MIT Model United Nations Conference

Committees

MITMUNC XVII Committees

DISEC

Topic A: Regulation of Cyber Warfare and Its Impact on Civilian Infrastructure
Topic B: Strengthening Biological and Chemical Weapons Convention and Reparations

UNEA

Topic A: Combatting Desertification in Key Agricultural Areas
Topic B: Addressing Growing Lithium and Rare Earth Metal Demand in Sustainable and Ethical Manners

SOCHUM

Topic A: Protecting Digital Privacy Under Mass Surveillance and Data Exploitation
Topic B: Regulating Cryptocurrency to Foster Innovation While Mitigating Risks of Anonymity and Untraceability

WHO

Topic: Leveraging Digital Health Technologies to Achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC)

SPECPOL

Topic A: Water as a Tool of Warfare in Modern Armed Conflicts
Topic B: Impact of Technology on the Safety of Journalists in Conflict Zones

ICJ

Topic A: Western Sahara
Topic B: Legality of the Threat and Use of Cyberwarfare and Operations

CRISIS

Topic: Navigational Blackout: The Global GNSS Crisis

Position Paper Guidelines

Unless the relevant committee’s background guide specifies otherwise, position papers should follow these guidelines:

Font and Size: Times New Roman (size: 12)

Margins: 1 inch all around (Normal)

Maximum Plagiarism: 15% (Make sure you cite any sources you use)

Length: One page long (excluding the bibliography page)

Citations: MLA format

Spacing: Single spacing within paragraphs and double spacing between paragraphs (press ENTER twice)

Alignment: Justified

File type: .doc or .docx (No PDFs allowed)

Delegates should submit their completed position paper by February 5th in the form linked under their specific committee.

Parlimentary Procedure

All committees will follow the MITMUNC Official Position Paper Guidelines.

Additionally, all committees will follow the MITMUNC Official Rules and Procedure.

Background Guides for MITMUNC XVII!

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