Model United Nations of Lübeck

Issues on the Agenda for MUNOL 2012:

1st Committee (Disarmament and International Security)

The role of science and technology in the context of international security and disarmament
Preventing the acquisition by terrorists of radioactive materials and sources
Militarisation of the Arctic region

2^nd Committee (Economic and Financial)

Role of Microcredit and Microfinance in the eradication of poverty especially in Less Economically Developed Countries (LEDCs)
Preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of funds of illicit origin and returning such assets to the countries of origin
Economic and trade policies to address food price volatility
Question of the impacts of the global debt crisis

3^rd Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural)

Preventing the illegal trade of human organs
Strengthening the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations
The decline of scientific and cultural development due to wide-spread internet censorship
Safeguarding the rights and fair treatment of refugees

4^th Committee (Special Political and Decolonization)

Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba
The nexus between terrorism and organised crime such as drug-trafficking
Protection of stateless people and prevention of statelessness
The question of Cyprus

5^th Committee (Administration and Budgetary)

Increasing the funding of projects which combat fatal diseases such as HIV/AIDS and Malaria
Ameliorating the financing of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Fostering transparency of all UN bodies

6^th Committee (Legal)

Developments in the law of the seas in the context of acts of piracy off the Somali coast
The question of Cyber security with a special regard to cyber-attacks and cyber terrorism
Reworking the framework for the prevention and punishment of genocide

Security Council

The situation in the Middle East; including the Palestinian question
The situation between India and Pakistan
Responsibility to protect and the legality of using force

Economic and Social Council Sub-Council 1(ECOSOC Sub 1)

Providing access to affordable, essential drugs and vaccinations in developing countries in cooperation with pharmaceutical companies
Utilizing and implementing sustainable agriculture especially in Less Economically Developed Countries (LEDCs)
Establishing and implementing trade policies to help reduce poverty and inequality
Addressing the criminal exploitation of migrant workers

Economic and Social Council Sub-Council 2 (ECOSOC Sub 2)

Tackling the problem of youth unemployment worldwide
Measures to maintain a balance between food production and the increasing demand for biofuel
The rights and responsibilities of multinational companies in a globalized world
Empowerment of women as a method of dealing with social and economic exclusion

Environment Commission (EC)

Fisheries and aquaculture in our changing climate
Measures to prevent nuclear pollution as a result of natural disasters
Coping with the growing scarcity of water
Measures to reduce the impact of overpopulation on the environment

Human Rights Council (HRC)

The question of abortion rights and standards
Combating the trafficking of humans
Promoting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights
The human rights situation in North Korea

Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Measures to prevent child labour
Treatment of unaccompanied and separated children outside of their country of origin
The struggle against the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
Fighting Genital Mutilation