MUN 2012
MUN Committees and Topics 2012
2012 Theme: The Arab Awakening
Head of Student Staff: Marlene NangSecretary General: Will ChaDeputy Secretary Generals: Mohammad Khalil Harb and Farah Al Qwasmi
1. United Nations Security Council (SC)
President: Al Jazi Al Thani (contact) Vice President: Loukas KyprianouRapporteur: Jihad HassanChief Administrative Staff: Bilal ShakirTopics:
- Standards for Intervention
- Palestinian Statehood
2. United Nations Human Rights Commission (HRC)
President: Will Cha (contact) Vice President: Maram Al DafaRapporteur: Fahad Al KhaterChief Administrative Staff: Dalia El SayedTopics:
- Rights of Indigenous People and the Right to Self-Determination
- Human Rights Issues in China, with special regards to Tibet
3. United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
President: Eilin Francis (contact)Vice President: Danah DehdaryRapporteur: Emir HasanovijkChief Administrative Staff: Talal Al-NaamaTopics:
- Debt Crisis – Austerity Measures: Europe and the Rest of the World
- Imposition of Free Trade Agreements
4. United Nations Special Political and Decolonization Committee (SPECPOL)
President: Sara Al Mesnad (contact) Vice President: Mohamad Khalil HarbRapporteur: Omar HashemChief Administrative Staff: Haya Al RomaihiTopics:
Please note that these two topics are together in one guide.
- International Cooperation of Peaceful Utilization of Outer space (Prevention of Cyber Warfare)
- UN Blue Helmets – Effectiveness and Possibility of Permanent Residence
5. African Union (AU)
President: Mohammed Al-Nasr (contact) Vice President: Mashael Al HajriRapporteur: Arwa El SanosiChief Administrative Staff: Mak SelimovicTopics:
- Problem of Famine
- State Building – South Sudan
6. Arab League (AL)
President: Al Jawhara Al Thani (contact) Vice President: Shady AbdelhamidRapporteur: Ali BuainainChief Administrative Staff: Sabah KhandarTopics:
- Solving the crisis of and potential state building after the Arab Spring
- Human Rights of Migrant Workers
7. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
President: Safiullah Taye (contact) Vice President: Emilio OcampoRapporteur: Gabriella ZoiaChief Administrative Staff: Sara SaeedTopics:
- Phasing out Nuclear Energy
- Using nuclear techniques to solve key water issues
8. International Court of Justice (ICJ)
President: Fatema Hubail (contact) Vice President: Caroline Abi-SalehRapporteur: Farah MallahChief Justice: Mariam Bengali
Topics:
- Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. United States of America) (1984)
- Questions of Interpretation and Application of the 1971 Montreal Convention arising from the Aerial Incident at Lockerbie (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya v. United Kingdom) (1992)
- ICJ Background Guide
- A Guide to the ICJ
9. Press Committee
President: Noora Al Mannai (Contact) Vice President: Nikhil Lakhanpal