New York 2015 Archive

Conference Resources

General Assembly (GA)

General Assembly First Committee (GA1)

  1. Prohibiting Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems
  2. The Control of Biological Weapons in Today’s Modern Era
  3. Confidence-Building Measures in a Regional and Subregional Context

General Assembly Second Committee (GA2)

  1. Women in Development
  2. The Impact of Migration on Development
  3. Adapting to Globalization: The New International Economic Order and the Green Economy

General Assembly Third Committee (GA3)

  1. Development and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
  2. The Right to Privacy in the Digital Age
  3. Eliminating Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerances

Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34)

  1. Strengthening Regional Arrangements in Africa
  2. Enhancing Robust Mandates to Deal with Complex Crises
  3. Enhancing the Use of Technology in Peacekeeping Missions

Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

Economic and Social Council Plenary (ECOSOC)

  1. Mainstreaming Youth in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
  2. Fostering Sustainable Development Practices through Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
  3. Social and Economic Integration through Sustainable Urbanization

Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)

  1. Innovative Financing for Africa’s Transformation
  2. Access to Energy
  3. Including Vulnerable Populations in Economic and Social Development

Commission on Population and Development (CPD)

  1. Realizing Sexual and Reproductive Rights, Health Services, and Education
  2. Supporting Ageing Populations' Health and Participation in Society
  3. Strengthening National Health Systems

Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ)

  1. Strengthening Criminal Justice Systems to Better Address Gender-Based Violence
  2. Prevention, Protection, and International Cooperation against the Use of New Information Technologies to Abuse and Exploit Children
  3. The Rule of Law in the Fight against Transnational Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking

Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)

  1. Social and Economic Implications of Refugee Influx in the ESCWA Region
  2. Meeting Growing Energy Demands
  3. Countering Radicalization through Social and Economic Development

Development

United Nations Environment Assembly/ Programme (UNEA/UNEP)

  1. Financing International Climate Technology Transfer
  2. Sustainable Development in the Arctic
  3. Promoting Resource Efficiency in Urban Development

Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)

  1. Protecting and Securing Fisheries in Small Island Developing States
  2. Reducing Rural Poverty
  3. Investing in Agriculture for Food Security and Economic Growth

United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women)

  1. Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Beijing +20 Review
  2. Achieving Gender Equality Post-2015 by Eliminating Violence against All Women
  3. Strengthening Women's Political Participation

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

  1. Building Democratic Governance by Expanding Access to Justice
  2. Fostering Developing Countries’ Capacities for Climate Change Adaptation
  3. Improving Access to Water and Sanitation for Socioeconomic Development

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

  1. Prioritizing Children’s Rights in National and International Development Agendas
  2. Children and Armed Conflict: Reintegration and Recovery
  3. Advancing Human Development for Adolescents

Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs

Human Rights Council (HRC)

  1. Advancing International Human Rights to Protect against Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
  2. Protecting the Rights of Migrant Workers
  3. Promoting and Protecting Human Rights in Post-Conflict Societies

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

  1. The Syrian Refugee Crisis
  2. Protecting the Civil, Political, and Socioeconomic Rights of Refugees
  3. Protecting Refugees from Human Trafficking

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

  1. Empowering Youth through Access to Information and Communication Technology and Media
  2. Improving Water Security through Natural Resource Management
  3. Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage

World Food Programme (WFP)

  1. Empowering Women and Girls in the Fight against Hunger
  2. Humanitarian Assistance in the Central African Republic and South Sudan
  3. Disaster Risk Management and Food Security in Natural Disaster Situations

Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP)

  1. International Action for the Release of All Palestinian Political Prisoners
  2. Strengthening Partnerships with Civil Society
  3. Promoting Cooperation through Shared Water Resources

Peace and Security

Security Council (SC)

  1. The Situation in Iraq
  2. Measures to Combat Terrorism in Africa
  3. Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Security Sector Reform

Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)

  1. Advancing Technical Cooperation in the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy
  2. Article X and Measures to Address Withdrawal from the NPT
  3. Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula