ASMMUN 2023 Committees

Note: To maximize engagement and opportunities for growth, we do our best to keep committee sizes below 30 delegates.
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Security Council 1

Committee size: 15-20 delegates
Committee level: Experienced

• 1) The situation in the South China Sea.
• 2) The situation of the Serbia-Kosovo conflict.
• Extra) From SC2
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Security Council 2

Committee size: 15-20 delegates
Committee level: Experienced

• 1) The situation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
• 2) The situation in Sudan.
• Extra) From SC1
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Historical Security Council

Committee size: 15-20 delegates
Committee level: Experienced

• 1) The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1993 (the Bosnian War)
• 2) The situation in Iran - 1979 (the Iranian Revolution)
• Extra) The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait - 1990 (the Gulf War)
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International Court of Justice

Committee size: 15-20 delegates
Committee level: Experienced

Topics to be determined by the Chairs by September 18
Topics that may be considered:

• Oil Platforms (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America)
• Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros Project (Hungary/Slovakia)
• Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Georgia v. Russian Federation)
• LaGrand (Germany v. United States of America)
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The European Council

Committee size: 15-28 delegates
Committee level: Experienced

• 1) The issue of regulating Artificial Intelligence
• 2) The issue of the European response to the Green New Deal
• Extra) The issue of the dispute between Greece and Turkey regarding territorial claims in the Aegean Sea
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C40 cities

Committee size: 15-25 delegates
Committee level: Experienced

• 1) The issue of disaster prevention and response in urban areas
• 2) The issue of urban renewal to prevent sprawl and address house price inflation
• Extra) The issue of developing ‘green cities’
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COPUOS - Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space

Committee size: 20-30 delegates
Committee level: Open to all

• 1) The issue of managing space junk
• 2) The issue of regulating resource extraction from space
• Extra) The issue of regulating the militarization of space
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DISEC - Disarmament and Security Committee

Committee size: 20-30 delegates
Committee level: Open to all

• 1) The issue of the Mexican drug war
• 2) The issue of the weaponization of pathogens
• Extra) The issue of AI enabled weapons
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ECOSOC - Economic and Social Council

Committee size: 20-30 delegates
Committee level: Open to all

• 1) The issue of regulating cryptocurrencies
• 2) The issue of managing equitable access to Artificial Intelligence
• Extra) The issue of rural-urban divides in education and access to jobs
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Environmental Committee

Committee size: 20-30 delegates
Committee level: Open to all

• 1) The issue of food security in a changing climate
• 2) The issue of regulating Arctic resource extraction
• Extra) The issue of preparing for heat waves
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Human Rights Committee 1

Committee size: 20-30 delegates
Committee level: Open to all

• 1) The issue of education for children in conflict zones
• 2) The issue of the treatment of Uyghurs in China
• Extra) The issue of the migration crisis from Venezuela​
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Human Rights Committee 2

Committee size: 20-30 delegates
Committee level: Open to all

• 1) The issue of education for children in conflict zones
• 2) The issue of the migration crisis from Venezuela
• Extra) The issue of the treatment of Uyghurs in China​
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Political Committee

Committee size: 20-30 delegates
Committee level: Open to all

• 1) The issue of the Syrian provision of illicit drugs
• 2) The issue of instability in Nagorno-Karabakh
• Extra) The issue of disinformation and Artificial Intelligence
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SOCHUM - Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee

Committee size: 20-30 delegates
Committee level: Open to all

• 1) The issue of supporting LGBTQR+ rights globally
• 2) The issue of the Iran Social protests and the right to protest
• Extra) The issue of child soldiers
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World Health Organization

Committee size: 20-30 delegates
Committee level: Open to all

• 1) The issue of equitable access to vaccines
• 2) The issue of mental health and well-being among adolescents
• Extra) The issue of food insecurity and risk of famine
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