Agenda

The Conference Agenda will be decided and announced by the new Secretariat in May and the Final Administrative Handbook will be available in due course.

The 19th CGSMUN will consist of the Forums listed below. The GA and the EC, SC and HSC committees have 3 issues each, while ECOSOC, SPECON, UNDRR, UNWTO, UNESCO, WHO and HRC have 4. The YA has 2 themes and the ICJ 1 case.

GA1

1. Measures to prevent the increased militarization of outer space
2. Strengthening international and interagency collaboration to strengthen maritime security
3. Decreasing the operational readiness of nuclear weapons systems

 

GA2

1. Easing Trade Bottlenecks in Landlocked Developing Countries
2. Measures to Prevent and Manage Corporate Insolvency
3. Addressing the economic inequities by China’s Belt and Road Initiative

 

GA3

1. Humanitarian corridors as a means of protecting civilians during armed conflict
2. The Prevention of Recidivism and the Social Reintegration of Offenders
3. Addressing femicides in Kenya

 

GA4

1. Evaluating the effectiveness of UN Interim Administration Missions
2. Addressing the Conflict and geopolitical issues in the Arctic
3. Discussing the status of non-self-governing territories in the Caribbean

 

GA6

1. Examining principles of public international law in the context of self-determination and national sovereignty
2. Evaluating State’s obligation to extradite international criminals to bodies operating under the principle of universal jurisdiction
3. Establishing a legal framework for data protection and privacy

SC

1. Re-evaluating the international prevention and response mechanisms to Coups D’Etats
2. Addressing the Red Sea Crisis
3. Pending – to be announced in September

 

ECOSOC

1. Promoting Sustainable Human Settlement Development
2. Fostering Sustainable Economic Growth and Development for Poverty Reduction
3. Enhancing global geospatial information management arrangements
4. Addressing the phenomenon of ageism in the workplace

 

HRC

1. Promoting, respecting and protecting Human Rights when Addressing Climate Change and Environmental Degradation
2. Reinsuring the access to rights of sex workers
3. Assessing the effects of deportation on family unity and children’s rights
4. Ending Conversion Therapy: Enhancing the Protection of LGBTQ+ Individuals from Harmful and Pseudoscientific Practices

 

EC1

1. Assessing the implications of undersea infrastructure on underwater ecosystems and biodiversity
2. Evaluating cloud seeding as a means to combat drought
3. Assessing the environmental impact of concrete manufacture and application

 

EC2

1. Addressing Wildlife Trafficking and the Smuggling of Endangered and Protected Species
2. Tackling the effect of mass pesticide usage on bee colonies
3. Assessing the effects of the yellow dust phenomenon

 

SPECON

1. Ethical considerations in the use of animal testing in pharmaceutical research
2. Addressing the ethical considerations and implications of digital surveillance
3. Revisiting the right of asylum in the light of geopolitical tension and conflict in the Middle east and North Africa
4. Exploring the effects of AI advancements in Job Roles, Workforce, and Employment

 

WHO

1. Confronting and Eliminating Inequities in the Organ Transplantation System
2. The Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues of Modern Assisted Reproductive Technologies
3. Supporting cholera outbreak response
4. Measures to mitigate anti-microbial resistance

 

UNESCO

1. Protecting Indigenous Culture in Oceania
2. The issue of comprehensive Sex Education Addressing Gender and Power
3. Re-assessing the links between education and active citizenship/civic engagement
4. Supporting initiatives for the protection of journalists and freedom of expression against censorship in conflict zones

 

UNDRR

1. Establishing international measures for the protection of Sinking States in the Pacific
2. Performing Risk Assessments of Emerging Technologies and their Potential Hazards
3. Reassessing the Volcano disaster risk management during crisis
4. Addressing the crisis in Afghanistan caused by flash floods

 

UNWTO

1. Discussing the effects of tourism on Small Island Developing States
2. Strengthening the application of the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism
3. Examining the Negative Impacts of Gentrification on local communities
4. Discussing the promotion of ecotourism as a tool for biodiversity conservation

 

HSC (1995)

1. The Sebrenica massacre
2. The First Chechen War
3. The third Taiwan Strait Crisis

 

YA

1. Action Paper on the Implementation of Alternative Means of Transportation in cities
2. Action Paper on the evaluation of alternative curricula for the development of students’ moral compass

 

ICJ

1. Pending