Committees and Issues

The committees represented at MUNISH 2024 with the issues to be discussed will be published below. Research reports can be downloaded once available; an available research report appears as a green button right of the issue or the issue itself is underlined.

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General Assembly

GA1 - International Security and Disarmament

• Combating maritime piracy and reducing tensions in the Red SeaGA101
• Preventing and countering BioterrorismGA102
• Militarization and weaponization of outer spaceGA103

GA3 - Social, Humanitarian and Cultural

• The question of Al in mediaGA301
• Addressing the deportation of asylum seekers to LEDCsGA302
• The question of governments’ right to limit civil liberties in times of conflictGA303

GA4 - Special Political and Decolonisation

• The Israeli-Palestinian conflict with special focus on the Palestinian right of returnGA401
• Addressing the rising tensions in the Taiwan StraitGA402
• Protecting the integrity of democratic electionsGA403

Special Conferences on Multilateralism: Building Pathways to Peace and Security

SPC1 - Special Conference 1

• Countering the threat of Hybrid methods of warfareSPC101
• Tackling piracy and enhancing maritime securitySPC102
• Reducing dependency on energy supplies from politically unstable regionsSPC103

SPC2 - Special Conference 2

• The question of sanctionsSPC201
• Israel-Iran proxy conflictSPC202
• The question of stabilising conflict zones via military interventionsSPC203

Commission and Councils

UNCND - United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs

• The question of legalisation of cannabisUNCND01
• Combating the issue of drug trafficking and organised crimeUNCND02
• The question of the opioid crisisUNCND03

SC - Security Council

• The viability of the reintegration of displaced PalestiniansSC01
• The situation in the Democratic Republic of CongoSC02

HSC - Historical Security Council (1962)

• The Cuban Missile CrisisHSC01
• The Sino - Indian WarHSC02

FUNSC - Futuristic United Nations Security Council:

• The Palestine Israel Conflict, 2040FUNSC01
• The question of the militarisation of artificial intelligence, 2040FUNSC02

CCPCJ - Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

• The question of decriminalising drug useCCPCJ01
• Combating opiate trade and traffickingCCPCJ02
• Establishing stricter regulations to prevent police brutality against peaceful demonstrationsCCPCJ03

ECOSOC - Economic and Social Council

• Mitigating unemployment caused by digital transformation and AIECOSOC01
• Implementing measures to stimulate economies affected by climate changeECOSOC02
• Addressing the socio-economic inequality in education

EVC - Environment Commission

• Reducing emissions in Arctic miningEVC01
• The question of the effect of palm oil plantations in rainforest areasEVC02
• Protecting climate refugeesEVC03

HRC - Human Rights Council

• The situation of human rights in the Palestinian TerritoriesHRC01
• The abolishment of the death penaltyHRC02
• Protecting the right to peaceful protestHRC03

PBC - Peacebuilding Commission

• The question of KashmirPBC01
• Peacekeeping in the Democratic Republic of CongoPBC02

Other Committees

APQ - Advisory Panel on the Question of the Red Sea (APQRS)

• The economic crisisAPQ01
• The political crisisAPQ02
• The humanitarian crisisAPQ03

G20 - Group of Twenty

• Ensuring food security and resilient agricultural systems in the face of global crisesG2001
• Addressing the effect of the transition from fossil fuel dependency to renewable energyG2002
• Tackling supply chain vulnerabilities and global trade resilienceG2003

WHO - World Health Organization

• The question of combating increased vaccine scepticismWHO01
• Combating antibiotic resistanceWHO02
• Tackling the pharmaceutical industry’s monopoly powerWHO03

ICJ - International Court of Justice

• Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua vs. United States of America)ICJ01