Koç School MUNDP 25 th – 28 th February 2010

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mailto: 2.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 - homeBISI 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

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 Country research: what you need to find out about your country

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)

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 MUN Conference February 12th

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: For individual committee topics: Unicef Environment Health Hunger