Issues & Research Reports

Please click on the links below for the Research Reports (Reports available in December)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY (GA)

GA1 [Disarmament and International Security]

  • The question of robotisation of armed forces
  • Promoting technological development of Artificial Intelligence as a facilitator of peace
  • Measures to tackle the link between international terrorism and organised crime

GA2 [Economic and Financial]

  • Ensuring ethical Artificial Intelligence usage in financial services to prevent market manipulation and fraud
  • The question of working conditions and standards of safety in factories
  • Measures to reduce tourism congestion at natural and cultural sites

GA3 [Social, Humanitarian and Cultural]

  • Measures to insure patient privacy and ethical considerations in AI-driven healthcare
  • Measures to tackle racism, antisemitism, and islamophobia
  • Measures to give access to citizenship, education, and justice for women worldwide

GA4 [Special Political & Decolonisation]

  • The situation in New Caledonia
  • The situation in Cyprus
  • The situation in Haiti

GA6 [Legal]

  • The question of legislation concerning foreign investments on Artificial Intelligence recent technologies in order to protect national interests
  • Measures for the transparency, accountability, and oversight of Artificial Intelligence Systems
  • The question of prosecuting heads of state or government for crimes against humanity

SECURITY COUNCIL (SC)

  • The situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo [DR Congo]
  • The situation in Afghanistan
  • The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question

ECOSOC (ECO)

  • The impact of Artificial Intelligence on the labour market
  • The role of NGOs in improving the lives of people living in slums
  • Situation and assistance to Palestinian civilians

GROUP OF 77 (G77)

  • Addressing the existential threats of rising sea-levels
  • Implementing the Pact for the Future
  • Enhancing economic resilience through broader South-South economic cooperation

ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION (EVC)

Environment Commission 1 (EC1)

  • The use of Artificial Intelligence for the benefit of our planet
  • Methods to transition from oil-based energy sources to renewable energy sources in Less Economically Developed Countries [LEDCs]
  • Measures to save Natural Heritage in Danger listed by UNESCO

Environment Commission 2 (EC2)

  • Developing individualised approaches to effective water management in order to secure access to clean freshwater resources
  • Alternatives and practical solutions to address and mitigate deforestation and land degradation
  • Promoting vegetarianism as a means of reducing carbon footprint

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION (HRC)

Human Rights Commission 1 (HRC1)

  • Tackling the use of Artificial Intelligence by terrorist groups
  • Respect for the right to universal freedom of travel and the vital importance of family reunification throughout the world
  • Safeguarding the rights of children in the deployment of AI technologies

Human Rights Commission 2 (HRC2)

  • Measures to eradicate domestic violence [femicide]
  • Promoting equal access to educational resources
  • Measures by the UN to better support Non-Governmental Organisations’ work

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (SDC)

Sustainable Development Commission 1 (SDC1)

  • Follow-up on 2024 High–level Political Forum on Sustainable Development concerning End poverty [SDG1], and good health and wellbeing [SDG3]
  • Measures to make cities more inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable [SDG11]
  • Methods to protect oceans from overexploitation [SDG14]

Sustainable Development Commission 2 (SDC2)

  • Protecting workers’ rights in the context of AI-driven job displacement [SDG8]
  • Measures to promote sustainable reindustrialisation in developed countries [SDG9]
  • Measures to improve housing conditions for people living in slums or informal settlements [SDG11]

SPECIAL CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELIGENCE (SPC)

Special Conference on Artificial Intelligence 1 (SPC 1)

  • Measures to insure equal access and use of Artificial Intelligence technology, products, and services by developing countries
  • The question of loss of jobs due to Artificial Intelligence
  • The use of Artificial Intelligence in surveillance in the context of freedom of movement

Special Conference on Artificial Intelligence (SPC 2)

  • The question of Artificial Intelligence regarding misinformation and disinformation
  • The use of Artificial Intelligence in order to reduce the social, digital, and economic divides
  • Measures to develop Artificial Intelligence for the benefit of global development [education]

HISTORICAL SECURITY COUNCIL YEAR 1982 (HSC)

  • The invasion of the Falkland Islands, 2 April 1982
  • The Soviet Afghan War, Panjshir Offensive, 16 May 1982
  • The outbreak of the Lebanon War, 6 June 1982

INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC)

  • The Prosecutor versus Omar Hassan Ahmad al Bashir
  • The Prosecutor versus Vladimirovich Putin and Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova

SPECIAL FORUM ON THE ARTIC REGION (SFAR)

  • The claim to and ownership of the waters and seabed resources in the Arctic region
  • The development of maritime and commercial routes from/to the Atlantic Ocean to/from the Pacific Ocean and its environmental implication
  • The place and role of the Indigenous people of the Arctic region

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANISATION SUMMIT (NATO)

  • Strengthening resilience against cyber and hybrid threats
  • The situation in the Black Sea region [sea and neighbouring countries]
  • Adapting NATO to a world of strategic competition