Committees & Topics: NISSMUN 2017

Committees & Topics

 GENERAL ASSEMBLY (GA)

1. Fighting cybercrime through closer international cooperation
2. Preventing young people from getting involved in cybercrime

SECURITY COUNCIL (SC)

1. Online recruitment and radicalization of young people by terrorist groups
2. Homegrown terrorism as an emerging threat to global peace and security

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL (ECOSOC)

1. The impact of the internet fraud on economic growth and prosperity
2. Building confidence and trust in the online environment

 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (HRC)

1. Combating cybercrime and human rights violations in cyberspace
2. Eradication any form of online racism, discrimination and xenophobia

UNITD NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME (UNODC)

1. Cybercrime as an emerging form of transnational crime
2. Young people as a high risk group in cybercrime
3. Engaging financial institutions in the fight against cybercrime

 INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION (ITU)

1. Tackling criminal, illegal and inappropriate behavior on the internet
2. Bridging the digital divide between rural and urban areas
3. Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs

COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN (CSW)

1. Reducing online discrimination and violence against women
2. Challenges of parenting in the digital age

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP)

1. Using ICT to achieve 2030 Sustainable Development Goals
2. Promoting public-private partnership in tackling cyber-attacks and threats

UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN FUND (UNICEF)

1. Teaching children cyber ethics
2. Curbing ICT-facilitated child abuse and exploitation

UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT (UNCTAD)

1. Ensuring the safety of electronic business transactions
2. The role of the private sector in the development of internet security products

UNITED NATIONS EDUCTAIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANISATION (UNESCO)

1. Equipping teachers with ICT literacy skills
2. Promoting an educational campaign on cybercrime

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION (ILO)

1. Addressing the skills shortage in cyber security markets
2. Preventing crime and violence through youth employment

 WORLD BANK GROUP (WBG)

1. Curbing money laundering and terrorism financing
2. Fighting crime by investing young people

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB)

1. Investment in new technologies to fight cybercrimes in Africa
2. Combating organized crime and illicit proceeds of crime
3. Ensuring a safe internet for young people

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)

1. Managing and reducing the financial risks related to cyber attacks
2. Strengthening international cooperation in combatting illicit financial flows from cybercrime

 INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (IFAD)

1. Designing modern technologies for local farmers to grow healthier food
2. Using ICT to improve income and welfare of rural poor

WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO)

1. The impact of information technology on young people’s health and wellbeing
2. Protecting healthcare organizations from cyber attacks
3. Engaging young people in the use of ICT in healthcare deliveries

UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION (UNIDO)

1. Protecting critical infrastructures from cybersecurity threats
2. Providing developing countries with the technology know how on cyber security

 FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANISATION (FAO)

1. Use of mobile phones in agricultural transactions
2. Protecting agriculture and food critical infrastructures from cyber attacks

WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION (WTO)

1. Effects of cybercrime on trade and investment
2. Providing a secure business environment in the cyberspace

 INTERNATION CIVIL AVIATIONS ORGANISATION (ICAO)

1. Impact of terrorism on air travel
2. Developing new technologies for aviation cyber security

 UNITED NATIONS FUND FOR POPULATION ACTIVITIES (UNFPA)

1. Increasing awareness on cyber-based gender violence
2. Strengthening women’s access to media and information technology

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANISATION (IMO)

1. Digital pirates and the growing threat of cyber-attacks to shipping
2. Increasing the level of cyber security awareness and culture at seaports

UNITED NATIONS HABITAT (UN-HABITAT)

1. Effects of new information technologies on young urban dwellers
2. Promoting crime prevention and security in urban settings

UNITED NATIONS WORLD TOURISM ORGANISATION (UNWTO)

1. Using ICTs to enhance the effectiveness of tourism operations
2. Protection of tourists and Tourists service providers from cyber-attacks

AFRICAN UNION (AU)

1. Promoting safety online in an emerging digital generation
2. Impact of cybercrime on Africa’s economic development

EUROPEAN UNION (EU)

1. Tackling online extortion, international money laundering and identity theft
2. Engaging young people in addressing current and emerging cyber threats

ECONOMIC COMMUNITY FOR WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS)

1. Reducing the risks of young people’s increased technological exposure
2. Providing basic internet safety resources for parents and guardians
3. Engaging youth in tackling organized crime in the West African region

UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (UNESCAP)

1. Cybercrime as a threat to the Asian economy
2. Using the social media to educate local communities about hate crimes and diversity

UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMUNITY FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARRIBEAN (UNECLAC)

1. Challenges in addressing cybersecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean
2. Increasing public awareness of online crimes

 INTERNATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY UNION (IPU)

1. Enabling the police with the necessary laws to investigate and fight cybercrime
2. Strengthening criminal penalties against computer crimes

 THE COMMISSION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT (CSTD)

1. Supporting research and development efforts to strengthen cyber security
2. Using Science, technology and innovation to achieve the SDGs

UNITED NATIONS INTERREGIONAL CRIME AND JUSTICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (UNICRI)

1. Increasing the efficiency of criminal justice systems in fighting cybercrime
2. Strengthening the capacity of civil society organization in the fight against cyber crime

 SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON YOUTH ACTION ON CYBER CRIME (SCYACC)

1. Engaging the youth in the fight against internet fraud
2. Addressing cybercrimes involving teens
3. Educating young people on the potential dangers of social networking sites

 INTERNATIONAL PRESS COMMITTEE (IPC)

1. The role of the media in the fight against internet fraud
2. Enhancing knowledge and awareness of cyber threats