Schedule (November 6, 2015):
9:00am-9:30am – Registration, Doc Bryan Auditorium
9:30am-10:00am – Opening Remarks & Plenary Session, Doc Bryan Auditorium
10:00am-1:00pm – Committee Session #1, Baswell Techionery, Rooms #202, #203, and #204
1:00pm-2:00pm – Lunch Break
2:00pm-5:00pm – Committee Session #2, Baswell Techionery, Rooms #202, #203, and #204
5:15pm-6:00pm – Closing Plenary Session and Awards Ceremony, Witherspoon Auditorium
Country Assignments:
Russian Federation – University of Central Arkansas
Islamic Republic of Iran – University of Central Arkansas
Venezuela – University of Central Arkansas
Saudi Arabia – Arkansas State University-Jonesboro
Syria – Arkansas State University-Jonesboro
Federal Republic of Germany – Arkansas Tech University
Jordan – Arkansas Tech University
Egypt – Arkansas Tech University
Yemen – Arkansas Tech University
Chile – University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
Sweden – University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
People’s Republic of China – University of Arkansas-Monticello
Israel – Arkansas State University-Beebe
Committee Topics:
Committee on Disarmament & International Security (1st Committee)
1. What can the United Nations do to better respond to the escalating conflict in and around Syria?
2. What can the United Nations do to better protect historical and religious sites during conflicts?
Committee on Economics & Finance (2nd Committee)
1. What can the United Nations do to better promote sustainable development for Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
2. What can the United Nations do to better promote post-conflict reconstruction and economic development in countries emerging from revolutions and civil wars?
Committee on Social, Humanitarian, & Cultural Affairs (3rd Committee)
1. What can the United Nations do to ensure the right to expression when it comes to religion and religious ideas in the digital age?
2. What can the United Nations do to alleviate or solve the worsening Syrian and Middle Eastern refugee crisis?
3. What can the United Nations do to better facilitate travel and safety during religious observances?