MUNCH 25 Issues

Security Council

• The issue of Red Sea attacks by Houthi rebels
• The issue of Haiti’s security crisis

Human Rights Council

• The issue of the rights of incarcerated people
• The issue of the role of large organisations in human rights violations

Arts Council

• The issue of resolving repatriation disputes (the Benin Bronzes and the Parthenon Marbles)
• The issue of public access to art
• The issue of the duties of private collectors and the right to iconoclasm

Political Committee

• The issue of the rise of the far right in Europe
• The issue of the role of social media in radicalisation
• The issue of American interventionism

Law Committee

• The issue of the legal status of climate refugees
• The issue of balancing freedom of speech and hate speech laws
• The issue of prosecuting past war crimes

Conflict Resolution Committee

• The issue of tension in the Korean Peninsula
• The issue of the role of the ICC
• The issue of rebuilding countries after internal conflict

Ethics Committee

• The issue of privacy in the digital age
• The issue of genome editing in utero
• The issue of automated bias in AI

Economics Committee

• The issue of the role of the WTO
• The issue of regulating cryptocurrencies
• The issue of the economic implications of transitioning to renewable and nuclear energy

Science Committee

• The issue of the independence of scientific research
• The issue of the response to future pandemics
• The issue of worldwide access to minerals

SPECCOM on Health and Sport

• The issue of doping in sport
• The issue of the gender pay gap in sport
• The issue of political influence in sport

Environment Committee

• The issue of the importance of accurate climate change education
• The issue of fossil fuel companies’ influence on government
• The issue of deforestation

Youth Committee

• The ongoing issue of child soldiers
• The issue of suitable punishments for children
• The issue of substance abuse in children