Conference Topics

48th Annual IHSMUN 2012 Spring Conference Topics!

Political and Security

• Topic 1: Management and regulations of nuclear facilities
• Topic 2: Development in the field of information and telecommunications relating to international security
• Backup: Comprehensive review of the peacekeeping operations

Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural

• Topic 1: UN role in helping with malnutrition and world hunger
• Topic 2: Return of cultural property to countries of origin
• Topic 3: Humanitarian questions regarding refugees, returnees and displaced persons
• Backup: The UN's Role in Preventing the Creation of a New Global Human Order

Disarmament

• Topic 1: Prevention of an arms race in outer space
• Topic 2: Establishment of a nuclear weapon free zone in the Middle East region
• Topic 3: Transportation of weapons across the states borders
• Backup: Increasing accountability in weapons inspections

ECOSOC

• Topic 1: Rights and regulations of Multi-National Corporation in a globalized world
• Topic 2: Restructuring International Monetary Fund loans
• Topic 3: Sustainability of economic development through environmentally friendly means
• Backup: Empowering the poor through microfinance

Security Council

• Topic 1: Collaboration between member nations in space travel and exploration
• Topic 2: Setting regulations for international travel
• Topic 3: Guidelines in dealing with peace-building regions
• Backup: Recommendations for the appointment of a new Secretary-General

Legal 1

• Topic 1: Role of science and technology in the context of international security
• Topic 2: Rights and protection of journalists in conflict areas

Legal 2

• Topic 1: Right of people to self-determination
• Topic 2: The initial role of sports and diplomacy

Background Guides for the International Court of Justice

• Case Concerning Pulp Mills on the River Uruguay

  (Argentina v. Uruguay)

• Case Concerning Kasikili/Sedudu Island

  (Botswana v. Namibia)

• Case Concerning the Status Vis-à-Vis the Host State of a Diplomatic Envoy to the United Nations

  (Dominica v. Switzerland)

• Case Concerning the Maritime Delimitation in the Black Sea

(Romania v. Ukraine)

• Aerial Incident of 10 August 1999

(Pakistan v. India)