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

Admins -

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SLMUN 2009!!

I am proud to say that Wesley's legacy at the security Council continues! For the second consecutive time we have won the best delegate award in the SC; one of the most powerful, as well as the most competetive committees at MUN conferences.Congrats to Sithira! Seriousely awesome job! Sithira represented Libya at the Security council and this was his first time at SC....Having been in SC twice now, I know half of the people there and this achievment, I can say was not an easy one....so Great job!

Chrisjit Xavier, Nishan Caseem and Jeremy De Silva were also awarded the Best Delegate awards for their representation of Syria at the ICJ.As the president of the ICJ, I was very impressed with the amount of research, team work and passion that was eminating from all three of them.(People were talking about you guys long after the conference was over!.). As for me I foud the entire experience of chairing the ICJ one of my best MUN experiences ever!...Im sure shazad being the chairperson of the GA would also agree......

So at this years conference the Best Delegate awards for the two most competetive and powerful organs of the UN goes to Wesley! .....Great job everyone!

Maleen Jayasuriya

New country allocations!!!.........(with grade 11's pulling out)

ECOSOC

• Pakistan- Akeel Majeed
• - Abdullah Nyzar
• El Salvador - Aaron Kane

HRC

• Libya- Nishan Casseem
• Pakistan-Praveen Jayaratne
• South Africa - Malin Rodrigo

GA

• El Salvador - Bashin Mahir
• Rwanda- Sanjay Letchumanar
• - Kevin De Bond
• South Africa - Shazad Hamidhon
• - Sanjana
• Libya - Joshua Lobendhan
• Pakistan- Nisura
• - Ashan Victor
• Syria - Shadir Hisham

UNESCO

• South Africa - Nishan Weinman
• Libya - Imal
• - Jonathan De Costa
• Rwanda - Shakthidharan
• El Salvador - Nichula Liyanage
• Pakistan - Ihthisham Fahim
• - Riffeth Rauff
• Syria - Shafeek Shuail

SC

• Libya- Sithira Gunasekara

ICJ

• Syria - Chrisjit Xavier
• - Adrian Marcus
• - Jeremy De Zilwa

Sorry guys for changing ur allocations, but desperate times.............So start wrk on ur position papers NOW. Due to current circumstances.........deadline for pps will be extended till the 20th Monday!

All those who have finished their postion papers can e-mail it to relevant e-mail adds given in earlier post. Also once u hav done that e-mail me a copy, (siddygunn@gmail.com) and comment on this post to notify the rest of our UN club committee!

Work with us during this tough time, guys!

Guys also pass message onto ur friends as well!!

"ORA ET LABORA"

Position papers

Position papers have to be emailed to the respective chairs of each of your committees by the 18th of this month.( there will be no extension of this deadline as it has already been extended several times......no position paper = NO AWARDS + NO CERTIFICATE) Please send your position papers to the following email addresses:

• GA Position papers should be mailed to -
  slmun09.ga@gamil.com

• UNESCO position papers should be mailed to -
  slmun09.unesco@gmail.com

• HRC Position Papers should be mailed to -
  slmun09.hrc@gmail.com

• ECOSOC Position Papers should be mailed to -
  slmun09.ecosoc@gmail.com

• ICJ Position Papers should be mailed to -
  slmun09.icj@gmail.com
  

• SC Position Papers should be mailed to -
  slmun09.sc@gmail.com
  
  Once again for more info check out the SLMUN website http://www.slmun.org/slmunj/ . It's a great resource for new delegates.It has info ranging from how to write resolutuions, position papers to the dress code and other important information.Dont forget to read the Message from the Charg`e d’ Affaires and the Message from the Secretary General and Chief of Operations for SLMUN 2009.

This sample position paper is from SLMUN.org:

Sample Position Paper
Committee: International Labor OrganizationTopic: Globalization and DevelopmentCountry: Romania
*This sample position paper was submitted by the delegation of Romania at the 2007 UNA-USA Model UN Conference in New York City.
In the past two decades the rapidly growing world trend has been toward globalization. With the emergence of the internet as a means of communication and the increasing accessibility of international trade physical barriers are not the only barriers withering away. Protective tariffs are plummeting and free trade agreements are becoming more prevalent. Romania appreciates that globalization creates favorable situations for expansion of commercial as well as economic assets. In the past year Romania has seen a foreign direct investment (FDI) increase of 199%. Inward FDI increased from EURO 234 million in 2005 to EURO 699 million in 2006. However, Romania realizes that increased globalization does not automatically produce more equality.
Globalization and Development can contribute to the advancement of the overall international human condition; however, the delegation of Romania recognizes that without proper regulation the potential for advancement will remain limited to an elite few individuals, businesses, and nations. Unless checked and aimed toward the common good, globalization cannot effectively serve the global community. Crucial in dealing with the complexities of globalization, good governance must act with solidarity and responsibility. Romania believes that in involving people in globalization we must promote moral values, democratic principals, inclusive global political culture, institutions that safeguard both individual civil rights and inherent freedoms, and the common good. In addition, coping with the influx of information from globalization governments must act with solidarity and insight. Access to digital education will undoubtedly result in the confidence of citizens in their respective administrations and allow for a greater degree of transparency, and therefore a lesser degree of corruption.
Romania believes the multinational business community has the ability and the obligation to support pertinent values in human rights, labor standards, and environmental preservation. As stated by the president, Mr. Traion Basescu, Romania feels a "heartfelt attachment to multilateralism, as an effective instrument designed to identify the adequate answers to the challenges brought by globalization."
Romania is party to the majority of multilateral treaties and conventions identified as such by the Secretary General in the context of the Millennium Summit in 2001. Romania has always supported innovative and effective ways of establishing cooperation within and between regional organizations. As one of the newest members of the European Union, Romania is an active member of the World Trade Organization, and looks forward to offering its support to the redirection of globalization to best benefit the global community.

Hope this will be useful! good luck!

_M_

TOPICS FOR SLMUN 2009

SECURITY COUNCIL

1) Situation in Somalia & the exponential increase in piracy in the region.
2) The extension and renewal of the mandate of peace keeping forces.


ECOSOC
1) International and domestic human trafficking industry.
2) Building and sustaining solid financial markets


HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

1) Approving sex change and preventing discrimination of individuals who have undergone the process
2) Human rights Violations Emanating from Military attacks and Incursions in occupied Palestine territory



INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

The question of the legal status of acquired land during the Arab-Israeli Wars.


UNESCO


1) Recognizing and resolving key issues preventing the effective achievement of the millennium development goals.
2) Development and promotion of energy usage to ensure environmental sustainability



GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1) Multilaterlism on a regional scale in order to combat global epidemics
2) Resettlement and integration of IDP’s into post conflict areas.

Have fun researching!!! :p