Past ODUMUNC Topics & Issue Briefs
Security Council
- Addressing the Spread of Violent Nationalism
- Cybersecurity and Its Potential Threats
- The situation in the Middle East (Yemen)
First Committee
- Preventing Militarization of Outer Space
- Compliance with non-proliferation, arms limitation and disarmament agreements
- Controlling the Illicit Trade of Small Arms and Light Weapons
Second Committee
- International cooperation to address and counter the world drug problem
- Measures to Protect the Earth and its Natural Resources
- Protecting developing economies from the effects of external debt
Fourth Committee
- Assistance to Refugees, Returnees, and Displaced Persons in Africa
- Preventing the Exploitation of Developing Nations Through Neo-Colonialism
- The Question of Non-Self Governing Territories
UN Special Session on the War in Ukraine
- Punitive Actions Towards Russia
- Financial and Humanitarian Aid and Assistance to Ukraine
- The Situation of Ukrainian War Refugees
The Arab League
- Addressing the Syrian Refugee Crisis
- The Question of Democracy in Sudan
- The Role of the Media and Journalists in Arab Affairs
UN Human Rights Council
- Measures to Prevent and Assist the Victims of Human Trafficking, Especially Women and Children
- Recognizing and Reaffirming the Rights of Religious Groups
- Discussing the Rights of Children in Conflicted Territories
German Confederation of 1858
- Implementing Measures to Stop Future Domestic Insurrections
- Implementing Measures to Ensure Victory of a Possible Future French War
- Addressing the Issue of Creating a Unified Germany
Background Guide: German Confederation of 1858
Crisis 1: Gods of the Trojan War
Crisis 2: The Angolian Civil War
Crisis 3: Dracula: A Transnational Threat in Late-Victorian Europe
Security Council
- Ensuring a Lasting Peace Between Azerbaijan and Armenia
- Addressing the Treatment of Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang Province
- Providing a Permanent Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
First Committee
- Advancing Responsible State Behavior in Cyberspace
- The Future of the treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
- Combating the Threat of Bio-Terrorism after the Covid-19 Pandemic
Third Committee
- The Question of Universalizing of LGBTQ+ Rights
- Universal Realization of the Right of Peoples Self-Determination
- Reaffirming the Protection of International Journalists
Fourth Committee
- Measures to Ensure Successful Peacekeeping Missions
- How Best to Support the Rights of Indigenous People
- The Question of Reparations to Post-Colonial States
UN Special Session: Global Recovery from the Covid 19 Pandemic (UNSS)
- Combating Unequal Vaccine Distribution Between Nations
- Addressing Increasing Wealth Disparities due to the Covid-19 Pandemic
- Establishing and Implementing Protocols to Combat Future Pandemics
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
- Corporate Responsibility and Global Economic Development
- Implementing Sustainable Development Goal 16: Promoting Peace and Ending Violence
- The Situation of and Assistance to Palestinian Women
The African Union (AU)
- Ensuring Legal Exploitation of Natural Resources
- Accelerating Progress towards a Single African Market
- Combating Illegal Poaching of Wildlife
International Olympic Commission (IOC)
- Selecting the Host Cities of the 2030 Winter and 2036 Summer Olympics
- Smarter and more thorough Anti-Doping Procedures
- Measures to Ensure Safety and Security during the 2028 Olympics
Historical Crisis: Chernobyl 1986
Contemporary Crisis: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fictional Crisis: Romance of the Three Kingdoms
- Security Council: Addressing the Allegations of Ethnic Cleansing of Native Muslim Populations in Myanmar
- Security Council: Breaking the Cycle: The Libyan Crisis
- Security Council: Expansionism, Projecting Power, and Territorial Disputes: The South China Sea
- First Committee: Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism
- First Committee: Cyber Security: Defining Cyber Terrorism and Permissible Responses
- First Committee: The Challenge of Lethal Autonomous Weapons
- Third Committee: Reaffirming The Rights of Persons With Disabilities
- Third Committee: The Question of Universalization of LGBT+ Rights
- Fourth Committee: Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for
Palestine Refugees - Sixth Committee: Consideration of Diplomatic Immunity
- Sixth Committee: The question of reforming the World Health Organization
- Sith Committee: International Legal Responses to the Expulsion of Aliens and Stateless People
- UN Special Session on Sustainable Development Goals: SDG 2. Zero Hunger: Ensuring the Human Right to Food Security and Potable Water
- UN Special Session on Sustainable Development Goals: SDG 4. Rural communities: Promoting rural development through education
- Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC): Foreign Involvement and Intervention in Latin American Countries
- Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC): Regional Responses to the Humanitarian Situation in Venezuela
- The British Parliament: House of Commons: Dealing with Political Uncertainty in the "Aftermath" of Brexit
- The British Parliament: House of Commons: Pandemic Response: Reforms to the National Health Service?
- United Nation Commission on the Status of Women (CSW): Enhancing Gender Equality through Education
- United Nation Commission on the Status of Women (CSW): Establishing Support Networks for Women in Peacebuilding Processes
- Security Council: Protecting Children Affected by Armed Conflict
- Security Council: Preventing and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
- Security Council: Resolving the Situation in Cyprus
- First Committee: Establishment of a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in the Middle East
- First Committee: Implementing the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
- First Committee: Strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention
- Third Committee: Protecting Languages and Preserving Cultures
- Third Committee: Enhancing Tertiary Education to Help Solve Global Development Challenges
- Third Committee: Measures to Improve the Lives of Women and Children in Rural Areas
- Fourth Committee: Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for
Palestine Refugees - Fourth Committee: The Role of the Sanctions in Diplomacy
- Sixth Committee: Addressing the Implications of Rising Sea Levels for International Law
- Sixth Committee: Measures to Enhance the Protection and Safety of Diplomatic Missions and Representatives
- Sith Committee: Updating the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
- Human Rights Council: Supporting the Rights of Persecuted Indigenous People
- Human Rights Council: Measures to Prevent and Assist the Victims of Human Trafficking
- Human Rights Council: The Question of Humanitarian Exceptions from UN Sanctions
- Arab League: The Role of the Media and Journalists in Arab Affairs
- Arab League: Investigating War Crimes by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
- Arab League: Aiding the Internally Displaced People and Refugees of Yemen
- ArabLeague: The Legal Status and Protections of Minority Groups
- Arab League: Japanese Aggression in East Asia
- Arab League: Resolving the Dispute Between Italy and Ethiopia
- Crisis: Japan In Chaos
- Crisis: Russuan Revolution 1917
- Crisis: US National Security Council
- Security Council: The Question of Humanitarian Exceptions from UN Sanctions Regimes
- Security Council: Preventing the Spread of Violent Nationalism
- Security Council: Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict
- First Committee: Updating the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW)
- First Committee: Strengthening the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism
- First Committee: Movement Towards a Nuclear Weapons Free World
- Third Committee: Enhancing Tertiary Education to Advance Progress Toward the Sustainable Development Goals
- Third Committee: Measures to Improve the Lives of Women and Children in Rural Areas
- Third Committee: Ensuring the Human Right to Food Security and Potable Water
- Fourth Committee: The Question of Palestine
- Fourth Committee: Supporting the Rights of Persecuted Indigenous People
- Fourth Committee: The Future Role of Sanctions in International Diplomacy
- UNESCO: Protecting Languages and Preserving Cultures
- UNESCO: Promoting Development and Education for Rural Communities
- UNESCO: The Controversial Process of Selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- Human Rights Council: Enhancing Gender Equality in Education
- Human Rights Council: Investigating War Crimes by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
- Human Rights Council: Aiding the Internally Displaced People and Refugees of Yemen
- WHO: Education and Other Measures to Prevent Perintal Transmission of HIV/AIDS
- WHO: Uniform Policy on Illicit Drugs
- WHO: International Cooperation to Combat Zika Virus Transmission
- African Union: The Role of the African Union Encouraging Term Limits for State Leaders
- African Union: Measures to Suppress and Eradicate Boko Haram
- African Union: Accelerating Progress Towards an African Single Economic Market
- Crisis: Delicate Peace- Ending Guerrilla War in Colombia
- Crisis: Death of a Nation- Breakup of Yugoslavia
- Crisis: Can Humanity Keep Up- Artificial Intelligence
- ODUMUNC 2017 - Issue Brief for the GA First Committee: DISEC -Nuclear Weapons Ban: Progress Toward a Treaty to Prohibit Use or Possession of Nuclear Weapons
- ODUMUNC 2017 - Issue Brief for the GA First Committee: DISEC - The Linkage Between Drug Trafficking and Terrorist Groups
- ODUMUNC 2017 - Issue Brief for the GA First Committee: DISEC - Answering the Challenge of Transnational Organized Crime
- ODUMUNC 2017 - Issue Brief for the GA Third Committee: SOCHUM - Measures to Ensure Net Neutrality and Free Access to the Internet
- ODUMUNC 2017 - Issue Brief for the GA Third Committee: SOCHUM - The Question of Universalization of LGBTQ Rights
- ODUMUNC 2017 - Issue Brief for the GA Third Committee: SOCHUM -Death or Legalization: Toward Uniform Global Policy on Illicit Drugs
- ODUMUNC 2017 - Issue Brief for the GA Fourth Committee: SPECPOL - Preventing and Addressing Sexual Abuse by U.N. Peacekeepers
- ODUMUNC 2017 - Issue Brief for the GA Fourth Committee: SPECPOL - Resolving the Future Status of the Occupied Syrian Golan
- ODUMUNC 2017 - Issue Brief for the GA Fourth Committee: SPECPOL - Should there be Reparations to Post-Colonial States?
- ODUMUNC 2017 - Issue Brief for UN Global Forum on Women - Increasing the Role of Women in Conflict Resolution and Peace-Building Processes
- ODUMUNC 2017 - Issue Brief for UN Global Forum on Women - Ensuring Equal and Adequate Education of Women
- ODUMUNC 2017 - Issue Brief for UN Global Forum on Women - Establishing Support Networks for Women and Children in Post-Conflict Environments
- ODUMUNC 2017 - Issue Brief for ECOSOC - Empowering Women in Economic Development, Business and Trade
- ODUMUNC 2017 - Issue Brief for ECOSOC - Achieving Energy Security and Environmental Sustainable Development
- ODUMUNC 2017 - Issue Brief for ECOSOC - Measures to Reduce Global Inequality of Wealth
- ODUMUNC 2017 - Issue Brief for Human Rights Council - Taking action against gender-related killing of women and girls
- ODUMUNC 2017 - Issue Brief for Human Rights Council - Protection Against Discrimination and Violence Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- ODUMUNC 2017 - Issue Brief for Human Rights Council - Protecting the Professional Freedom of Journalists
- ODUMUNC 2017 - Issue Brief for Security Council - Protection of Women and Children in Armed Conflict
- ODUMUNC 2017 - Issue Brief for Security Council - Responding to the Situation in Burundi
- ODUMUNC 2017 - Issue Brief for Security Council - Evaluation of the U.N. Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti
- ODUMUNC 2017 - Issue Brief for the League of Arab States - Measures to Prevent Another Israeli Attack on Palestinain Civilians
- ODUMUNC 2017 - Issue Brief for the League of Arab States - Restoring Peace and Stability in Fractured Arab Socities: Libya, Syria and Yemen
- ODUMUNC 2017 - Issue Brief for the League of Arab States - Moving Toward Regional Integration of the Arab League
- ODUMUNC 2017 - Issue Brief for The Autumn of Nations: The Last Days of the Soviet Union 1987
- ODUMUNC 2017 - Issue Brief for The Boxer Rebellion Joint Committee: China During the Boxer Rebellion 1899 - 1901
- ODUMUNC 2016 - Issue Brief for the GA First Committee: DISEC - The Challenge of Lethal Autonomous Weapons
- ODUMUNC 2016 - Issue Brief for the GA First Committee: DISEC - Regulating Private Security Companies
- ODUMUNC 2016 - Issue Brief for the GA First Committee: DISEC - The Legitimacy of Cyber Intelligence Gathering
- ODUMUNC 2016 - Issue Brief for the GA Third Committee: SOCHUM - Addressing the Needs of Internally Displaced People
- ODUMUNC 2016 - Issue Brief for the GA Third Committee: SOCHUM - Toward Universal Principles on International Undocumented Migration
- ODUMUNC 2016 - Issue Brief for the GA Third Committee: SOCHUM - Reaffirming the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- ODUMUNC 2016 - Issue Brief for the GA Fourth Committee: SPECPOL - Combatting Peacekeeping Corruption and Malfeasance
- ODUMUNC 2016 - Issue Brief for the GA Fourth Committee: SPECPOL - The Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism
- ODUMUNC 2016 - Issue Brief for the GA Fourth Committee: SPECPOL - Human Rights and Cultural Diversity
- ODUMUNC 2016 - Issue Brief for the Sustainable Development Goals - The Protection, Restoration, and Promotion of Sustainable Use of Terrestrial Ecosystems
- ODUMUNC 2016 - Issue Brief for the Sustainable Development Goals - Establishing Water Security and the Right to Water
- ODUMUNC 2016 - Issue Brief for the Sustainable Development Goals - The Eradication of Poverty
- ODUMUNC 2016 - Issue Brief for ECOSOC: Commission on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice - The Future of Captial Punishment in the World
- ODUMUNC 2016 - Issue Brief for ECOSOC: Commission on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice - The Question of Coporate Responsibility
- ODUMUNC 2016 - Issue Brief for ECOSOC: Commission on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice - Curbing Gang Violence and Membership
- ODUMUNC 2016 - Issue Brief for ECOSOC: Commission on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice - Fighting International Poaching
- ODUMUNC 2016 - Issue Brief for Human Rights Council - Promoting Women in Southeast Asia
- ODUMUNC 2016 - Issue Brief for Human Rights Council - The Future of Hostage Support Programs and International Kidnapping
- ODUMUNC 2016 - Issue Brief for Human Rights Council - Reaffirming the Right to Freedom of the Press
- ODUMUNC 2016 - Issue Brief for Security Council - Insuring the Security of the UN Refugee Centers
- ODUMUNC 2016 - Issue Brief for Security Council - Ending the Use of Child Soldiers Worldwide
- ODUMUNC 2016 - Issue Brief for Security Council - Ending the Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict
- ODUMUNC 2016 - Issue Brief for Economic Commission for Africa - Addressing the Need for Economic Diversification in Africa
- ODUMUNC 2016 - Issue Brief for Economic Commission for Africa - Promoting Education in Africa
- ODUMUNC 2016 - Issue Brief for Economic Commission for Africa - The Promotion of Industrialization through Trade
- ODUMUNC 2016 - Issue Brief for the Cabinet of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 2015
- ODUMUNC 2016 - Issue Brief for Her Majesty Loyal Council on Africa, 1880
- ODUMUNC 2016 - Ad Hoc of the Secretary General