Issues on the agenda – 19th annual session
‘‘Pursuing a cooperative future between democracies internationally to uphold freedom under threat.’’
General Assembly
General Assembly Committee 1 (Disarmament and International Security)
- Reassessing the relevance of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in the contemporary world.
- Worldwide refusal to dismantle nuclear programs, as an example of continuing tensions threating international security.
- Renewing efforts to establish diplomatic conversation channels between the current Palestinian and Israeli governments.
General Assembly Committee 2 (Economic and Financial)
- How to deal with macroeconomic challenges to dept sustainability in developing countries.
- Aiding LEDC’s while simultaneously maintaining their financial and social independence.
- Measure to reduce economic damage to countries relying on gas and oil industries caused by the transition to sustainable energies.
General Assembly Committee 3 (Social, Cultural & Humanitarian)
- Ensuring the cultural identity and rights of Indigenous people are upheld, with a particular focus on tribes in America, such as the Navajo and Algonquin people.
- Deciding on reparations to cultures still suffering from the aftereffects of colonialism.
- Aiding refugees affected by the Russo-Ukrainian conflict.
General Assembly Committee 4 (Special Political and Decolonization)
- The UN’s role in unrecognised de-facto break-away states, such as North Ossetia, Transnistria and Abkhazia, and their affiliation to their de-jure governing bodies.
- UN measures to ensure peace and stability in the South China Sea, focusing on China’s influence and its relation to neighbouring countries.
- The Conflict between the United Kingdom and Mauritius over the Chagos islands.
General Assembly Committee 6 (Legal)
- Measures to prevent the spread of false information and radicalisation through social media platforms.
- The question of governmental access and involvement in cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum and Cardano.
- Discussing the consequences of land grabbing and possible sanctions against it to reduce harmful effects on the climate and the local populace.
Economic and Social Council
ECOSOC Committee 1 (Sustainable Development)
- Addressing the difficulties of combining sustainability with financial development and growth, especially in the developing world.
- Combating plastic pollution, in a both economic and ecologically sustainable manner highlighting the use of incineration and recycling.
- Measures to promote equitable financial recovery post COVID-19 pandemic.
ECOSOC Committee 2 (Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice)
- Addressing the issue of corruption in privatised correctional facilities.
- Discussing harsher punishments for crimes affecting the environment committed by largescale organisations.
- Measures to ensure that a higher percentage of sexual assault and abuse cases lead to prosecution and arrest.
ECOSOC Committee 3 (Human Rights)
- Russia’s policy about political prisoners as a means of pressure on ‘‘enemies of the state."
- Addressing the human rights abuses in sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular focus on child labour and human trafficking.
- Advancing international human rights to protect against discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
Security Council
- The crisis between Ukraine and Russia as a wider example of ongoing tensions between former members of the USSR.
- Insurance of the security of the populace in Burkina Faso.
- The dispute over vaccination mandates, as a larger example needing to balance the individual’s freedom for the sake of a populace’s security.
Historical Security Council (1962)
- Addressing East Germany's policy to deal with attempted defections, using Peter Fechter's case as an example of the human rights violations.
- Assessing security measures to ensure worldwide nuclear safety concerning the growing threats of proxy wars such as the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- The people's right to self-determine governmental systems using the example of the ongoing conflict between North and South Vietnam
MunoM e.V. – Model United Nations of Munich
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MunoM e.V. is a not-for-profit charitable educational organization based at the European School Munich.
Elise-Aulinger-Strasse 21 · 81739 München · Deutschland
MunoM e.V. is a not-for-profit charitable educational organization based at the European School Munich.
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