Model United Nations Meeting 11/5/14

Officer Position:

• Executive Council Member

- Preferably an underclassmen

- Election for this position will take place in spring

- Specific information on the election process will be released at a later time

Take out a sheet of paper

• Heading – Name, grade level, what competition you are going to and ID number

• Rest of paper = Pay close attention to the topics/committees and write down the top 3 committees that interest you!

MUNSA Reminders

• MUNSA is San Antonio Model United Nations conference on Jan 7th – 9th

• Competition fee is $130

• Delegate dance $5 extra

• MUNSA t-shirt $15 extra

• Taking a boat to conference (Most likely)

Standard Committee

• A Standard Committee is a MUN committee that follows the typical MUN procedures of debate

Ex: Speaking in 3rd person, realistic(no fantasy), basically anything not Crisis

Standard Committees do NOT = Crisis Committees

They are 2 different types of MUN conferences

Ex: Crisis = Speak in first person, often happens in alternate universes (fantasy)

Standard Committee

• Each of your Standard Committees have 2 topics (for MUNSA)

• It is entirely up to the delegates what topic to talk about first and whether or not to even consider talking about the 2nd one.

• Countries shall be chosen by officers and given out.

• Remember, when an officer chooses a country, he also receives that country’s spot in multiple committees. This means that some of you will represent the same country but in different topics/committees.

General Assembly

• Topic 1: Addressing the issue of international air security, by introducing new technologies for the improvement of aircraft detection

• Topic 2: Addressing conservation issues of resources while establishing preservation efforts in developed and developing countries

Disarmament

• Topic 1: Regulating the use of biological weapons and evaluating procedures used to ensure world safety

Ex: Anthrax, smallpox, a random plague

• Topic 2: Resolving illicit small arms trade around the world

International Labor Organization (ILO)

• Topic 1: Increasing Green Jobs to promote sustainable development in Underdeveloped countries

Ex: Jobs that promote environment and biodiversity

• Topic 2: Advocating for better working conditions in the workforce

Human Rights Council (HRC)

• Topic 1: Addressing and combating international online sex trafficking

- Houston is one of the biggest cities in USA for human trafficking

• Topic 2: Rights to private property for impoverished communities

Ex: People losing property to large scale industries carrying out construction on the land

World Health Organization (WHO)

• Topic 1: Contraceptive innovations in the world to reduce birth rates

- Gotta slow down baby-growth

• Topic 2: Addressing illegal vaccines and their effects on the global community

Ex: Illegal vaccines that do not cure the disease but rather include dangerous contaminates that harm the user

Social Humanitarian Committee

• Topic 1: Discussing violence against women as a cultural practice and considering if, and to what extent, the preservation of culture should be weighed over basic human rights

Violence against women = beatings, genital mutilation, rape, sexual harassment and forced prostitution. Causes are cultural.

Topic 2: Evaluating maltreatment of prisoners as a human rights issue, considering new ways to address convicts that avoids inhumane practices

World Trade Organization (WTO)

• Topic 1: Evaluating the use of technology on trade capacity and the effects the global economy has on international trade

• Topic 2: Evaluating ways to promote imports to and exports from less developed countries, and determining possible solutions to expand the markets and economies of LDC’s (Least Developed Countries)

Food and Agriculture Committee (FAO)

• Topic 1: Effects of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO’s) on the quality of food

• Topic 2: Analyzing the effects of commercial agriculture on the environment

UNICEF

• Topic 1: Expanding immunization coverage

• Topic 2: Addressing the Gender Gap in the primary and secondary education system of Underdeveloped Nations

UN Women

• Topic 1: Improving Maternal Health Care

• Topic 2: Addressing and improving Women’s role in the workforce worldwide

Special political and Decolonization committee (SPECPOL)

• Topic 1: Discussing advancements in technology and its use in international and domestic espionage

• Topic 2: Creating a solution to end colonization and implementing sustainable self-governing to former colonies

- Mainly concerns the 17 non-self-governing territories in the world

Organizacion de los Estados Americanos (OAS)

• Uh… It’s all in Spanish so...

• I assume this committee will be for Spanish speakers only… Idk.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

• Topic 1: The use of Irradiation in the food and agriculture industry

Irradiation = process of treating food with radiation in order to kill bacteria and parasites (Microwave??)

• Topic 2: Extending and promoting the programs of action for cancer therapy

Benefits of radiation therapy

Security Council

• Topic 1: Assessing the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles on Member Nations’ Citizens

BOOM!!! (No pun intended) What did I say!? I knew this topic would come up

• Topic 2: Combating illegal sales of firearms

*Cough Security Council members are notorious for selling firearms Cough*

Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

• Topic 1: Addressing the social impact of the Internet Neutrality Act

- Idea that all internet users should have free access to any content of their choosing without restrictions from their service providers.

• Topic 2: Analyzing the communal and economic effects of implementing infrastructure in newly industrializing countries

- Negatives and positives to a less developed country

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

• Topic 1: Reducing the effects of rapid industrialization

• Topic 2: Improving problems associated with urban slums

Crisis Committees

• These are not your standard committees!

• These are the fast, dynamic, ever-changing committees of MUN

• These committees tend to favor an ‘alternate universe’

• However, some crisis committees do historical reenactments, such as the six-day war or the invasion of a Greek city-state by Sparta

Crisis – This is your ‘alternative universe’ one

• Several Electromagnetic Pulses have been released within America simultaneously. These devices destroy electronics and networks across the nation, the only working communication is from a radio signal with the British government who mobilize their army, and send planes to America to get an update of the country. America is in shambles, and the government has no way of quickly organizing themselves without use of technology. There are rumors that this is the work of the Taliban, however it was not known that they had the capacity for this level of destruction.

Historical Crisis – your historical reenactment

• The first visible cracks in the iron curtain appeared two days ago on May 2nd.  Early Tuesday morning Hungarian Prime Minister Gyula Horn announced at a press conference that after many conversations with the Austrian Foreign Minister Alois Mock the border between the two countries has been opened, and the fence will be taken down. This could cause further issues within the Soviet Union. Mikhail Gorbachev met with Wojciech Jaruzelski concerning the conclusion of the Polish round table talks on April 5th. Throughout this conversation, lasting over three and a half hours, both leaders devoted their utmost attention to the problems of the transformation being conducted broadly in both countries. The world is waiting and watching now to see what the capitalist and communist giants think about Austria’s and Hungary’s actions

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