1. MUN Meeting 10/21/16

2. Information
We are currently accepting MUN style designs for shirts, jackets, etc. Each member who submits a design will receive 1 point, and the member whose design is chosen will receive another point.
Two points is also being offered for flyer designs for MUN. Be creative!
All the bonus point details are on the updated website. (
The website contains the total MUN points of everyone, the bylaws, the powerpoints used in meetings, up-to-date announcements, and additional resources.

3. Secretary Elections
We will be holding elections for secretary next Thursday after school .
If you are interested in running for secretary, please let an officer know and prepare a brief speech. The length of next week’s meeting will be based on the number of people running for secretary.
Popular vote will make 70% of the decision while the officers and Mr. Fahler will make up 30%.
REQUIREMENTS :
Must have missed no more than two meeting this year.
Must not have any permanent commitments on Thursday

4. Committees of Zimbabwe and Romania in UN

5. Introduction to Committees

6. GA Plenary -one of the largest committees in the UN with 193 delegates
-each delegate has one paper discussing the issues that they want presented at the conference
-delegates can voice their opinions on what they think is the largest global issue affecting their country
- ⅔ vote from the rest of the delegates to pass regulations or establish committees
Countries:

7. DISEC - Disarmament and International Security Committee
-delegates may discuss any questions or any matters within the scope of the present Charter or relating to the powers and functions of any organs provided for in the present Charter
Topic 1: The Threat of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Topic 2: Black Market Accessibility of Nuclear Material

8. SOCHUM Social Cultural and Humanitarian Committee
-Primary Focus: Human Rights
-examination of human rights question and the promotion of fundamental freedom
-Evaluation of the treatment of children, the advancement of women, and protection of refugees
-addresses important social development questions such as the treatment of refugees, juvenile delinquents, crime, drugs, and any other issue that can corrupt the individual right of a person
Topic 1: The Right to Privacy in the Digital Age
Topic 2: Protecting Women’s Right to an Education in the Developing World

9. SPECPOL Special Political and Decolonization Committee
- deals with decolonization as well as political topics that are not subject of the General Assembly First Committee
-After many countries became independent, SPECTOL merged with the first General Assembly meeting, and it was decided that the First Committee would deal with questions such as arms control and disarmament whereas the GA Fourth would discuss particular conflicts
Topic 1: Creation of an Independent Kurdistan
Topic 2: Developing a Framework for the Exploration and Settlement of Extraterrestrial Territories

10. Legal Topic 1: Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism
Topic 2: The Proposal of a jus cogens Prohibition Against the Destruction of Historical landmarks and Artifacts

11. ECOSOC (Economic and Social Council)
Purpose: help plan and execute UN-sponsored social and economic programs
Coordinates many related specialized agencies of similar causes
Main goal: staying economically relevant in globalized world
Example of Past Success: Advisory Group- advice on development goals for poor countries, also report on the socioeconomic conditions of country
Lacks political clout in many countries, example- India, Bangladesh, Malaysia sweatshops lacking reform despite ECOSOC efforts
Topic 1: The “El Niño” Phenomenon and its Impact on Agricultural Production
Topic 2: Addressing Global Wealth Inequality

12. UNDP (UN Development Programme)
Goal is improving and developing lives of citizens
Work in poverty reduction, environment/energy, crisis management, democracy
Active in efforts for Millenium Development Goals set forth by UN to reach by 2015
Human Development Report- allows UNDP to accurately identify developed and developing countries based on total achievement of citizens (not just wealth like before)
Topic 1: Eliminating World Hunger
Topic 2: Combating Global

13. UNEP (UN Environment Programme)
Programs on environmental issues cover major issues of: climate change, disasters and conflicts, environmental governance, ecosystem management, harmful substance and hazardous waste, and resource efficiency
Initiatives try to balance economical concerns with ecological preservation
Try to increase recycling, decrease carbon emissions, etc.
Topic 1: The Protection Of the Earth’s Waterways and Oceans
Topic 2: The Threat Of Increasing Air Pollution In The Emerging World

14. WHO (World Health Organization)
Purpose: providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends
Fight mass disease (e.g. eradicate polio); current fight against malaria in many developing countries
Topic 1: Protection Against Zoonotic Diseases
Topic 2: Universal Access to Clean Water and Sanitation

15. HRC (UN Human Rights Council)
Focus: Universal Declaration of Human Rights protected and applied for all
Universal Periodic Review of all member states- working to increase transparency in human rights for members
Goal is to universally defend human rights (objective, equal)
Criticism for Bloc voting, loose membership standards, and bias against Israel
Topic 1: The Rights of Religious Minorities in The Middle East
Topic 2: Cruel and Unusual

16. UNICEF (UN Children’ Fund)
The leading humanitarian and development agency working globally for the rights of every child.
Provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.
UNICEF also lobbies and partners with leaders, thinkers and policy makers to help all children realize their rights—especially the most disadvantaged.
Topic 1:Forced Child Marriages
Topic 2:Protecting Children in Conflict Zones

17. UNESCO (UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization)
Contributes to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through educational, scientific, and cultural reforms in order to increase universal respect for justice, human rights, and freedom proclaimed in the UN Charter.
Topic1:Preventing Radicalization in Cyberspace
Topic 2:Freedom Of Expression: The Protection of Journalists Around the

18. UNHCR ( UN Refugee Agency)
Leads and facilitates international cooperative efforts to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems all around the world.
Ensures that everyone can exercise their rights to seek asylum and to find safe refuge in another state
Has over 7,000 personnel operating in more than 125 countries around the world, assisting over 40 million refugees find means of living safely and healthily until they can find a permanent home.
Topic 1: The Central American Refugee Crisis
Topic 2: Providing a Framework for the Resettlement of Refugees Worldwide

19. UNODC (UN Office on Drugs and Crime)
Fights against illicit drugs and international crime through extensive fieldwork and research in regions all around the world.
Relies heavily on voluntary contributions and willing participation from Governments.
Assist member states in the struggle of arising problems dealing with illicit drugs, crime, and terrorism and strives to implore prevention of crime and provide assistance to reforming penal justice in many countries.  
Topic1:Money Laundering and The War on Drugs
Topic2: Illicit Weaponry and its Threat to Global

20. UNSC (UN Security Council)
The primary peacekeeping force within the UN and is charged with maintaining international security.
the Security Council has the unique capability to issue sanctions and to authorize military action. The Security Council often creates subsidiary committees to enforce varying resolutions.
UNSC is made up of fifteen members, five are permanent and ten of rotate biennially. Permanent members : France, United Kingdom, The United States, China, and Russia.
The permanent states also maintain veto power, granting them the ability to unilaterally strike down any action proposed by the committee as a whole and creating controversy
 Topic1: Maintaining Peace In The South China Sea
 Topic2: Acknowledging The Threat Of Weapons Of Mass Destruction

21. HAMUN Conference
We will decide on a method to determine who is representing what country and which committee.
Please be prepared to answer the poll/s announced on the Remind.
When you submit your answer, please enter your name first.