GEMUN Topics

GEMUN 2027 Topics

The committees listed below are being represented in the 38th Session of GEMUN, May, 2027. Each section on this page has a collection of links for the respective committee, which we are always in process of updating.

If you find a link that is expired, or a good one that needs to be added, please send an email to GEMUN's staff at gemunstaff at gmail.com

NOTE: These issues are real-world issues and some students may have trouble understanding some of the content. Please make sure parents are aware of the topics to be covered in each committee.

GEMUN 2027 Committees and topics lists

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United Nations home page

-- On September 25th 2015, 193 world leaders committed to 17 Global Goals to achieve 3 extraordinary things in the next 15 years.
End extreme poverty.
Fight inequality & injustice.
Fix climate change.
The Global Goals for sustainable development could get these things done.
In all countries. For all people.

Some Sustainable Development Goals links:

United Nations Development Programme - UNDP has published a great overview booklet on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals!
Download this educational tool at http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/librarypage/corporate/sustainable-development-goals-booklet

Sustainable Development Goals: Changing the World in 17 Steps - interactive | Global Development | The Guardian

Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform
Dollar Street - See How People Really Live
David Suzuki Foundation Home, One Nature
SDG Knowledge Hub - Daily SDG News
UN and Climate Change
UN Climate Change Newsroom
Sustainable Energy for All Forum
UNDP: Sustainable Development Goals
MY World: The United Nations Global Survey for a Better World
UN Foundation -- What we do -- Post 2015 Development Agenda
IPS -- Inter Press Service News Agency
DEVEX -- International Development News
Sustainable Business | The Guardian
Drawdown: 100 Solutions to Reverse Global Warming

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Future of Life Institute

The following Committees will be role-played at GEMUN 2027:

Please note that the order of precedence of the topics is not indicated by the order in which they are listed. All topics are equally deserving of the attention of the committees. It makes the debate MUCH more interesting if all topics are covered. There have been times where half or most of the resolutions submitted are on the same topic, and after one or two of these resolutions are debated, the others receive little interest from the committee. Try to make your resolution an interesting and creative solution.

General Assembly (Topics in GA: Housing Crisis, Technology and Future Generations, Global Vaccine Skepticism, Migration and SDGs, Climate Migration and Refugee Protection, The Humanitarian Crisis and Reconstruction of Gaza, Regulating Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies, Climate Change and Open agenda)

Security Council (SC Topics: egional conflict caused by climate change, The exploitation of tech for terrorism, Security against biological weapons, Violence against medical facilities, The Humanitarian and Militaristic Crisis in Syria, The Houthi Rebels in Yemen, Terrorism in the Sahel Region of Africa and Open Agenda -- all issues of security and international peace)

Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC Topics: Universal Access to Quality Healthcare, Addressing the Aging Population and Elder Care, Reducing Global Inflation, Reducing Trade Barriers Especially in Developing Countries, Responsible Mining, The Impact of Misinformation on Civil Stability, Access to Mental Health Care and Open agenda)

United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP Topics: Fossil Fuel Regulation, Biodiversity Loss, Deforestation, Rising ocean temperatures, Plastic pollution, Soil Degradation, AI consumption of water and Open agenda)

World Health Organization (WHO Topics: Combatting the 2026 Ebola Outbreak, Distributing Aid in Conflict Zones, Access to Healthcare in Rural Communities, Dealing with the Effect of Climate Change on Public Health, Lack of Mental Health Support for Veterans, Preventing Future Widespread Pandemics, Mental Health Representation in Media and Open Agenda)

Human Rights Council (HRC Topics: Safety and Protection of Journalists, Religious Persecution, Lack of Post Conflict Reconstruction, Wrongful Deportation, Police Brutality, Migrant Worker Abuse, Human Trafficking of Refugees and Asylum Seekers and Open agenda)

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF Topics: Children in War Zones; Prevention + Response to Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment; Child Labor; Children in Poverty or Famine; Healthcare for Children; AI Usage in Schools; The Juvenile Justice System and Open Agenda)

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO Topics: Food Waste, Food and Water Insecurity, Agrifood Systems, Desertification of Arable Land, Sustainable Land Use, Food Deserts, Precision Agriculture with Artificial Intelligence and Open agenda)

Commission on the Status of Women (CSW Topics: Period Poverty, Maternal Mortality, Technology Facilitated Gender Based Violence, The crisis in Afghanistan, The gender pay gap, Child marriage, Access to Justice and Legal Inequalities and Open Agenda)

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA Topics: Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), Use of atomic energy to help counter climate change, Nuclear Fusion, Nuclear Power Plant Security, Radiation in cancer treatment, Atomic Energy and Artificial Intelligence and Open Agenda)

Country Information/News/Miscellaneous

General Assembly (GA)