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JHUMUNC 2015 Guides

Mr. Marchand
The Seton Keough High School
2014 - 2015

 The Secretariat:
                               Secretary General - Alexandra Lyons
                               Deputy Secretaries General -
Brooke Gallagher, Finance;  Sarah Asseng, Charge d'Affaires; Nicole Medina, Training

Here is the information you need to prepare yourselves for the JHUMUNC conference and to write great position papers! Position papers are due Jan. 19, although I can get extensions for individual cases. All papers are due 1/26 no matter what!

DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA AS A CITED SOURCE FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER! Use it as I have here as a resourece for finding acceptable sources!

Go To JHUMUNC Position Paper Instruction Page!



Delegate Name and Country Link       Committee and Link to Background Guide                                           Links  to topic information
                                                           Background guides are download links right
                                                           above "Committee Topics"
Bentley,     Italy
World Bank
Topic 1 Hyperinflation; World Bank Blogs, 3 Big Inflation Countries
Topic 2 Indigenous Citizens and Urban Development; Indigenous People in Latin America, World Bank: Urban Development and Indigenous People
Gallagher     Italy North Korean Crisis
Topic 1: Refugee Deportation and Human Rights Crisis; Those Who FleeDeportation of NK Refugees.
Topic 2:  Containment of Nuclear and Ballistic Missile Programs, North Korea Nuclear OverviewNorth Korea Policy Options
Asseng     Denmark
North Korean Crisis Topic 1: Refugee Deportation and Human Rights Crisis; Those Who FleeDeportation of NK Refugees.
Topic 2:  Containment of Nuclear and Ballistic Missile Programs, North Korea Nuclear OverviewNorth Korea Policy Options
Rubeling      Denmark Disarmement and International Security  (DISEC) 
First Committee
Topic 1: BioChemical Terrorism;  Danish Emergency Management Administration, Denmark is a Target (click the upper right hand corner to skip the ad)
Topic 2: Militarization of the Arctic; Creeping Militarization of the Arctic, Russia Militarizes the Arctic, Militarizing the Arctic
McKernan       Denmark Special Political and Decolonization (SPECPOL)
Fourth Committee
Topic 1: Election Monitoring; The Carter Center: Monitoring Elections, Beyond Intractability, Election Monitoring
Topic 2: Private Military Contractors; Private Military Companies, Mercenary, Private Military Contractors
McQuade      Denmark Legal
Topic 1: Legal Rights of Children in Armed Conflict; Rights of Children in Armed Conflict, Legal Protection of Children in Armed Conflict, Armed Children in Armed Conflict
Topic 2: Freedom of Speech in Cyberspace; Outline of Links; Free Speech in Cyberspace, Denmark's Constitution
Arnold     Denmark UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Topic 1: Global Literacy; UNESCO ReportCarnegie Mellon Report, The Global Literacy Project,
Topic 2: Rights and Safety of Journalists; Journalists in Combat Zones, Under Fire, Truth Seekers
Connell       Denmark World Health Organization (WHO)
Topic 1: Xenotransplantation; WHO Policy, The Xenotransplantation Debate, Denmark Policy
Topic 2: Mental Health in Post-Crisis Situations; Syria's Post Crisis Situation, Post Tsunami Mental Health Issues
Smith       Denmark UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Topic 1: Public Safety (i.e., natural disasters and rising sea levels); Trends in Natural Disasters, Asia Pacific Disasters, Sea Level Rise, UNEP Climate Change
Topic 2: Food Security (i.e., sustainable agriculture, droughts, etc.); Environment for Food SecurityDrought in Latin America, Sustainable Food Supply
Metzger     Panama
UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Topic 1: Public Safety (i.e., natural disasters and rising sea levels); Trends in Natural Disasters, Asia Pacific Disasters, Sea Level Rise, UNEP Climate Change
Topic 2: Food Security (i.e., sustainable agriculture, droughts, etc.); Environment for Food SecurityDrought in Latin America, Sustainable Food Supply
Carter       Denmark UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Topic 1: Increasing Transportation and Technology in Developing Nations; Africa and Least Developed Countries, Transport and Trade Logistics, Technology Reports
Topic 2: Offshore Labor; Human Resources, The Copenhagen Consensus
Lynch       Denmark Historic General Assembly
Topic 1: Suez Canal Crisis; Synopsis of Events - The Economist Magazine Oct. 29 1956, Israel Invades the Sinai, Denmark Steps in With Peacekeeping Troops Video
Topic 2: Hungarian Revolution; Global Security Background Page; Danish Photographer's Pictures; BBC Report,
Miller      Wall Street Journal
Press Corps

Crum       Ghana African Union
Topic 1: Union Government: A United States of Africa; Facebook PageUnited States of Africa Blog
Topic 2: Combatting Terrorism in East Africa; Challenges of Combatting Terrorism, Ghana Hosts Symposium on Terrorism, Ghana Attempts to Limit Money Laundering and Terrorism
A. O'Neill      RK (South Korea)
Future Security Council
Topic 1: The European Crisis; NY Times Predictions and Articles, Article Links
Topic 2: Redefining Permanency and Veto Power in the Security Council; Contemporary History, Legitimacy Issues, Debate on Permant Membership
Miles        Denmark UN Commission on Drugs and Crime ((UNODC)
Topic 1: Prison Reform and Alternatives to Imprisonment; UNODC Prison Reforms and Alternatives, UNODC Guidance Notes to Field Offices 
Topic 2: Trafficking in Fraudulent Medicines; UNODC Traficking in Fraudulent Medicine, Vienna Conference on Fraudulent Medicine 2013, Examples of Fraudulent Drug Studies 
Diggs       Denmark UN Conference on Sustainable Development  (UNCSD) Topic 1: Access to Education in Impoverished Areas; IMF on Education, Mission 2014, Education in Conflict Areas
Topic 2: Rights of Persons with Disabilities; UN Convention on the Rights of the Disabled, UN Commission on Human Rights, Global Human Rights for Disabled
Graves      Ghana
UN Conference on Sustainable Development  (UNCSD) Topic 1: Access to Education in Impoverished Areas; IMF on Education, Mission 2014, Education in Conflict Areas
Topic 2: Rights of Persons with Disabilities; UN Convention on the Rights of the Disabled, UN Commission on Human Rights, Global Human Rights for Disabled
Charles        Ethiopia
UN Conference on Sustainable Development  (UNCSD) Topic 1: Access to Education in Impoverished Areas; IMF on Education, Mission 2014, Education in Conflict Areas
Topic 2: Rights of Persons with Disabilities; UN Convention on the Rights of the Disabled, UN Commission on Human Rights, Global Human Rights for Disabled
E. O'Neill       Zhu Rongji, China
Quad - Kashmir Crisis 1995
Topic 1: The Broader Kashmir Conflict between China, Pakistan, Kashmir, and India; Risk Manangement, Zhu's Direct Role, China Pakistan Timeline
Topic 2: China's Nuclear Capabilities; China's Nuclear Weapons
Lyons      Sardar Asseff , Pakistan
Quad - Kashmir Crisis 1995 Comments in 1995, Origin of Crisis, Pakistan View
Topic 1: Kashmir: Continuing Conflict or Concluding Calm? Is Kashmir Solvable?, Kashmir
Topic 2: A Cabinet Divided in the Midst of Internal Instability; Background Guide Comes Up on Google as the Best Source
Krueger      Jeb Bush
Republican National Committee Joint Crisis 2016 (JCC - RNC)
Exploratory CommitteeCommon Core Issue, Immigration, Other Candidates
Topic 1: Selection of a Nominee; 2016 Primary Schedule, Betting Odds for 2016 (if you want to control this committee, find out who most of these people are!), Streamlining the Primaries
Topic 2: Election tactics; Tea Party Issues, How Bush Can Win in 2016, Election 2016 - GOP
Medina       Ryan Crocker
Department of Homeland Security 2002  (JCC - DHS)
Topic 1: Aftermath of September 11, 2001; History Channel, CNN, Ryan Crocker Wikipedia - Good synopsis, but use the cited sources, not Wikipedia
Barnes      Chang Wanquan
Summit on Cybercrime and Cyberwarfare  (SCC)
Topic 1: Threat of Cyberwar; Cyberwar and Cybercrime, Cyberwar Poses Real Threat
Topic 2: Internal Security Provisions; Cyber Norms, China Clamps Down on Web
 

Last Updated 1/13/2015

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