Important Dates to Remember

The programme for the heavily anticipated workshops and practice debates have now been finalised. Make note of these dates, since participation in these workshops and practise debates will prove crucial in relation to your success at the conference.

The preliminary workshops will take place on the 23rd and 30th of January, from 9.30 am to 2.00 pm at Overseas School premises. The workshops are essential for administrative staff as well as delegates.

In turn, the practice debates will take place on 7th, 13th and 27th of February from 8.30 am to 5.00 pm at, again, Overseas premises. Participation in at least two practice debates is mandatory for all delegates.

Lunch, for all five dates specified above, is available for purchase at the Overseas Canteen.

Here’s a summary of the dates:

Workshops

23 and 30 January, 2010
9.30 am – 2.00 pm
at Overseas School premises.

Practice Debates

7th, 13th and 27th February, 2010
9.30 am – 5.00 pm
at Overseas School premises.

The dates of the conference proper, as you may well know, are 5th, 6th and 7th of March. The times and venues for these dates will differ from one another, and are specified as such, below:

5th: 7.30 am – 5.00 pm at Overseas School

6th: 8.30 am – 5.00 pm at Overseas School

7th: 8.30 am – 7.00 pm at Waters’ Edge

Any further inquiries are welcome at comun2010@gmail.com

Topics and FPS Submission

The topics for the conference and the practice debates are specified as seen below.

For dates (and other such relevant details) of the workshops, practice debates and conference proper, please click here.

General Assembly, Committee One

Practice Debates

• Use of Science and Technology in combating terrorism
• Creation of a multilateral framework in combating piracy in the high seas (in addition to the UNCLOS)
• Strengthening multilateral nuclear disarmament commitment and reviewing the effectiveness of the Non Nuclear proliferation Treaty and its implementation as regards non compliant nations

Conference

• Combating the illicit trafficking of human beings caught in armed conflict
• Exercising the Responsibility to Protect

General Assembly, Committee Two

Practice Debates

• Promoting long-term economic stability of developing countries via scientific research
• Implications of the proliferation of economic and monetary unions with emphasis on trade
• The question of reform of the International Monetary Fund

Conference

• The role of agriculture in sustainable development
• Economic and Social hardships faced by member nations during the rehabilitation of victims of human trafficking

General Assembly, Committee Three

Practice Debates

• The prevention of discrimination based on sexual orientation in the workplace
• Combating copyrights infringement and intellectual property stealth at an intergovernmental level
• The right to adequate housing and the prevention of forced evictions

Conference

• Assessing and addressing the treatment of women’s rights in the founding of the family, its sustenance and its dissolution.
• Addressing the vulnerability of refugees to human trafficking

ECOSOC

Practice Debates

• Revision of the IMF protocol pertaining to voting rights and economic policy
• Methods by which countries can curb devious practices such as “Unfree” labour, share cropping and debt bondage, which serve as violation of human rights
• The question of management of resources in relation to sustainable growth

Conference

• Assessing and Addressing the economic and social impact of human trafficking
• Addressing the urgent requirement for an effective resolution pertaining to climate change and sustainable development

Security Council

Practice Debates

• Situation in Sudan
• The Question of Women & Children with regard to Peace and Security
• The Question of the Iranian Nuclear Dispute

Conference

• The Eritrean involvement in Somalia
• Situation in Afghanistan/Pakistan Region

While submission of Foreign Policy Statements is mandatory for all delegates, such submission must be done only via email before the 13^th of February. Hard copies of FPS’s will NOT be entertained. Delegates must take note of the email address relevant to them in accordance to which committee/council they wish to participate in, and email their statements as attachments, their country name as the name of the file. The email addresses are as follows.

FIRST COMMITTEE: comun2010.firstcom@gmail.com

SECOND COMMITTEE: comun2010.secondcom@gmail.com

THIRD COMMITTEE: comun2010.thirdcom@gmail.com

ECOSOC: comun2010.ecosoc@gmail.com

SECURITY COUNCIL: comun2010.sc@gmail.com

All general inquiries are welcomed at comun2010@gmail.com.

Get more info : http://comun2010.wordpress.com

Allocation of Countries and Committees for Co-MUN 2010

HEY GUYS SLIGHT CHANGE IN THE COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS.....HERE ARE YOUR FINAL COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS! start researching! want everyone's FPS's in by the first of Feb!

United Kingdom

Security Council - Maleen Jayasuriya

ECOSOC - Thanuja Meegahawatte

1st Com - Chrisjit Xavier

2nd Com- Shazad Synon

3rd Com- Abdullah Nyzar

Phillipines

ECOSOC-Aaron Kane

1st Com- Nichula Liyanage

2nd Com- Bilal Yoosuf

3rd Com- Praveen Jayaratne

Jordan

1st Com- Imal Kumarage

2nd Com- Jeremy De Zilwa

3rd Com - Joshua Lobendhan

Oman

1st Com- Usama Ghouse

2nd Com- Riffeth Rauff

3rd Com- Malin Rodrigo

Montenegro

1st Com - Rushitha Rodrigo

2nd Com- Nishan Casseem

3rd Com - Amaan

D R Congo

1st Com - Adrian Marcus

2nd Com- Nishan Weinmann

3rd Com- Shafeek Shuail

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