciate Ambassador Fuller's position. Though, in the halls of the General Assembly observer status can be given to nongovernmental organizations as well as government bodies."

11:11 Woody_Sterling "Do you believe I should reiterate that to Ambassador Fuller? Or do you have something else in mind sir?"

11:12 Montessori "First you would need a nongovernmental organization to represent. Perhaps there are business interests in Texas or charitable foundations such as the White Cross that could see fit to request you as their representative?"

11:33 Woody_Sterling "The Committee for International Justice, which I am chair of, has needed an international voice for some time. In order to appease my American cousins and satisfy lovers of Justice I could simply step up and resign as observer from Texas and take my place as the observer for Justice International. You are a genius President Monterssori. Ah but one other

11:34 Woody_Sterling thing. My organization could not have it's 'official' headquarters in America, or Texas for that matter. Where could I possibly move it?"

11:35 Montessori "Here is the number of the Office for Special Business Affairs in Legion, give them a call, pay the 10 dollar fee, and apply for a local representative in Legion. They cost roughly 500 dollars a year and generally handle all the official paperwork for you. This will represent the official physical address of your organization, without any other requirements

11:35 Montessori for physical presence."

11:36 Woody_Sterling "Thank you Mister President. Do I have permission to address the General Assembly after I make that phone call and transfer the funds?"

11:38 Montessori "I would strongly advise that you return to the American Commonwealth and organize it from there. This might smooth over any allegations of impropriety and ease any concerns that Ambassador Fuller might have."

11:42 Woody_Sterling "Then I will do so sir. I will return after speaking to the rest of the committee to formally resign from my post and allow the new NGO to be formed. Thank you for this brilliant idea - no wonder they made you president."

 

Montessori nodded in returned and wondered why he was suddenly feeling the arrival of a headache when it was the other end that was getting metaphorically penetrated from a protruding nose from Texas. Still, politeness has never hurt anyone and neither has a bit of flattering. "Very well, good luck Mr. Sterling, I wait for your return."

 

Montessori stands up and walks over to Ambassador Fuller and places his hand over the Ambassador's microphone before asking, "A moment of your time Mr. Ambassador?"

11:54 Ambassador_Fuller Yes President Montessori
11:55 Montessori "I feel somewhat guilty about this situation. I'm the one who allowed Texas a position as an observer without consulting with your government. I understand you'd like them to return to the American Commonwealth and I fully support your position. However, as a small favor, would you allow them to depart under their own steam so to speak rather than under a
11:55 Montessori cloud?"
11:56 Ambassador_Fuller That is acceptable
11:57 Montessori "Thank you Mr. Ambassador, consider this a favor owed. Call on me at anytime."
11:58 Ambassador_Fuller I'll keep that in mind President Montessori
11:58  Montessori returns to his podium, places his hand over his own microphone, and says to Mr. Sterling, "I had a word with Ambassador Fuller, you can depart under your own steam, no baby sitters and so forth. Good luck Mr. Sterling."

11:59 Woody_Sterling "Thank you Mister President. I am sure Governor Lawrence would be grateful."
12:00 Montessori "Go Aggies Mr. Sterling, I did a Master's Degree there, can't let a damn Longhorn fan keep us down. Carry on."

[PresidentDavid]

Woody would return to his seat and write a note back to Ambassador Fuller, "I only had the best intentions of my country at heart." He was happy that the President had convinced Ambassador Fuller to let him return home via his own accord because there would have been an interesting fight otherwise. "You can all go to Hell," he softly growled to those around him, "I'm going to Texas." 

 

The observer from Texas would meet his aide at his seat and then quietly leave the General Assembly chamber with his head held high. The Texas Rangers outside assigned to protect him would stay close and ensure that no foreign or domestic individuals would try to interfere with his departure on the aircraft owned by the Texas Department of State. Once back in Austin, Woody would meet with the Committee for International Justice which he chaired to talk about having an international voice. 

 

OOC: Now that, friends, is called compromise and working out a problem. Touche TBM. 

Edited December 3, 2013 by PresidentDavid

[Captain Enema]

Montessori cups his throbbing head between his hands and can't decide whether he should fall over laughing or cry a little. After a few moments of massaging his temples he says, "The last I remember we were speaking about the suggestion for securing the ungoverned lands of South America into a new South American Imperium, I suggest we continue with this discussion."

[lkfht]

"Ladies and Gentlemen,

 

The Republic of Ireland wishes to become a full member of the United Nations."

 

- Madam Mary Baron, Minister of Foreign Affairs

[TheShammySocialist]

"Poland would like to note that under the auspices of the UN Charter, the Fourth Republic has created the Polish Standing Contingency Task Force. This civil-military, rotating-personnel unit will be deployable for peacekeeping missions, disaster relief, member state mentor and training tasks, amongst other roles.

 

As a fast reaction force, it will be available at the request of the Security Council, General Assembly, or member states for various mandated tasks, with approval by the Polish President. We hope that this underlines the commitment of the Fourth Republic to its new member status within the United Nations."

 

Hannah Powolzcski

Polish Representative to the United Nations General Assembly

[Zoot Zoot]

The Norse Kingdom supports both Ireland and Poland's application and acceptance into the United Nations

[Captain Enema]

The Norse Kingdom supports both Ireland and Poland's application and acceptance into the United Nations

 

Montessori returns from his lunch break and makes a note that his appointed Norse Chair Holder had approved the application of Poland and Ireland while he was gone. He countersigns his approval of their admission and sends a thank you note to the Norse Ambassador for keeping an eye on things while he was briefly away. With that being said he then authorizes the dismissal of the General Assembly, without a vote, and has travel vouchers via the Tianxian Space Elevator disbursed to all the representatives. A note is included pointing out that the Tianxians most likely wouldn't be allowing armed personnel up their space elevator and the General Assembly's new home on the Space Station Humanitate Vnitis would be secured by a newly created General Assembly Security Force.

 

With that being said and done, he bangs his gavel on the podium for one last time, hands it to a nearby mover and watches as they pack up the gavel and podium to be transported into space.

[Captain Enema]

Montessori stands behind his new podium on the General Assembly Space Station and brings the General Assembly to order by asking, "Is there any new business to bring to this assembly?"

[KaiserMelech Mikhail]

"I gots me some new business to bring up," a little voice with a Cockney accent called out.  A little filth-covered boy entered the chamber, clacking with each step he took.  "Sorry about the crutches," he said adorably, "I gots me a mean case of the polio, I do."  Moving to the podium, he tugged on Montessori's pant leg.  "Mista, can I give the lads a short talk?"

[Evangeline Anovilis]

To the United Nations General Assembly,

 

While we are happy to see the president of the UNGA takes such initiative, we find the decision to relocate the entire UNGA into space an unwise one, which not only causes additional financial burdens and complicates the logistics, but also we deem it unwise for the UNGA to symbolically leave this planet. As we cannot support this decision, as our country is not willing to pay additional costs for travelling into space (which not only includes the added costs to reach the space elevator, but also preparations), given our already substantial public debt,  Dai-Tōhoku will no longer send any representatives to the General assembly, until such a point of time that this institution returns to Earth. Additionally, we do question the ability of the President to decide on his own such a move, which we do not remember having authorised a budget for.

 

With regards,

Katsura Kaede, permanent representative of the Dai-Tōhoku Renpō

[lkfht]

President Leonardo Kennedy has named Madam Gabriela Pearce, current Secretary for International Organization Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as the permanent representative of Ireland to the United Nations.

[Captain Enema]

President Leonardo Kennedy has named Madam Gabriela Pearce, current Secretary for International Organization Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as the permanent representative of Ireland to the United Nations.

 

"Welcome Ma'am," Montessori said as he noted the new arrival. With that being said he looked down at the young child who was clamped to his leg and he pondered for a moment. "Well little fellow, I don't know if I can allow you to speak without first wondering how you made it up a space elevator and asking you when the last time it was you've eaten. I suppose I could put a motion out for you being allowed to speak beings you did put so much effort into making it into orbit, Motion to let the dirty, somewhat smelly, and definitely handicapped young man who is currently clinging to my right leg having the floor for a few minutes, does anyone second it?"

[lkfht]

"The Irish delegation seconds President Montessori's motion."

 

- UN Ambassador Gabriela Pearce

[Captain Enema]

Montessori peels the orphan off his leg, in the most diplomatic fashion he can muster, by shaking his leg till the little rascal lets go. He then says, "Right, I'll give you two minutes to speak and I'll be ordering your lunch before I put you on the Space Elevator to return you to earth with an escort to make sure you get back to where you are living."

[Generalissimo]

A guard belonging to the general UN security details would approach the man and tell him the UN gave degrees in a certain room adjacent to the Security Council. Upon entering the room he would find himself in a maze that would probably keep him occupied until the meeting for that day was over.

Having unintentionally wandered into a Security Council meeting Bear Islands' Nation of the Bear's ambassador Katakatuaq to United Nations spent many exhausting days navigating United Nations bureaucracy until finally coming across the General Assembly. Again he attempted his introduction, "Our emerging nation of Bear Islands' Nation of the Bear politely requests a degree of political, technological, social, agricultural, financial, sociological, governmental, cultural, nutritional, educational, and/or clerical expertise from the United Nations. A degree of membership, if available, would be greatly appreciated too. We're not asking for handouts necessarily, just a bit of collective organizational expertise from an international organization."

Edited January 16, 2014 by Generalissimo

[Captain Enema]

"Welcome to the UN Space Station Gaia, let me assure you your request will be given our full attention. Your request does seem a bit vague, could you specify exactly what is it you need?" Montessori asked as he finished turning over the young orphan that had somehow not been able to start or finish his speech to the Security Officers. They in turn would escort the young boy to the dining hall for a meal, then a shower, a new suit of clothes would be issued prior to a visit to the doctor. Contact with the boy's parents is being attempted to return him home.

[Generalissimo]

"Welcome to the UN Space Station Gaia, let me assure you your request will be given our full attention. Your request does seem a bit vague, could you specify exactly what is it you need?" 

Katakatuaq desperately tried ignoring the orphan's departure because in his misguided nations the United Nations allegedly General Assembly was a professional diplomatic environment, "Political, technological, social, agricultural, financial, sociological, governmental, cultural, nutritional, educational, and/or clerical expertise is a little too vague. That's a lot covering our in just our introduction. Other problems, of course, do exist of course but I'll start with the basics.

 

Political and governmental expertise - Bear Islands Nation of the Bear Transitional Authority is a transitional authority.

American Commonwealth troops and observers will remain. . .

. .  until the first official elections to form our nation's government are completed.

Elections will be taking place on  February 07, 2014, Generalissimo Scale RealTime.

Thus far nobody has come forth wanting to run.

Elections are difficult lacking candidates.

Moreover the country lacks any parties of political nature.

We might need United Nations expertise in establishing politics.

That segues into clerical expertise - we don't have any.

Nobody volunteering in our Transitional Authority has that.

Right now government documentation beyond passports and birth certificates don't actually exist.

 

Agricultural & nutritional expertise - Light fishing, occasional walrus hunting, and caribou farming isn't enough. 

While farming caribou is completely sustainable it's not exactly a healthy thing.

Too many risks and issues of a diet consisting of purely meat, even a potential risk of scurvy.

It's a problem easily solved with basic agriculture.

We might need United Nations expertise in establishing functional agriculture.

 

Financial expertise - rather an utter lack of modern economy

Bear Islands' Nation of the Bear currently isn't circulating a national monetary anything.

We lack mints and people, all of them, refuse trusting a fiat currency.

Somehow a nationwide currency substitution of pre-cataclysm coinage now exists.

While this ad hoc system hasn't been authorized by government every merchant has adopted it.

Not a good idea if the countries minting those coins exist anymore.

We're using using non renewable money as currency!

Right now massive longer term deflation seems inevitable.

We might need United Nations expertise in establishing an economy.

 

Bear Island's Nation of the Bear is not asking for money or anything.

A little bit of expertise makes a big difference.

More developed nations have a lot of experience in all of these fields

With a small amount of international cooperation it's an easy matter overcoming challenges facing an emerging nation."

Edited January 16, 2014 by Generalissimo

[Zoot Zoot]

The Norse Kingdom supports bear islanda nation of the bears application to the general assembley.

[Triyun]

Who are you?  I can't seem to make you out on any maps.

[Captain Enema]

"Administrative needs you say?" Montessori asked as he looked thoughtful for a moment. "Rather than tie up precious UN resources, which are very scarce at the moment, I'm going to put a personal request in with Legion's government to provide a Civil Action Team to satisfy most of your needs. A Civil Action Team comes with administrators, engineers, special forces operatives who can act as trainers or in a direct action capacity, logistical specialists, and so forth."

 

Montessori looked thoughtful for a few more moments before finishing with, "As for the political development of your nation, that's not something I feel the United Nations can get involved with directly. Of course should you start advocating and carrying out policies of genocide as a matter of political policy I think you'll find the UN's response to be quite blunt and direct. But you seem a reasonable sort, I doubt this will be a problem. Perhaps what should be discussed is asking the American Commonwealth to provide direct assistance from their Elections Officials in organizing an open and honest electoral process. Let the political development grow on its own with time."

[Captain Enema]

Who are you?  I can't seem to make you out on any maps.

 

"Here, let me help you," Montessori offered as he brings up a map on the large screen behind the speaker's dais to show a satellite view of the islands. "Well, hmm... I can't see them either. Let me zoom in," he grumbles as he zooms in by 25 percent. "Still can't see them, good lord, just how small is this place?" he asks as he zooms in even more. "Nope, good gracious," he exclaims as he zooms in even more and finally spots the Bear Islands. "Maybe it's just me, but I'm thinking Pizza Hut can definitely deliver anywhere on that Island in well under 30 minutes."

 

As he looks at the display behind his seat he then starts to wonder if it is an island he's looking at or quite possibly a tribble that is climbing up the bulkhead. "DAMN THAT HARVEY MUDD!" he grumbles to himself.

Edited January 16, 2014 by Tidy Bowl Man

[Triyun]

Why do we even allow these nations too small to be real economies?

[Generalissimo]

Who are you?  I can't seem to make you out on any maps.

Katakatuaq  points to a world map. . .

"Bear Islands chain of James Bay, Bear Island within Lake Temagami, and Bear Island of Nunavut.

All formally part of American Commonwealth's protectorate.

Clearly marked on updated international maps."

 

Why do we even allow these nations too small to be real economies?

"Sea Land, Vatican City, Monaco, Nauru, Nuvalu, Liechtenstein, Marshall Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Maldives, Malta, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Seychelles, Palau, Andorra, Saint Lucia, Micronesia, Singapore: Plenty of smaller nations not unlike ours existed with old United Nations recognition pre cataclysm. Even through our modern post cataclysm world several examples of city states do exist. Even a small country needs a functional economy."

 

 

The Norse Kingdom supports bear islanda nation of the bears application to the general assembley.

"Bear Islands' Nation of the Bear appreciates Norse Kingdom's voice of support."

 

 

"Administrative needs you say?" Montessori asked as he looked thoughtful for a moment. "Rather than tie up precious UN resources, which are very scarce at the moment, I'm going to put a personal request in with Legion's government to provide a Civil Action Team to satisfy most of your needs. A Civil Action Team comes with administrators, engineers, special forces operatives who can act as trainers or in a direct action capacity, logistical specialists, and so forth."

"Civil. . . Action. . . Team? We thankful for this assistance that surely will address the problem.

Send an invoice or bill in our direction for said administrative services."

 

Montessori looked thoughtful for a few more moments before finishing with, "As for the political development of your nation, that's not something I feel the United Nations can get involved with directly. Of course should you start advocating and carrying out policies of genocide as a matter of political policy I think you'll find the UN's response to be quite blunt and direct. But you seem a reasonable sort, I doubt this will be a problem. Perhaps what should be discussed is asking the American Commonwealth to provide direct assistance from their Elections Officials in organizing an open and honest electoral process. Let the political development grow on its own with time."

"We think we're having a fair and open electoral process our problem is finding anyone wanting to run.

Hard to have a proper election without candidates.

We think American Commonwealth has certain expectations for these kinds of things.

It's not like kidnapping and/or drafting random citizens and forcing them in candidacy is a real option!

Unless. . . is kidnapping and/or drafting random citizens acceptable for a democratic process?"

[Captain Enema]

"I will speak with Prime Minister Denard of Legion and request a Civil Action Team. As for your lack of political candidates, I'm not really sure what to tell you. Perhaps with time this situation might resolve itself in a manner that is suitable for the people of Bear Island. You might well want to consider that it is possible that the traditional and cultural inclinations of the Bear Islanders might lean towards some sort of government that is less formal."

[lkfht]

"Mr. President, it is my honor to present my credentials as the official permanent representative of the United Republic of Ireland to the United Nations. I can assure you and my fellow delegates that I will work for the common good of all people, especially those caught in the middle of armed conflict."

 

"I know I may be new here, however Grand Chancellor Leonardo Kennedy has asked me to put forth a motion in the General Assembly for the possible appointment and election for the Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator of the United Nations. For those of you who are unfamiliar, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator is a high level position in the United Nations that heads the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The position is shared with the title of "Emergency Relief Coordinator", referring to coordination and aid management responsibilities within the UN system, and in the wider assistance community.

 

The United Republic of Ireland would like to nominate Mr. Liam Strothers, current Deputy Prime Minister as the next USG / ERC."

 

- UN Ambassador Madam Gabriela Pearce

Edited January 25, 2014 by lkfht