Committees & Topics
Position Papers are due on Sunday, November 6.
Please submit position papers via our online form: https://form.jotform.com/NWMUN/nwmun-s-2022-pp
Please visit our Delegate Preparation page for details regarding position papers, rules of procedure, and other helpful resources.
General Assembly Plenary (GA) - Recommended for novice and intermediate delegates.
1. Equitable Access to Finance and Markets
2. Combating Human Trafficking
Note: Additionally, the General Assembly will simulate Security Council Elections. The elections of the Security Council non-permanent members are not a topic, but rather a process that will be simulated in the General Assembly. Therefore, it should not be addressed within GA position papers. This process will take place during the committee sessions on Sunday, November 20. Please read the Explanatory Note for more details.
[ General Assembly Plenary Background Guide (PDF) ]
[ General Assembly Plenary Explanatory Note (PDF) ]
Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) - Recommended for novice, intermediate, and experienced delegates.
1. The Empowerment of Indigenous Women
2. Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
[ Commission on the Status of Women Background Guide (PDF) ]
United Nations Human Settlements Programme - Executive Board (UN-Habitat) - Recommended for novice, intermediate, and experienced delegates.
1. Green Mass Transit
2. Increasing Accessibility in Sustainable Urban Life
[ UN-Habitat Background Guide (PDF) ]
Security Council (SC) - For experienced delegates only.
1. Water, Peace and Security
2. The Situation in Afghanistan
Note: The Secretariat reserves the right to add additional suggested topics, with their own background materials, should they feel an issue requires the attention of the Security Council.