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Commission on the Status of Women


• Topic - Women empowerment and gender equality for the socioeconomic development of Africa.


Women play an important role in the socioeconomic development of any society. When empowered, they can shape important decisions and contribute to the well-being of African communities. Women empowerment and gender equality, besides being a goal per se, are fundamental channels to achieve the Millennium Development Goals in Africa. By September the 5th, we will be 847 days away from the deadline of the MDGs. Africa has made much progress, however, there are still much to be done. Therefore, we invite delegates to establish standards and policies to boost the efforts to achieve the MDGs and the socioeconomic development in Africa through Women Empowerment and Gender Equality.


 

Consejo de Defensa Suramericano de la Unasur


• Tópico - Cooperación en tecnología de defensa: nuevas soluciones para el siglo XXI.


Desde su creación en el final de 2008, el Consejo de Defensa Sudamericano (CDS) es parte importante de la Unión de Naciones Suramericanas (UNASUR) y  ha ganado importancia en el Sistema Internacional por regionalizar las discusiones sobre defensa. El CDS tiene aventado discusiones sobre tecnología de defensa, subrayando el desarrollo tecnológico de los países miembros como una de sus prioridades. Así, los países de UNASUR han  discutido la defensa de la región de manera más interna al continente sudamericano. Con una discusión bastante actual, los delegados serán invitados a participar en el desarrollo y proceso de autonomización de la región de América del Sur en relación a los Estados Unidos y a la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) en materia de tecnología de defensa, representando los ministros de Defensa y Relaciones Exteriores de sus respectivos países.




Gabinete de Crises da Presidência da República Federativa do Brasil


• Tópico - Operação Haiti – O encontro iniciado em  12 de janeiro de 2010.


É 12 de Janeiro de 2010 e o território do Haiti acaba de passar por um terremoto de alta magnitude.Nesse momento, o país sofre os terríveis impactos do fenômeno natural, como os mais de 30 mil corpos encontrados mortos e cerca de 1,5 milhão de pessoas desabrigadas. Há falta de água potável e remédios para a população. O país claramente necessita de ajuda estrutural e humanitária, buscando auxílio de outros países para dar suporte à resolução da situação crítica atual. Além da atuação do governo haitiano, dos Estados Unidos e da MINUSTAH, a República Federativa do Brasil terá de articular rapidamente uma resposta à crise. O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva acionou o Gabinete de Segurança Institucional da Presidência da República, composto por representantes de diversas áreas de estruturação, para ajudar nos esforços de controle da crise sob a qual o Haiti se encontra. O Gabinete deve solucionar, de forma rápida e eficaz, o suprimento das necessidades demandadas, recebidas diretamente dos ministros brasileiros e seus representantes no Haiti. Ainda, as diretivas devem ser repassadas ao Presidente da República para a decisão final.




The Group of Twenty (G-20) Leaders’ Summit


• Topic - International cooperation for economic recovery stimulus: employment, energy sustainability and multilateral trade.


This year, the leaders of the world’s twenty largest economies will reunite, under the Russian Presidency, to address solutions to the issues of global finance and economy that remain a global major concern, which still remain as consequences, in international proportions, of the 2008 financial crisis. Now that economic stability has been, in a general sense, achieved, especially due to the commitments made throughout last year’s Mexican Presidency, it is time to boost economic growth. This year’s main objective will be the development of policies aimed at stimulating economic recovery and jobs creation, promoting energy sustainability and enhancing multilateral trade.




United Nations Human Rights Council


• Topic - Strengthening the international response to internally displaced persons: natural disasters and internal displacement.


According to United Nations Human Rights Council, its main purpose is to uphold the “promotion and protection of human rights around the globe and for addressing situations of human rights violations and make recommendations on them”.  Bearing this in mind, this Council intends to discuss the issue of displaced persons by climate hazards and to stipulate a Plan of Action in order to deal with its consequences, due to the fact that there is no category such as “climate refugees”. This discussion is one of extreme importance, considering the enormous increase of such disasters on the past years and the way they affect Human Rights throughout the world.