Committee/Contact |
2013 Committee Topics |
Background Guides |
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General Assembly Plenary (GAPlen)
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GAPlen does not meet during the week with its own agenda. It only meets on the last day of the NMUN conference to consider resolutions and reports from appropriate committees.*
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General Assembly First Committee (GA1st)
Summary/Resolutions A 
Summary/Resolutions B |
- Women, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Arms Control
- Regulating Information and Telecommunication Technology in the Context of Security
- Combating the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects
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GA 1st Background Guide NY 2013
GA 1st Update |
General Assembly Second Committee (GA2nd)
Summary/Resolutions A
Summary/Resolutions B |
- The Impact of Climate Change on Sustainable Development
- Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Development
- A Fair Globalization for All: The Effect of Job Creation on Sustained, Inclusive and Equitable Economic Growth
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GA 2nd Background Guide NY 2013
GA 2nd Update |
General Assembly Third Committee (GA3rd) - Conference B only
Summary/Resolutions B |
- Strengthening the Regulation of International Drug Trafficking
- Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Children and Youth, Ageing, Disabled Persons, and the Family
- From the Global Financial Crisis to the Global Social Crisis: Assessing the Social Impact of the Global Financial Crisis
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GA 3rd Background Guide NY 2013
GA 3rd Update |
General Assembly Fourth Committee (GA4th)
Summary/Resolutions A
Summary/Resolutions B |
- Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Assistance to Palestinian Refugees
- Promoting the Peaceful Use of Outer Space and Preventing an Arms Race
- The United Nations and 21st Century Information Governance
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GA 4th Background Guide NY 2013
GA 4th Update |
Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34) (writes report)
Summary & Report A
Summary & Report B |
- Reforming Peacekeeping to Strengthen Post-Conflict Stabilization Efforts
- Cooperation and Capacity Building within Regional Arrangements
- Strengthening the Protection Mandates of Peacekeeping Operations
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C-34 Background Guide NY 2013
C-34 Update |
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Economic and Social Council Plenary (ECOSOC)
Summary/Resolutions A
Summary/Resolutions B
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- Confronting Family Poverty and Social Exclusion
- Strengthening Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance and Relief
- Millennium Development Goal 2 and Increasing Access to Education
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ECOSOC Background Guide NY 2013
ECOSOC Update |
Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
Summary/Resolutions A
Summary/Resolutions B |
- Economic, Social and Political Empowerment of Women in the Context of Political Transition
- Fostering a Gender-Sensitive Perspective in Sustainable Development
- Eliminating Preventable Maternal Mortality through the Empowerment of Women
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CSW Background Guide NY 2013
CSW Update |
Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ)
Summary/Resolutions A
Summary/Resolutions B
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- Environmental Protection through Criminal Law
- Establishing International Legal Norms to Counter Maritime Piracy
- Strengthening Prevention Measures and Criminal Justice Responses to Human Trafficking
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CCPCJ Background Guide NY 2013
CCPCJ Update |
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Summary/Resolutions A
Summary/Resolutions B |
- Pursuing Socially and Environmentally Sustainable Practices in Mineral Trade
- Enhancing Good Governance through the New Partnership for Africa’s Development
- Improving Youths' Access to Education and Employment Opportunities
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ECA Background Guide NY 2013
ECA Update |
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
Summary/Resolutions A
Summary/Resolutions B
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- Promoting Sustainable Energy Production for Socio-Economic Development
- Countering Socio-Economic Marginalization to Strengthen Post-Arab Spring Democracies
- Towards Sustainable Water Management, Development, and Productivity
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ESCWA Background Guide NY 2013
ESCWA Update |
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United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Summary/Resolutions A
Summary/Resolutions B |
- Gendered and Sexual Identities in Relation to Education
- Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Children in Post-Conflict Societies
- Working towards MDG 5: Achieving Universal Access to Reproductive Health
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UNICEF Background Guide NY 2013
UNICEF Update |
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Summary/Resolutions A
Summary/Resolutions B |
- Improving Access to Sustainable and Renewable Energy
- Humanitarian and Disasters Relief Assistance by Improving Disaster Prevention and Management
- Strengthening Development Cooperation for Poverty Reduction: Empowering Microfinance and Local Entrepreneurship
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UNDP Background Guide NY 2013
UNDP Update |
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UNHABITAT)
Summary/Resolutions A
Summary/Resolutions B |
- Enhancing Sustainable Urban Mobility
- Improving Drinking Water Availability and Sanitation Infrastructure in Slums
- Implementing Social Inclusion and Environmental Justice on the Agenda of Sustainable City Development
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UNHABITAT Background Guide NY 2013
UNHABITAT Update |
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (writes report)
Summary & Report A
Summary & Report B
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- Concrete Measures to Promote South-South Cooperation for Development
- Harnessing Resource Extraction for Further Development Gains
- Food Security: Agriculture and Trade
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UNCTAD Background Guide NY 2013
UNCTAD Update |
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Human Rights Council (HRC)
Summary/Resolutions A
Summary/Resolutions B
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- Strengthening Human Rights of Returnees and Internally Displaced
Persons (IDPs) in Conflict-Ridden Regions
- Access to Safe Drinking Water as a Fundamental Human Right
- Deterring Discrimination and Violence Against Persons with Disabilities
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HRC Background Guide NY 2013
HRC Update |
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Summary/Resolutions A
Summary/Resolutions B |
- Addressing the Custom of Child Marriage and its Impact on Girls
- Correlations between Youth Poverty and the Prevalence of HIV/AIDS
- Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health in Sub-Saharan Africa
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UNFPA Background Guide NY 2013
UNFPA Update |
United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) (writes report)
Summary & Report A
Summary & Report B
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- Improving Access to Education for Indigenous Children
- Protecting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Situations of Armed Conflict
- Reconciling Indigenous Rights with Land Governance
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UNPFII Background Guide NY 2013
UNPFII Update |
Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) (writes report)
Summary & Report A
Summary & Report B |
- Supporting Palestinian Women as Political Leaders
- The Reconciliation of Stateless Palestinian Refugees in Neighboring Countries
- The Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Particularly in and Around East Jerusalem
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CEIRPP Background Guide NY 2013
CEIRPP Update |
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Security Council (SC)**
SC-A Summary & Resolutions Conf. A
SC-A Summary & Resolutions Conf. B
SC-B Summary & Resolutions Conf. A
SC-B Summary & Resolutions Conf. B
SC-C Summary & Resolutions Conf. A
SC-C Summary & Resolutions are Missing for Conf. B
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- Women, Peace and Security: Reviewing SC Resolution 1325
- Achieving Peace and Stability in Somalia
- Resource Scarcity and Its Relation to Conflict
Only the Security Council may adopt agenda items outside the topics listed here. Assigned delegates should stay abreast of current issues. As of 1 August examples include Syria, South Sudan/Sudan, and Iran.
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SC Background Guide NY 2013
SC Update |
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Summary/Resolutions A
Summary/Resolutions B |
- The Nuclear Situation in North Korea
- Improving Global Emergency Preparedness for Nuclear Crisis Situations
- Strengthening IAEA Safeguards and the International Nuclear Security Framework
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IAEA Background Guide NY 2013
IAEA Update |
Notes:
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* GA Plenary will not meet during the week with its own agenda. It will only meet the last day to consider resolutions and reports from appropriate committees. The order for debate will be posted the night before on the NMUN•NY home page. Delegations may choose who is present, likely head delegates or the delegates originally present in the committee discussion. We plan to again use UN facilities for final sessions; it is possible space may be limited due to renovations.
** Due to high interest, NMUN•NY simulates three Security Councils. One is comprised of schools assigned to the member states on the council (SC-A). The additional councils (SC-B and SC-C) are by separate application. A school assigned to SC-B or SC-C will be a different country in the rest of the simulation.
C-34, UNCTAD, UNPFII and CEIRPP write reports. All other committees write resolutions. See Background Guides (above) for details. |
