NY 2024 Committees and Topics

Agencies, Programmes, and Funds Department

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

  1. Improving Gender Equality to Promote Economic Development
  2. Sustainable Energy for Development

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

  1. Promoting Restitution or the Return of Cultural Property to its Country of Origin
  2. Promoting Freedom of Expression and Access to Information

United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA)

  1. Environmental Sustainability in the Textile and Fashion Industries
  2. Implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Office of the (UNHCR)

  1. Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for Refugees and Other Displaced People
  2. Protecting Displaced and Refugee Children

ECOSOC Department

Commission for Social Development (CSocD)

  1. Social Inclusion of the Elderly
  2. Addressing Food Insecurity through the Promotion of Sustainable Food Systems

Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)

  1. Ensuring Access to Controlled Medicines in Emergencies
  2. Measures to Protect Children and Young People from Drug Abuse

Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)

  1. Achieving Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Rural Women and Girls
  2. Promoting Gender Equality in Access to Healthcare

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

  1. Promoting a Healthy, Protected, and Productive Workforce in Asia and the Pacific
  2. Addressing the Expanded Riskscape in Asia and the Pacific

Economic and Social Council Plenary (ECOSOC)

  1. Combating Food Insecurity and the Risk of Famine
  2. Empowering Youth to Accelerate Development

General Assembly Department

General Assembly First Committee (GA1)

  1. Relationship between Disarmament and Development
  2. The Role of Science and Technology in International Security and Disarmament

General Assembly Second Committee (GA2)

  1. Promotion of Sustainable Tourism
  2. Eradicating Rural Poverty to Implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

General Assembly Third Committee (GA3)

  1. Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Children in Conflict
  2. Preventing Violence and Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Peace & Security and Human Rights Department

Human Rights Council (HRC)

  1. Human Rights and the Use of Private Military and Security Companies
  2. Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

  1. Maintaining and Strengthening Emergency Preparedness and Response
  2. Improving the Safe and Secure Transport of Radioactive Material

Peacebuilding Commission (PBC)

  1. Peacebuilding and the New Agenda for Peace
  2. United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel

Security Council (SC)

  1. The Situation in Sudan and South Sudan
  2. Conflict and Food Security