COMMITTEES & TOPICS
This year, SAISMUN will feature eleven different committees. The eleven committees will consist of the Special Conference, Economic and Social Council, Human Rights Council, United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, United Nations High Commisioner for Refugees, Group of 20, General Assembly 1: Disarmament and International Security, Security Council, International Criminal Court, and War Cabinet.
RESEARCH REPORTS
RESEARCH REPORTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED!
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.
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL (ECOSOC)
Topic 1: Addressing the issue of currency substitution in developing nations
Topic 2: Examining and promoting efforts to protect the Mekong river
Topic 3: Minimising the rate of ‘Brain Drain’ in Less Economically Developed Countries
LEVEL:
NOVICE
Special Conference
(SPC): COVID-19
Topic 1: Empowering vulnerable groups through increased social stability
Topic 2: Formulating greater healthcare infrastructure and medical support systems to prevent future outbreaks
Topic 3: Ensuring adequate financial aid is provided to Less Economically Developed Countries
LEVEL:
NOVICE
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (HRC)
Topic 1: The Question Of indigenous land rights
Topic 2: Combating police brutality through improved training frameworks and guidelines for law enforcement officers
Topic 3: Eradicating slave labor and debt bondage in South East Asia and the Middle East
LEVEL:
NOVICE
United Nations Commission On Science And Technology For Development
(UNCSTD)
Topic 1: Addressing the recent surge in deep fake video and audio technology
Topic 2: Preventing identity theft in the digital era
Topic 3: Measures to regulate the commercial space industry
LEVEL:
NOVICE
United Nations High Commisioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Topic 1: Protecting the rights of refugee women
Topic 2: Supporting the social inclusion of refugees
Topic 3: Empowering refugees with technology
LEVEL:
NOVICE
UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME (UNODC)
Topic 1: Combating the rise of New Psychoactive Substances
Topic 2: Curtailing the production and distribution of counterfeit prescription medications
Topic 3: Strengthening military equipment tracking systems to disrupt the flow of arms to illicit groups
LEVEL:
INTERMEDIATE
Group Of Twenty
(G20)
Topic 1: Curbing international tax evasion and money laundering
Topic 2: Addressing the lack of domestic recycling infrastructure and the overdependence of More Economically Developed Countries on the international scrap plastic market
Topic 3: Lessening the global economic implications stemming from the extraction of natural resources in the Antarctic region and disputed territories in close proximity
LEVEL:
INTERMEDIATE
General Assembly 1: Disarmament and International Security (GA1)
Topic 1: Implementing more stringent regulations to better enforce the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
Topic 2: Addressing the use of private military contractors as a substitute for conventional military forces
Topic 3: The Question Of the militarization of the Arctic
LEVEL:
INTERMEDIATE
SECURITY COUNCIL (SC)
Topic 1: Measures to resolve the Kurdish-Turkish conflict
Topic 2: Alleviating the situation in Maghreb
Topic 3: Responding to the Sino-Indian border dispute
LEVEL:
ADVANCED
International
Criminal Court
(ICC)
Topic 1: Joseph Kony
Topic 2: Saif Al Islam Gaddafi
LEVEL:
ADVANCED
