Committees & Topics
General Assembly Plenary (GA) - Recommended for novice and intermediate delegates.
1. Promotion of New and Renewable sources of Energy
2. Equitable Access to Finance and Markets
Note: Additionally, the General Assembly will simulate Security Council Elections. The elections of the Security Council non-permanent members are not a topic, but rather a process that will be simulated in the General Assembly. Therefore, it should not be addressed within GA position papers. This process will take place during the committee sessions on Sunday, November 23.
[ General Assembly Plenary Background Guide (PDF) ]
World Health Organization (WHO) - World Health Assembly - Recommended for novice delegates.
1. Achieving MDG 5: Improving Maternal Health
2. WHO’s response, and role as the health cluster lead, in meeting the growing demands of health in humanitarian emergencies
[ World Health Organization Background Guide (PDF) ]
Human Rights Council (HRC) - Recommended for novice delegates.
1. Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan
2. Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the Right to Development
[ Human Rights Council Background Guide (PDF) ]
Security Council (SC) and Reformed Security Council (RSC) - Recommended for experienced delegates only.
1. Women and Peace and Security
2. The Situation in LRA-Affected Areas
3. Strengthening international law: rule of law and maintenance of international peace and security
Note: Please note that the Security Council and Reformed Security Council will be using identical topics. Additionally, the Secretariat reserves the right to add additional suggested topics, with their own background materials, should they feel an issue requires the attention of the Security Council (and Reformed Security Council).
[ Security Council Background Guide (PDF) ]
[ Reformed Security Council Background Guide (PDF) ]
World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) - Recommended for intermediate and experienced delegates.
(WSIS + 10 Review Meeting)
1. Preamble
2. Priority Areas
3. Action Lines
4. Other Issues
5. Accountability and Measurement
6. Final Provisions
Note: These are not "topics" like in other committees at NWMUN-Seattle, but are rather the sections of the final document that the WSIS negotiations will produce. Please read the Explanatory Note as well as the Background Guide for more details once they are posted.
[ WSIS + 10 Review Meeting Explanatory Note (PDF) ]