Committees & Issues Debated
ILYMUN 2024
General Assembly
- Eradicating discrimination: valuing diversity and promoting inclusion
Special Conference
- Freedom of Press
- Freedom of Speech
World Health Organization (WHO)
- Access to sexual and reproductive health-care services
- Newborn health
Security Council
- Israel-Palestine conflict
- China-Taiwan conflict
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
- Child soldiers
- Right to education
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
- Exploitation and trafficking
- Rights of prisoners
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - UNHCR
- Freedom of movement
- Resettlement and Integration
United Nations Women
- Violence against women
- Equal opportunities for leadership
Technology Committee
- Privacy and personal data protection
- Right to technology and scientific development
Historic Security Council
- Rwandan Genocide: April 21, 1994
- Syrian conflict: October 4, 2011
Action Assembly - AA
- Stand up for Human Rights
International Court of Justice - ICJ
- The Gambia v Myanmar: Alleged perpetration of genocide and violations of human rights of the Rohingya
ILYMUN 2023
General Assembly
- The United Nations: is our common assembly relevant today and how will it be so tomorrow?
Special Conference
- What is Sovereignty in a Globalised World?
Youth Conference
- Sovereignty and the United Nations
Security Council
- The militarization of Atolls in the South China Sea
- The Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Arctic Council
- Territorial Disputes in the Arctic
- Sovereignty of Indigenous Peoples and Sharing Resources
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs - UNOOSA
- Claiming Territory in Outer Space
- Space Race: the Role of Public and Private entities
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - UNHCR
- Migration due to Rising Sea Levels
- Integration while Maintaining Ethnicity
African Union
- Breaking the Cycle of Dependency
- Foreign Interests and African Resources
Economic Committee
- Regulating GAFAM and Multinational Organisations
- The Pollution Market
Historic Security Council
- Kosovo War: Reaction to the Gornje Obrinje Massacre (October 1, 1998)
- East Timor Conflict (December 8, 1975)
- Iran-Iraq War (September 24, 1980)
Action Assembly - AA
- Transnational Corporations in a Globalized World
- Sovereignty and Transnational Corporations
International Court of Justice - ICJ
- Alleged Violations of Sovereign Rights and Maritime Spaces in the Caribbean Sea: Nicaragua vs Colombia
ILYMUN 2021
General Assembly
Historical Security Council
UNESCO- Focus on Press
Technology
World Health Organisation
Economic
Action Assembly
- Action Assembly
- Internet relationships
- Activism on social media
- The relationship between between digital press and the public opinion
ICJ
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Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections:
USA vs Russian Federation
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Execution of the Iranian General by a U.S. drone strike:
Iran vs USA
Youth Committee
ILYMUN 2020
General Assembly
Security Council
Historical Security Council
Territorial
Science and Technology
UNDP
World Health Organisation
Action Assembly
Special Conference: Focus on Islands
ILYMUN 2019
Security Council
Historical Security Council
Territorial
This committee will work towards the creation of multiple resolutions regarding specific resources (water, minerals, forests, oil, etc.)
Environmental
Human Rights
Special Conference: Focus on Children
Action Assembly
Special Conference: Focus on Women
ILYMUN 2018
General Assembly
- Click here to access the research report
- Securing cities against acts of terrorism
Security Council
- The protection of civilians in civilian war zones, Aleppo, Syria
- The question of Chechnya, Russia
- Securing cities against acts of terrorism
Historical Security Council
- Korean War: June 25th 1950
- Cambodia: 30th April 1977
Cultural
- Approaches to preserving cultural heritage within urban areas
- Protecting UNESCO historical cities from ravages of war and siege
Development
- The issue of informal settlement in rapidly developing urban areas in LEDCs
- The implementation of the goals of Agenda21 in urban areas of LEDCs
ECOSOC
- Meeting the demands of an ageing population in cities
- Problems faced by megacities
Environmental
- Measures supporting cleaner and greener cities
- Climate change and disaster risk in cities
Science and Technology
- The use of renewable energy sources in cities
- The question of smart cities
Special Human Rights Conference
- Protecting the rights of refugees in cities
- Providing equal access to basic services
International Court of Justice
- War crimes in Aleppo, Syria
Action Assembly
- Integration of marginalised people
- Integration of young migrants in cities
- Cities studied:
ILYMUN 2017
General Assembly
Security Council
- Technological governance and democracy Click here to access the research report
- Cyber warfare Click here to access the research report
- Issue of security vs. privacy Click here to access the research report
- Protecting heritage sites from armed conflicts Click here to access the research report
Cultural Memory
- Mass media’s effect on culture Click here to access the research report
- Protecting heritage sites for and from tourism Click here to access the research report
- Claims to historical artifacts and documents Click here to access the research report
Resource Management
- The issue of the “brain drain” Click here to access the research report
- Managing food distribution Click here to access the research report
- Managing ocean resources Click here to access the research report
EcoSoc
- Reducing technological disparities to promote economic equality Click here to access the research report
- Economic power of technology Click here to access the research report
- Fighting poverty and inequality in a globalized society Click here to access the research report
Cultural Identity
- Protecting and promoting indigenous cultures Click here to access the research report
- Maintaining cultural identity in a globalized world Click here to access the research report
- Protecting human diversity in the face of biotechnology Click here to access the research report
Migration
- Fighting human trafficking and providing safe migration Click here to access the research report
- Rights of refugees Click here to access the research report
- The role of borders and freedom of movement Click here to access the research report
Human Rights
- Promoting gender equality Click here to access the research report
- Liberty of thought and expression Click here to access the research report
- Promoting self-determination Click here to access the research report
Science and Technology
- Communication, technology, and extremism Click here to access the research report
- Equality of access to the digital world Click here to access the research report
- The place of ethics in science Click here to access the research report