Listed below are the topics for all of the committees that will be simulated during the conference, except for Historical Security Council, Security Council, and Model International Court of Justice (MICJ). Each of the committees listed below have been assigned two or three topics. The members of each of the committees will determine the order of the agenda items (committee topics) to be debated and the extent to which the agenda items (committee topics) will be debated.
In the case of the Historical Security Council (HSC), information regarding the events of 1986 will be presented in chronological order to the delegates on the council during the conference. Members of the council will decide to what extent, if at all, to respond to the unfolding events. In the case of the Security Council, delegates will decide on the agenda items during the conference based on what is happening in the real world at that time. In the case of the MICJ, three cases will be presented to the delegates (judges) during the conference.
First Committee (Disarmament & International Security)
(1) Strengthening and reaffirming the international commitment to eliminating the production and use of anti-personnel landmines throughout the world.
(2) Prohibiting the targeting of civilians and non-combatant targets by drone weapons during military conflicts.
Second Committee (Economic & Financial)
(1) Reducing global trade tensions and reaffirming international commitments to lowering tariff and non-tariff barriers to international trade.
(2) Mitigating the potential negative consequences of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other technological innovations on workers throughout the world, including massive job losses and exploitation of workers.
Third Committee (Social, Cultural, and Humanitarian)
(1) Reaffirming the importance of international humanitarian law (IHL) during armed conflict, including protections for civilians, humanitarian workers, and medical personnel.
(2) Ending the criminalization of migrants (migration), refugees, and asylum seekers in developed countries.
Novice General Assembly (GA) Committee
(1) Renewing and strengthening international commitments to stop the global spread of nuclear weapons.
(2) Establishing a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East and other regions of the world.
(3) Combating illegal drug production and drug trafficking throughout the world.
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
(1) Reducing disparities in access to elementary and secondary education among boys and girls, particularly in developing countries.
(2) Combating overexploitation of natural resources in developed and developing countries.
(3) Increasing national financial investments in renewable energy and green technologies.
Human Rights Council (HRC)
(1) Addressing the negative impacts of cuts in foreign assistance focused on the protection of human rights in countries throughout the world.
(2) Protecting freedom of expression and the right to peaceful protest by authoritarian governments throughout the world.
(3) Promoting the development of (sub)regional human rights systems (human rights treaties) in Asia and other regions of the world that lack effective human rights systems.
Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO)
(1) Addressing health care risks associated with global climate change.
(2) Preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly diabetes and cancer, among younger individuals throughout the world.
(3) Strengthening health care systems and expanding access to health care services in developing countries.
