University of British Columbia Model United Nations (UBCMUN)
January 8-11, 2009
Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites
Vancouver, BC
http://www.ubcmun.org
UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
1. Contemporary forms of slavery
2. Situation of human rights in Myanmar
3. “Daughter Discrimination”: Infanticide and abuse
UN Security Council (UNSC)
1. Russia’s relations with Georgia
2. Political Crisis in Zimbabwe
3. Situation in Somalia
General Assembly First (GA 1st)
1. Protecting non-nuclear states from the nuclear threat
2. Combating the efforts of terrorism which employ atomic radiation
3. The prohibition of the use, stockpiling and transfer of antipersonnel mines
UN Development Programme (UNDP)
1. Sustainable land management to combat desertification and land degradation
2. Tackling corruption in Asia and the Pacific
3. Strategies for engaging the poor in economic development
UN HABITAT
1. Promoting good urban governance
2. Rehabilitation of housing in war-torn areas
3. Reducing environmental degradation in urban slums
IBRD (World Bank)
1. Food Price Crisis
2. Strategies to make AIDS money work
3. Strategies to help those living below the poverty line
Sri Lankan Parliamentary Cabinet vs. Tamil Tigers Forum
1. The deteriorating peace process in Sri Lanka
