The Georgia Tech Model United Nations Conference

October 17-18, 2011

We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race. Kofi A. Annan

Committees

General Assembly First Committee on Matters of Disarmament and International Security

Directors

  • Bhavuk Tandon
  • Olivia Pan

Topics

  1. Combating Cyber Terrorism
  2. Eliminating the Usage of Child Soldiers
  3. Stockpiling, Production and Use of Chemical Weapons
 

General Assembly Second Committee on Economic and Financial Matters

Directors

  • Azam Siddiqui
  • Mohamad Ali Najia

Topics

  1. Preservation of Free Trade in Countries with Unstable Governments
  2. Sustainability of Trade and Growth in a Post Crisis World
  3. Stabilization of the Price of Oil
 

General Assembly Third Committee on Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Matters

Directors

  • Tanveer Chandok
  • Jasdeep Singh

Topics

  1. Addressing Human Rights in Countries Which Control the Internet
  2. Equitable Access to Water and Human Rights
  3. Revolutionary Movements against Governments
 

General Assembly Fourth Committee on Special Political and Decolonization Matters

Directors

  • Jamie Kazenstein
  • Patti Murphy

Topics

  1. Preemptive Strikes in Modern Warfare
  2. Arms Races in the Twenty-First Century
  3. Conflict and Peace in Venezuela and Colombia
 

General Assembly Sixth Committee on Legal Matters

Directors

  • Alessandra Palazzolo
  • Jeremy Alexander

Topics

  1. Addressing the Legality of the Reproductive Cloning of Human Beings
  2. Status of the Definition of Terrorism in the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949
  3. Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts
 

General Assembly Plenary

Directors

  • Max Montgomery
  • Julie Dami Lee
  • Emily Cardin

Topics

  1. The Impact of ICT on Development
  2. Ethics of Humanitarian Intervention
  3. Political Reform and Prevention of Conflict
 

Security Council

Directors

  • Christina Lee
  • Pranay Mishra

Topics

  1. Situation in the Korean Peninsula
  2. Situation in Libya
 

Commission on Science and Technology for Development

Directors

  • Eric Raftery
  • Nick Barker

Topics

  1. The Implementation of Alternative Energy in Sustainable Development
  2. Spanning the Digital Divide
  3. Improving the Global Standard of Living
 

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Directors

  • Lauren O'Donnell
  • John Quinn

Topics

  1. Situation of Refugee and IDP Camp Conditions
  2. Relocation of Refugees
  3. Status of Refugees in Côte d'Ivoire
 

United Nations Development Programme

Directors

  • Matt Choi
  • Eda Kosma

Topics

  1. Promoting Gender Equality and Eliminating Discrimination against Women
  2. Developing Global Sustainable Energy and Land Management Initiatives
  3. Natural Disaster Prevention and Recovery in Asia and the Pacific
 

United Nations Environmental Programme

Directors

  • Alex Fried
  • Sona Chandra
  • Chris Choi

Topics

  1. The Kyoto Protocol
  2. The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
  3. Sustainable Forestry
 

International Atomic Energy Agency

Directors

  • Benjamin Merva
  • Adam Swietek

Topics

  1. Addressing Illegal Proliferation of Nuclear Programs
  2. Evaluating Radiological Emergency Protocols
  3. Reconsidering Spent Material Management
 

Assembly of the African Union

Directors

  • Alli McCall
  • Bethaney Wright
  • Jackson McCann

Topics

  1. Increasing Women's Rights and Political Participation
  2. Managing National Debt
  3. Settling Religious Disputes within African Politics
 

United Nations Mission in Liberia

Directors

  • Parth Brahmbhatt
  • Adrian Mitchell

Topics

  1. Evaluating the UNMIL Mandate