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Countries

Croatia

Permanent Representative of the Republic of Croatia to the United Nations
820 Second Avenue, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10017
Telephone: (212) 986-1585, Telefax: (212) 986-2011
www.un.int/croatia
Croatia Background guide: Word PDF
contains country and topic specific information

India

Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
235 East 43rd Street, New York, NY 10017 
Telephone: (212) 490-9660, Telefax: (212) 490-9656
www.un.int/india
Background guide: Word PDF
contains country and topic specific information

Committees and Topics

here is the PDF on committees and topics: PDF

HISTORICAL SECURITY COUNCIL 1973

Open Agenda
Possible Topics include:
The Situation in the Middle East
The Situation in Africa
--The Situation in Rhodesia
--The Situation in Southwest Africa
--The Situation in Uganda
The Situation in Asia: Vietnam
The Situation in Northern Ireland

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

General Assembly Plenary

1.The Role of Diamonds in Fuelling Conflict: Breaking the Link Between the Illicit Transaction of Rough Diamonds and Armed Conflict as a Contribution to Prevention and Settlement of Conflicts
2.Follow-up to the Outcome of the Special Session on Children
3.[Tuesday] Final Consideration of all resolutions which passed in GA Committees

First Committee(Disarmament and International Security)

1.The Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All its Aspects
2.The Risk of Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East

Second Committee (Economic and Financial)

1. Convention on Biological Diversity
2. Role of Microcredit and Microfinance in the Eradication of Poverty

Third Committee(Social, Humanitarian and Cultural)

1. Protection of Migrants
2. The Right to Food

Sixth Committe (Legal)

1.Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism
2.Implementation of the Provisions of the Charter of the United Nations Related to Assistance to Third States Affected by the Application of Sanctions

SPECIAL COMMITTEE: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

1. Implementing the Goals and Objectives of Convention Plus
2. Strengthening UNCHR Repatriation Operations

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL PLENARY

1.High-level Segment: Achieving the Internationally Agreed Development Goals, including those Contained in the Millennium Declaration as well as the Implementing the Outcomes of the Major United Nations Conferences and Summits: Progress Made, Challenges and Opportunities
2. Economic and Environmental Questions: Human Settlements
3. Social and Human Rights Questions: Genetic Privacy and Non-Discrimination
4. Report of the Commission on the Status of Women

ECOSOC COMMISSION: Commission on the Status of Women

1. The Role of Men and Boys in Achieving Gender Equality
2. Eradicating poverty, including Through the Empowerment of Women Throughout their Life Cycle in a Globalizing World

Position Papers

Position papers will be due on October 19th. All committee members are required to write a position paper for all the topics in their committee's Papers must be at least 1/2 page, single spaced. Papers should not be formated in any way. Please e-mail your position papers to us at unsa_umn@hotmail.com

Positions

Schedule

Tentative Conference Agenda

SATURDAY - 19 NOVEMBER
1:00 - 6:00 p.m. Registration
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.Caucusing & Consensus-Building Workshop (click here for information )
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.Caucusing & Consensus-Building Workshop (click here for information )
5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.Rules and Role Playing Overview (required for all participants)
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.Opening Plenary Session
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.Committee / Council Sessions.

SUNDAY - 20 NOVEMBER
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Committee / Council Sessions
12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Committee / Council Sessions
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Dinner
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Committee / Council Sessions

MONDAY - 21 NOVEMBER
8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Committee / Council Sessions
1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Free Afternoon in Chicago
6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Committee / Council Sessions
10:00 p.m. - 3:00 a.m. Representative Dance

TUESDAY - 22 NOVEMBER
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. GA Plenary / Council Sessions
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. GA Plenary / Council Sessions
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Closing Plenary Session

Hotel

Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
301 East North Water Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Telephone: 1-877-242-2558
http://www.sheratonchicago.com/

Transportation

For this conference we will be carpooling to Chicago

Cost

Delegates will be expected to pay $75 By October 12th. With sucessful fundraising all other costs will be covered.

Dress Code

The dress code for this conference is formal business attire.