Friday, December 16, 2011

Colombo Operated Model United Nations

Guys COMUN is set from 2nd to the 4th of March. A link to the website is here.

Topics for COMUN


PRACTICE DEBATE TOPICS

SECURITY COUNCIL

1. Nuclear Proliferation and its impact on global security
2. The situation in Syria.
3. The situation in Libya.

ECOSOC

1. The global digital divide
2. The rising food prices and its effects on the poor with special emphasis on women.
3. The achievement of sustainable development in developing countries.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1

1. The war on Terror and its effects on Disarmament and International Peace and Security.
2. Investigating the distribution of illegal armaments to Terrorist cells.
3. Investigating the possible use of nuclear energy as an alternative source of energy.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2

1. The role of alternative energy sources in the development of LEDCs
2. Addressing the lack of financial and labour resources in LEDCs as a hindrance to Economic
Development.
3. The purpose of monetary unions in the global economy.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY 3

1. Criminalization of arranged marriages between individuals below the required marriage age.
2. Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism.
3. Global Elimination of xenophobia through the establishment of a strict and standardised educational system and curriculum.

CONFERENCE TOPICS

THE SECURITY COUNCIL

1. Energy crisis and its disruption to the UN peace keeping mission.
2. The need for security sector reforms in African nations emerging from military conflict.

ECOSOC

1. Risks posed by nuclear energy to environmentally sustainable development.
2. Sustainable usage of resources in the developing and developed world.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1

1. The shift to Sustainable Energy / Nuclear Energy and its impact on International Peace and Security.
2. Protection of and sustainable use of non renewable sources of energy.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2

1.  Multilateral efforts to bridge the global energy divide.
2.  The question of minimizing an overwhelming financial deficit while promoting sustainable development.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY 3

  1. Prioritizing social issues over economic benefits of nuclear power plants.
  2.  The impact of a greener economy on socially vulnerable groups such as women, children and the uneducated.