Cambridge University Model United Nations Society
Topics
UN SECURITY COUNCIL
- North Korea, its nuclear programme and its energy and food security (Click here for the study guide)
- Special topic, details to be confimed
UN SPECIAL POLITICAL AND DECOLONISATION
- Protection, exploitation and control of natural polar resources
- International efforts to prevent and respond to natural disasters (Click here for the study guide)
UN ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME
- Vulnerability of socio-economic and natural systems to climate change (Please see: http://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/ar4-wg2.htm for general information, and the "Report for policymakers" at http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/wg2/ar4-wg2-spm.pdf)
- Mitigating climate change through limiting or preventing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing activities that remove them from the atmosphere (Please see: http://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/ar4-wg2.htm for general information, and the "Report for policymakers" at http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/wg2/ar4-wg2-spm.pdf)
OSCE – Second Dimension
- Maritime and inland waterways in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Energy security and stability of supply in Europe (Click here for the study guide)
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe is the world's largest regional security organisation. Activities in the second dimension include the monitoring of economic and environmental developments among participating States, with the aim of alerting them to any threat to security and stability, while assisting in the creation of policies and related initiatives to promote security and co-operation in the OSCE region. A document is passed when the committee has reached consensus and it is politically, but not legally binding. For Rules of Procedure, click here.
OPEC/IEA
- Reducing vulnerability of the global oil market to natural disasters, terrorist attacks and political unrest (Click here for the study guide)
- Pospects of investment in oil production and/or alternatives (Click here for the study guide)
International Energy Agency (IEA), whose members are mostly oil consumers, but also include oil producers among the developed countries, and the Organisation of Petroleum-Exporting Countries (OPEC) meet to discuss the current situation of the oil market, its volatility and vulnerability, and the environmental impacts of global energy consumption. A document is passed only if two-thirds of each group agree on it, and it than shall be binding. Standard MUN Rules of Procedure shall be used, with flexibility allowed at the chair’s discretion, if the debate so requires.
Disarmament and International Security
- Combating Piracy on the High Seas (Click here for the study guide)
- Reform of the Non-Proliferation Treaty
MIDDLE EAST SUMMIT
- President Bush has decided 2008 will be the year when all outstanding issues dividing the Israelis and Palestinians will be on the table. The United States, the European Union, Russia and the United Nations gather together all the parties to the conflict, to build a brighter future for one of the worlds most unstable regions.
Committees
- UN Security Council
- UN Environmental Programme
- Special Political
- OPEC/IEA
- OSCE
- Middle East Summit/Camp David Conference
| Permanent Five: | Others: | Observer: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | Republic of Korea | Ukraine | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
| USA | Japan | Brazil | |
| Russia | India | Venezuela | |
| China | Syria | Israel | |
| France | South Africa | Germany |
| UK | Japan | Czech Republic | Brazil | Vietnam | Denmark |
| USA | Canada | Ukraine | Venezuela | New Zealand | Indonesia |
| Russia | Australia | Turkey | Bangladesh | Netherlands | Ghana |
| China | Italy | DPRK | Maldives | Myanmar | Chad |
| France | Germany | Nigeria | Syria | Phillipines | Cuba |
| Republic of Korea | South Africa | Egypt | Dominican Republic | Iran |
| UK | Japan | Czech Republic | Brazil | Vietnam | Denmark |
| USA | Canada | Ukraine | Venezuela | New Zealand | Indonesia |
| Russia | Australia | Turkey | Bangladesh | Netherlands | Ghana |
| China | Italy | DPRK | Maldives | Myanmar | Chad |
| France | Germany | Nigeria | Syria | Phillipines | Cuba |
| Republic of Korea | South Africa | Egypt | Dominican Republic | Iran |
| OPEC: | IEA: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Iraq | Quatar | Australia | Germany | Turkey |
| Angola | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Canada | Italy | UK |
| Ecuador | SP Libyan AJ | United Arab Emirates | Czech Republic | Japan | USA |
| Indonesia | Nigeria | Venezuela | Denmark | Republic of Korea | |
| IR Iran | South Africa | France | Norway |
| UK | France | Denmark | Romania | Armenia | Norway |
| USA | Germany | Canada | Kazakhstan | Serbia | |
| Russia | Czech Republic | Estonia | Turkmenistan | Italy | |
| Georgia | Poland | Turkey | Tajikistan | Finland (reserved) | |
| Ukraine | Belarus | Azerbaijan | Uzbekistan | Netherlands |
| Israel: | Palestinian Authority: | Others: | Quartet: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | President | Hamas | Saudi Arabia | Russia |
| Foreign Minister | Prime Minister | Egypt | Norway | European Union (France) |
| Defence Minister | Foreign Minister | Jordan | France | USA (reserved) |
| Internal Affairs Minister | Interior Minister | Syria | UK | Special-Representative (reserved) |
| Lebanon | Germany | |||
| Turkey |