BIGMUN 2019 featured 15 different committees and councils, each containing around 27 delegates. We pride ourselves on offering interesting and complex topics every year, giving participants the opportunity to learn about the world they live in and to understand the complexities of international politics.
General Assembly
Disarmament and International Security Council (GA 1 DISEC)
Topics
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The question of the militarization of the Arctic
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Restoring peace and security in the Venezuelan-Guyanian border dispute
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Addressing the need for a new international nuclear weapons treaty
Chair: Vishal Urs
Co-chair: Ellen Bang
Committee email:
Social, Cultural and Humanitarian (GA3 SOCHUM)
Topics
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The question of establishing universal basic income
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Evaluating the need to reform the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Protecting the rights of indigenous populations
Chair: Shruti Anand
Co-chair: Sebastian Erhardt
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Special Political and Decolonisation (GA4 SPECPOL)
Topics
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The question of Israeli settlements and claims in the occupied territories
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Addressing and preventing mass displacement due to climate change
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Establishing safe usage of outer space
Chair: Ameerah Amaani Chaudhry
Co-chair: Rainen Sekha
Committee email:
Legal (GA6)
Topics
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The question of the legalization of sex work
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Establishing legal frameworks for the regulation of aviation emissions
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Instating guidelines for the use of and right to transboundary rivers
Chair: Braden Bitner
Co-chair: Filippa Mansson
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Commissions of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
ECOSOC 1 - Commission on Sustainable Development
Topics
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Measures to abolish single-use plastics from the market.
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Addressing the sustainability of lithium powered devices.
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The question of sustainable tourism
Chair: Astrid Stagsted Jakobsen
Co-chair: Caius Kauppi
Committee email:
ECOSOC 2 - Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Topics
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The question of combating, preventing and regulating illicit trafficking of wildlife, forests and protected flora.
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Strengthening the regulations against international tax evasion
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Reforming policies on personal digital security and data infringement.
Chair: Gustav Enke
Co-chair: Anders Lorenzen
Committee email:
ECOSOC 3 - Commission on the Status of Women
Topics
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The question of delaying the age of first pregnancy as a means of improving maternal health
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Implementing measures against gender related crimes targeting women and girls.
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Measures of protecting and minimizing women’s vulnerability to natural hazards.
Chair: Selma Nicoline Schmidt
Co-chair: Silas Værnskjold Petersen
Committee email:
ECOSOC 4 - Commission on Narcotic Drugs
Topics
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The question of banning e-cigarettes in public spaces and advertisement.
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Addressing the effects of the drug industry on rainforest destruction.
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Establishing universal acceptance of medicinal marijuana (CBD) use.
Chair: Roya-Isabelle Andersen
Co-chair: Anna Hudtloff
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Special Councils and Committees
Security Council (SC)
Topics
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Combatting the tensions and establishing security in the Persian Gulf
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Addressing territorial, military and commercial claims in the Arctic
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(another will be announced closer to the conference)
Chair: Daniel Henke
Co-chair: Kimia Johansson
Committee email:
Crisis Committee (CC)
Topics
Announced at conference
Chair: Eva Fernandez Østerlund
Co-chair: Vanessa Ahmad
Committee email:
World Health Organisation (WHO)
Topics
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The question of reducing meat consumption
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Addressing the need for compulsory vaccinations as a means to contain the spread of diseases.
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Measures to protect the viability of groundwater
Ad hoc procedure.
Chair: Magnolia Rygaard-Hjalsted
Co-chair: Frida Demant Kristiansen
Committee email:
United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR)
Topics
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Measures to protect the security of nomadic people from the effects of climate change
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Protecting the rights and welfare of people displaced by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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Creating economic inclusion and financial opportunity for refugees
Ad hoc procedure
Chair: Eva Cecilie Klitgaard Weirsøe
Co-chair: Roque Gil Sato
Committee email:
Historical Security Council
(HSC)
Topics
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The conflict in Kashmir (1948-1990)
Chair: Amalie Devantier
Co-chair: Bernard Kotelko
Committee email:
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Topics
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Measures of ensuring safety in educational facilities for children worldwide.
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The question of protecting youth from economic exploitation.
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Reinstating stability for children affected by floods prompted by climate change
Ad hoc procedure.
Chair: Megan A. Widjaja
Co-chair: Viktor Frantzen
Committee email:
United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)
Topics
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Measures to enforce all economic sectors to follow Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission reduction targets.
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The question of decreasing the “knowledge-action gap”
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Encouraging and helping developing nations grow economically in a sustainable manner.
Chair: Faisal Fayaz Ahmed
Co-chair: Carli Jacobsen
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