LISBOMUN 2023

Topics

1. The Protection of Refugee Children
2. The Sudanese Refugee Crisis

About the committee

Refugee children are particularly vulnerable to neglect, violence, abuse and economic exploitation such as human traficking and child marriage.This topic is of upmost importance since more than 30 million children in the world have been forced to leave their homes and are missing out on a healthy, safe and educated childhood. The challenges these children face have serious implications not only for the foreseeable future, but also well in the future decades. So its important to rehabilitate and reintegrate these children into their new comunities so the effects that these children face are mitigated. The Sudanese refugee crisis erupted this year, and the displacement of refugees has been massive 80,000 refugees are being placed in already existing refugee camps. This topic is of extreme importance since it is an event unfolding right now and this committee must ensure help for the mass wave of refugees incoming, and provide humanitarian assistance but also more ideas on what to do if it becomes a long-lasting conflict and therefore also start strategizing so that all basic necessities are fullfilled and they are secure.

Chairs

• Matilde Rodrigues
• Andreia Mendes
• Valentina Lopez

Countries

Topics

1. Human Rights of Prisoners
2. Yemen's Humanitarian Crisis

About the committee

The capacity of prisoners to exercise other fundamental rights, such as the right to healthcare, decent circumstances, etc, should not be restricted by a term of incarceration, which should only amount to a minimal impairment of liberty. However, because of extreme overcrowding, maltreatment, and other circumstances, millions of inmates worldwide are frequently denied these fundamental human rights and exposed to appalling conditions. The UNHRC in particular has a responsibility to make sure that the over 100 million prisoners throughout the globe are provided with humane living circumstances and treated in a way that is compatible with the norms of human rights because the treatment of prisoners is rarely a political priority. This topic would focus on the human rights violations and abuses that have occurred during the ongoing civil war in Yemen, including the targeting of civilians, attacks on medical facilities, and the recruitment of child soldiers.

Chairs

• Pranav Keshavan
• Titi Habicht

Countries

Topics

1. Balancing economic growth and environmental sustainability
2. Discussing the Economic and Commercial opportunities of the Arctic

About the committee

The climate crisis has resulted in an ongoing discourse on how countries can maintain economic growth while reaching climate objectives which aim to preserve the livability of the planet. Many see these environmental targets as a limiting factor for economic growth. Can we put restrictions on economic growth when not all countries are at the same level? Or is there a way to obtain these targets without having to impede development? How do we and can we balance economic development without destroying earth? Many countries expressed their interest in developing the Arctic region, a trend that is most likely to continue given climate change. These interests, however, differ sharply. Here, you may observe Russia´s ambitions in developing an alternative route to the Suez Canal, China claiming to be a "near-Artic state", Greenland becoming increasingly attractive for foreign investment, and Canada´s northwest passage becoming gradually more viable for shipping, just to name a few.

Chair

• Fabian Szczepanik

Countries

Topics

1. The Situation in Myanmar
2. ICT and Cybersecurity's role in International Peace and Security

About the committee

After the military coup in 2021 in Myanmar, there has been an ongoing armed conflict, with numerous human rights violations and no promise of elections in sight. The UNSC has recently adopted resolution 2669, but it does not feature tangible solutions, only a condemnation of the violence. More can be done. Cybersecurity has been an ever-important facet of life in our digital world, yet the UN has never directly addressed cyberthreats. Creating international guidelines on the use of cyberwarfare, or keeping peace on the internet/through ICT, should be high on the agenda for the world's cybersafety.

Chairs

• Maurice de Jong
• Dhivya Shivani Raviselvan

Countries

Topic

The Falklands War (1982)

About the committee

The Falklands War was an international armed conflict between Argentina and the UK. In 1982, both nations fought for the Falklands sovereignty. There was a try for negotiation and mediation but they reached no middle ground and, during the National Reorganisation Process (1976-83), tensions escalated further and Argentina just put troops on the groung to take power of the Falklands by force, ending up in a war won by the UK a few months after. Delegates will have a chance to reinvent history by taking part in the Argentine Cabinet

Chairs

• Pablo Timón Iglesias
• Nicolas Cardona
• Daniel Kahn Sasso

Countries

Topic

Egypt v Ethiopia: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Case

About the committee

The struggle over the water resources of the Nile River is nothing new, however, it escalated dramatically with the erection of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Whereas Egypt argues that Ethiopia is threatening the whole Nile ecosystem, Ethiopia points at the positive impacts the development had. The dispute involves multiple further riparian countries and although some legal frameworks exist on this issue, the precedence of such cases is entirely unclear, making it a suitable case for the ICJ.

Chairs

• Erenay Karacan
• Henry Krenzer

Countries

Chair

• Elena-Mari Dorna

Countries