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LAIMUN XV coming December 5, 2009!

 

Resolutions:

    Resolutions are due on November 16, 2009. Delegates are expected to email the resolutions to their chairs.  Late resolutions will qualify for points, but will not be eligible for the docket. See the Delegate's Guide for the resolution format, the Resolution Guidelines for the evaluation criteria, and the Sample Resolution for an example.  Single and Double delegate Security Council delegates are expected to submit two position papers. Position papers should include topic background, past UN involvement, country policy, and possible solutions, and be two double spaced pages. Please cite your sources in MLA format. 

 

Dockets:

    The dockets for each committee will be available for download November 26, 2009.  Each delegate should look over the docket for his or her committee before arriving at the conference and be prepared to speak about and amend the resolutions.  Dockets may be downloaded by clicking on committee names in the table below.

Amendments:
   
Amendments to the docket resolutions will be written in cooperation with other delegates in committee, following the Amendment Guidelines and Rules for Amendments. A Sample Amendment can be found here.  Prewritten amendments will not be accepted.


Topic Synopses and Chair Emails:
    Click on the topic titles to download the synopses. Both topic synopses can be found in the same document. Click on the chairs' names to send them an email. To get the dockets, click on the committee names.

General Assembly | ECOSOC | Specialized

Delegates should bring printed copies of dockets to committee.

General Assembly

USG: Lizzie Kubo

Committee Docket

Chair

Co/Vice Chair

Topic Synopses

 

GA

(double delegate)

 

Caitlin Yumori

Jackie Cravello I. Weaponization of Outer Space

II. NPT Review

 

1st DISEC

(double delegate)

 

Charlie Hoffman

Lindon Chen

I. Small Arms

II. Land Mines

 

3rd SOCHUM

 

Heather Schiraldi

Mario Mejia

Rights of Indigenous Peoples,

II. The Situation in Iran

 

4th SPD

 

Eileen Davis

Jake Little

I. Western Sahara

II. Israel/Palestine

 

6th Legal

 

Sarah Woo

Sam Henneberry

I. Cloning

II. Capital Punishment

 

Ad Hoc Terror

 

Jack Danylik

Kameron Bain

I. Nuclear Terrorism

II. Terrorism in Iran

 

Ad Hoc Women

 

Yewande Sanusi

Tara Murphy

I. Women in Armed Conflict

II. Equality of Women in the Government

 

ECOSOC

USG: Gabi Gold

Committee Docket

Chair

Co/Vice Chair

Topic Synopses

 

ECOSOC

(double delegate)

 

Amie Simmons

Josh Goldman & Zeena Bhakta

I. Sustainable Development in Africa

II. Micro-Crediting

 

UNDP

 

Eugenie Sherman

Ari Adler

I. Potable Water in Africa

II. Oil Exploitation

 

UNEP

 

Ari Hamilton

Joey Beck

Sustainable Urban Development

II. Water Resource Management

 

WHO

 

Daniel Goldstein

Max Wohlmuth

I. Tuberculosis

II. Distribution of Medical Aid to Underdeveloped Nations

 

UNHCR

 

Sean Yates

Emily Reinstein

I. Sri Lankan Refugees

II. Stateless People

 

UNICEF

(double delegate)

 

Sarah Weiner

Brian Humbarger

I. Child Trafficking

II. Development of Children in Lesser Developed Nations

 

UNODC

 

Casey Harless

Lucas Cespedes

I. The Drug Trade in Latin America

II. Alternatives to Opium in Afghanistan

 

UNCTAD

 

Alex Murad

Shannon Hagedorn

I. Alternative Energy Development in LCD's

II. Free Trade Agreements

 

Specialized Committees

USG: John Burke

Committee Docket

Chair Co/Vice Chair Topic Synopses

 

FAO

 

Michael Sundias

Abby Watkins

I. Climate Change's Effects on Global Famine

II. Desertification

 

Peacekeeping

 

Max Votey

Amanda Blumenthal

I. Peacekeeping in the Congo

II. Peacekeeping in Kashmir

 

IMO

 

Jeff Whelan

Iktae Park

I. Somali Piracy

II. Territorial Waters

 

IAEA

 

Kelsie Lahti

David Curtis

I. Nuclear Safety

II. The Nuclear Situation in the DPR

 

Security Council 1

 

Mallory Bernstein

Rachel Greenberg

I. Taiwan

II. Myanmar

 

Security Council 2

 

Megan Hersman

Chris Bickel

I. Violence in Cambodia

II. The Situation in Tibet

 

Security Council (double delegate)

 

Jennifer Rosenthal

Catherine Dam

I. The Nuclear Situation in Iran

II. Islamic Terrorism