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General Assembly 1st Committee [GA 1] – Disarmament and International Security

The First Committee deals with disarmament, global challenges and threats to peace that affect the international community and seeks out solutions to the challenges in the international security regime. It considers all disarmament and international security matters within the scope of the Charter or relating to the powers and functions of any other organ of the United Nations; the general principles of cooperation in the maintenance of international peace and security, as well as principles governing disarmament and the regulation of armaments; promotion of cooperative arrangements and measures aimed at strengthening stability through lower levels of armaments.

Topic: “Strengthening religious tolerance and constructive dialogue among millennials”

Security Council [SC]

The Security Council has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. It takes the lead in determining the existence of a threat to the peace or act of aggression. It calls upon the parties to a dispute to settle it by peaceful means and recommends methods of adjustment or terms of settlement. In some cases, the Security Council can resort to imposing sanctions or even authorize the use of force to maintain or restore international peace and security.

Topic: “Improving the protection of children against trafficking in persons, including by addressing the criminal misuse of information and communications technologies”

Security Council [SC] | also for Middle Schools

The Security Council has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. It takes the lead in determining the existence of a threat to the peace or act of aggression. It calls upon the parties to a dispute to settle it by peaceful means and recommends methods of adjustment or terms of settlement. In some cases, the Security Council can resort to imposing sanctions or even authorize the use of force to maintain or restore international peace and security.

Topic: “Protecting children from abuse, exploitation and violence in conflict areas”

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [UNFCCC]

The UNFCCC entered into force on 21 March 1994. The UNFCCC is a “Rio Convention”, one of three adopted at the “Rio Earth Summit” in 1992. Its sister Rio Conventions are the UN Convention on Biological Diversity and the Convention to Combat Desertification. The three are intrinsically linked. It is in this context that the Joint Liaison Group was set up to boost cooperation among the three Conventions, with the ultimate aim of developing synergies in their activities on issues of mutual concern. Preventing “dangerous” human interference with the climate system is the ultimate aim of the UNFCCC.

Agenda:

1. “Strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change. UN call to the commitment of regions, cities, businesses and investors”;
2. “Ways of enhancing the implementation of education, training, public awareness, public participation and public access to information to enhance actions under the Paris Agreement”;
3. “United Nations Alliance of Climate Change: Education, training and public awareness”.

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization [UNESCO]

UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It seeks to build peace through international cooperation in Education, the Sciences and Culture. UNESCO’s programs contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals defined in Agenda 2030, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015.

Agenda:

1. “The key-role of the UNESCO to play in peace building and reconciliation to achieve the goal of promoting mutual understanding, tolerance and a culture of peace”;
2. “The protection of journalists in war areas”;
3. “Fight against contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance”.

Security Council [SC]

The Security Council has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. It takes the lead in determining the existence of a threat to the peace or act of aggression. It calls upon the parties to a dispute to settle it by peaceful means and recommends methods of adjustment or terms of settlement. In some cases, the Security Council can resort to imposing sanctions or even authorize the use of force to maintain or restore international peace and security.

Agenda:

1. “The lack of political progress in addressing humanitarian and economic crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory”;
2. “Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and sub-regional organizations in maintaining international peace and security – Silencing the traffic of guns in Africa”;
3. “Developing policies to generate and promote press freedom and press pluralism”.

Inside the Campus

Located within the Saadiyat Marina District, NYUAD now hosts more than 2,600 students. The university sits in close proximity to the impressive Saadiyat Culture District which presents students with a golden opportunity to gain insights into the fields of art and culture through the area’s many iconic institutions such as Zayed National Museum, Louvre Abu Dhabi and Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.

The campus includes academic buildings, a library, an arts center with theaters, sport facilities, student and faculty residences, information technology facilities, laboratories, and many places to eat and chill out.

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