
Committees & Countries
Faculty and Delegates, below are the Committees and Topics for RHSMUN 2012. Also included are the Background Guides for each committee. If you have any questions regarding this information, please email Director-General Jillian Petrie (dg.rhsmun@imuna.org).
GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAINS COMMITTEES
Disarmament and International Security Committee
• Topic A: Increasing International Border Security
• Topic B: Disarmament and Development in Latin America
Read the Background Guide Here
Read the Update Paper Here
Social Humanitarian and Cultural Committee
• Topic A: Addressing Gender Imbalance in Infant Mortality Rates
• Topic B: Education for Disabled Persons
Read the Background Guide Here
Read the Update Paper Here
Legal Committee
• Topic A: The International Law of the Seas
• Topic B: The Legal Rights of Children in Armed Conflict
Read the Background Guide Here
Read the Update Paper Here
Economic and Financial Affairs Council
• Topic A: The European Debt Crisis
• Topic B: The Impact of the IMF on the International Community
Read the Background Guide Here
Read the Update Paper Here
United Nations Environment Programme
• Topic A: Strengthening International Disaster Management Protocol
• Topic B: Resource Management in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Read the Background Guide Here
Read the Update Paper Here
SPECIALIZED AGENCIES
Security Council
• Topic A: The Situation in Syria
• Topic B: The Situation in Kosovo
Read the Background Guide Here
Read the Update Paper Here
International Court of Justice
• Contentious Case: Japan v. Russia
• Advisory Opinion: Iran’s Jurisdiction over the Straights of Hormuz
Read the Background Guide Here
Read the Update Paper Here
International Atomic Energy Agency
• Topic A: Boosting Post-Disaster Safety Standards
• Topic B: Managing Nuclear Waste
Read the Background Guide Here
Read the Update Paper Here
World Health Organization
• Topic A: Medical Waste and Disposal Safety in Developing Countries
• Topic B: Addressing Overpopulation and Family Planning
Read the Background Guide Here
Read the Update Paper Here
United Nations Mission to South Sudan
• Focus A: Border Conflict
• Focus B: Resource-Based Instability
Read the Background Guide Here
Read the Update Paper Here
Read the Crisis Prep Materials Here



