Vienna International Model United Nations (VIMUN): Committees - Topics

Security Council (SC)

Discussion on an Urgent Crisis: Actual Developments in Lebanon, Syria and the Region

~~Australia, Azerbaijan, China, France, Guatemala, Luxembourg, Morocco, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Rwanda,~~ Togo, ~~United Kingdom, United States~~

Observers: ~~Lebanon, Iran, Israel, Syria,~~ Turkey


Valerie BREITENFELD	Lucas KORNEXL	Sahan SAHSUVAROGLU	Karin SCHNECK

Presidency (Argentina) and Committee Team

Human Rights Council (HRC)

"Relevance of Human Rights in the 21st Century"

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Preparation Paper/Study Guide

~~Angola,~~ Argentina, ~~Austria, Benin,~~ Brazil, ~~Botswana, Burkina Faso, Chile, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Estonia,~~ Ethiopia, ~~Gabon, Germany, Guatemala, India,~~ Indonesia, ~~Ireland, Italy,~~ Japan, Kazakhstan, ~~Kenya, Kuwait,~~ Libya, ~~Malaysia,~~ Maldives, ~~Mauritania, Montenegro, Pakistan,~~ Peru, ~~Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania,~~ Sierra Leone, Spain, ~~Switzerland, Thailand, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States,~~ Venezuela

Observers: China, ~~Cuba, Egypt, France, Holy See, Iran, Israel, Russian Federation, Saudi-Arabia, South Africa, Turkey,~~ Freedom of Speech, African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, International Commission of Jurists, International Federation for Human Rights, League of Arab States


Valerie SANDERS	Johannes TROPPER	Daniel WEGNER	Balazs Janos GYIMESI

President (Poland), Vice-President (Ecuador, Maldives, Mauritania, Switzerland), High Commissioner and General Assistant

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

"Illicit Nuclear Trafficking"

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Preparation Paper/Study Guide

~~Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Germany,~~ Greece, ~~India, Japan, Libya,~~ Mexico, ~~Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sweden,~~ Tanzania, ~~Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Urugway~~

Observers: ~~Iran, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Europol, Interpol, World Customs Organisation~~


Sali MECHREF	Weronika PILUS	Anastasia SMIRNOVA	Polina KLEMENKO

Chair and Committee Team

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

"Prevalence of the Use of Alcohol"

Abstract

Preparation Paper/Study Guide

Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, France, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mexico, ~~Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia,~~ Sierra Leone, ~~Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine,~~ United Kingdom, ~~United Republic of Tanzania, United States, Uruguay, Zimbabwe~~

Observers: ~~Albania, Belgium, Cameroon, Cyprus, Egypt, Estonia, Hungary, Indonesia, Latvia,~~ Libya, Malawi, ~~Maldives, Malta,~~ Nepal, ~~Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland,~~ Yemen, ~~World Health Organization,~~ Global Youth Action Network, ~~International Committee of the Red Cross,~~ Transnational Institute


Antonia PRAUN	Svetoslava TODOROVA	Sibel URANÜS	Anna-Katharina DEININGER

Chair and Committee Team

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

"The Sovereign Debt Crisis: Europe and the IMF"

Abstract

Preparation Paper/Study Guide

~~Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,~~ Estonia, ~~Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Irland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands,~~ Poland, Portugal, ~~Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa,~~ Spain, ~~Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom,~~ United States

Observers: ~~Belarus, Cameroon, Chile, Kenya, Mexico, New Zealand,~~ Peru, ~~Qatar, Republic of Korea, Serbia,~~ Syrian Arab Republic, ~~Switzerland, Venezuela, European Central Bank, Inter-American Development Bank~~


Chiara CORI	Michael REITER	Yike GUO	Alma JUSIC

Chair and Committee Team

International Court of Justice (ICJ)

"Certain Activities Carried Out by Nicaragua in the Border Area (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua)"

Abstract

Preparation Paper/Study Guide

Rules of Procedure - only for ICJ

~~Hisashi Owada (Japan), Ronny Abraham (France), Sir Kenneth Keith (New Zealand), Mohamed Bennouna (Morocco), Leonid Skotnikov (Russia),~~ Antonio Augusto Cancado Trindade (Brazil), Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf (Somalia), Sir Christopher Greenwood (United Kingdom), Xue Hanqin (China), Joan E. Donoghue (United States), Giorgio Gaja (Italy), Julia Sebutinde (Uganda), Dalveer Bhandari (India)

Lawyers: ~~Costa Rica, Nicaragua~~


Mirella JOHLER	Aleks SEMERCIYAN	Marie-Louise Karin Felicia KAVALLIN GIERTTA

Representing: Peter Tomka (President, Slovakia), Bernardo Sepulveda Amor (Vice-President, Mexico) and Rapporteur

Historic Council (HISTO)

League of Nations 1931: "The Mukden Incident as the Pretext of the Japanese Imperialistic Intentions in East Asia"

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Preparation Paper/Study Guide

~~Britisch Empire (P), China,~~ France (P), Germany (P), ~~Guatemala, Irish Free State, Italy (P), Japan (P), Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Spain, Yugoslavia~~

Observer: ~~United States~~