Specialized Committees

World Health Organization

Chair: Michael Xu

Topics:

  1. Balancing Privacy with Public Health in Data Collection

  2. The Morality of Organ Trade and Transplant Tourism

  3. Reevaluating the Global Vaccine Action Plan

UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Advanced Committee

Chair: Via Zhao

Topics:

  1. Microfinance In Africa 

  2. Enhancing E-Commerce In Developing Countries

  3. Global Impact Of U.S.-China Tariff Disputes

Economic and Social Council I (ECOSOC I)

Chair: Caroline Song

Topics:

  1. Addressing UN funding

  2. Adapting New Technology In Humanitarian Assistance

  3. Addressing Base Erosion And Profit Shifting (BEPS) In Developing Countries

Economic and Social Council II (ECOSOC II)

Chair: Angela Kaempfen

Topics:

  1. Addressing The Prevalence Of Child Labour In The Global South

  2. Improving Access To Affordable Housing

  3. Combatting Gender-Based Violence

NewJeans (NJZ) Behind the Scenes

Chair: Isabella Deng

Topics:

  1. Contracts between Hybe, Ador and NewJeans

  2. Illit and NewJeans plagiarism controversy

  3. The future of NewJeans

UN Office On Drugs And Crime

Chair: Basil Ulicki

Topics:

  1. International Cooperation In Asset Recovery And Anti-Money Laundering Efforts

  2. Addressing Cybercrime And Online Drug Trafficking

  3. Preventing Human Trafficking And Modern Slavery

Interpol

Chair: Emma Smith

Topics:

  1. Mitigating the Risks of Bioterrorism and Chemical Weapon Trafficking

  2. Combating the Rise of Cybercrime in South Korea

  3. Developing a Global Response to the Opioid Epidemic

International Court of Justice

Chair: Brianna Tota

Topics:

  1. Nuclear Disarmament: Marshall Islands V. Pakistan

  2. Punishment of Crimes of Genocide: Croatia V. Serbia

  3. Armed Activities: Democratic Republic Of The Congo V. Uganda

United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

Chair: Andrew Xing

Topics:

  1. Private Space Entities

  2. Space Exploration

  3. Managing Space Debris and Spacial Hazards

Mock Trial

Note: This committee will be run following a Mock Trial format. More information can be found here.

Chair: Sterling Huang

Topics:

  1. Nicaragua & Colombia: Borders, Boundaries, and the Continental Shelf

UN Office of Information and Communications Technology

Chair: Tony Yuan

Topics:

  1. Bridging the Digital Divide

  2. Tackling Data Privacy

  3. Addressing AI Advances and Threats