GEMUN 2012 Topics

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      The committees listed below are being represented in the 23rd Session of GEMUN, May, 2012. Each section on this page has a collection of links for the respective committee, which we are always in process of updating. If you find a link that is expired, or a good one that needs to be added, please send an email to GEMUN's staff.

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GEMUN's topics and committees attempt to focus attention on the UN Millennium Development Goals.

Other important MDGs links:
Change the World in Eight Steps
MDG Monitor: Tracking the Millennium Development Goals
Millennium Project
A Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals
MDG Indicators
UN Foundation MDGs in Action
UNDP -- Millennium Development Goals
World Bank -- Millennium Development Goals
CyberSchoolBus -- Millennium Development Goals
NetAid -- Millennium Development Goals

Change the World in Eight Steps (Explore the Millennium Development Goals through posters and activities. For use with 7-14 year olds.)


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The following Committees will be role-played at GEMUN '12:

Please note that the order of precedence of the topics is not indicated by the order in which they are listed. All topics are equally deserving of the attention of the committees. It makes the debate MUCH more interesting if all topics are covered. There have been times where half or most of the resolutions submitted are on the same topic, and after one or two of these resolutions are debated, the others receive little interest from the committee. Try to make your resolution an interesting and creative solution.

General Assembly (Topics in GA: Elimination of all forms of intolerance and of discrimination based on religion or belief, The question of Tibet, Rights of the Child, The Question of Palestine, Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel, The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects and Open agenda)

Security Council (SC Topics: Peace-keeping, Combat Arms Trafficking, Advocating DDR (Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration) programmes, Counter-Terrorism, International Economic Sanctions, Stability in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region, and Open Agenda -- All Issues of Security and International Peace)

Economic and Social Council (Topics in ECOSOC: Eradicating Extreme Poverty and Hunger, Minimizing Massive Financial Debt and/or Inflation, Increasing Technological Availability, Reducing Unemployment, Achieving Universal Education, Mitigating Social Problems Caused by Political/Economic Instability, Using Resources Effectively to Attain Sustainable Development, and Open Agenda)

Human Rights Council (HRC Topics: Poverty and Human Rights, Trafficking in Persons, The Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Racism, Torture, MDGs and Human Rights, and Open Agenda)

United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP Topics: Combating Desertification, Increasing Water Sanitation in Developing Nations, Boosting Waste Management, Reducing Green House Gas Emissions, Ecosystems-based Agriculture, Forests and Sustainable Development, and Open Agenda)

World Health Organization (WHO Topics: Environmental Pollution and Health, Immunizations and Accessible Health Care, Hunger and Malnutrition, Infectious Diseases, Noncommunicable Diseases, Infant and Maternal Health Care, and Open Agenda)

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF Topics: Child Labor, Child Education, Child Soldiers, Child Mortality, Children's Rights, Childhood Malnutrition and Hunger, and Open Agenda)

Commission on the Status of Women (CSW Topics: Violence Against Women, Women and Education, Women and Health, Women and Poverty, Forced Marriage of Minors, Women and the Media, and Open Agenda)

Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and the Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS Topics: The Impact of Climate Change on the Development Prospects of the LDCs and SIDS, Promotion of the rule of law and social justice, Improve access to available and affordable energy, Facilitate participation of the poor in economic activity, Increase private and public investment in agriculture and infrastructure, Sensitize the general public on environmentally safe practices, and Open Agenda)

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO Topics: Genetically Modified foods, Water Scarcity, Food Security, Conservation Agriculture, Volatility of Food Prices, Organic Agriculture, and Open Agenda)

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA Topics: Nuclear Weapon Disarmament, Radiotherapy Advancement, Nuclear Energy Research, Nuclear Safeguards, Radioactive Waste Disposal, and Open Agenda)

Country Information/News/Miscellaneous

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General Assembly (GA)


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Security Council (SC)

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Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

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Human Rights Council (HRC)

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United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)

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World Health Organization (WHO)


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United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

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Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)

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Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and the Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS)

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Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

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Country Info/News/Miscellaneous


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