Issues MUNA 2024

GA1: Disarmament and national Security

  • Combatting small arms and light weapons threatening world peace
  • The situation in Yemen
  • Preventing the weaponization of artificial intelligence

GA2: Human Rights

  • Counteracting child labour in sub-Saharan Africa
  • Situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia
  • Protecting the safety of reporters and journalists

GA3: Environmental, Humanitarian and Health issues

  • The question of how to make education more widely available for children, especially girls
  • The question of how to create a world-wide green economy
  • The question of how to limit drug use among younger generations
  • The question of whether vaccination should be made mandatory around the world

GA4: Special Political and Decolonization

  • The question of how to gain independence for non-self-governing territories
  • The situation for women in Afghanistan
  • Protecting the rights of unaccompanied refugee children

Security Council

  • The issue of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea
  • The implications of rising sea levels to national security
  • The issue of drug trafficking and trans organizational crime in the Caribbean
  • The situation in Sudan

International Court of Justice (ICJ)

  • Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Ethiopia vs. Egypt 
    • UN report, Egyptian report, Ethiopian report
      • Dispute over Ethiopia's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile, raising concerns about Egypt's water security due to reduced downstream water flow. Ongoing diplomatic efforts have so far failed to resolve the issue.
  • War Reparations: Poland vs. Germany
    • Polish Republic report
      • Poland's demand for €1.3 trillion in WWII reparations from Germany, rooted in historical grievances from World War II, Germany doesn’t want to.
  • Ukraine Alleges Genocide: Ukraine vs. Russia 
    • ICJ case
    • Ukraine alleges Russia committed genocide during its invasion of Ukraine, Russia denies.
  • UK occupies Argentinia: England vs. Argentina
    • Argentinian reportUK statement
    • The territorial dispute between England and Argentina over the Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas, with both governments claiming sovereignty.

Future Council

2050: AI taking over jobs of youth

  • Rights and Protections: Should advanced synthetic beings be recognized as legal persons with rights and responsibilities under international law? If granted rights, what specific rights and protections should synthetic beings be entitled to? 
  • Privacy and Surveillance: Should data collected by synthetic beings be allowed for the prosecution or surveillance of human beings, and how is this data secured from being hacked by non-government bodies?
  • Regulation and Governance: Should an international framework regulate the creation and treatment of synthetic beings? What role should the United Nations and its member states play in establishing these regulations?

2075: Preservation of the human race and next generations

  • Dealing with Resource Depletion: Addressing resource scarcity due to a depleted Earth.
  • Genetic Manipulation: Should genetic manipulation be used to make humans more suited for life on a depleted and hard to live on earth?
  • Alternative Habitats: Discussing the necessity of creating new living places in case Earth becomes inhabitable.

2100: Space colonization

  • Valuing Human Life vs. Alien Life: Debates on the value of human life compared to alien life forms in space colonization.
  • Space Governance and Regulation: Considerations about the need for international agreements and governance to prevent conflicts, establish property rights, and determine jurisdiction in outer space.
  • Sustainable Space Colonization: Exploring how to ensure the long-term sustainability of human presence in space, including issues related to resource management and environmental impact.