We hereby present to you the committees and issues of LEMUN 2023. To find more information on the issues, simply click on the issue you are interested in.
First General Assembly (GA1)
Chaired by chairs Ban Habib and Chrysanthi Antonitsi
The Question of:
- The situation in the Taiwan Strait
- The export of weapons to active conflict areas
- The threat of private military and security companies to international security
Third General Assembly (GA3)
Chaired by chairs Nicholas Scorinis and Emmanouela Kalemou
The Question of:
- Participation of indigenous peoples in the UN
- Ensuring the safe return of colonial treasures to the nation of origin
- Global variation in the balance of birth and fertility rates
Fourth General Assembly (GA4)
Chaired by chairs Thomas Hamaker and
The Question of:
- The situation in Afghanistan
- Regulating reparations for slavery
- Deteriorating relationships between East and West
Security Council (SC)
Chaired by presidents Elle Chassin and Lauren Piatek
The Question of:
- The situation in Sudan
- Cyberattacks on key infrastructure
- Food security in relation to armed conflict
Human Rights Council (HRC)
Chaired by chairs Leyla Poyraz and Ali Abdou
The Question of:
- Protecting the human rights of the LGBTQI+ community
- Parental rights in determination of the education curriculum
- The imbalance in police responses to different protest groups
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
Chaired by presidents Margarita Sanchez Donayre and Szofïa Toth
The Question of:
- Determining measures for improving the ease of international recognition of diplomas and qualifications
- Creating a framework for regulating the effect of social media and Internet search engine algorithms
- The impact of economic sanctions on LEDCs
United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)
Chaired by presidents Alexandra Maurer and Morgane Vincent
The Question of:
- The environmental impact of the clothing industry
- The role and responsibilities of fossil fuel companies in the global energy transition
- Defining the individual criminal responsibility for Ecocide
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Chaired by presidents Daphne de Haas and Christina Coroneou
The Question of:
- Forced transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia
- Increased mental health issues among youths
- Access to clean drinking water for children in the Horn of Africa
World Health Assembly (WHA)
Chaired by presidents Louis Nijssen and Sirin Gürzay
The Question of:
- The declining societal support for vaccinations
- Intellectual property in pharmaceutical development
- Combating the spread of the Ebola virus
Group of Twenty (G20)
Chaired by presidents Bozlek Rita and Katrin Halliash
The Question of:
- Debt cancellation to create fiscal space for addressing climate change
- Monopolies of information technology multinationals
- Reviewing membership conditions for the G20
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Chaired by chairs Lore Eckelmans and Maartje Bus
The Question of:
- The societal position of drug users
- The role of pharmaceutical companies in creating drug epidemics
- The increasing production of synthetic drugs in East and South East Asia
Arab League (AL)
Chaired by presidents Kiran van Brandenburg and Olivia Alwayn
The Question of:
- Requirements for normalising the relations with the state of Israel
- The situation in Yemen
- Diversifying national economies away from the fossil fuels industry in the light of the global energy transition
Special Conference on Telecommunication (SpCT)
Chaired by presidents Medea Beridze and Hidde van der Ligt
The Question of:
- Responsibility of social media companies for content hosted on their platform
- Improving internet access in LEDCs
- Net neutrality
Crisis Committee (CC)
Chaired by presidents Mirthe Breedijk, Kevin Roozendaal and Jari de Hoog
No issues will be announced. For more information, visit the Crisis Committee page.
Historical Committee (HC)
Chaired by chairs Robert Schippers, Letty Kim and Anna Miklós
No issues will be announced. For more information, visit the Historical Committee page.