DMUN Asia 2024

Topic

Ensuring the Resilience of the Poor and Reducing their Vulnerability to Climate Related Extreme Events

About the committee

According to a 2017 study by the Brookings Institution, low-income communities are more vulnerable to the risks of natural disasters, and struggle the most to recover. This vulnerability stems from a lack of infrastructure and access to resources such as shutters, generators, food, and medicine. This committee will be tasked with improving the infrastructure of low-income communities and discussing how to increase the availability of disaster relief resources.

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Topic

Food Security in Refugee Camps

About the committee

Refugee camps, by nature, often exist in areas of extreme conflict and are extremely overcrowded, thus placing access to food in jeopardy. The delegates of the UNHCR must ensure that programs are put in place to ensure that all refugees receive the proper amounts of food necessary for a healthy lifestyle. Delegates will face questions such as what type of food assistance is the most appropriate (in-kind food, cash, vouchers, or combination), how to maximize nutritional value, how to ensure access to food in conflict zones, and how to provide long term solutions that support self-resilience.

Chair

• Elizabeth Chua Xin En

Countries

Topic

Improving Literacy Rates Among Indigenous Peoples

About the committee

Closing the gap between indigenous communities and the rest of modern society has been at the forefront of UNESCO’s work since its inception in 1945. Now, over seventy years later, improving education in indigenous communities is still at the center of UNESCO’s mission. In this committee delegates will be tasked with improving literacy rates among indigenous people. This is an extremely difficult task due to the fact that there are over 4,000 vastly different indigenous languages in the world. In Cambodia, for example, the literacy rate for those who do not speak Khmer is over 30% lower than the national literacy rate. Therefore, delegates must discuss how to increase literacy rates while still preserving the culture and languages of indigenous groups.

Chairs

• Liv Kaya
• Mohammad Khalil

Countries

Topic

Disease Control in Humanitarian Emergencies

About the committee

Following major conflicts or natural disasters, large numbers of people are often displaced and relocated to temporary locations with high population density. The World Health Organization has assessed that those affected are often at a higher risk for disease due to inadequate food and shelter, unsafe water, and poor sanitation. Delegates must work together to ensure the health and well-being of those impacted by humanitarian emergencies. The committee must address how to provide operational support during crises, strengthen partnerships with local organizations, provide technical support, and improve training workshops/education

Chair

• Mazhar Atassi

Countries

Topic

Broadening the Scope of Women’s Citizenship, Leadership, and Political Participation in Transition Countries

About the committee

One key focus of the CSW is to ensure that transitions are fully inclusive and democratic, meaning that they respond to the needs and priorities of women and girls. Delegates will have to ensure that inclusive national dialogue is being fostered and that transition countries adopt gender-responsive policies. They also must address the need for governments to make national budgets supportive and committed to gender equality, and strengthen partnerships between both governments and NGOs

Chair

• Anoushka Panda

Countries

Topic

Gearing up for a decade of action and delivery for sustainable development and Agenda 2030

About the committee

Convened by the President of the General Assembly, the Summit marked the half-way point to the deadline set for achieving the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. It was the centerpiece of the High-level Week of the General Assembly. It responded to the impact of multiple and interlocking crises facing the world and is expected to reignite a sense of hope, optimism, and enthusiasm for the 2030 Agenda.

Chairs

• Tan Wen kai Rohan
• Sophie Shu

Countries

Topic

Aftermath of 9/11

About the committee

This is a historical crisis committee in which delegates will be enduring and discussing the course of aftermath of the attacks on September 11 in New York city. The United States and the United Kingdom are currently fighting their war against Saddam Hussein in Iraq and are starting their invasion of Afghanistan. Delegates will come up with their own ways of resolving these two tragic wars and Preventing future atrocious terrorist attacks.

Chair

• Soumar Bachawaty

Countries

About the committee

The Review of Current States Parties Status on the Elimination of Chemical Weapons and Its Production Facilities

Countries