Pre-Conference Handbook

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General Guide

What is MUN?

Preparation Guide

Position Papers

Committees

• First Committee of the General Assembly: Disarmament and International Security (DISEC)

  • Chairs

    Christin Weigt (Director)
    Miruna Bouros (Assistant Director)
    Mirza Mohammed Ali Khan(Assistant Director)

    Topics

    1. Risk of Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East after the Arab Spring
    2. The Relationship between Disarmament and Development

    Committee's e-mail

    disec@limun.org.uk

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• Second Committee of the General Assembly: Economic and Financial (ECOFIN)

  • Chairs

    Benjamin Osenius-Eite (Director)
    Felipe Cuello (Assistant Director)
    Iliana Kotini (Assistant Director)

    Topics

    1. The Question of International Aid Given to Developing Countries in Light of the Current Financial Issues Faced by Europe
    2. External Debt Sustainability

    Committee's e-mail

    ecofin@limun.org.uk

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• Third Committee of the General Assembly: Social, Humanitarian and Cultural (SOCHUM)

  • Chairs

    Ross Evans (Director)
    Stephen Wan (Assistant Director)
    Aakriti Mathur (Assistant Director)

    Topics

    1. Coordinating International Humanitarian Aid
    2. Conflicts between Cultural and Individual Rights

    Committee's e-mail

    sochum@limun.org.uk

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• Fourth Committee of the General Assembly: Special Political and Decolonization (SPECPOL)

  • Chairs

    Ikramul Choudhury (Director)
    Sabine Van Ameijden (Assistant Director)
    Ashwin Shanbag (Assistant Director)

    Topics

    1. Security on the Korean Peninsula
    2. Self-determination of the regions of Western Sahara, Gibraltar and Kashmir

    Committee's e-mail

    specpol@limun.org.uk

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• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

  • Chairs

    Till Weyers (Director)
    Efthymis Antonopoulos (Assistant Director)
    Rahul Bedi (Assistant Director)

    Topics

    1. Food Crisis in the Horn of Africa
    2. Food Safety Concerns after the Nuclear Emergency in Japan

    Committee's e-mail

    fao@limun.org.uk

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• World Health Organization (WHO)

  • Chairs

    Gavin Patti (Director)
    Amanda Sun (Assistant Director)
    Holly Hoi (Assistant Director)

    Topics

    1. Addressing the Challenges Posed to Health by Increasing Urbanization
    2. Preventing and Reacting to Outbreaks of Food borne Diseases

    Committee's e-mail

    wha@limun.org.uk

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• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

  • Chairs

    Arkaprava Bokshi (Director)
    Nicola Hardwick (Assistant Director)
    Munkhbold Badarch (Assistant Director)

    Topics

    1. Communication and Information: Media Development and Freedom of Expression
    2. Post-Conflict and Post-Disaster Responses: Coordinating Adequate Mechanisms in Education

    Committee's e-mail

    unesco@limun.org.uk

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• Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

  • Chairs

    Benjamin Dive (Director)
    Jack Stanley (Assistant Director)

    Topics

    1. The question of Energy Interdependency
    2. The question of Population Growth

    Committee's e-mail

    ecosoc@limun.org.uk

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• European Union (EU)

  • Chairs

    Boglarka Fanni Palko (Director)
    Thomas Kramer (Assistant Director)

    Topics

    1. The question of Turkey's accession with regards to the Commission's 2010 report
    2. The question of the Euro Crisis

    Committee's e-mail

    eu@limun.org.uk

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• African Union (AU)

  • Chairs

    Anjli Shah (Director)
    Tim Rouse (Assistant Director)

    Topics

    1. The two (2) Sudans
    2. The situation in Libya

    Committee's e-mail

    au@limun.org.uk

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• World Bank (WB)

  • Chairs

    Danae Kyriakopoulou (Director)
    Shyam Anjaria (Assistant Director)
    Sandeep Rajgopal (Assistant Director)

    Topics

    1. The question of South Sudan with respect to oil distribution and Economic Aid.
    2. Promoting Social Accountability in the Middle East and North Africa

    Committee's e-mail

    wb@limun.org.uk

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• World Trade Organization (WTO)

  • Chairs

    Aitzaz Rehman Sheikh (Director)
    Hubert Han (Assistant Director)
    Thomas Barber (Assistant Director)

    Topics

    1. The Practicality of multiparty environmental treaties during economic depressions
    2. The reduction of obstructions to trade and eradication of inequitable trade practices

    Committee's e-mail

    wto@limun.org.uk

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• League of Arab States (LAS)

  • Chairs

    Madeline Radcliff (Director)
    Na’im Merchant (Assistant Director)

    Topics

    1. Foreign Military Presence in the Arab World
    2. The Question of Women's Rights

    Committee's e-mail

    las@limun.org.uk

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• United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)

  • Chairs

    Sally Smith (Director)
    Atish Mathur (Assistant Director)

    Topics

    1. Female Genital Cutting in Central Africa
    2. The situation of Human Trafficking from South East Asia

    Committee's e-mail

    hrc@limun.org.uk

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• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

  • Chairs

    Mitali Nikore (Director)
    Nishna Bheero (Assistant Director)

    Topics

    1. Rising Unemployment amongst Youth
    2. Casualisation of Female Labour

    Committee's e-mail

    undp@limun.org.uk

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• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

  • Chairs

    Sarah Sarwar (Director)
    Saiful Salihudin (Assistant Director)
    Sophia Broom (Assistant Director)

    Topics

    1. Post-Disaster Environmental Management in Gaza Strip
    2. Women at the Front Line of Climate Change-Gender Risks and Hopes

    Committee's e-mail

    unep@limun.org.uk

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• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

  • Chairs

    Tagore Nakornchai (Director)
    Kai Kroger (Assistant Director)

    Topics

    1. Response to Cyber security and Cyber warfare
    2. The decline in Military Budgets and Reduction in Operational Capability

    Committee's e-mail

    nato@limun.org.uk

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• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC)

  • Chairs

    Anmol Soin (Director)
    Cong Sheng (Assistant Director)

    Topics

    1. The role of corruption in narcotraffic terrorism
    2. Controlling the movement of narcotics and illegal substances

    Committee's e-mail

    unodc@limun.org.uk

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• International Court of Justice (ICJ)

  • Chairs

    He-in (President)
    Michael Wong (Vice-President)
    Bianca Maria Marin (Registrar)

    Topics

    1. Aerial Herbicide Spraying (Ecuador v. Colombia)

    Committee's e-mail

    icj@limun.org.uk

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Position Paper Instructions

Delegates must submit two position papers, one for each topic, of 200 to 250 words each.

Position papers must, broadly, outline a country's position on that particular topic, and what it hopes a resolution will contain.

Position papers must be submitted to the committee email account (provided in the section below).

All delegates must submit two position papers of satisfactory standard - if the papers are not good enough, chairs will send the papers back and tell them to improve it.

Delegates who submit sub-standard or no position papers will not be considered for any kind of delegate award.

Should delegates have any questions regarding their papers, please email the chairs via their respective email accounts.

The deadline is Monday, 31st January 2012.