SISHMUN: 2014 : Agendas :

GENERAL ASSEMBLY (ECOFIN, SOCHUM & DISEC)

Agenda 1 :- Imperialistic attitude of countries and forming an agreement
to prevent countries from interfering in the affairs of other countries.
Agenda 2:- Growth of terrorism and piracy with close reference to the
situation in Nigeria.
Practice debate agenda: Means of prohibiting and preventing the illicit
import, export and transfer of cultural property.

DISARMAMENT AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY (DISEC)
Agenda 1:- Preventing cyber warfare between countries keeping in mind
each countries freedom and sovereignty.
Agenda 2:- Nuclear weapons and the geopolitics of South Asia.
Practice debate agenda: Preventing the illegal stockpiling of Small arms
and Light weapons (SALW's) by local non-state actors.

ECONOMICAL AND FINANCIAL COMMITTEE (ECOFIN)
Agenda 1:- Protection of emerging markets through sustainable foreign
investment.
Agenda 2:- Subsidies and tariffs in the international food trade.
Practice debate agenda: Corporate responsibility and accountability of
Multi-National Corporations (MNC's) in Low economically developed
countries (LEDC's).

SOCIAL CULTURAL AND HUMANITARIAN (SOCHUM)
Agenda 1:- Rights of journalists.
Agenda 2:- The situation of civil wars with special reference to Syria and
Iraq.
Practice debate agenda: Domestic violence, rape and honour killings.



HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION (HRC)
Agenda 1:- Safeguarding the rights of minority communities such as 1.
Persons with disabilities. 2. Ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities.
Agenda 2:- Children and women labor abuse around the globe and ways
to prevent further escalation.
Practice debate agenda:- Protection of individuals and their rights in
conflict stricken zones.

UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (UNEP)
Agenda 1:- Environmentally sound management of toxic chemicals
including prevention of illegal international trafficking of toxic and
dangerous products.
Agenda 2:- Combating land degradation through intensified soil
conservation, afforestation and reforestation activities.
Practice debate agenda:- Environmentally sound management of solid
wastes and sewage related issues.

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL (ECOSOC)
Agenda 1:- Resolving the issue of money laundering in Africa.
Agenda 2:- Innovative economy building strategies in post-conflict areas.
Practice debate agenda:- Strengthening global progress towards sustainable
development through innovation in Science and technology.

UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL (UNSC)
Agenda 1:- The situation in the Middle East. (A.k.a Arab Spring)
Practice debate agenda:- Weapons of mass destruction. (A.k.a Nuclear,
Chemical, Biological)

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (ICJ)
Agenda 1:- Pulp mills on the River Uruguay ( Argentina vs Uruguay )
Practice debate agenda:- Maritime delimitation in the Black Sea ( Romania
vs Ukraine )

GROUP OF 20 ( G-20)
Agenda 1:- The idea of an eventual move towards "Global currency"
worldwide - advantages in the long run.
Agenda 2:- Is free trade the best solution for a developing country.
Practice debate agenda:- Use of wealth for military purposes.

Definition of Important terms and situations to note :

Arab Spring : The Arab Spring is a revolutionary
wave of demonstrations and protests (both non-violent and
violent), riots, and civil wars in the Arab world that began on 18 December
2010 and is still ongoing. By December 2013, rulers had been forced from
power in Tunisia, Egypt (twice), Libya, and Yemen; civil uprisings had
erupted in Bahrain and Syria; major protests had broken out
in Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Israel

and Sudan; and minor
protests had occurred in Mauritania, Oman, Saudi Arabia,
Djibouti, Western Sahara, and the Palestinian Authority. Check out :
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-12813859

Free trade : Free trade is a policy in international markets in which
governments do not restrict imports or exports. The unrestricted purchase
and sale of goods and services between countries without the imposition
of constraints such as tariffs, duties and quotas. Free trade is a win-win
proposition because it enables nations to focus on their core competitive
advantage(s), thereby maximizing economic output and fostering income
growth for their citizens. More to note : WTO, Open Markets, EU and
USA trade exemplification through open markets, Protectionist Policies.

Post Conflict - Post-conflict is a conflict situation in which open warfare
has come to an end. The term post-conflict does not signify the
obliteration of the root causes of the outbreak of conflict in the first place.
Nor does it imply a complete cessation of hostilities that often recur even
after the signing of a peace agreement or the waging of elections. It
frequently denotes merely an abatement of hostilities, or a window of
opportunity for peace in a conflict that can again escalate if mismanaged .
Post Conflict Reconciliation - Post-conflict reconstruction aims at the
consolidation of peace and security and the attainment of sustainable
socio-economic development in a war-shattered country. Post-conflict
reconstruction is broadly understood as a complex, holistic and
multidimensional process encompassing effort to simultaneously improve
military (restoration of law and order), political (governance), economic
(rehabilitation and development) and social conditions (justice and
reconciliation). The economic dimension of post-conflict reconstruction
usually involves tasks such as distribution of relief assistance, restoration of
physical infrastructure and facilities, reestablishment of social services,
creation of appropriate conditions for the private sector development, and
implementation of essential structural reforms for macroeconomic
stability and sustainable growth.
Money Laundering - Money laundering is the process whereby the
proceeds of crime are transformed into ostensibly legitimate money or
other assets. However in a number of legal and regulatory system the term
money laundering has become conflated with other forms of financial
crime, and sometimes used more generally to include misuse of the
financial system (involving things such as securities, digital currencies such
as bitcoin, credit cards, and traditional currency), including terrorism
financing, tax evasion and evading of international sanctions. Most anti-
money laundering laws openly conflate money laundering (which is
concerned with source of funds) with terrorism financing (which is
concerned with destination of funds) when regulating the financial
system.
Money laundering, at its simplest, is the act of making money that comes
from Source A look like it comes from Source B. In practice, criminals are
trying to disguise the origins of money obtained through illegal activities
so it looks like it was obtained from legal sources. Otherwise, they can't
use the money because it would connect them to the criminal activity,
and law-enforcement officials would seize it.
Prominent Task forces :
(i) The Financial Action Task Force (on Money Laundering) (FATF)
(ii) Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force
(MENAFATF)
(iii) Intergovernmental Action Group against Money-Laundering in West
Africa (GIABA)
(iv) Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group
(ESAAMLG)
(v) Eurasian Group (EAG)
(vi) The Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering in South
America (GAFISUD)
Rights of Journalists :
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Article 19.
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right
includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek,
receive and impart information and ideas through any media and
regardless of frontiers.
Article 29.
(1) Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and
full development of his personality is possible.
(2) In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject
only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose
of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of
others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order
and the general welfare in a democratic society.
(3) These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to
the purposes and principles of the United Nations.

Article 30.
Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any
State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform
any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set
forth herein.

Iraq and Syrian Civil War : Iraq Sunni vs Shia Muslims. (Sunni
Minority, Shia Majority). Capitalisation of Situation by ISIS. (Islamic
State of Iraq and Syria). ISIS intends to carve out an Islamic state
straddling two countries. It is also referred to as ISIL. (Islamic State of
Iraq and the Levant). Syria is their source of weapons. (Abu Bakr Al-
Baghdadi as their Caliph and leader of all muslims) They grew by
exploiting sunni discontent with Iraqs Shia PM Nouri al Malikis
Government. Sunni-Shia conflict arose due to the fact that the former
was a minority and were marginalized and accorded second class status.
Now the PM is a Kurdish (Majority Sunni muslims and minority Shia
Muslims) (Fuad Masum)

Syria Bashar Al Assad. Non-Resigning Government. Putin for Support.
Illegal stacking of Chemical Weapons. Allegations by UN. Immediate
Disarmament. USA threatening Intervention followed by Russian
Support. Death toll increasing. (Latest 170,000)

Situation in Nigeria -
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/intcoop/acp/2013_nigeria/pdf/presenta
tion_dasaki_en.pdf. http://businessdayonline.com/2013/11/the-war-
on-terrorism-in-africa-and-nigeria/#.U9sBNZSSxps. Piracy in waters.
Terrorism in Northern Nigeria.

Geopolitics - Geopolitics is the study of the effects of geography (both
human and physical) on international politics and international
relations. Geopolitics is a method of foreign policy analysis which seeks
to understand, explain, and predict international political behaviour
primarily in terms of geographical variables.

Imperialistic Attitude -Imperialism, as it is defined by the Dictionary of
Human Geography, is an unequal human and territorial relationship,
usually in the form of an empire, based on ideas of superiority and
practices of dominance, and involving the extension of authority and
control of one state or people over another.

Article 51
Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of individual
or collective self-defence if an armed attack occurs against a Member of
the United Nations, until the Security Council has taken measures
necessary to maintain international peace and security. Measures taken by
Members in the exercise of this right of self-defence shall be immediately
reported to the Security Council and shall not in any way affect the
authority and responsibility of the Security Council under the present
Charter to take at any time such action as it deems necessary in order to
maintain or restore international peace and security.