2011+West+Lake+MUN

and Isaac <3 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Human Rights Council |||| ECOSOC |||| GA-First Commitee |||| GA-Third commitee |||| Arab League ||
 * Award || Awardee || Award || Awardee || Award || Awardee || Award || Awardee || Award || Awardee ||
 * Most likely to work in UN || Maiti ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Best Delegate || Maiti ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Best Admin || Caroline ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || Best Admin || Spencer ||
 * Most annoying || Isaac ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 2nd Best Chair || Isaac ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Best Couple || Brandon

Links to interesting articles for possible topics


 * The 4th UN Conference on LDCs, held in Turkey in May, reviewed the status of these 48 countries and the progress of the Brussels Programme of Action. An Istanbul agreement was passed that addressed a number of LDC concerns. Ahead of the conference, the UN released a report detailing the role of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the development of LDCs over the past ten years. In an interesting related item, IFAD and the US State department have announced an initiative to help emigrant laborers invest in their home countries, since the funds remitted by emigrant laborers exceed Official Development Assistance (ODA) and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).
 * the 113-member UN Committee on Information concludes its two week session and adopts a text embracing multilingualism. In a related note, April 20 is Chinese language day.
 * the General Assembly is holding a discussion on a new definition of security
 * the UN Commission on Sustainable Development met recently in New York and published a report on consumption of natural resources.
 * Read the PGA's comments on Security Council reform.
 * An annual report by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) states the developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region will continue to drive the world's economy. The report also evaluates regional challenges, including high food and fuel prices.
 * in an address from two years ago, the Secretary General summarizes a spectrum of issues facing the international community, some of which are still very actively discussed, such as nuclear disarmanent, climate change, accountability to international laws, and security council reform.

This might be worth looking at. They're not straight-out topics, but they are stories worth reading and you might get good topics from them: http://www.un.org/en/events/tenstories/08/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13664408 Security Council topic

http://www.espenrasmussen.com/ these photos might give you a better idea of the topics for human rights council, especially forced displacement and using military against civil protests. click on the subcategory labeled "stories"

TOPICS:

GA1: 1) Ensuring the security of nuclear weapons 2) Promoting Unilateral disarmament 3) The Prevention of the Spread of weapons to Young Adults - [|Young children in Somalia handed weapons]

GA3: 1) Protection of legal rights of children 2) Providing equal opportunities for people with disabilities 3) Promoting peace through sport

ECOSOC: 1. Improving measures to prevent the spread of diseases such as E-coli 2. Prevention of Drug Trafficking- UN's annual drug report 3. Protection of Journalists

Human Rights Council: 1. The use of the military against civil protests 2. Forced displacement of people by their government 3. Human rights in business in an era of globalisation

Arab League: 1. Formulating strategies to promote the tourism industry in the Arab world for the purpose of stimulating economic growth. 2. The housing issue of settlement on the West Bank. 3.Considering the impact and the future of alternative energy sources on oil-producing and non-oil-producing members of the League- ALTERNATIVE ENERGY 4.Considering expansion of the Arab Charter on Human Rights with special regard for the prevention of exploitation, trafficking, and abuse of children.

Security Council: 1. Situation in Somalia 2. Situation in the South China Sea - US backs Manila brief explanation by the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13777441 3. Reform of the Security Council

Advisory Panel: Horn of Africa 1. Combatting Malnourishment- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14248278 2. Ensuring the protection of women and children refugees - [|article] about issues affecting girls in the Horn of Africa 3. Millitant Group- [|article] about weapons being spread to young children by militants

COUNTRIES IN EACH COMMITTEE:

ECOSOC: Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belgium, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, India, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Russia, Rwanda, Saints Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, UK, Venezuela, Zambia ARAB LEAGUE:
 * Algeria || Lebanon || Somalia ||
 * Bahrain || Libya || Sudan ||
 * Comoros || Mauritania || Syria ||
 * Djibouti || Morocco || Tunesia ||
 * Egypt || Oman || United Arab Emirates ||
 * Iraq || Palestine || Yemen ||
 * Jordan || Qatar ||  ||
 * Kuwait || Saudi Arabia ||  ||

SECURITY COUNCIL: P5- China, France, Russia, UK, US Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Portugal, South Africa, Brazil, Colombia, Gabon, Lebanon, Nigeria, India

ADVISORY PANEL: Countries: Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda NGOs: UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), WFP (World Food Programme), OSAA (Office of the Special Advisor on Africa), UNICEF (UN Children's Emergency Fund), WHO (World Health Organisation), FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation), UNIFEM (UN Fund for Women)

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL:


 * Africa || Asia || Eastern Europe || Western Europe and Others || Latin America and the Carribean ||
 * Angola || Bahrain || Hungary || Belgium || Argentina ||
 * Burkina Faso || Bangladesh || Poland || France || Brazil ||
 * Cameroon || China || Republic of Moldova || Norway || Chile ||
 * Djibouti || Japan || Russian Federation || Spain || Cuba ||
 * Gabon || Jordan || Slovakia || Switzerland || Ecuador ||
 * Ghana || Kyrgyzstan || Ukraine || United Kingdom || Guatemala ||
 * Libyan Arab Jamahiriya || Malaysia ||  || United States || Mexico ||
 * Mauritania || Maldives ||  ||   || Uruguay ||
 * Mauritius || Pakistan ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Nigeria || Qatar ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Senegal || Republic of Korea ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Uganda || Saudi Arabia ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Zambia || Thailand ||  ||   ||   ||

GA1/GA3: (HRC, SC, ECOSOC) ||  || Viet Nam ||   || (HRC, ECOSOC, SC) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Africa || Europe and Central Asia || the Americas || Asia Pacific || North Africa and the Middle East ||
 * Angola (HRC) || Albania || Antigua and Barbuda || Afghanistan || Algeria (AL) ||
 * Benin || Andorra || Argentina (HRC, ECOSOC) || Australia (ECOSOC) || Bahrain (HRC) ||
 * Botswana || Armenia || Bahamas (ECOSOC) || Bangladesh (HRC, ECOSOC) || Egypt (AL, ECOSOC) ||
 * Burkina Faso (HRC) || Austria || Barbados || Bhutan || Iraq (AL, ECOSOC) ||
 * Burundi || Azerbaijan || Belize || Brunei Darussalam || Israel ||
 * Cameroon (HRC, ECOSOC) || Belarus || Bolivia || Cambodia || Jordan (HRC, AL) ||
 * Cape Verde || Belgium (HRC, ECOSOC) || Brazil (HRC, SC) || China (HRC, SC, ECOSOC) || Kuwait (AL) ||
 * Central African Rep. || Bosnia and Herzegovina (SC) || Chile (HRC, ECOSOC) || DPR Korea || Lebanon (AL, SC) ||
 * Chad || Bulgaria || Colombia (SC) || Fiji || Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (HRC, AL) ||
 * Congo || Croatia || Costa Rica || India (SC, ECOSOC) || Mauritania (HRC, AL) ||
 * Comoros (AL, ECOSOC) || Cyprus || Cuba (HRC) || Indonesia || Morocco (AL, ECOSOC) ||
 * Côte d'Ivoire (ECOSOC) || Czech Republic || Dominica || Islamic Republic of Iran || Oman (AL) ||
 * DR Congo || Denmark || Dominican Republic || Japan (HRC, ECOSOC) || Qatar (HRC, AL, ECOSOC) ||
 * Djibouti (HRC, AL, AP) || Estonia (ECOSOC) || Ecuador (HRC, ECOSOC) || Kiribati || Saudi Arabia (HRC, AL, ECOSOC) ||
 * Equatorial Guinea || Finland (ECOSOC) || El Salvador || Lao People's Democratic Republic || Syrian Arab Republic (AL) ||
 * Eritrea (AP) || France (HRC, SC, ECOSOC) || Grenada || Malaysia (HRC) || Tunisia (AL) ||
 * Ethiopia (AP) || Georgia || Guatemala (HRC, ECOSOC) || Maldives (HRC) || United Arab Emirates (AL) ||
 * Gabon (HRC, SC, ECOSOC) || Germany (SC, ECOSOC) || Guyana || Marshall Islands || Yemen (AL) ||
 * Gambia || Greece || Haiti || Federated States of Micronesia ||  ||
 * Ghana (HRC, ECOSOC) || Hungary (HRC, ECOSOC) || Honduras || Mongolia (ECOSOC) ||  ||
 * Guinea || Iceland || Jamaica || Myanmar ||  ||
 * Guinea Bissau (ECOSOC) || Ireland || Mexico (HRC, ECOSOC) || Nauru ||  ||
 * Kenya (AP) || Italy (ECOSOC) || Nicaragua (ECOSOC) || Nepal ||  ||
 * Lesotho || Kazachstan || Panama || New Zealand ||  ||
 * Liberia || Kyrgyzstan (HRC) || Paraguay || Pakistan (HRC, ECOSOC) ||  ||
 * Madagascar || Latvia (ECOSOC) || Peru (ECOSOC) || Palau ||  ||
 * Malawi (ECOSOC) || Liechtenstein || St. Kitts and Nevis (ECOSOC) || Papua New Guinea ||  ||
 * Mali || Lithuania || Saint Lucia || Philippines (ECOSOC) ||  ||
 * Mauritius (HRC, ECOSOC) || Luxembourg || St. Vincent and the Grenadines || Republic of Korea (HRC, ECOSOC) ||  ||
 * Mozambique || Malta (ECOSOC) || Suriname || Samoa ||  ||
 * Namibia (ECOSOC) || Monaco || Trinidad and Tobago || Singapore ||  ||
 * Niger || Montenegro || Uruguay (HRC) || Solomon Islands ||  ||
 * Nigeria (HRC, SC) || Netherlands || Venezuela (ECOSOC) || Sri Lanka ||  ||
 * Rwanda (ECOSOC) || Norway (HRC, ECOSOC) || United States (HRC, SC, ECOSOC) || Thailand (HRC) ||  ||
 * Sao Tome and Principe || Poland (HRC) || Canada (ECOSOC) || Timor-Leste ||  ||
 * Senegal (HRC, ECOSOC) || Portugal (SC) ||  || Tonga ||   ||
 * Seychelles || Republic of Moldova (HRC) ||  || Tuvalu ||   ||
 * Sierra Leone || Romania ||  || Vanuatu ||   ||
 * Somalia (AL, AP) || Russian Federation
 * South Africa (SC) || San Marino ||  ||   ||   ||
 * South Sudan (AP) || Serbia ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Sudan (AL, AP) || Slovakia (HRC, ECOSOC) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Swaziland || Slovenia ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Togo || Spain (HRC, ECOSOC) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Uganda (HRC, AP) || Sweden ||  ||   ||   ||
 * United Republic of Tanzania || Switzerland (HRC, ECOSOC) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Zambia (HRC, ECOSOC) || Tajikistan ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Zimbabwe || Ukraine (HRC, ECOSOC) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || United Kingdom


 * country || SC || AP || AL || HRC || ECOSOC || GA1 || GA3 ||
 * Russia || Flo || - || - || - || - || - || - ||
 * UK || Kat || - || - || Maiti || Thomas || Rahul || Caro ||
 * Chile || - || - || - ||  ||   || - || Cyrus ||
 * Côte d'Ivoire || - || - || - || - ||  || - || - ||
 * Venezuela || - || - || - || - || - || - ||  ||
 * New Zealand || - || - || - || - || - || Rubin || - ||
 * Maldives || - || - || - || -- || - ||  || - ||
 * Pakistan || - || - || - || - || - || - || - ||
 * UNHCR || - || - || Mo || - || - ||  || - ||