Committees & Topics
General Assembly Fourth Committee [GA4]
1. Humanitarian and Economic Assistance to Palestinian Refugees
2. Comprehensive Review of the Whole Question of Peacekeeping Operations
Please note that the General Assembly will convene in a Plenary Session following debate on these two topics to elect five rotating members of the Security Council for 2010-2011. More details will be available in the Background Guide.
[Background Guide - General Assembly Fourth Committee]
Commission on Sustainable Development [CSD]
1. Inclusive and Sustainable Approaches to Poverty Alleviation
2. Disaster and Vulnerability Reduction
[Background Guide - Commission on Sustainable Development]
Commission on the Status of Women [CSW]
1. Women’s Roles in Post-Conflict Reconstruction
2. Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Great Lakes Region
[Background Guide - Commission on the Status of Women]
Security Council [SC] and Reformed Security Council [RSC]
Please note that the SC and Reformed SC will be using the same topics.
1. The Situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan
2. Peace and Security in Africa: Strengthening the UN’s relationship with the African Union
[Background Guide - Security Council]
[Background Guide - Reformed Security Council]
Past Conference Background Guides
[2008 Background Guide - General Assembly Plenary]
[2008 Background Guide - Economic and Social Council]
[2008 Background Guide - Human Rights Council]
[2008 Background Guide - Security Council]
[2008 Background Guide - Reformed Security Council]