ST. ANDREW’S INTERNATIONAL MODEL UNITED NATIONS ISSUES 2025

 

The Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISEC)

  1. The question of reducing the impact of cyber threats by international terrorist groups.
  2. The question of measures to limit illegal drug trafficking.
  3. The question of the effect of proxy warfare on security issues in the Middle East.
  4. The question of peacebuilding in post-conflict areas.

The Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Committee (SOCHUM)

1.   The question of improving third level institutions in LEDC’s.

  • The question of human trafficking in sub-Saharan Africa.
  • The question of the human rights implications of AI and surveillance technologies.
  • The question of implementing the Literacy for Empowerment and Transformation report.

The Special Conference on Youth 

  1. The question of empowering youth in climate activism and the decision-making processes.
  2. The question of measures to limit child poverty.
  3. The question of ensuring adequate employment conditions for youth.
  4. The question of the long-term psychological effects of technology addiction on youth.

The Ecology & Environment

  1. The question of the impact of climate change on Arctic biodiversity.
  2. The question of deep-sea mining.
  3. The question of water security in South Asia.
  4. The question of international cooperation in developing renewable energy sources.

The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

  1. The role of the role of women in the advancement of economic development.
  2. The question of fuel and energy affordability in Small Island Developing States (SIDs).
  3. The question of responding to global financial crises.
  4. The question of mobilizing finance for sustainable development in LEDCs via fair trade agreements.

The Security Council

  1. The question of Haiti.
  2. The question of the escalating humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
  3. The question of Syria.

Further topics may be added to the Security Council agenda between now and the conference. A topic may be removed from the Security Council agenda if there is a satisfactory resolution to the issue prior to the conference.