COMMITTEES & TOPICS
This year, SAISMUN will feature seven different committees. The seven committees will consist of General Assembly 6 Legal (GA6), Human Rights Council (HRC), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Disarmament and International Security (DISEC), International Criminal Court (ICC), War Cabinet (WarCab), and the Security Council (SC).
RESEARCH REPORTS
RESEARCH REPORTS HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED YET!
Each topic has a comprehensive report written by the expert chair assigned to that topic. The reports have all been proofread and vetted through multiple revisions, yet there may still be some inaccuracies. We strongly urge you to expand your research beyond the report and to ensure the stance you formulate is in line with that of your delegation's actual stance in the United Nations.
Disclaimer: The ideas and information produced in the reports are those of the individual Student Officers and do not necessarily represent the views of the SAIS or SAISMUN organizations.
Reports may be viewed for the entire committee on one single Google Documents file. Simply click the "View the Research Reports!" button under your assigned committee. If you have any issues, please contact us.
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (HRC)
Topic 1: Rights and protections for internationally displaced persons
Topic 2: DISCUSSING THE IMPLICATIONS of covid-19 pandemic on race relations amongst minorities
Topic 3: Measures to combat Illicit Organ Trafficking
LEVEL:
NOVICE
GA6
Topic 1: Legalities of Mass surveillance as a means to gather information
Topic 2: Developing legislations to tackle E-Commerce scams
Topic 3: Combating Illicit trading blackmail with oil lobbies
LEVEL:
NOVICE
UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME (UNODC)
Topic 1: Strengthening Criminal justice and prison reform
Topic 2: mEASURES to prevent Money-laundering and asset forfeiture
Topic 3: International jurisdiction for recreational drug access and use
LEVEL:
INTERMEDIATE
DISEC
Topic 1: Extent to which Space exploration and whether or not the information should be disclosed to public
Topic 2: Discussion of safe disposal of nuclear waste and prevention of subsequent repercussions
Topic 3: Safe extraction of Landmines from civilian and rural areas
LEVEL:
INTERMEDIATE
War Cabinet (WARCAB)
Topic 1: Soviet union afghani war
LEVEL:
ADVANCED
ICC
Topic 1: The Prosecutor v. Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain
LEVEL:
ADVANCED
