{"id":820,"date":"2020-12-22T13:19:26","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T18:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/guarini-institute\/?page_id=820"},"modified":"2026-01-23T16:03:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T21:03:01","slug":"committees-and-topics-hsmun-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/guarini-institute\/un-programs\/spchsmun\/committees-and-topics-hsmun-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Committees and Topics"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<h3>SPU HSMUN 2026 Committees and Topics<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Commission on Population and Development (CPD)<\/strong><br \/>\nTopic A: <em>The Impact of Automation and AI on Global Labor Migration<\/em><br \/>\nTopic B: <em>Universal Digital Legal Identity and Population Data Management<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Economic and Financial Committee (ECOFIN)<\/strong><br \/>\nTopic A: <em>Regulating Cryptocurrencies and Ensuring Digital Financial Inclusion<\/em><br \/>\nTopic B: <em>Taxation and Labor Rights in the Global Gig Economy<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)<\/strong><br \/>\nTopic A: <em>Leveraging Precision Agriculture and Biotechnology for Food Security<\/em><br \/>\nTopic B: <em>Digitalizing Supply Chains to Reduce Food Loss and Waste<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>United Nations Security Council (UNSC)<\/strong><br \/>\nTopic A: <em>Addressing the Threat of State-Sponsored Cyberwarfare<\/em><br \/>\nTopic B: <em>The Proliferation and Regulation of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee (SOCHUM)<\/strong><br \/>\nTopic A: <em>The Right to Privacy and Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age<\/em><br \/>\nTopic B: <em>Combating Online Hate Speech and Protecting Children in Digital Spaces<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA)<\/strong><br \/>\nTopic A: <em>Tackling the Global E-Waste Crisis and the Circular Economy<\/em><br \/>\nTopic B: <em>Governance of Solar Radiation Management and Climate Geoengineering<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)<\/strong><br \/>\nTopic A: <em>Bridging the Global Digital Divide in Education<\/em><br \/>\nTopic B: <em>Countering Disinformation and the Rise of Synthetic Media (Deepfakes)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>World Health Assembly (WHA)<\/strong><br \/>\nTopic A: <em>Ethical Governance of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare<\/em><br \/>\nTopic B: <em>Mental Health and Well-being in the Digital Age<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Your students will have an opportunity to submit written position papers in response to issue briefs that we will make available prior to the conference.<\/p>\n<p>Position papers will be <strong>due no later than February 23, 2026 at 11 pm.<\/strong> Papers submitted after this deadline will not be eligible for an award.<\/p>\n<p>We hope you will be able to join us at our conference this year. 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