By: Amita Gowda

Multiple working papers are being distributed all around the WHO committee room. With such a large assembly, it is no surprise that from the 10+ papers, only one carries a name that every Gen-Zer should recognize: Renegade. Working paper Renegade focuses on a database with records of every communicable disease to predict and prevent outbreaks before they happen. Renegade shares this database establishment with another working paper (Currently sponsored by Iran). With the world being at the peak of its Digital Era, it’s no surprise that many papers are focusing on technological developments that could help in eradicating communicable diseases.

Another working paper, written by Latvia and a few other sponsors, was less hesitant to mention they had almost 75 signatories from their committee of almost 100. The paper was not shy and “covered pretty much everything,” as a sponsor Latvia said. It covered water filtration, education in schools, herd immunization, and airport security to prevent the spread of communicable diseases. Debatably the most popular working paper is one sponsored by the delegation of Australia, which criminalizes intercourse with the sole intent of stopping natural reproduction. As a result of this prohibition, genetically modified humans will take over, with the idea that the new generation will be immune to every disease, and all communicable diseases would be eradicated.

There are many complaints about many of the resolutions. A group of delegates, already done with their resolution, voiced their complaints about the Renegade resolution. In shortened form, it is apparently “vague” and not at all a solid resolution. At the same time, one of Renegade’s sponsors was complaining that all of the other resolutions were the exact same resolution in different words. Overall, the IPC hopes the WHO committee finds a resolution that works for everybody.