SLMUN 2011 TOPICS

POSITION PAPERS DUE JULY 22ND.

SECURITY COUNCIL
1) The situation in Yemen
2) The situation in Sudan

FUTURISTIC SECURITY COUNCIL
1)The Situation in the Middle-East 2013 (Study Guide released July 01st 2011)

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
1) The legality of the extent of states' rights to interfere and obstruct the freedom of the journalistic press

GA1- COMMITTEE ON DISARMAMENT AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
1) Defining the limits of engagement in times of military intervention.
2) The risk of nuclear proliferation in the middle-east.

GA2- ECONOMICS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
1) External debt sustainability and development.
2) Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people and of the Arab population in the occupied territories over their natural resources.

GA3- SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND HUMANITARIAN COMMITTEE
1) Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order.
2) Human rights and cultural diversity.

UNESCO- UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION
1) The importance of exercising the freedom of the press as a fundamental right to information.
2) Development of nuclear-based energy solutions in order to cope with the rising energy demand.

COMNARD- COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS
1) Liberalization of the various forms of cannabis used for medicinal, recreational, or cultural purposes.
2) The question of Narco-terrorism.

IPCC- INTER-GOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
1) Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaptation.
2) Technology transfer between countries in an effort to combat Climate Change.

HRC-HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
1) Respect for Women’s Rights universally, and the comprehensive implementation of The Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
2) Measures to secure the human rights of migrant workers.

EU- EUROPEAN UNION (EUROPEAN COUNCIL)
1) The question of Voting Rights and Candidate Nations.
2) Evaluation of the performance of the EMU, with special attention towards the actions before and during the recent global economic crisis.

SAARC-SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION
1) Information sharing member nations so as to combat terrorism on regional scale.
2) A multi-lateral response to alleviate poverty.

Practice debate topics

Security Council

1) Situation in Pakistan
2) Threat posed to international security by wiki leaks
3) Situation in Myanmar

ECOSOC


1)MDGs 2015 and beyond; reviewing their success and targets thereafter.
2) Economic and Social aspects of, distribution of excess surplus and introduction of GMOs, as solutions for Regions dealing with food scarcity.
3) Stateless Persons; their contribution to the development of the state and striving towards their naturalization.

GA 1

1) Implications of the proliferation of nuclear material and the resulting challenges posed to the sustenance of international peace and security
2) The role of science and technology as means maintaining international peace and security
3) International arms trade and its effects on regional peace and security and cross border terrorism

GA 2


1) Plausible Economic Policies to tackle Food Price Volatility
2) The question of providing financial stability and fundamental needs to refugees and IDP's in conflict
3) The restructure of the World Trade Organization in view of better governance and revised tariff and trade laws

GA 3


1) Decriminalization of prostitution pertaining to the human rights of sex workers.
2) Population control in rapidly developing nations and densely populated regions recording a poor GDP per capita.
3) Exercising the rights of indigenous peoples and individuals of various sexual orientations pertaining to employment opportunities.

• Practice Debate 1

Saturday January 29, 2011 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
OSC (map)

• Practice Debate 2

Saturday February 5, 2011 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

OSC

• Practice Debate 3

Saturday February 12, 2011 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
OSC