Koç School MUNDP

Koç School MUNDP 25th – 28th February 2010

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Country profiles | Profile: Arab League

mailto:http://mundp.kocschool.k12.tr/ • POGAR – Democratic governance • FAO – Poverty reduction • GEF – Global Environmental Facility • WHO – World Health Organisation • UNESCO – Building Knowledge Societies • UNICEF – Children and Young People • BCPR – Crisis prevention and recovery • World Bank • UNHRC – Human Rights Council • UNSC – Security Council

EGYPT • Sophie – GEF • Yasemin – Unicef • Sven – BCPR • Hatau – World Bank • Vishwesh – UNHRC • Deema - Pogar

QATAR • Carmelo - Pogar • Victor – GEF

LIBYA • Anahita – Unicef SYRIA • Can - Unicef

DJIBOUTI • Jay - Unesco • David – Pogar • Chris – World Bank • Noah – GEF • William - BCPR

CROATIA • Phyllis – Security Council OXFAM • Lara

Committees (summary) • GEF: environmental issues (e.g. desertification and water use); managing impact of global warming; use of fossil fuels • Unicef: literacy rates; child mortality and health; gender equality; funding programmes for young people • BCPR: identifying cities vulnerable to natural hazards; effects of population increase and urbanisation; oil leaks and after-effects of conflict

…continued • World Bank: providing loans, investing in education, health, infrastructure, private sector development • UNHCR: reporting on human rights status of countries and recording violations (in this case, in the Arab League States) • Pogar: promoting good governance and reform of legislature, civil society etc • UNESCO: culture and education; promoting links between schools and universities in different countries

Preparing for the conference • Register with JMUN Wiki BISI Junior Model United Nations - home • Follow the link to the MUNDP website • Download and read the report of your committee (‘Chair’s report’) • Use the links to help you in your research • Register for the MUNDP forum • Contact the chair of your committee with questions regarding what you’ll be doing • Co-ordinate with each other over researching your country

Country research: what you need to find out about your country • Economic / social – GDP per capita, population stats, literacy rate, gender equality • Governance – system of government, leadership, main parties • Geopolitical position – strategic importance; military bases / UN forces • Allies / ‘enemies’ – especially regarding Middle East conflict • Membership of which international organisations / signatory to which treaties • Main issues facing the country: terrorism, poverty, environmental, human rights etc

Next week: • Research the work of your committee within the country you’ve been assigned. • E.g. how Unesco works in Djibouti • Presentation: Oxfam (Lara)

MUN Conference February 12th • To happen in school time, involving members of all MUN clubs • Topic for debate: the legality of the West Bank wall and other sites of Israeli occupation • Other details will be given out nearer the time

Delegations (provisional list) • P.N.A. (Raghad, Zayna) • Israel (Nour, Arzu) • Djibouti (Jay, Chris) • United States (David, William) • U.K. (Noah, Vishwesh) • Libya (Anahita, Sophie) • Egypt (Phyllis, Deema) • Afghanistan (Hatau, Erol) • Syria (Can, Kaan) • Qatar (Carmelo, Victor) • Turkey (Sven, Erol) • Lebanon (Sophie, Ashley) • Oxfam (Lara, Merve) • France (Fabian, Victor) • India (Yasemin) • United Arab Emirates • Jordan • Germany

For issues in general: http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/ http://www.un.org/en/index.shtml For individual committee topics: Unicefhttp://www.unicef.org/mdg/ Environment http://www.unep.org/MDGs/ Health http://www.who.int/mdg/en/ Hunger http://www.wfp.org/hunger/faqs

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