Committees
BMUN 58 COMMITTEES AND CHAIRS:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES
(120-150 Delegates)
1st Committee: Disarmament and International Security
Head Chair: Jillian Ardrey
Topics: Nuclear Disarmament: Review and Revision of the NPT, Control of the Illicit Small Arms Trade
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3rd Committee: Social, Cultural, and Humanitarian
Head Chair: Catherine Choh
Topics: Resource Extraction in Africa, Eradication of Poverty in Landlocked Developing Countries
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4th Committee: Special Political and Decolonization
Head Chair: Patrick Ho
Topics: Territoriality of the North Pole, Ethnic Minorities in China
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6th Committee: Legal
Head Chair: Torey Shure
Topics: Maritime Security and Safety, Patent Law and HIV/AIDS
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ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
(80-100 Delegates)
World Health Organization
Head Chair: Charlene Raman
Topics: The Fight against H1N1 Virus (Swine Flu): Dealing with Present and Future Global Pandemics, Improving Rural Access to Health Care in Sub Saharan Africa and South Asia
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United Nations Environmental Programme
Head Chair: Beth Dukes
Topics: Global Whaling Rights, Sustainable Development of Emerging Economies
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United Nations Development Programme
Head Chair: Erin Simmer
Topics: Development of the Female Labor Force, Environmental Change and Its Impact on Community Health
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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
Head Chair: Tiffany Wang
Topics: Narrowing the Gap - Achieving Universal Primary Education, Internet Censorship and the Effects on the Rights on the Individual
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International Monetary Fund
Head Chair: Stephanie Chen
Topics: Fighting Financial Fraud: Ponzi and Pyramid Schemes, Aid to Developing Nations during a recession
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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Head Chair: Nashia Lalani
Topics: Alternative Development, Drug Trafficking and Related Crimes
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United Nations Human Rights Council
Head Chair: Sana Naeem
Topics: Women's Rights in Afghanistan: The state under the auspices of Al-Qaeda, Indian Child-Laborers
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SPECIALIZED COMMITTEES
(10-40 Delegates, advanced level)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Head Chair: Julius Chen
Topics: NATO's role in Afghanistan's future, Expansion of NATO into the Former Soviet Union
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League of Arab States
Head Chair: Taylor Wiegele
Topics: State Sovereignty, Chemical/Biological Weapons
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Head Chair: Lorenz Noe
Topics: Environmental Protection in Southeast Asia, The stabilization and integration of East Timor
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Organization of American States
Head Chair: Zach Simmons
Topics: HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment in the Western Hemisphere, Deforestation
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International Court of Justice
Head Chair: Sarah van Vliet
Topic: Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) in the Case of Georgia vs. the Russian Federation
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Crisis Simulation
Head Chair: Mohammad-Amir Aghaee
Topic: Venezuela: Socialist Party vs. Opposition Parties
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Historical Security Council
Head Chair: Shashank Iyer
Topics: India-Pakistan War, Arab-Israeli Conflict
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Security Council
Head Chair: Sohail Khanifar
Topic: Open Agenda on Burma
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The BMUN Delegate Guide can be found here