2009 AMUN Conference
Committee Topics

(1)  Reducing Global Military Expenditures and Weapons Sales.

(2)  Restructuring the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and Reforming the UNSC's "Veto Power".

(3)  Global Responsibility for Administration of and Peacekeeping in "Failed States".

(1)  Enforcement of International Criminal Court (ICC) Decisions and Rulings regarding Suspected War Criminals.

(2)  Legality or Illegality of "Enhanced Interrogation" Techniques in the Global War on Terrorism.

(3)  Legality or Illegality of the Disproportionate Uses of Military Force.

(1)  Reducing Child Mortality (Goal #4 of the Millennium Development Goals).

(2)  Rising Food Prices and the Global Food Crisis.

(3)  Additional Protection of World Cultural and Natural Sites.

(1)  Global Financial Crisis and Reform of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

(2)  Developing a Global Partnership for Development (Goal #8 of the Millennium Development Goals).

(3)  Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).

 

(1)  Energy Insecurity and Dependence.

(2)  Loss of Biodiversity and Extinction of Species.

(3)  Global Climate Change and the Potential Impacts on Small Island Nations.

Security Council   The permanent and non-permanent members of the UN Security Council will choose the topics that will be placed on the agenda during the two-day session (see below for some possibilities).  Each of the members of the UN Security Council should be prepared to propose topics for the agenda that they have determined are threats to international or regional peace and security.  In addition to these topics, there will be one "emergency" topic that will be submitted to the UN Security Council at some point during the conference.

(1)  Situation in the Occupied Territories of Palestine (Israel)

(2)  Situation in Sudan (Darfur Region)

(3)  Situation in Iraq (U.S. occupation)

(4)  Situation in Afghanistan (Taliban insurgency)

(5)  Situation in Iran (Nuclear Program)

(6)  Situation in North Korea (Nuclear Program)

(7)  Situation in Somalia (Islamic Insurgency)

(8)  Global War on Terrorism (al-Qaeda)

(9)   Situation in Tibet (China)

(10)  Situation in South Asia (India and Pakistan)  

(1)  Resolving regional security problems, including border security, piracy, cross-border military interventions, and arms trafficking.

(2)  Establishing common standards regarding the rights of children, women, elderly, and other vulnerable populations in the areas of education, labor security, and human trafficking.

(3)  Reviewing the question of extradition between the member-states of the MAL, and repatriation of citizens of MAL member-states held in foreign detention facilities.

Human Rights Council (HRC)

(1)  Right of Peoples to Self-Determination.

(2)  Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.

(3)  Rights of Victims of HIV/AIDS regarding Treatment and Medications.

Model International Court of Justice (MICJ)

Case #1:  China (Applicant) - India (Respondent); Territorial Dispute concerning the Tawang District in Arunachal Pradesh, India.

Case #2:  Vietnam (Applicant) - China (Respondent); Territorial Dispute concerning Paracel Islands.

Case #3:  Syria (Applicant) - Turkey (Respondent); Territorial Dispute concerning the Hatay Province (Alexandretta), Turkey.