The world is not a friendly place, especially for children. Wars, human and sex trafficking, and child labour are the traumatizing reality for many children around the world. Quite literally. Circumstances like these mean that PTSD is common in children, especially in developing nations. The Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) were tasked with looking at how to keep children in traumatic circumstances in good mental health. This would a be a great opportunity to look at underlying causes of these issues, and come up with long term goals, as well as short term ones. After all, a democratic, just, and safe society is a goal that all should strive towards.
So of course, the debate, in the typical fashion of such debates, just kept going around in circles about education and financial aid.
“We need to educate the kids!” explained the delegate of the United States.
“We can’t afford to educate our kids,” Saudi Arabia shot right back.
Education, as it turns out, was mentioned so many times that Egypt suggested making a drinking game about it because “literally every session of every committee mentions education at least once. It’s a good starting point, but it’s not a whole solution.”
The UK then revealed a five-step plan about how they thought financial aid should be used in developing countries, involving solutions on educating kids about mental health and supporting kids with mental health issues, and then stated a few minutes later, “well, the UK doesn’t really plan on giving out financial aid.”
“Look, if you’re in a sinking boat, you’re not going to just keep scooping out water. You’re going to patch the damn hole,” Cote D’Ivoire proclaimed passionately. “Short term solutions are great, but we’ve got to look at the root of the problem. We don’t just need a Band-Aid.”
And while many developing nations welcomed financial aid, they felt that more developed countries were being too assertive on what the aid should be used towards. Larger nations insisted on solutions that dealt with supporting kids after they had been traumatized, as opposed to how developing nations wanted to focus on the causation and work towards the noble goal of a more just, free, and democratic nation.
“All the rich countries are being dumb!” insisted the delegation of Nepal eloquently. “They’re trying to tackle issues that don’t affect them. They’re not listening to us, and we’re the ones who are experiencing this.”
Saudi Arabia echoed this sentiment, explaining that, “Foreign aid doesn’t work unless you specifically address the root of the problem because once it runs out we’re back where we started.”
In response to all this, the UK had a brilliant plan. “See, the issue is that kids aren’t watching shows about, like, depressed Barney. We need to educate them about mental health!”
So of course, the debate, in the typical fashion of such debates, just kept going around in circles about education and financial aid.
“We need to educate the kids!” explained the delegate of the United States.
“We can’t afford to educate our kids,” Saudi Arabia shot right back.
Education, as it turns out, was mentioned so many times that Egypt suggested making a drinking game about it because “literally every session of every committee mentions education at least once. It’s a good starting point, but it’s not a whole solution.”
The UK then revealed a five-step plan about how they thought financial aid should be used in developing countries, involving solutions on educating kids about mental health and supporting kids with mental health issues, and then stated a few minutes later, “well, the UK doesn’t really plan on giving out financial aid.”
“Look, if you’re in a sinking boat, you’re not going to just keep scooping out water. You’re going to patch the damn hole,” Cote D’Ivoire proclaimed passionately. “Short term solutions are great, but we’ve got to look at the root of the problem. We don’t just need a Band-Aid.”
And while many developing nations welcomed financial aid, they felt that more developed countries were being too assertive on what the aid should be used towards. Larger nations insisted on solutions that dealt with supporting kids after they had been traumatized, as opposed to how developing nations wanted to focus on the causation and work towards the noble goal of a more just, free, and democratic nation.
“All the rich countries are being dumb!” insisted the delegation of Nepal eloquently. “They’re trying to tackle issues that don’t affect them. They’re not listening to us, and we’re the ones who are experiencing this.”
Saudi Arabia echoed this sentiment, explaining that, “Foreign aid doesn’t work unless you specifically address the root of the problem because once it runs out we’re back where we started.”
In response to all this, the UK had a brilliant plan. “See, the issue is that kids aren’t watching shows about, like, depressed Barney. We need to educate them about mental health!”