10-13-11 update: Background Guides now posted!

Mains Committees

Under Secretary-General: Kelsey Price University of Utah

Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISEC) - Advanced
    Director: Maggie Lawrence Trinity College
    Email: disec.rhsmun@imuna.org

• Topic A: Responding to Bioterrorist Attacks
• Topic B: Forest Conflict in Southeast Asia

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Social, Cultural, and Humanitarian Committee (SOCHUM) - Beginner
     Director: Bonnie Pham Williams College
     Email: sochum.rhsmun@imuna.org

• Topic A: Refugees in Consistently Unstable Regions
• Topic B: Challenges in Urban Slums

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Special Political and Decolonization Committee (SPECPOL) - Beginner
     Director: Jose Quintero University of Bogota
     Email: specpol.rhsmun@imuna.org

• Topic A: Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
• Topic B: The Question of Western Sahara

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Legal Committee - Advanced
      Director: Max Ling University of Southern California
      Email: legal.rhsmun@imuna.org

• Topic A: The Legal Status of Environmental Refugees
• Topic B:  The Right to Free Speech in Cyberspace

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Specials Committees

Under Secretary-General Jillian Petrie University of Colorado - Boulder

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - Beginner
    Director: Hannah Olliff Georgia Tech
    Email: unep.rhsmun@imuna.org

• Topic A: Violent Conflict and the Environment in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic B: The Global Threat of Harmful Substances and Hazardous Wastes

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Security Council - Advanced
      Director: Sami Safiullah Vanderbilt University
      Email: unsc.rhsmun@imuna.org  

• Topic A: The Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Topic B: Expansion of Transnational Terrorist Networks in Southeast Asia

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G-20 Summit - Advanced
      Director: Devon Tivona University of Colorado-Boulder
      Email: g20.rhsmun@imuna.org

• Topic A: Expanding the Availability of Micro-Finance Solutions for Emerging Markets
• Topic B: Phasing out Inefficient Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Economic Restrictions

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