Conference+Issues

Issues to be Debated at the 2015 West Lake MUN Conference
The issues for this year's conference were chosen by the members of the Model United Nations Club at Hangzhou International School. They are listed below. Each topic links to an article regarding the topic.

It is expected that each delegate will arrive at the conference with at least one draft resolution.

Debate chairs will be preparing research reports on these issues.

**Environment Commission:**

 * Reducing and eliminating by-catch in commercial fishing
 * The degradation of tropical environments due to Palm Oil plantation
 * Combating illegal poaching in Sub-Saharan Africa

Economic and Social Council:

 * [|Combating the escalation of racial tension in developed countries]
 * [|Ensuring food security in countries within the Middle East]
 * [|Proactively establishing economic stability in high risk island nations]

European Union:

 * [|Heads of state jeopardizing the democratic process]
 * [|The rise of right-wing extremism]
 * [|Europe's responsibility towards migrants in the Mediterranean]

General Assembly 1:

 * [|Monitoring nuclear proliferation in the Middle East]
 * [|Use of heavy weapons amongst drug cartels especially in Latin America]
 * [|Combating the consolidation of growing global terror networks]

**General Assembly 3:**

 * [|Measures to ensure safety of children in West and Central Africa]
 * [|Controlling the illicit trade of cultural properties]
 * [|Protection of cultural sites in warzone]

Human Rights Council:

 * [|Combating xenophobia, especially in African regions]
 * [|Promoting the employment of people with disabilities]
 * [|Protecting the safety and rights of UN aid workers]

Security Council:

 * [|Situation in Yemen]
 * [|Combating the ISIL]
 * Disputed Azeri and Armenian territory (Nagorno-Karabakh)