The Georgia Tech Model United Nations Conference

October 18-19, 2010

The United Nations, whose membership comprises almost all the states in the world, is founded on the principle of the equal worth of every human being. Kofi Annan

Committees

General Assembly First Committee on Matters of Disarmament and International Security

Directors

  • Henry Mei
  • Puja Dullabh

Topics

  1. Private Military in international affairs and the Geneva Convention
  2. The validity of Responsibility to Protect (R2P) in international security
  3. Militarization of the Arctic Region
 

General Assembly Second Committee on Economic and Financial Matters

Directors

  • Eric Raftery
  • Olivia Acuff

Topics

  1. The effect of the global economic recession on developing nations
  2. Promoting Sustainable Development through Alternative Energy Resources
  3. Combatting the European Debt Crisis
 

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

Directors

  • Peter Adams
  • Brian Coffey

Topics

  1. Addressing humanitarian concerns following natural disasters
  2. The humanitarian situation in honduras
  3. Implementing human rights in Iran
 

General Assembly Fourth Committee on Special Political and Decolonization Matters

Directors

  • Emilio Salazar
  • Lauren O'Donnell

Topics

  1. The effect of the information flow disparity on developing nations.
  2. The effect of education on terrorism.
  3. Effects of atomic radiation.
 

General Assembly Sixth Committee on Legal Matters

Directors

  • Kristin Meagher
  • Amy Lee

Topics

  1. Laws and measures to be taken/implemented for the eradication of international terrorism
  2. The validity of extraordinary rendition
  3. Applicability/implementation of universal jurisdiction
 

Security Council

Directors

  • Parth Brahambhatt
  • Sarah Grace Parr

Topics

  1. The situation in Somalia
  2. Consolidating peace and political stability in Western Africa
 

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Directors

  • Lisa Palazzolo
  • Molly Randall

Topics

  1. Gender perspectives in military operations
  2. Arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation in NATO
 

World Health Organization

Directors

  • Sapphire Liu
  • Katie Pursel
  • Amanda Lees

Topics

  1. Healthcare in less developed countries
  2. Emergency preparedness for pandemics
  3. Pollution as a source of illness in developed countries
 

United Nations Peacebuilding Commission

Directors

  • Tabatha Pilgrim
  • Charles Thompson

Topics

  1. Building peace and stability in Sierra Leone
  2. Maintaining efficacy of promised reforms in Zimbabwe
  3. Improving relations in the Korean peninsula
 

United Nations Development Programme

Directors

  • Betsy Kim

Topics

  1. Security and development in Yemen
  2. Strengthening recovery efforts in the Sudan
  3. The situation in Tibet
 

Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

Directors

  • Graham Sweeney
  • Alessandra Palazzolo

Topics

  1. Eliminating drug cartels in Latin America
  2. Mitigating sex trafficking
  3. Prevention and protection against cybercrime
 

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Directors

  • Hannah Olliff
  • Bhavuk Tandon

Topics

  1. Combating extreme violence and drug wars in Colombia
  2. Addressing IDPs in Myanmar
  3. Post-war human recovery in Sri Lanka
 

General Assembly Plenary

Directors

  • Bibiana Garcia
  • Kevin Montgomery

Topics

  1. Illicit trade of small arms and light weapons, and initiatives for regional disarmament
  2. Children in armed conflict
  3. Trafficking of human organs and medical tourism