ISSUES ON THE AGENDA
Achieving Global Equality:
Addressing the oppression of political, social, cultural and ethnic minorities
General Assembly
Convention on the Revision and Enforcement of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

 Security Council

• Question of DPR Korea

• Question of International response to the use of chemical weapons in Syria

   

ICJ

• Pulp Mills on the River Uruguay (Argentina v. Uruguay)

ECOSOC

• Question of technological development in LEDCs
• Question of micro-financing in LEDCs

African Union

• Question of strengthening the African Union

Human Rights Panel

• Measures to reduce food insecurity in LEDCs
• Measures to protect religious freedom and the “right to believe”

Special Conference

• Promoting LGBT rights

Political Committee

• Question of the integration of immigrants into society
• Measures to expedite the state reconstruction of Afghanistan

Environment Committee

• Question of balancing environmental sustainability and economic growth
• Question of strengthening the Territorial Approach to Climate Change (TACC)

Disarmament Committee

• Measures to curb the illegal use of child soldiers
• Measures to reduce the world’s stocks of chemical and biological weapons

Conference Schedule

Thursday, November 28, 2013

09:00 – 17:00             Chairs’ Pre-Conference Workshop
09:30 – 17:00             Press Officers’ Pre-Conference Workshop

Friday, November 29, 2013
08:00 – 09:30                        Registration
09:30 – 10:30                        Opening Ceremony
10:30 – 10:45                        Refreshments
10:45 – 12:15                        Committees in Session 1
12:00 – 13:45                        Staggered Lunch
13:30 – 15:00                        Committees in Session 2
15:15 – 15:30                        Refreshments
15:30 – 17:00                        Committees in Session 3
17:00                          End of Day 1
Senior Staff and Officers’ debrief
Evening                     Social Event

Saturday, November 30, 2013
09:00 – 10:30                        Committees in Session 4
10:30 – 10:45                        Refreshments
10:45 – 12:15                        Committees in Session 5
12:15 – 13:45                        Staggered Lunch
13:45 – 15:15                        Committees in Session 6
15:15 – 15:30                        Refreshments
15:30 – 17:00                        Committees in Session 7
17:00                          End of Day 2
Senior Staff and Officers’ debrief
Evening                     Free

Sunday, December 1^st, 2013
09:00 –12:00                         General Assembly debate (SC & ICJ in Session)
12:00 – 13:00                        Closing Ceremony
13:00                          End of Day 3