Issues from previous conferences

A collection of research reports from past MUNISH conferences. The year can be selected from the top-right dropdown.

Issues and research reports from our 2020 conference.

Conference

CONF - Participant Resolution

General Assembly

GA1 - International Security and Disarmament

• Establishing protocols concerning the militarisation of the ArcticGA101
• Fostering international cooperation to combat the growing threat of cyber warfareGA102
• Tackling the threat of communications and imaging satellites to international securityGA103

GA3 - Social, Humanitarian and Cultural

• Implementing a coordinated global response to pandemicsGA301
• Countering disinformation and misinformation in light of the changing face of modern media platformsGA302
• Implementing measures to eradicate xenophobiaGA303

GA4 - Special Political and Decolonisation

• The question of territorial sovereignty in AntarcticaGA401
• Addressing the global rise of populismGA403

Special Conferences on Shifting Power Dynamics in a Globalised World

SPC1 - Special Conference 1

• Measures to limit the economic, social, and political impact of the COVID-19 outbreakSPC101
• Protecting civil privacy while maintaining national securitySPC102
• Protecting journalists and whistle-blowers

SPC2 - Special Conference 2

• Taking measures to decrease global dependency on fossil fuelsSPC201
• Tackling digital piracySPC201
• Addressing foreign manipulation of domestic political institutionsSPC202

Commission and Councils

HRC - Human Rights Council

• Protecting human rights at border crossingsHRC01
• Establishing common standards for the treatment of prisoners, especially political prisoners
• Protecting human rights during a pandemicHRC03

SC - Security Council

• The question of KashmirSC01
• The question of Iran - Saudi Arabia proxy conflicts in the Middle EastSC02

HSC - Historical Security Council (1946)

• Resolving the Greek Civil War (1943 - 1949)HSC01
• Question of The Iran Crisis of 1946HSC02

DC - Disarmament Committee

• Combating the rise of Anti-Satellite weaponsDC01
• Demilitarization of militias in post-IS SyriaDC02
• Tackling the use of depleted uraniumDC03

ECOSOC - Economic and Social Council

• Reducing dependency on oil as a source of government revenueECOSOC01
• Reducing the impact of the garment and textile industry on the environmentECOSOC02
• Implementing measures to stimulate economies affected by COVID-19ECOSOC03

CCPCJ - Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

• Establishing a framework regarding the illegal smuggling and transportation of natural resources (new RR/
  adjusted) CCPCJ01
• Tackling online drug traffickingCCPCJ02
• Establishing a framework regarding the illegal smuggling and transportation of oilCCPCJ03

EC -

• Measures to manage the rapid deterioration of the ArcticEC01
• Tackling environmental damage in post-conflict areasEC02
• Reducing outbreaks of communicable disease due to climate and seasonal changesEC03

Other Committees

G20 - Group of Twenty (International Financial Systems/Stability)

• Implementing measures to prevent a global financial crisisG2001
• Effective response to infectious disease outbreaksG2002
• Enhancing renewable energy incentivesG2003

APQ - Advisory Panel on the Question of the Levant Region (APQLR)

• The question of refugees in the Levant regionAPQ01
• Preventing heavy weapons from being acquired and used by non-State actorsAPQ02
• Israel-Iran proxy conflictAPQ03

NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• The situation in the Crimean PeninsulaNATO01
• Countering the threat of Hybrid methods of warfareNATO02

ICJ - International Court of Justice