Committees

AMUNC 2010 will feature 17 dynamic and engaging committees, an exciting NGO Program, and a fully operational Press Gallery. For more information about each committee and its topics, click on the links below.

To give you an idea of the areas that each committee will be discussing, we've assigned "tags". These are only a rough guide - most issue are complex and multidimensional, and will cover multiple areas from those listed, as well as others like international law and cultural identity. The tags are:

Development  Security  Health  Human Rights  Environment  Economics

Committee & Topics	Tags
General committees
First General Assembly (GA1) - The question of addressing piracy and its root causes - The question of the security implications of climate change
Second General Assembly (GA2) - The question of stabilising the global economy against future shocks - The question of the economic impacts of widespread HIV/AIDS
Third General Assembly (GA3) - The question of integrating disability in approaches to human development - The question of self-determination and the collective rights of "peoples"
Fourth General Assembly (GA4) - The question of addressing illegal housing settlements in Israel-occupied territories - The question of Security Council reform
Sixth General Assembly (GA6) - The question of the legal rights of environmental refugees - The question of the status of governments that hold associations with terrorist organisations
Human Rights Council (HRC) - The question of the rights of internally displaced peoples - The question of protecting human rights while confronting terrorism
UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) - The question of eliminating child soldiers - The question of child marriage
UN Development Program (UNDP) - The question of building digital bridges: Information and communication technology for development - The question of the responsibilities of multinational corporations acting in developing countries
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - The question of the right of nations to demand the return of their artefacts - The question of establishing a universal age of consent
World Health Organization (WHO) - The question of establishing a framework for the management and prevention of chronic disease - The question of preventing transplant tourism and the illicit trafficking of human organs
World Trade Organization (WTO) - The question of the protection of patents and intellectual property rights in the context of public health and access to medicine - The question of safeguarding the competitiveness of the global energy market while combating climate change
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP16) - The question of drafting a binding post-2012 treaty - The question of creating a global carbon trading system
ASEAN Regional Forum - The question of building preventive diplomacy mechanisms - The question of more effectively addressing illegal migration in the Asia-Pacific region
Other programs
Non-Government Organisations (NGO Program) Delegates in the NGO Program represent an international civil society group like Amnesty, moving between two or more committees to present their group's viewpoint, ask tough questions, and work to draft resolutions.	Delegates in the NGO Program and Press Gallery will cover a range of topics depending on which committees they visit.
Press Gallery Delegates in the Press Gallery represent a media organisation, moving between two or more committees to gather facts, interview delegates, and help shape the agenda for debate in conjunction with their own research. Press Gallery delegates also report on all the goings-on in committee to capture statements that delegates might wish they never made!
Special committees (application-only)
Security Council (SC) - The question of peacekeeping reform - Hypothetical: Independence Day, 2030
International Court of Justice (ICJ) - Advisory opinion - State responsibility for genocide - Contentious case - Western Sahara, 1974
International Criminal Court (ICC) - Judgement deliberation on hypothetical war crimes appeal - Assembly of States Parties on the question of the immunity of officials from states not party to the Rome Statute
Crisis Council - Historical: The outbreak of World War I, 1914 - Hypothetical: Nuclear Flashpoint, Iran & Israel 2012