RUMUN Committees & Topics

Here you can find committees and topics for the upcoming RUMUN conference. Briefs are found on idia.net, our registration engine, after registration for the conference has been completed.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISEC):
Topic A: Autonomous Weapons Systems
Topic B: Illicit Arms Trade & Instability in Latin America

Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee (SOCHUM):
Topic A: Surveillance and Civil Liberties
Topic B: Crisis in the Tigray

Special Political and Decolonization Committee (SPECPOL):
Topic A: Digital Border Governance 
Topic B: South China Sea Territorial Disputes

SPECIALIZED AGENCIES:

Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ):
Topic A: Wildlife Trafficking 
Topic B: Worker Exploitation and Forced Labor

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL): 
Topic A: International Maritime Trade Law
Topic B: Commercial Arbitration

Commission on the Status of Women (CSW):
Topic A: Digital Literacy for Girls
Topic B: SDG 5 Gender Equality: 2030 Agenda

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO):
Topic A: Technology & Education
Topic B: Ethics of Neurotechnology 

United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC): 
Topic A: Responsible AI Development
Topic B: Digital Censorship and Freedom of Expression 

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA):
Topic A: Environmental Impact of Atomic Energy
Topic B: Nuclear Deterrence 

International Labor Organization (ILO):
Topic A: The Future of Work 
Topic B: Sustainable Enterprises

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC):
Topic A: Climate Refugees
Topic B: Adapting to Clean Energy Before Climate Change

United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime (UNODC): 
Topic A: Cyber Organized Crime 
Topic B: Substandard and Falsified Medical Products

United Nations Office on Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA):
Topic A: Space Arms Race
Topic B: TBA

World Bank:
Topic A: Digital Infrastructure Development in Emerging Economies
Topic B: TBA

REGIONAL BODY:

African Union:
Topic A: Digital Colonialism
Topic B: Sahel Crisis: Rebuilding the Sahel Region

Please note that Regional Bodies are not advanced committees and are dual delegation, like our GA and Specialized Agencies.

ADVANCED COMMITTEES:

The Five Eyes (2023):
Topic: TBA

Transitional Cabinet of Afghanistan (1992): 
Topic: TBA

Der Bundesnachrichtendienst (2022):
Topic: Tackling Russia’s Hydra Market

Colombian Cabinet (1990): 
Topic: TBA

JCC: The Presidential Council of the Republic of Vietnam (1955):
Topic: The Vietnam War

JCC: The Central Committee of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1955):
Topic: The Vietnam War