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At MUNDP, delegates sign up to represent a committee, and are then awarded a regional representation within that committee, for example the Libyan delegate for POGAR.
'''UNDP Committees'''
A committee of Arab states dedicated to the promotion and development of good governance practices and relate reforms in the Arab states. It works in partnership with key governance institutions including legislatures, judiciaries, and civil society organizations to identify needs and solutions. open to all delegates ▼
The committee leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. open to all delegates ▼
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This committee will focus on environmental problems that affect all Arab states such as desertification and effective governance of water. It is interested in managing the role of fossil fuels in the Arab states and decreasing the negative effect of greenhouse gases, as well as finding ecologically friendly uses for fossil fuels without negatively impacting economies in the region. open to all delegates ▼
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The committeee is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends. open to all delegates ▼
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The committee provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programmes and strategies to foster women’s empowerment and gender equality. open to all delegates ▼
▲''4 WHO / Health'':The committeee is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends. open to all delegates
This committee focuses on knowledge sharing between arab universities and the internationally respected universities, increasing the amount people enrolled in elementary education, and reforming elementary and high levels of education. open to all delegates ▼
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The committee provides financial and technical assistance for children and adolescents. It focuses on education, gender equality, child survival and development, HIV/AIDS and children, child protection, policy advocacy and partnerships. open to all delegates ▼
▲''6 UNESCO / Building Knowledge Societies'':This committee focuses on knowledge sharing between arab universities and the internationally respected universities, increasing the amount people enrolled in elementary education, and reforming elementary and high levels of education. open to all delegates
This committee focuses upon the vulnerability of recently developing cities agaisnt earthquakes and other natural hazards due to rapid increase of population, uncontrolled urbanization and poor city planning, reducing the effects of leakage of petroleum on the environment, and cleaning the unexploded remnants of war. open to all delegates ▼
▲''7 UNICEF – High Council for Youth / Youth Movements'':The committee provides financial and technical assistance for children and adolescents. It focuses on education, gender equality, child survival and development, HIV/AIDS and children, child protection, policy advocacy and partnerships. open to all delegates
The committee is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing world. It is made up of two development institutions owned by 185 member countries- the International Bank for Reconstructions and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Assosiation (IDA). The committee provides loans, interest-free credits, grants to developing world and make investments in education, health, public administration, infastructure, financial and private sector development, agriculture and environmental and natural resource management. IB Economics students (HL and SL) only ▼
▲''8 BCPR / Crisis Prevention & Recovery'' :This committee focuses upon the vulnerability of recently developing cities agaisnt earthquakes and other natural hazards due to rapid increase of population, uncontrolled urbanization and poor city planning, reducing the effects of leakage of petroleum on the environment, and cleaning the unexploded remnants of war. open to all delegates
▲''9 World Bank'':The committee is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing world. It is made up of two development institutions owned by 185 member countries- the International Bank for Reconstructions and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Assosiation (IDA). The committee provides loans, interest-free credits, grants to developing world and make investments in education, health, public administration, infastructure, financial and private sector development, agriculture and environmental and natural resource management. IB Economics students (HL and SL) only
''10 Historical Committee'':A simulation of the breakup of the Middle East following WW1. This committee differs from other committees in that delegates will discuss a historical issue and roleplay historical characters and organizations. Over the course of the conference, the committee will debate and produce an action paper. IB History students preferred, or other suitable academic background. ▼
▲A simulation of the breakup of the Middle East following WW1. This committee differs from other committees in that delegates will discuss a historical issue and roleplay historical characters and organizations. Over the course of the conference, the committee will debate and produce an action paper. IB History students preferred, or other suitable academic background.
▲ Delegates will focus on human rights violations and issues in the Arab States that relate to development issues of concern to UNDP. Prior Human Rights experience strongly recommended. Suitable only for experienced delegates.
▲ A simulation of the UNSC where the agenda will be focused on the Arab League states and political problems of especial concern to UNDP interests. This SC model will be different from regular UNSC’s in that prepared resolutions will be of less importance, the P5 countries will not have veto powers and will thus be treated as any other SC representative, and committee debates will encompass the philosophical importance of Security Council and Development Program topics. Testimony will be taken from other committees as needed. Suitable only for delegates with prior Security Council experience.
▲ The stimulation of an international summit, similar to an Arab League conference. In this committee, the delegates from several Arab States will address topics of concern to climate change and sustainable energy development. While there is limited overlap with the GEF committee, the ALS will address the topic of climate change in the Arab states in a more detailed and politically comprehensive manner. Suitable for IB Bio / LIfe Sciences students. Suitable only for experienced delegates.
▲ This committee is a simulation of the ICJ where the questions and conflicts between member states are discussed and resolved peacefully. This committee focuses on the the issue of the wall that is being built by the Israeli Government on the West Bank on the socio-economic life in Palestine. It will reach a resolution on the fate of the wall considering its humanitarian and economic impacts, as well as on the development of Palestine. Development-related topics include, but are not limited to, the effects on education, food production, electricity problems, access to clean water resources, and the impact upon commerce in the regions that the wall passes through and surrounds. Experienced advocates preferred, although also open to inexperienced advocates. The Registrar position need not be experienced.
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